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My 2022 at age 67 bicycle trip to Artist Point / Mount Baker Area. Story in photo captions.
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Church Mountain. I stayed two nights in the town of Glacier, WA.
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Forests along Mount Baker Highway during a break in the traffic.
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Above North Fork of Nooksack River.
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Above North Fork of Nooksack River.
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Only picture I took at Excelsior Trail. A side hike by foot on the first day in that area.
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Must have been horses. On my way up the highway, next morning, I saw some horses at Excelsior Trailhead.
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Some cedar trees along Mount Baker Highway.
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Cedar.
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Mount Shuksan. Bicycling up the road takes most of the day, but it's an excuse to spend more time in the scenery.
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Looks almost like a supermarket parking lot.
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Passing Mount Baker Ski Area at Heather Meadows on the way up.
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Cell coverage at the ski area, but not in the town of Glacier, WA.
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My free sunglasses. A story behind this.
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A stop at Bagley Lakes Lodge.
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Bagley Lakes Lodge. Very well built in the 1930s. I wish I had taken a picture of the floor. Great woodwork.
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Little store at Bagley Lakes Lodge. I was able to buy some more water in plastic bottles. A bit of packaged food and souvenirs can be purchased.
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Last part of the beautiful ride to Artist Point.
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Last part of the beautiful ride to Artist Point.
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A bit of walking on the trails near the parking lot.
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Some time to hike around a bit. Started the descent around 4:30 pm and got back to Glacier, WA. around 6:30 PM.
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Little bits of snow near parking lot. August 30, 2022. Mount Baker in background. My phone camera pointed toward the blazing sun.
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My selfie at Artist Point.
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Information about that fire.
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The bike I ride. Extra water, food and supplies in the panniers.
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Ominous columns of smoke. Forest fires burning in the Hannigan Pass part of North Cascades Park as seen from Artist Point.
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Back down past Heather Meadows on my way down from Artist Point. Smoke from the fire still visible over the ridgeline.
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Just about everything at the ski area is closed.
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Bicycling back down from the mountain. I didn't go fast, but enjoyed a break from pedaling. A long descent.
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I tried the peanut butter chocolate pie at Chair 9. Very good and quite rich. Plenty of sugar, but as a bicyclist, I burn lots of calories. Guilt free pleasures.
