Red Alders

Friday, June 27, I hiked the Goat Lake trail with my brother, Tim, who was in the area on business. The day was very wet and we hiked in the rain for a good part of the 10-11 miles we did. Part of the hike was through magnificent forests of Red Alder, seen here with the trail just visible in the foreground, but we also hiked though some amazing old growth forest with huge Western Hemlocks, Douglas Firs and Western Red Cedars. The hike was very worthwhile in spite of the rain and one we need to do again in better weather. Goat Lake is in the North Cascades in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness.