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The ultimate adventure guide

Benjamin Krause
Photo Date: 
08/07/2014
An alpine reflection at Cyclone Lake. Just below the surface rages a maelstrom of Biblical proportions.
Jessica Beauchemin
Photo Date: 
08/13/2014
It's hard not to stop and take in the scenic views on the way up to Labyrinth Mountain near Minotaur Lake. Bipedals, be forewarned of quadrupedal activity.
Brandon Fralic
Photo Date: 
08/02/2014
Setting up for a harrowing night in the woods at east Watson Lake.
Max Hart
Photo Date: 
08/07/2014
Wild beasts are rarely seen at Snoqualmie Lake, but their presence is felt in what they leave behind.
Colin Bryant
Photo Date: 
06/20/2016
Passing through the netherworld on the Goat Lake Trail.
Jackie Arnal
Photo Date: 
08/23/2013
Pyrites Backcountry Camp in the Enchanted Valley.
Shane Bondi
Photo Date: 
06/04/2016
The wildflowers of Icicle Ridge.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/23/2016
Wildly wooded Patriarch Grove, the Weird Al Yankovich of forests.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
06/09/2013
Muir Woods' redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) along the Ben Johnson Hiking Trail. We ask you: fire damage or something more sinister?
rini sugianto
Photo Date: 
07/12/2016
A night survived on Cucamonga Peak.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/16/2014
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) on the Headlands Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
06/07/2013
Storming the Castle Crag.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date: 
07/19/2014
Use alpine lakes, like Echo Lake, as a last refuge to escape beasts of the forest, who are known to fear and avoid water.
Calvin Perfall
Photo Date: 
08/29/2016
Looking out over Rock Creek Basin.
Calvin Perfall
Photo Date: 
08/29/2016
Gladys Lake camp, where pieces fall from the night sky like some Aristotelian nightmare.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date: 
08/22/2016
The most fearsome woodland creature in existence freshening up for future carnage at Willow Lake.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
11/01/2015
The Wild Basin, in it the hike to Lion Lakes, and the constant anxiety of the beasts implied in its name.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
10/04/2016
Beware the fearless goat-like creatures of the Chicago Basin.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
09/02/2012
We lost our friend Todd at this lake that bears his name. We have reason to think he's taken to a life in the wild. Hang your foodstuffs when camping overnight.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date: 
06/08/2013
Rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) at Lost Lake. Do not touch; they exude dangerous neurotoxins that induce catatonia followed by a six-hour bout of narcoleptic confabulation.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
09/09/2012
The disturbing scene of Mount Hood (11,250 ft) from Frog Lake.
Mark Lehrbass
Photo Date: 
10/25/2013
Ice nubbins in Arnold Ice Cave, accessible only through ponderosa forests and known to show hikers their future. Most futures include bats.

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