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Stream Crossing

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:33 MST

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Rob finds a way...

Winter!

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:33 MST

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Winter! - trees.jpg

Lots of snow on the trees on our tour in.

Rocks

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:32 MST

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Rocks - rocks.jpg

Beautiful valley!

Trevor breaking trail

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:31 MST

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Making our way up the valley, we could see great lines ahead.

Rough start

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:30 MST

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The bushwack at the beginning of the trail was a little discouraging. But not for these guys.

Easier going through the forest

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:30 MST

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Look, Ma - no alder!

We love powder!

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:29 MST

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We love powder! - WeLovePowder.jpg

Great turns, big smile.

Onward and upward

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:28 MST

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Onward and upward - Touring.jpg

Rob breaks trail through the deep stuff.

Rob sings all the way down

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:28 MST

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Rob sings all the way down - Turns.jpg

That good.

Nice Turns!

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:27 MST

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Nice Turns! - SeasonOpener.jpg

Rob the Photog

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:26 MST

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Rob the Photog - RobThePhotog.jpg

We know who the real photographer on this trip was.

Rob's still singing

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:25 MST

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Ptarmigan

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:24 MST

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Ptarmigan - Ptarmigan.jpg

Ptarmigans love alder. Us, not so much. Trevor almost skied right over this one, otherwise we might never have seen it.

Great snow.

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:24 MST

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Great snow. - RobLovesPowder.jpg

I can't wait to see what Rob got on the helmet cam.

Snow

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:23 MST

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Snow - NiceTurns.jpg

Rob pauses to dig the now out of his pack...

Hidden Lake Peaks (one of 'em)

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:22 MST

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Hidden Lake Peaks (one of 'em) - HiddenLakePeaks.jpg

Gorgeous day!

Lunch break!

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:22 MST

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Lunch break! - MadeIt.jpg

Even some leftover Halloween chocolate.

Interesting alder exit.

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:21 MST

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Interesting alder exit. - FunAlderExit.jpg

First turn of the year

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:20 MST

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First turn of the year - FirstTurn.jpg

Literally. My very first turn this year.

Em breaking trail...

larsonek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:18 MST

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Em breaking trail... - EmBreaking.jpg

for all of about ten minutes. Huff, puff- Trevor? You wanna take over again?

Bear

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:06:08 MDT

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Bear - Bear1.jpg

Munching some flowers and grass.

Bear

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:06:01 MDT

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Bear - Bear2.jpg

Temps on the trail were around 90, so the bear stopped to sit in the stream for a few seconds.

Bear

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:05:57 MDT

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We saw this bear down in the meadow quite a ways below us. It either didn't see us on the trail way above, or didn't mind us being there.

Sawtooths Over the Bear Meadow

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:05:52 MDT

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The meadow at the bottom of this valley is where we saw the black bear on our way back down to camp.

Cooking Dinner at Flapjack Lakes

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:07:41 MDT

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The bugs were pretty bad when we got to the lakes, but we got just enough breeze up on this big rock at our campsite to make it bearable.

Stream Flowing into Flapjacks

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:07:36 MDT

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Stream Flowing into Flapjacks - Creek.jpg

Where we got our water.

Deer

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:07:29 MDT

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Deer - Deer.jpg

This deer didn't seem very intereseted in moving off the trail. We also had deer cut through our camp fairly often, one with a still-spotted fawn.

Gladys Divide

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:07:21 MDT

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Us and Flapjack Lakes

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:07:10 MDT

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Hiding From Bugs

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:07:06 MDT

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Hiding From Bugs - EmMtGladys.jpg

We spent about four hours at the top of Mt. Gladys reading and hanging out, hiding from the bugs that were slightly less bad up high.

Cascades Frog

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:06:58 MDT

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Frog Ponds

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:06:53 MDT

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Frog Ponds - FrogPonds.jpg

These little ponds on the way up Mt. Gladys were full of tadpoles and salamander larvae

Indian Pipe Flowers

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:06:45 MDT

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Mt. Cruiser

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:06:39 MDT

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Paintbrush

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:06:34 MDT

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Paintbrush - Paintbrush.jpg

Pasque Flower Seeds

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:06:26 MDT

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Pasque Flower Seeds - Pasque.jpg

Salamander Larva

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:06:15 MDT

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Sawtooths

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Smoke Over the Olympics

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:06:02 MDT

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Smoke Over the Olympics - Smoke.jpg

Smoke from the fires that were burning north of us in the Olympics.

Sunset Over Flapjack Lakes

larsonek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:05:48 MDT

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Beach Flowers (Probably Searocket)

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:53:21 MDT

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Janolus Fuscus Nudibranch

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:29:01 MDT

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Janolus Fuscus Nudibranch

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:28:56 MDT

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These nudibranch have a nifty trick of walking along the surface of the water upside-down.

Opalescent Nudibranch

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:28:51 MDT

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Opalescent Nudibranchs

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:28:47 MDT

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Janolus Fuscus Nudibranch

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:27:25 MDT

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Brittle Star

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:06:30 MDT

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Third Beach

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:06:24 MDT

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Third Beach - EmJen.jpg

Jen and I set out from Third Beach

Jen and Em at Toleak

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:06:16 MDT

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Coast at Strawberry Point

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:06:09 MDT

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Beach Flowers (Probably Searocket)

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:06:03 MDT

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Hammock

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:05:52 MDT

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Hammock - Hammock.jpg

Our campsite came with some upgrades.

Crab ID

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:05:42 MDT

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Crab ID - ID.jpg

Jenny IDs the porcelain crab.

Coast at Toleak

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:05:37 MDT

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Coast at Toleak - Island.jpg

Jenny

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:05:32 MDT

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Jenny - Jenny.jpg

Too early for the tide, we scrambled over the small head south of Taylor Point.

Scramble

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:05:21 MDT

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Scramble - JennyScramble.jpg

And down the other side.

Kelp Crab

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:05:02 MDT

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Kelp Crab - KelpCrab.jpg

This little crab sticks a piece of kelp on his head for a disguise.

Leaf Barnacles

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:04:57 MDT

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Sea Lemon Nudibranch

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:04:40 MDT

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Stauromedusa

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:04:22 MDT

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Stauromedusa - Mystery3.jpg

We had a tough time figuring out what this pretty little animal was. Stauromedusae are a type of stalked jellyfish.

Porcelain Crab

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:04:09 MDT

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RedCrab

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:03:56 MDT

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RedCrab - RockCrab.jpg

Sea Spider

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:03:44 MDT

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Sea Spider - SeaSpider.jpg

Pacific Sea Stars

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:03:37 MDT

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Six-Rayed Sea Star

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:03:21 MDT

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Spot Ringed Dorid (Nudibranch

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:03:15 MDT

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Spot Ringed Dorid (Nudibranch)

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:03:09 MDT

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Isopods Under a Rock

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:03:05 MDT

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White Lined Dirona (Nudibranch)

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:02:57 MDT

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White Lined Dirona (Nudibranch)

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:02:54 MDT

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Giant Green Anemone

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:02:50 MDT

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Painted Urticina (Anemone)

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:02:44 MDT

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Banana Slug

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:02:35 MDT

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This land cousin of the nudibranchs was munching on the beach pea vines.

Coast at Toleak

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:02:29 MDT

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Coast at Toleak

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Camp

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:02:05 MDT

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Camp

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:01:49 MDT

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Campsite on the beach sheltered by driftwood

Cave at Strawberry Point

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:01:32 MDT

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Jenny scrambles toward the entrance to the cave we went through while the tide was low.

Flathead Clingfish

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:01:16 MDT

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Flathead Clingfish - fish.jpg

The book said if you turn you hand upside down, this fish would cling to your hand. Maybe this one didn't read the book.

Beach

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:01:10 MDT

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Beach - hike1.jpg

Hiking in on Third Beach

Tidepool viewing

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:00:53 MDT

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Jenny demonstrates extreme tidepool viewing techniques.

Sea Lemon (Nudibranch)

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:00:41 MDT

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Sea Lemon (Nudibranch) - lemon2.jpg

Nanaimo Dorid (Nudibranch)

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:00:32 MDT

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Nanaimo Dorid (Nudibranch)

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:00:24 MDT

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Nanaimo Dorid

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:00:13 MDT

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Raft

larsonek — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:00:07 MDT

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Raft - raft.jpg

We opted not to test out the raft someone made.

Shrimp

larsonek — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 23:59:53 MDT

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Sponges

larsonek — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 23:59:51 MDT

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Spot Ringed Dorid (Nudibranch

larsonek — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 23:59:41 MDT

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Spot Ringed Dorid (Nudibranch - spotring3.jpg

This type of nudibrach was much more interesting looking in the water than it was out.

Tidepools

larsonek — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 23:59:37 MDT

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Jenny walking around tidepools full of surf grass and sea lettuce.

View From Camp

larsonek — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 23:59:20 MDT

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This was the view out the front door of the tent.

Tadpoles

larsonek — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 10:29:28 MDT

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Tiger Lily

larsonek — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 10:29:20 MDT

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Trevor and the Sawtooths

larsonek — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 10:29:14 MDT

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One of the meadows on the way up to Gladys Divide

Trevor and Mt. Cruiser

larsonek — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 10:29:04 MDT

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On the Trail up Mt. Gladys

Rainier from Curtis-Gilbert

larsonek — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 15:25:37 MDT

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Trev Tours Toward Curtis-Gilbert

larsonek — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 15:25:32 MDT

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Us at Camp

larsonek — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 15:19:02 MDT

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Us at Camp - usatcamp.jpg

Home sweet home on the snow.

Trevor's Tracks

larsonek — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 15:18:23 MDT

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Trevor's "bonus tour" to the ridge line. Ie, the tour Em was too tired to make.

Trevor descent

larsonek — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 15:18:22 MDT

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Our ski down Curtis-Gilbert.