Hike to the top of Silver Peak, June 19, 2004

	Here is a nice bridge over the first waterfall, with Dan Crouse posing on it.
	Here is the same waterfall as seen from the bridge.
	Here is another, looking down.
	This is an adjacent mountain seen through the trees early on.
	Dan is taking a picture of a waterfall, and I'm taking a picture of him.
	Yet another waterfall.
	And another.  This one was particularly long.
	Here is the mountain ridge across the valley.
	The trilliums grew in a variety of hues, from pink, to lavender, to white, like these.
	Here is the forest that we were hiking through.
	The trail to Annette Lake had quite a few rocks and roots, but it was relatively good compared to what was to come.
	Here we see the beautiful Annette Lake, with its forest green color.  Notice the waterfall in the distance.
	This is one of the mountains that surround the lake.
	Another view of the lake shows the clear waters.
	Next, we start climbing to the top of Silver Peak.  There is no trail, just a steep, unending slope covered in rocks.
	This 45° scramble goes on for 1200 feet or more.
	Near the top there is some Indian Paintbrush.
	Atop the mountain, Dan the mountain goat.
	These pictures show the view from the top, starting with a shot of Mt. Rainer.  I made a panorama of it [4MB] using software that came with my little Nikon camera.  The software is made by ArcSoft.  After I finished with it I noticed there was a stitching mistake, where a couple adjacent photos didn't line up properly, but the misalignment doesn't appear in the preview.  If you want something closer to perfection and have a lot of patience to wait for the download, I also made a large panorama [60MB].
	Mount Catherine.
	I had to toss this one and the next out of the panorama set, since Dan moved.  But I took replacements after he got up, so there wasn't a gap.
	Dan is enjoying the view after we finished lunch.
	Dan's rucksack in the foreground.
	Here we overlook Annette Lake, an earlier waypoint.
	On the other side of Silver Peak is another lake.
	Here by accident is Dan's butt.
	In the upper middle of the photo is Interstate-90 going over Snoqualmie Pass.
	Alpine heather, Indian paintbrush, etc.
	Time to head down, which wasn't that much better than going up, due to the unstable rocks.
	Dan, leaving me in the dust, was relatively nimble on the rocks.  There is a reason why mountain goats don't wear size 15 shoes.
	Fungus among us.
	I had a wardrobe malfunction.  I was using almost new hiking boots, which I guess weren't tight enough to deal with the rocks.  After the hike, I had about three water blisters, two blood blisters, and two bruised toenails.
	The next two were taken 11 days after the hike.  The bruises and blood blisters are still present.
	The blisters have flattened and calloused.