Mt Larrabee (right), American Border Peak (middle),
and Canadian Border Peak (back)
Matt and I spent this Labor Day hiking up the Yellow Aster Butte Trail in the Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, near the Canadian border.
View from the top of Gold Run Pass
The hike is short, but steep: about 3.8 miles round trip and 1800' elevation gain. It was a good workout, and once we popped out of the trees the views were spectacular.
Douglas’ Spiraea
Wildflower season is late this year due to an unusually cool spring.
Lupine
I was playing with my camera on the “super vivid” setting, just to see what would happen. It really brings out the color, but I think I also lost some depth and midtones.
Looking back at Mt. Baker from the Yellow Aster Butte Trail.
Mt. Baker is still completely covered in snow, in September! There is still so much snow there, Matt’s co-worker went skiing last weekend.
