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Comment by Kathy Losacco on August 23, 2011 at 9:05am

This is Scorpion Mountain.  I saw your wta trip report for Sunday 8/21 and saw that we missed you by one day and one turn on a FS road.  Dickerman was an option for Saturday, too.  So close.

Comment by John Wolff on August 23, 2011 at 3:50am

Naw, the angle seems wrong, too far south? Could this be Fortune Mt., Evergreen, or maybe Scorpion? If it's Sunday 8/21/11, on Fortune or Evergreen, and the meadowy ridge in the center of the photo is West Cady Ridge... we could be in the picture.
You came so close. Now, alerted to pursuit, Al will be wiping out his tracks.

Comment by John Wolff on August 23, 2011 at 3:16am

Al is impressed, but don't even think about it.  The Pembroke Welsh Marmot is too wily to be observed unawares.  I don't know how he knew you were going to do West Cady Ridge on Saturday, but he arranged for Gwynnie to do Mt. Dickerman with me on Saturday 8/20/11 -- she was right behind those peaks when you took this photo -- and he hiked up West Cady to Benchmark Mt. with me on Sunday 8/21/11.  A pity, the subalpine wildflowers will probably peak next weekend... but you gotta hike West Cady in perfect visibility, because of the views; from there, you can count many peaks that Al & Gwynn have climbed.  Find Johnson Mt., then note the curiously unnamed 6562' peak beside it -- the Blue Lake High Route very nearly summits it -- we call it "Little Johson" -- A & G have each slept on it a couple of times.

http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2011-08-21.02...

Al also recommends Dishpan Gap and Blue Lake High Route (North Fork Skykomish, same trailhead), Pilot Ridge (from North Fork Sauk) and White Pass (2-3-day loop).  

http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports  Do author search for "Cascade Liberation Organization".

Comment by Gromit, Sparkle, and Doug on August 23, 2011 at 2:53am

I understand that Al is like the wind, we know not from whence he comes or to where he goes.  He is a mystery, a riddle, a legend.  On the other hand you might just keep an eye out for John Wolff, he's a lot taller than Al so might be easier to spot.

Comment by Geri & Sidney on August 22, 2011 at 11:58pm

what a great photo!

Comment by Bradly and Jenny Boesen on August 22, 2011 at 9:45pm

Awesome!  Corgis have so much stamina!

Comment by Bev Levy on August 22, 2011 at 8:15pm

Very beautiful!