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4-day, 3-night packpack in the Goat Rocks Wilderness
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Vertical profile of our Towikgnar trek - Snowgrass Trailhead at left, Nannie Peak Trail Head at right
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August 17 - We set up camp at Walupt Lake Campground - pre-arranged Schuk/Schoess meeting place
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Our plan is to explore the high country out there
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Kemo takes a swim while we wait for the Schoesslers
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The shadows lengthen, and Jim gets horizontal
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Night falls, Kemo goes to bed, and then...finally...V&K arrive
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Day 1 - The trail to Snowgrass Flats features a ridiculously solid bridge across Goat Creek
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Goat Creek
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We begin to move into the meadows
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An iffy creek crossing
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At 5.8 miles, after a 2500 ft climb, we find an amazing secluded meadow
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Wildflowers everywhere
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We settle into a great campsite hidden in the trees on the edge of a cliff
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Jim takes a well-deserved nap before dinner
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Mosquitoes? What mosquitoes?
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Views of Mt. Adams at sunset distract from dinner prep
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Don't see any climbers up there tho
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After dinner we enjoy the fire ...
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...and break out the tent lights!
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Day 2: Time for a 7 mile day hike to Snowgrass Flats and beyond
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They take their cairns seriously up here!
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This view requires a Schuknecht portrait
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and one of the Schoesslers, too
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Mt. St. Helens comes into view
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Fields of flowers everywhere
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Looking back at our trail and Mt. Adams
