Carry Kish pauses for a breather on the PCT amid the rugged terrain of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness north of Snoqualmie Pass.

PCT hiker “Boomerang” heading for Cispus Pass (6,400 feet) on an all too rare sunny day in the Goat Rocks Wilderness.

PCT hiker “Bubblewrap” hikes through fresh snow (with a smile) in the Henry O. Jackson Wilderness just East of Mount Rainier National Park.

The soggy camp of Carey “Beerman” Kish, “No Name“ and “Bubblewrap” on the PCT at Hope Lake, the site of yet another attack of marauding deer mice. All three hikers suffered tent damage here.

PCT hikers “Boomerang” and “Otis” negotiate the wild terrain on Knifes Edge on a cold and windy afternoon in the Goat Rocks Wilderness.

PCT hiker “No Name” (lower left-center) is dwarfed by the steep, snow-dusted peaks in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.