August 2003 - - - 50 Mile Hike
Hike Maps and plans

Feel free to use the plans for your Troop hike.... Happy Trails.


Here we are fresh and ready to begin the hike... 

Sheep Lake our first nights camp destination......

The first Dinner on the trail ... 

View of Mt. Adams from our tents....

2nd day on the trail we rested at Cispus Pass on our way to Snow Grass Flats....elevation of 6173 Feet.

Flowers near a water fall on the way to Snow Grass Flats....

Upper trail in the area of Snow Grass Flats ... Resting for the morning climb over the ridge near Old Snowy.....

Flowers crowding the spring near Snow Grass Flats....

Mount Adams in the morning of the 3rd day... Fog in the valley below us....

Mt. Adams again at trail junction above Snow Grass Flats. Can you tell I really like this area....?

The Climb towards Old Snowy.....

Crossing the 1st of 3 ice patches this day

Another view of same ice patch...

The 2nd of 3 patches ... a little tricky but still OK.....

Looking North along the ridge line shortly after the 3rd ice patch... It is down hill either way you look.....

Looking back South on the trail behind up... See the 3rd Ice patch??? 

Resting on the ridge Trail...

Back on flatter ground ......

What is this???? I don't remember what this is.....

Dinner at Pipe Lake ....

Corey - Pipe Lake...

Breakfast at Pipe Lake...

Trail pack off rest....and snack time....

Scouts and Mt. Rainier......

Sign post - <-- Chinook Pass / White Pass -->

Two Lakes group swimmmmmm ... Ahhh it felt soooo gooood.

Mt. Rainier ... from the trail... on the way to Dewey Lk

More trail to Dewey Lake...

Yep more trail to Dewey Lake 

Naptime on the trail @ junction to Cougar Lake (Feeding the birds peanuts.) 

Break time at Anderson Lake .... 

Last Morning in the fog at Dewey Lake....

Last Morning in the fog at Dewey Lake....Happy to be going home - at last....

Last Morning in the fog at Dewey Lake....Happy, Happy

Moments before we picked up the packs to hike the last 3 some miles to the parking lot....

Yep the end of the trail.... 

and more pictures ... crazy adults and their cameras .....

Real food on the way home .... Good call Bev... Thanks.....