It was the closest easterly view of this famous double-summited feature in the North Cascades.

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A black Labrador in a light blue harness stands on the rocky summit of Grotto Mountain in the Wild Sky Wilderness, with clouds and distant peaks in the background.

A black Labrador sits calmly amidst the moss-covered boulders of Grotto Mountain, gazing out at the misty, swirling clouds in the Wild Sky Wilderness.

'Twas one rocky, obscure summit.

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A dramatic black and white picture featuring the two angular summits of Baring Mountain emerging from a thick blanket of clouds. In the foreground is a ridge covered in burned trees, captured from Grotto Mountain across the South Fork Skykomish River Valley.

"Who are you, Deirdre?" That's the name I gave her.

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