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North Star Mountain the Guiding Light / 北極星山是指路明燈

Pup and I were supposed to climb the mountain same weekend we climbed the Napeequa peaks.

Getting to base camp with good route finding skills, one can certainly enjoy the views abound without ever leaving camp.

I first saw the glaciated Entiat River Valley from Seven Fingered Jack, my first Bulger peak.

Pup and I hiked the Buck Creek Trail four years ago on the way to climbing Buck Mountain.

Pup and I used rest of this week to explore the area hugely affected by the 2017 Diamond Creek Fire.

First backpacking trip with the pup this season; Pasayten Wilderness was calling our names!

Ever since my trip to Snowfield Peak three years ago, I had been itching to come back for some of the other peaks in the area.

We accessed this tucked away high point by using the same initial approach for Mount Hardy.

Pup and I arrived at the Phelps Creek Trailhead late Friday to a lot full of trucks now that the hunting season had begun.

Due to wildfires in the last couple of years, the Entiat River Road had only been accessible to mile 32.

Two things I did differently on this trip and both had both worked out quite well.

Picket traverse = Mount Challenger + Phantom Peak + Crooked Thumb Peak