We parked in the lot that is a couple hundred yards on the east side of Chinook Pass... a few hundred feet above the parking lot we find a bench that will lead us over to a gully on the south side of Yakima Peak.
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Heading for the gully we get a good look at Naches Peak.
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Our first look at Goat Rocks and Mt. Adams.
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Denali Girl is almost to the gully that will lead us to the summit.
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Our first look at Mt. Rainier.
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We will cross the snow in the gully...
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and use the rock as much as possible... the Tatoosh Range is in the background and one of the Cowlitz Chimneys is on the far right.
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We've reached the top of the gully and only have another 100 feet of elevation gain left to reach the summit.
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Denali Girl is almost on the summit.
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Naches Peak and Tipsoo Lake from the Yakima Peak summit.
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Mt. Rainier from the Yakima Peak summit.
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A close-up of some of the Tatoosh Range... left to right... Unicorn, Foss, The Castle, Pinnacle, and Plummer.
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A close-up of Mt. Rainier looking across Govenors Ridge on the left and Tamanos Mtn on the right.
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Two skiers who frequent turns-all-year.com are coming up the north side of Yakima Peak.
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The first skier carves a turn down the north side of Yakima Peak...
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and the second skier follows.
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Denali Girl is 50 feet below the top of the gully and heading down.
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Recrossing a snow field.
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Clouds are forming over Naches Peak.
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Yakima Peak
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Almost back to the car.
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