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0297 Trinity Tralhead Information Kiosk for the Buck Creek Trail on Chiwawa River Road in the Glacier Peak Wilderness
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0314 We stashed our big backpacks just off the trail in the undergrowth, then drove the car up the big hill
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0343 We left the car at the Phelps Creek Trailhead, which is where we planned to exit the wilderness 10 days later
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0345 Hiking back down the dirt road without our big packs, from the Phelps Creek Trailhead to the Trinity Trailhead
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0357 Video of the steep forest that we decided to bushwhack down in order to avoid the switchbacks on the road
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0382 Video of the bridge over Phelps Creek on the Buck Creek Trail near the Trinity Trailhead
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0398 Peak 5761, Peaks 5960 and 5073, Buck Mountain from the Buck Creek Trail near the Red Mountain Mine
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0417 It's hot hiking uphill in the sun so Vicki deploys the awesome squirt bottle to cool off
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0507 Video of Vicki crossing the broken bridge on the Buck Creek Trail where it crosses the Chiwawa River
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0564 We found a small ridge just off the Buck Creek Trail and decided to see if we could camp up there
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0598 This section of forest burned all the way into the ground, leaving a thick layer of powdery ash
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0600 This tree was alive when the fire started but the nearby dead roots slowly cooked it from below
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0616 Our tent and campsite on a small ridge in the middle of the burned zone on the Buck Creek Trail
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0662 We're hiking up some switchbacks on the Buck Creek Trail during a heat wave and Vicki had to stop for a rest
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0666 Buck Mountain, Mount Berge, and Mount Cleater above a stand of burnt pine trees on the Buck Creek Trail
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0688 Vicki stops for a needed nap in a great campsite just beyond the switchbacks and the burned zone
