rodman's GPS route of our 3 day/2 night backpack trip to Robin Lakes... 19 miles roundtrip, gaining 6500 feet of elevation.
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rodman's GPS route of the second day of our 3 day trip... we did Trico Mtn and the north and south summits of Granite Mtn.
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Hyas Lake is 2 miles of easy hiking from the Deception Creek trailhead.
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On the way to Tuck Lake we get a nice view of Cathedral Rock and the Hyas Lakes.
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A look across the valley to Mt. Daniel.
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Nearing Tuck Lake we can see the ridge we need to cross to reach Robin Lakes.
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Tuck Lake (5268')
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Cairns help the route-finding through the maze of ups and downs around the south side of Tuck Lake.
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Looking down on Tuck Lake.
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Cresting the ridge we get our first look at upper Robin Lake (6178').
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Lots of goats at the lakes.
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Goat above lower Robin Lake (6163').
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Looking across the lower lake to Mt. Rainier and Cathedral Rock.
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Looking across the lower lake to Mt. Daniel.
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Alpenglow is arriving.
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A hint of red.
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Night approaches while looking at Cathedral Rock and Mt. Daniel.
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Our Saturday morning view.
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Father and baby.
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We've left camp and are heading south of the upper lake on our way to the north summit of Granite Mtn.
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A goat is waiting for us.
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A close-up of Glacier Peak to the north.
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rodman took this photo of me on the north summit of Granite Mtn (7144').
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From Granite's north summit we watch a group of hikers give back 150 feet of elevation as they work their way down to a snowfield that will give them access to the east side of upper Robin Lake.
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The hiker's are on the snowfield.
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Mt. Rainier from Granite's north summit.
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Unnamed tarns below Granite's north summit.
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Our next objective will be the south summit of Granite Mtn (7080').
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We have to give back several hundred feet of elevation and drop down to this unnamed tarn before we start up to the south summit.
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Looking down on the French Potholes from Granite's south summit.
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From Granite's south summit we see The Cradle, Aasgard Pass, Dragontail, Colchuck, Harding, Argonaut, Stuart, and Solomon.
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Looking over to Granite's north summit from the south summit.
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We've hiked back over to upper Robin Lake and will take a high route around the east side of the lake and go over to Trico Mtn at the far end of the lake.
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A panorama shot of Mt. Daniel and Robin Lakes.
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A nice look at Mt. Daniel as we continue around the east side of upper Robin Lake.
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Almost to the Trico Mtn summit.
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Looking back on Granite Mtn from Trico Mtn.
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