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 (DIR) Post #AjgAuWocIZVeUdidEm by eugeneparnell@mstdn.social
       2024-07-07T05:13:42Z
       
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       My staycation continues with a hike to Hannegan pass. Just North of Washington's second highest volcano, Mt Baker or Komo Kulshan, it sits on the boundary of North Cascades National Park, and one of the remotest areas in the Continental US. The view from Hannegan peak should be sublime. As always, a botanically rich thread. 1/5#hiking #hikingadventures #nativeplants #PNW #pnwonderland #getoutside
       
 (DIR) Post #AjgAuZNmkmpUSIBkKe by eugeneparnell@mstdn.social
       2024-07-07T05:24:37Z
       
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       Hannegan pass hike cont'd. Hannegan pass lies at the back of a long valley dominated by Mount Sefried on the South. The trail passes through subalpine meadows with wildflowers galore. Photos 2 & 3: I've never seen Maianthemum racemosum (plumed Solomon's seal, false Solomon's seal) this big or tropical looking. It's like Hawaiian ginger. Photo 4: yellow violet (Viola glabella) also in abundance. 2/5 #hiking #hikingadventures #nativeplants #PNW #pnwonderland #getoutside
       
 (DIR) Post #AjgAubayWiZJJmNJAW by eugeneparnell@mstdn.social
       2024-07-07T05:41:12Z
       
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       Hannegan pass hike cont'd. More meadow plants. Photos 1 & 2: scarlet paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) isn't plentiful here, sadly; it's my favorite. Photo 3: one of our native sedums on a boulder, look at that exquisite texture. Photo 4: you know you're in old growth when you see this creeping raspberry, Rubus pedatus. Loves mossy shade under old trees; in big patches like this it makes the most perfect carpet. 3/5 #hiking #hikingadventures #nativeplants #PNW #pnwonderland #getoutside
       
 (DIR) Post #AjgAueEOj7I7UcpotU by eugeneparnell@mstdn.social
       2024-07-07T05:53:56Z
       
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       Hannegan pass hike cont'd. Photo 1: climbing higher up the valley  now, I'm almost to the pass that separates this valley from the next. Photo 2: I'm passing corn lilies (Veratrum viride) that have only sprouted a few weeks ago, with the snow melt. Photo 3 & 4: and here are the glacier lilies! Never seen so many in one place. So called, I'm guessing, because they appear near snow and ice melt. 4/5 #hiking #hikingadventures #nativeplants #PNW #pnwonderland #getoutside
       
 (DIR) Post #AjgAug8ncu09PqENRg by eugeneparnell@mstdn.social
       2024-07-07T06:06:05Z
       
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       Hannegan pass hike cont'd. From the pass, a path leads up Hannegan Peak, which at about 6000 ft isn't nearly as tall as its neighbors but affords an incredible panorama of the North Cascades. That's Mt Shuksan in the distance with its spike tip and glaciers. The final stretch was still largely snow covered, but with some patience, hiking poles, and micro spikes I made it to the top. Photos here don't do it justice. 5/5 #hiking #hikingadventures #nativeplants #PNW #pnwonderland #getoutside