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Big North Cascades Loop: Day 2

February 27, 2021 by Jon Lanman Leave a Comment

Monday, September 7, 2020

We left junction camp at 8:30 am and stopped by a stream to fill up water. The forest is dark and cool as a breeze lifts off the stream. It’s a nice refuge from the sun where we will likely emerge as we begin today’s large ascent over Park Pass.

It’s our first large pass, and the largest pass we’ll do on this trip. From our camp at Junction, it’s about a 3,000 ft gain to the pass.

Source: Caltopo.com
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The Big North Cascades Loop Hike

December 22, 2020 by Jon Lanman 4 Comments

North Cascades loop hike

Since Rachel and I hiked the Big SEKI Loop in 2018, we’ve been itching to get on the trail for another big multi-day 100+ mile loop hike. With COVID running throughout the country, it was a good time to look toward our own back yard – The North Cascades.

As a Washington native, I am no stranger to the North Cascades. Yet, Rachel and I had never done a long hike in the North Cascades. So, with two weeks of PTO burning a hole in my pay stub, we pulled out a map and began stitching together some classic sites around the North Cascades.

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