This is a map of our general route to Navaho Peak and not a GPS route... 10.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 4200 feet of elevation.
rdyhiker helps to get us started in the right direction.
After a major stream crossing at ~4800 feet, we leave the summer trail and head north for the ridge above.
rdyhiker and larman take a break... with Little Navaho behind.
larman and rdyhiker... still heading for the ridge.
The higher we climb... the better the view of Earl Peak.
At ~6400 feet we are at the same elevation as the top of Little Navaho.
rdyhiker reaches Navaho's SE ridge... with Mt. Rainier in the distance.
Three Brothers from Navaho's SE ridge.
Looking back down Navaho's SE ridge to Little Navaho.
rdyhiker is charging for the summit on Navaho's SE ridge.
rdyhiker finds the summit register on Navaho Peak (7223').
larman shares the summit with rdyhiker.
ragman found the summit also.
A closeup of Dragontail Peak... with the Witches Tower showing thru the gap on the right.
Looking SW to NW from the Navaho summit... so many peaks, so little time.
The Stuart Range from the Navaho Peak summit.
A closeup of Fortune Peak and Ingalls Peak... with Summit Chief Mtn. on the left and Mt. Daniel on the right.
Fortune, Ingalls, Daniel, Stuart, Sherpa and Argonaut.
larman and rdyhiker on the Navaho summit.
Life is good!!!!!!!!!!
Peak identification is in progress.
larman takes a break on the way down... with Earl Peak behind.
rdyhiker shows us how to boot-ski.
larman shows what can happen if a boot sinks too much while boot-skiing.
Say what?
Little Navaho on our way back down to the creek crossing.
larman crossing the creek at ~4800 feet.
Trillium clump.
Stafford Creek is running at full throttle... almost back to the car now.