Two climbers descend a steep, rocky slope in the Picket Range of the North Cascades. In the foreground, a climber wearing a yellow helmet and red pack navigates a field of large, sunlit boulders. Further down the gray scree field, a second person picks their way through the loose rocks. Sharp, dark spires of Mount Terror and Degenhardt rise abruptly against a pale blue sky in the background.

Lost in the jagged heart of the Pickets.
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Coffee in hand, Bacon underfoot, a breakfast view of the Pickets served with eggs, summer side up.

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The night sky transforms into a celestial vortex as star trails orbit around the North Star, contrasting with the dark, jagged silhouettes of Southerm Picket Range above Crescent Basin in the North Cascades.

The mesmerizing swirl of star trails encircles Polaris above the rugged landscape of the snow-capped Jack Mountain in the NorthCascades, with a hint of clouds catching the moonlight.

Star trails streak across the night sky, creating luminous arcs above the snow-capped Mount Challenger of Northern Picket Range, perching above the Challenger Glacier.

Underneath the stars, young love.

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Framed by the dramatic, jagged backdrop of the North Cascades, a yellow labrador retriever stands sentinel on a weathered rock stump and gazes into the distance.

A tuckered-out yellow labrador retriever collapses after miles of trails, napping on the gravel beside the car with pack still on.

Forever the mountain climber.

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Slicing and dicing pictures from our 2023 climbing trip to West Twin Needle in the Picket Range.

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Elephant Butte overlooking McMillan Creek Valley, from the east ridge of Mount Fury in the Northern Picket Range, with Jack Mountain in the left skyline

Climbing partner ascending a snow arête on Mount Fury East Peak in the Northern Picket Range, with Whitehorse Mountain and Three Fingers on the horizon

Picket Range—home to many classic and spectacular climbs in the North Cascades.
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Picket Range panorama from Luna Peak in North Cascades National Park

An oldie but goodie! A panorama from Southern to Northern Picket Ranges, taken from Luna Peak in the North Cascades National Park.
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