A black labrador retriever rests at Mebee Pass in the North Cascades by a foiled lookout tower, with Mount Hardy and Methow Pinnacles in the distance.

With nose to the ground, a black labrador retriever delves into a shrub-lined rock gully, exploring a narrow passage beneath towering cliffs in the North Cascades.

A black labrador retriever wedges among dark rocks on the summit of Outback Mountain in the North Cascades, with Mount Ballard and Azurite Peak in the distance.

Down a rugged, rocky gully plunges a black labrador retriever, navigating the narrow passage between the towering cliffs' shaded walls below the summit of Outback Mountain.

One of last season's driest climbs.

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