[Matt]

Wednesday had the only clear weather forecast so far this month, so I went out to tag a bunch of peaks above the Greenwater Road and end with sunset at the Kelly Butte Lookout. Colquhoun 5173 featured a frosty trail to the top and a bit of a view of Rainier. Pechugh 5505 was off-trail and snowiest on top, with a nice view of Kelly Butte along the way. Sawmill Ridge 5207 had a bit of boot trail up the open crest at the top. Kelly Butte 5400 was surprisingly warm and comfortable for a late afternoon break followed by sunset dinner and tea on the balcony. Combined mileage about 6.9 miles, 2760 gain. Given the weather later this week, I expect they'll all be snowy now.

Frosty trail up Colquhoun

Rainier from Colquhoun

Kelly Butte from Pechugh

Rimed trees on Pechugh (waiting to bomb me with ice chunks)

Colquhoun, Rainier, and the rarely seen shiny thing in the sky from Sawmill Ridge

The earlier peaks viewed from the Kelly Butte trail.

Holiday colors on the crest of Kelly Butte

arriving at the Kelly Butte lookout

comfortably warm on the lookout balcony

Sunset from Kelly Butte

Snoqualmie Crest, looks like Kaleetan & Chair left of center

Snoqualmie Crest from Lemah to Daniel

Stuart Range

Dinner on the balcony

Disjointed GPS tracks (it sort of felt like cheating to drive so close to the summits)

[lookout bob]

Great photos from an area close to my heart!!

[RichP]

There are some hidden gems up there. I recently traveled the road all the way down to the Little Naches and 410 from that ridge and the fall colors were spectacular.