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Road Trip ~ Gifford Pinchot & Mt. Adams

The Little Dude is off for some mountain exploration. Destination ~ The Gifford Pinchot National Forrest. Rivers, Mountains and Streams, Fall Colors and beautiful Vistas...if it doesn't pour down rain.
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    The Little Dude-2180

    Time to hit the road on a photo trip to capture Washington's beautiful fall colors. Destination is the Gifford Pinchot National Forrest in the Southern Cascade Mountains. Mount Adams, back roads, mountain streams, rivers and lakes are all on the menu. Pictures to follow.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2181

    Just off Highway 12 in Randall, Washington this road begins the journey into the backroads of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. I took FR23 and spent about 11 hours getting to Trout Lake, 56 miles away.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2182

    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2182

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2184

    For the most part FR 23 is a really nice road. There is about 11 miles or so of unpaved but even that part is pretty decent. This happened to be a great day for a drive. I saw less than 4 cars in the whole 11 hours of driving. Quiet and beautiful.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2189

    The Cispus River.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2190

    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2190

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2194

    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2194

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2205

    The Cispus River.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2206

    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2206

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2228

    Mount Adams from Takhlakh Lake. Just off FR 23.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2257

    Mount Adams from Takhlakh Lake.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2262

    Mount Adams from FR 23.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2277

    Views from FR 23 are amazing. Here I'm looking south toward the Columbia River basin. Mount Adams is just to the left of this picture.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2289

    Mount Adams from Trout Lake, Washington. A small community of 500+ with nice accommodations at the Trout Lake Valley Inn motel. Truly a nice place to stay. Clean, comfortable, friendly, free breakfast and affordable.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2324

    This a formation of Natural Bridges.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2326

    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2326

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2328

    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2328

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2332

    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2332

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2336

    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2336

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2338

    An Indian Long-house. Not sure if it's still being used or not but it was fun bumping into it off the beaten path.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2348

    The clouds lifted just enough to give up a shot of Mount St. Helens from this vantage point at The McClellan viewing area. Here I'm looking to the northwest.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2341

    My ride and here I'm parked on The Pacific Crest Trail.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-2321

    The Trout Lake Valley Inn. Wonderful place.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-0910

    Free continental breakfast at the Trout Lake Valley Inn along with a waffle upon request.

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    Gifford Pinchot Road Trip-0911

    And it's a good waffle too.

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