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Hike 4/22 Thunder Creek & Breakfast at Moe's
First stop, Moe's in Darrington. I had the chicken strips and waffles.
View of Whitehorse Mountain from Moe's parking lot.
Vehicles lined up on Highway 20 for the opening of the gate
Heading through the gate
View of Ross Lake from an overlook just inside the closure gate
Also stopped at the Diablo Lake Overlook. Davis Peak seen here.
Jaw-dropping views from Diablo Lake Overlook
More views. We were the only people at this usually bustling place.
Colonial Peak from Diablo Lake Overlook
Eventually made it to the Thunder Creek Trailhead
Trail was in great shape, and we met the trail crew that was going in to do further trail clean-up.
This is one of the mossiest trails you'll ever see. Blankets of stair-step moss covered almost everything.
Huge Doug Fir along the trail
Lush and green
We crossed Thunder Creek on the long footbridge about 1.5 miles in.
Clear waters of Thunder Creek
Detail in the stair-step moss
View of Thunder Creek from our lunch spot
What's she looking at?
That's what she was looking at
Hikers dwarfed by old growth trees
Intricate detail in a coltsfoot blossom
Driving across Diablo Dam after the hike. The spillway was open, creating a monstrous waterfall.
At the shore of Diablo Lake on the Environmental Learning Center campus.
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