Parking the car at 5000 feet on FS road 4315 near Salmon La Sac, it doesn't take very long to get this view of Mt. Rainier from the Sasse Mtn trail #1340.
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After hiking the Sasse Mtn trail for 1.3 miles we connect with the Jolly Mtn trail and get this view of Bears Breast Mtn.
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Another .4 miles brings us to the intersection with the West Fork Teanaway trail #1353... since we don't want to have problems turning around our motorcycles, we will continue on the Jolly Mtn trail.
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After hiking for 2.5 miles, larman and Nanda start to give back 500 feet of elevation and head for The Louvre (6394') on the right side of the photo in front of Mt. Stuart.
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Still losing elevation on the way to The Louvre... Hawkins Mtn is on the left.
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Almost to the saddle at 5500'.
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larman has started to regain elevation on the way to The Louvre.
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Looking back on Jolly Mtn as we head for The Louvre.
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Off the beaten path now, Nanda and Denali Girl are side-hilling towards The Louvre.
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The Louvre (6394')
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Clouds are forming above The Louvre... tell me it ain't so!
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Nanda and Denali Girl have left their trekking poles on the false summit and are coming over to the true summit.
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A panorama shot from The Louvre... left to right, looking west to Hibox and Three Queens... north to Hawkins... and east to Earl.
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A panorama shot of The Stuart Range from The Louvre.
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Hawkins Mtn from The Louvre.
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Looking south to Jolly Mtn (6443') from The Louvre.
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A close-up of Hawkins Mtn from The Louvre... with The Cradle on the left in the distance.
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Looking east from The Louvre... across Gene's Peak and Iron Peak to the Volcanic Neck, Navaho, and Earl.
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Denali Girl is naming the peaks in The Stuart Range.
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larman, Nanda, and Denali Girl coming down from the false summit of The Louvre.
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larman and Nanda start the trek back towards Jolly Mtn.
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Looking back on The Louvre as we continue towards Jolly Mtn.
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We've regained the 500 feet of elevation that we gave back to go over to The Louvre... now it's time to head for Jolly Mtn on good trail.
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A panorama shot of Hawkins Mtn and The Stuart Range from Jolly Mtn.
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The Stuart Range from Jolly Mtn.
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Summit Chief Mtn and Bears Breast Mtn from Jolly Mtn.
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A close-up of Mt. Daniel from Jolly Mtn.
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A close-up of Mt. Stuart from Jolly Mtn.
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Bears Breast Mtn, Mt. Hinman, and Mt. Daniel from Jolly Mtn... Davis Peak is in the foreground.
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