Granite Mountain Hike

Kid free hike to the top of Granite Mountain on a hot, hot day.
img_9305 Everybody's happy as we start off in the shaded woods.
Everybody's happy as we start off in the shaded woods.
img_9306 Looking up the avalanche chute towards our destination, which is slightly to the left.
Looking up the avalanche chute towards our destination, which is slightly to the left.
img_9312 Getting close to the end of the trees.
Getting close to the end of the trees.
img_9313 Martin the water mule looking up, up, up.
Martin the water mule looking up, up, up.
img_9315 Kathryn hoofing it up the switchbacks in the sun.
Kathryn hoofing it up the switchbacks in the sun.
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img_9318 There's I-90 way down there. We didn't escape highway noise until the very end.
There's I-90 way down there. We didn't escape highway noise until the very end.
img_9320 Zilly starting to question the wisdom of this trek.
Zilly starting to question the wisdom of this trek.
img_9322 Zilly starting to fade as our hike turned into a a shade-to-shade stopfest.
Zilly starting to fade as our hike turned into a a shade-to-shade stopfest.
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img_9326 Peek-a-boo I see you Mt. Rainier. Unfortunately smoke from forest fires in Canada made for a hazy view up top.
Peek-a-boo I see you Mt. Rainier. Unfortunately smoke from forest fires in Canada made for a hazy view up top.
img_9329 Finally! There's the lookout.
Finally! There's the lookout.
img_9330 We were worried we'd have to scramble up the pile of broken granite blocks above us. Luckily the trail wrapped into the trees to the right and was nice and...
We were worried we'd have to scramble up the pile of broken granite blocks above us. Luckily the trail wrapped into the trees to the right and was nice and…
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img_9333 Look back from near the top we could see Keechelus Lake at Snoqualmie Pass.
Look back from near the top we could see Keechelus Lake at Snoqualmie Pass.
img_9336 Looking north.
Looking north.
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img_9339 Zilly is pretty fried at this point. So close to the top.
Zilly is pretty fried at this point. So close to the top.
img_9340 There's the top! Unfortunately the lookout was all locked up.
There's the top! Unfortunately the lookout was all locked up.