Another week, another hike. This time it was the most popular hike in the Cascades ... Snow Lake. There's a reason it's so popular ... close to Seattle (Snoqualmie Pass), relatively short hike, and nice lake. Due to crowd concerns, I (Tom) got another early start, which (as planned) resulted in a nice, quiet hike in to Snow Lake. The low clouds were starting to burn off, providing a stunning view of the lake and surrounding peaks! As I continued around Snow Lake and up to Gem Lake, the skies cleared up very nicely. I had been there multiple times in the past (including when Karen and I got engaged some years back), but I think this may have been the first time that it wasn't socked in. The still lake provided some awesome reflections of the neighboring mountains! Wow! On the hike back to the trailhead, I encountered the invading hordes ... probably a combination of the normal Friday get-a-head-start-on-the-weekend crew, plus the pent up demand from the previous 4 oppressively hot days. But a great day in the mountains!
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Snow Lake and Chair Peak
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Kaleetan Peak and Mt Roosevelt reflected in Gem Lake
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Shoreline, Snow Lake
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