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August 22, 1999 - Bandera Mountain
Elevation Gain: 2800 ft
Time up: 2 hours, 50 minutes
Time down: 2 hours
Difficulty: STEEP
  • Bandera Mountain @ UW's The Daily
        "... a real bitch of a hike."

    Related Book:
    Hiking the Mountains to Sound Greenway

  • Go off I-90 on Exit 45 (Forest Road 9030), cross under the freeway, and continue straight for one mile. At a split, go straight on road 9031 to a barricade. Follow the Mason Lake trail until its junction with the Bandera trail.
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    Next time we'll
    go left :)

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    Amy loves boulders

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    Taking a break

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    No trees here!

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    View north from
    the false summit

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    Still more to go!

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    Mount Rainier!

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    Looking southwest

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    Jellyfingers waves hello

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    Mason Lake

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    Boulder field

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    Looking west down I-90

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    This is steep stuff!

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    The way home...

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    Thumbs down for this trail!

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    Panorama from the trail

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    All photos Copyright © Chris Duval