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| Sunrise below the pass |
Day 37 was another favorite day on the trail, especially in the morning as we crossed Cutthroat and Granit passes.We got up, ate, and said goodbye to our neighbors before hiking the last few miles to Cutthroat pass.
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| Gorgeous morning light |
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| View from Cutthroat pass |
There were quite a few miles of amazing views. We stopped below the Snowy lakes for lunch. Here, we made the acquaintance of a very friendly chipmunk. Then we continued on our toward Tower peak and down into the Methow valley.
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| Cutthroat Pass |
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| The sun behind Cutthroat peak |
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| Heading back downhill |
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| Hiking across a scree field |
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| Heading down to granite pass |
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| Nice view |
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| Break to read maps |
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| View from Granite pass |
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| Tower Mountain |
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| Looking past Tower peak toward Mount Arriva |
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| Avalanche chute? |
The hike through the Methow valley was long, hot, and basically uninteresting. At the far end, the trail turned right up into another valley. At this spot we decided to rest because we were both tire, hot, and hungry. Also, we were making pretty good time! Here, we met a crazy stalker deer. We shooed it away multiple times but it kept coming back, hoping to lick up our pee.
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| Midday nap! |
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| Methow valley |
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| Crazy stalker deer |
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| Ahhh! Run away! |
As the evening wore on, we hiked up to Glacier pass. It got cool pretty fast once we were in the shade. We arrived, chatted with a few neighbors, set up camp, ate, and went to bed. We had hiked 17.5 miles and were nearly to Canada!
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| Looking up toward glacier pass |
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| Azurite peak |
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| Looking back toward the Methow valley |
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| Campsite |
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