RHH's photos with the keyword: gargett

This was taken looking down and to the north from the top of Winchester Mountain (6,500 feet). We had hiked the trail over High Pass to Pleiades Overlook the previous day. That trail is visible at the bottom of the picture and leads across the ridge of High Pass and up the mountain on the farther side of the pass. We also hiked down to the old abandoned Gargett Mine, the trail to which is visible in the basin in the center of the picture just above the shadows. The old mineshaft on the south flank of Mount Larrabee is in the trees that are visible just above the knob at the bottom of the picture. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/10/hiking-in-t... ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/10/hiking-in-t...

Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6, son Edward and I went on an overnight backpacking trip in the Twin Lakes area of the Cascades north of Mount Baker. We left early Friday morning and were on the trail by 7:30 am. We hiked that first day to the Pleiades Overlook on the shoulder of Mount Larrabee, a distance of eight miles round trip miles with an elevation gain of 1,845 feet. On the shoulder of Larrabee we were at an elevation of 6,740 feet and could see for miles over the North Cascades. On the south flank of Larrabee we also took a side trail and explored the old abandoned Gargett mine. We camped that night at Twin Lakes and the following morning we got up before daybreak, had a quick breakfast hiked up the Winchester Mountain trail, another four miles round trip and an elevation gain of 1,310 feet to the top of the mountain (6,510 feet elevation) and the old fire lookout there. On the way up we stopped to photograph the sunrise on Mount Baker, which looms over the whole area and is the first peak to catch the light of the rising sun. We stayed for nearly an hour taking pictures before going on to the top of Winchester Peak with its breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/10/hiking-in-t... ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/10/hiking-in-t...

This was photographed on our recent hike to High Pass and Winchester Mountain and in the area of the abandoned Gargett Mine. The additional moisture from a stream, one of the few still flowing, and from melting snow meant that a few wildflowers were still blooming in the area. The Common Harebell, Campanula rotundifolia, is found all around the world. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/10/hiking-in-t... ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/10/hiking-in-t...

We visited the site of the old Gargett Mine while on our hike to High Pass. It lies on the south slopes of Mount Larrabee and there is a considerable amount of old equipment and metal near the shaft and on the slopes below. This old tank was below the mine half buried in the talus with Pasque Flowers around it. I've attempted to find some history of the mine but thus far have not found anything. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/10/hiking-in-t... ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/10/hiking-in-t...