Horseshoe Basin, Pasayten Wilderness

Horseshoe Basin, in the Pasayten Wilderness is one of the few places in the lower 48 states where you can find wide expanses of tundra. In July when the snow has just melted the basin is alive with myriad wildflowers sprouting out of the grass as far as you can see.
This first image is from the trail junction where the trail from Iron Gate meets the Boundary Trail (also known as the Pacific Northwest Trail).
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As you progress westward on the PNT through the glory of Horseshoe Basin you will soon encounter Louden Lake. If you visit here in the fall the lake is little more than a small mud pond, but in early summer the wide flat lake provides ideal reflective qualities! And hordes of mosquitoes!
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Horseshoe Basin, North Cascades National Park

Horsshoe Basin
On the trail heading up to Horseshoe Basin, North Cascades National Park

Black warrior mine
Looking out of Black Warrior Mine, Horseshoe basin

Horseshoe basin down the valley
On the trail heading down from Horseshoe basin

Sequim Lavender Festival

Last year I made the journey over to Sequim for the Lavender Festival.
Here is one image from the ferry ride home and two images from the Lavender Festival.
Sunset on the Port Townsend Ferry
Sunset on the Port Townsend Ferry

Sequim Lavender Festival
Sequim Lavender Festival

Sequim Lavender Festival
Sequim Lavender Festival

Whatcom Peak and Mount Challenger from Copper Ridge, North Cascades National Park

Whatcom Peak, North Cascades NP
Whatcom Peak and Mount Challenger from Copper Ridge, North Cascades National Park
Easy Ridge in the foreground and Luna Peak on the left…

Wildflowers on the Pacific Crest Trail at Jim Pass in the Pasayten Wilderness

Wildflowers on the Pacific Crest Trail at Jim Pass in the Pasayten Wilderness
Wildflowers on the Pacific Crest Trail at Jim Pass in the Pasayten Wilderness