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At about 2 hours into the hike, we arrived at Colchuck Lake.
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A couple of hours later, we made it to the upper basin and started seeing mountain goats.
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Then we ran into a few well-camouflaged Rock Ptarmigans.
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We couldn't resist standing on the collapsed snow cave.
Ron and Doug ontop of 8,440' Little Annapurna. Mt. Stuart and Dragontail Peak in the background.
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Prusik Peak, Mount Temple and several of the alpine lakes.
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Little Annapurna as seen from Perfection Lake.
Some people say that this is the most beautiful place in Washington State. We've been to some amazing places. I can think of several that are close, but none better!
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