Brian's Journal

2015 Fall Journal 1 / 180

Yellow Aster Butte (per the trail description, not the map) (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 2 / 180

Hoary Marmot (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 3 / 180

Trailhead parking (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 4 / 180

Vine Maple and Alder above the trailhead (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 5 / 180

Huckleberry and Mountain Ash along the trail (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 6 / 180

Map (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 7 / 180

Huckleberry patches below Yellow Aster Butte (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 8 / 180

Tarn below Yellow Aster Butte (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 9 / 180

Trail up towards Tomyhoi Peak (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 10 / 180

Spur northwest of Yellow Aster Butte (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 11 / 180

Tarns below Yellow Aster Butte (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 12 / 180

Yellow Aster Butte (shadow) and Goat Mountain (top center) (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 13 / 180

Darchelle contemplating the abyss (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 14 / 180

The only snow, 6200' (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 15 / 180

Darchelle taking a nap (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 16 / 180

Yellow Aster Butte (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 17 / 180

Mount Shuksan (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 18 / 180

Valley below Yellow Aster Butte (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 19 / 180

(from left) Goat Mountain, Mount Shuksan, Yellow Aster Butte (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 20 / 180

Mount Baker (center) and Yellow Aster Butte (left) (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 21 / 180

Me and Tomyhoi Peak (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 22 / 180

Yoga pose and huckleberries (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 23 / 180

Yoga pose, tarn and Goat Mountain (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 24 / 180

Yoga pose with smile (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 25 / 180

Goat Mountain and tarn (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 26 / 180

Mount Larrabee (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 27 / 180

Band-tailed Pigeon (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 28 / 180

Listening to pre-trip briefing (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 29 / 180

Ed and Delia (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 30 / 180

Shearwater flock (09/13/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 31 / 180

Pink-footed Shearwater (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 32 / 180

Sooty Shearwater (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 33 / 180

Short-tailed Shearwater (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 34 / 180

Parasitic Jaeger (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 35 / 180

Pomarine Jaeger (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 36 / 180

Long-tailed Jaeger (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 37 / 180

Western Gulls (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 38 / 180

Brown Pelicans (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 39 / 180

Heerman's Gulls (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 40 / 180

Thresher Shark (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 41 / 180

Sanderling at sunset (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 42 / 180

Sooty Shearwaters just offshore (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 43 / 180

Birding at Ocean Shores' Oyhut Game Range (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 44 / 180

Least Sandpipers (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 45 / 180

Eric photographing longspurs (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 46 / 180

Lapland Longspur (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 47 / 180

Lapland Longspurs (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 48 / 180

Lapland Longspurs (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 49 / 180

Black Bear (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 50 / 180

Mountain Goat (09/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 51 / 180

Chanterelles (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 52 / 180

Chanterelle collecting gear (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 53 / 180

Chanterelles (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 54 / 180

Black Bear along Sunrise road (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 55 / 180

Black Bear above Wonderland trail east of Frozen Lake (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 56 / 180

Backlit (brown) Black Bear (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 57 / 180

Frozen Lake and First Burroughs (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 58 / 180

Chipmunk (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 59 / 180

Mountain Goat appearing (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 60 / 180

Goat couple, or a couple of goats (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 61 / 180

Dads and kids (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 62 / 180

Goat herd heading for bed (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 63 / 180

Sunbeams (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 64 / 180

Grand Park at sunset (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 65 / 180

Mount Rainier by moonlight (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 66 / 180

White-tailed Ptarmigan dirt-bathing (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 67 / 180

White-tailed Ptarmigan (09/23/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 68 / 180

Rainier (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 69 / 180

Golden-crowned Sparrow (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 70 / 180

Townsend's Solitaire (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 71 / 180

Rainier (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 72 / 180

Gabe with Sooty Grouse (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 73 / 180

Sooty Grouse (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 74 / 180

Gabe finding White-tailed Ptarmigan (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 75 / 180

White-tailed Ptarmigan in the dirt (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 76 / 180

White-tailed Ptarmigan cleaning up (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 77 / 180

Alicia with White-tailed Ptarmigan (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 78 / 180

White-tailed Ptarmigan (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 79 / 180

White-tailed Ptarmigan with Gabe and Donna (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 80 / 180

Darchelle and Donna (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 81 / 180

Darchelle, Donna and Alicia (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 82 / 180

Gabe scrambling (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 83 / 180

Evening light above Frozen Lake (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 84 / 180

Rising moon eclipsed (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 85 / 180

Eclipsed moon in the mountain's shadow (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 86 / 180

David hiking on Table Mountain (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 87 / 180

David contemplating the Coleman Glacier (09/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 88 / 180

Mount Baker from Table Mountain trail (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 89 / 180

fog over Baker Lake (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 90 / 180

Mount Shuksan from Table Mountain (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 91 / 180

Mount Shuksan reflected in tarn on Table Mountain (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 92 / 180

Mount Shuksan reflected in tarn on Table Mountain (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 93 / 180

Mount Shuksan reflected in tarn on Table Mountain (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 94 / 180

Mount Baker from Table Mountain (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 95 / 180

Mount Shuksan from Table Mountain (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 96 / 180

Mount Shuksan from Table Mountain trail (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 97 / 180

Glacier tracks (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 98 / 180

Mount Baker and the Coleman Glacier (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 99 / 180

Ice pinnacles (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 100 / 180

David at the edge of the Coleman Glacier (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 101 / 180

David in glacier (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 102 / 180

Crevasse (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 103 / 180

Edge of the Coleman Glacier on Heliotrope Ridge (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 104 / 180

Insecure footing at the melting edge of the glacier (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 105 / 180

David in gap between ice blocks (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 106 / 180

Safely back down below the ice (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 107 / 180

Heliotrope Ridge trail (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 108 / 180

Stream/avalanche gully off Heliotrope Ridge (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 109 / 180

Half way (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 110 / 180

Mile 17 (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 111 / 180

At the finish (10/01/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 112 / 180

Palm Warbler (10/04/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 113 / 180

Bar-tailed Godwit (foreground on left) with Marbled Godwits (10/04/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 114 / 180

Morning view southwest from the Ilwaco marina embankment (10/06/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 115 / 180

Godwit flock with gulls (10/06/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 116 / 180

Bar-tailed Godwit preening (10/06/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 117 / 180

Visitor's Center pond, Nisqually NWR (10/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 118 / 180

Heron and Bald Eagles, Nisqually NWR (10/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 119 / 180

McAllister Slough, Nisqually NWR (10/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 120 / 180

Harlan's Hawk, Nisqually NWR (11/05/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 121 / 180

Northern Harrier and Red-tail, Nisqually NWR (11/05/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 122 / 180

Peregrine Falcon, Nisqually NWR (11/05/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 123 / 180

Wood Duck, Nisqually NWR (11/05/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 124 / 180

Wood Duck, Nisqually NWR (11/05/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 125 / 180

Female King Eider, Tacoma waterfront (11/05/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 126 / 180

Northern Mockingbird, Olympia (11/05/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 127 / 180

Slough where we didn't see the Swamp Sparrow (11/09/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 128 / 180

Darchelle birding (11/09/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 129 / 180

Song Sparrows (11/09/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 130 / 180

Green Jay (11/12/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 131 / 180

Great Kiskadee (11/12/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 132 / 180

Delia, Ed and Joshua (11/21/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 133 / 180

Female King Eider (11/21/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 134 / 180

Female King Eider with crab (11/21/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 135 / 180

Female King Eider (11/21/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 136 / 180

(11/24/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 137 / 180

(11/24/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 138 / 180

(11/24/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 139 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 140 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 141 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 142 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 143 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 144 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 145 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 146 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 147 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 148 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 149 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 150 / 180

(11/27/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 151 / 180

Long-tailed Ducks at John Wayne Marina (12/07/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 152 / 180

Ancient Murrelets (12/07/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 153 / 180

Point Wilson Lighthouse (12/07/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 154 / 180

Longview Orange-crowned Warbler (12/07/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 155 / 180

Longview Mockingbird (12/07/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 156 / 180

Longview Yellow-throated Warbler (12/07/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 157 / 180

Mom and John walking around the Triangle (12/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 158 / 180

Mount Washington, Christmas day (12/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 159 / 180

Christmas morning (12/20/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 160 / 180

Birch glade on Wildcat backside trail (12/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 161 / 180

Fir forest on Wildcat backside trail (12/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 162 / 180

Mount Washington from summit of Wildcat (12/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 163 / 180

Boreal Chickadee on Wildcat (12/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 164 / 180

Ice crystals (12/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 165 / 180

Dead moose on Wildcat backside trail (12/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 166 / 180

Ellen and Andy birding near Chesaw (12/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 167 / 180

Swans and geese on the ice (12/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 168 / 180

Lake Lenore (12/25/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 169 / 180

Gray Partridge (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 170 / 180

Horned Larks (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 171 / 180

Sharp-tailed Grouse in Water Birch (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 172 / 180

California Quail in Mansfield (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 173 / 180

Great Horned Owl near Havillah (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 174 / 180

Gray-crowned Rosy Finches (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 175 / 180

White-winged Crossbills (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 176 / 180

Mary Ann Greek (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 177 / 180

Common Redpolls in Tonasket (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 178 / 180

Cowboy and calf (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 179 / 180

Moses Mountain (12/30/2015)

2015 Fall Journal 180 / 180

American Tree Sparrows (12/30/2015)

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