Fay Peak and First Mother Mountain - 8.1.2009
A rough route of our hike to Fay Peak and First Mother Mtn... ~4 miles roundtrip, gaining ~2200 feet of elevation.
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Park at Mowich Lake (4929')... walk into the campground and go left.
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Follow the Lakeshore Walk for a tenth of a mile to the Patrol Cabin.
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A pano shot of Mowich Lake on the way to the Patrol Cabin.
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The Mowich Lake Patrol Cabin... take the unmaintained trail from here.
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The unmaintained trail leaves the lake and starts to gain elevation towards Knapsack Pass.
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Denali Girl and Dinara on good boot-path heading for the west ridge of Fay Peak... Tolmie Peak in the distance.
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Mowich Lake and Tolmie Peak as we gain elevation towards Fay Peak's west ridge.
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Nanda and Avalanche Lilies near the west ridge of Fay Peak.
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We've reached the west ridge of Fay Peak and see our target ahead.
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From Fay Peak's west ridge we get our first view of Mt. Rainier.
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Flowers, Denali Girl and Dinara on the west ridge of Fay Peak.
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Flowers on Fay Peak's west ridge.
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Nanda has reached the Fay Peak summit block.
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Denali Girl and Nanda near the Fay Peak summit... Mowich Lake and the parking lot in the upper right hand corner.
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Mother Mtn and Knapsack Pass from the Fay Peak summit.
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Denali Girl, Nanda and Dinara on the Fay Peak summit (6492').
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Nanda, Denali Girl and Dinara on the east side of Fay Peak... heading for Knapsack Pass.
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Denali Girl working her way back up to the ridge between Fay Peak and Knapsack Pass.
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Looking across Mist Park to Crescent Mtn, The Sluiskins and Old Desolate.
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Dinara, Denali Girl and Nanda on the ridge between Fay Peak and Knapsack Pass.
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Looking back on Fay Peak as we descend towards Knapsack Pass.
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First Mother Mtn as we get closer to Knapsack Pass.
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We've left Knapsack Pass and are getting closer to First Mother Mtn.
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Dinara and Nanda near the First Mother Mtn summit.
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Mt. Rainier from the First Mother Mtn summit (6540').
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Fay Peak (on the right) from First Mother Mtn... and the ridge leading to Knapsack Pass.
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Mowich Lake from Knapsack Pass.
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Nanda on the trail leading back to Mowich Lake... Knapsack Pass is above.
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Fay Peak from the Mowich Lake parking lot.
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