Cairn Hill and Old Pass Hill - 3.26.2016

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A photo of our thru-hike from Blewett Pass to Cairn Hill and Old Pass Hill... having two cars was a great convenience... 5.7 miles roundtrip, gaining ~1700 feet of elevation.
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Posers along the ridge leading from Blewett Pass to Cairn Hill... Puzzlr, Izzy, Snowdog, RichP and BarbE.
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Traversing underneath one of the many unnamed bumps along the ridge.
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A selfie on the summit (4745') of Cairn Hill.
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Teanaway peaks and the Stuart Range from near Cairn Hill.
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Continuing west along the ridge toward Old Pass Hill... looking back at Cairn Hill in the center of the photo... with Diamond Head in the distance on the far right.
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Still hiking west along the ridge... Old Pass Hill is up there somewhere.
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Nearing the summit of Old Pass Hill... looking back at Cairn Hill in the center of the photo... with Tronsen Ridge and Diamond Head on the horizon.
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Almost at the top of Old Pass Hill.
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Kicking back and enjoying the sunshine on the summit (4885') of Old Pass Hill... Diamond Head in the distance on the far right.
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Teanaway peaks and the Stuart Range from the summit of Old Pass Hill.
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A selfie from the summit of Old Pass Hill... someone is in big trouble!!
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Heading down from Old Pass Hill where we find the car that will get us back up to Blewett Pass.
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Lots of interesting rock formations along the ridge and along the spur we used to get off of the ridge and back to our first car.
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Working our way off of the ridge and back to our first car... a nice sunny day in the Blewett Pass area.