We drove up the Cle Elum Valley Road to the Cathedral Pass Trailhead to hike up towards Cathedral Rock and part way along the Peggy's Pond Trail to get a good view of Deep Lake and Mount Daniel. About 9.5 miles round trip with 2,400 gain. The largest field of flowers we saw was at the parking area and trailhead. Cathedral Rock is behind those trees.
Easy water crossing at the trailhead
By this creek were many monkey flowers we some speedwell.
Bridge over the Cle Elum River
view of the Cle Elum River looking upstream from the bridge
Pano of Squaw Lake from the east shore
rosy spirea at the lake
water on the trail near the lake
view of Squaw Lake from the north shore
There were fleabane, buttercup and lupine blooming in the meadow.
The first unnamed pond along the trail
Cathedral Rock in sight along the trail
view of Cathedral Rock near the second unnamed pond
Across this pond and on the other side of the valley, we could see Granite Mountain, which is by Robin Lakes.
View of Cathedral Rock through the trees as trail reaches the PCT.
View across the valley to Granite Mountain
Cathedral Rock and Mount Daniel from the PCT heading south for about 0.2 mile
The trail to Peggy's Pond
views of The Citadel and Mount Daniel
Views of Deep Lake below, so gorgeous! In the far distance, we saw a hazy Mt Rainier.
We continued along the trail until I wasn't comfortable with the combination of scrambling and exposure. Heading back towards the PCT
On our hike back on the Cathedral Pass Trail, we could see a distant Mount Stuart through the trees.some of the wildflowers seen along the trail today:
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