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Crossing over Grouse Creek along the Heliotrope Trail.

Hike along the Heliotrope Trail.

View of Mount Baker (10,781') and Roosevelt Glacier.

Lupine (Lupinus), magenta paintbrush (Castilleja parviflora), golden aster (Heterotheca villosa) at treeline.

Eastern comma (Polygonia Comma) butterfly.

View of Roosevelt Glacier and Bastile Ridge.

Preparing to rope up for Colman Glacier.

Mount Baker (10,781') and the Roosevelt and Coleman Glacier.

Break on Coleman Glacier.

Sunset from the base camp on Coleman Glacier.

Sunset on Mount Baker from a base camp on Coleman Glacier.

Looking up at the Black Buttes from base camp.

Sunrise from Coleman Glacier looking over the North Cascades.

Morning light on Mount Baker with Colfax Peak (9,335') at right.

Keeping the map handy on the flanks of Mount Baker.

View of Mount Baker (10,781') from Coleman Glacier. The Black Buttes are Colfax Peak (9,335') at center and Lincoln Peak (9,096') at right.

View south from Mount Baker's summit with Glacier Peak in the distance.

Mount Baker summit (10,781').

View northeast toward Mount Shuksan (9,131').

View east toward Baker Lake and North Cascades National Park.

View southwest toward Sherman Peak (10,180').

Contributor Tommy Norwood and company on Mount Baker's summit (10,781').

The return descent from Mount Baker's summit.

Base of Coleman Glacier.

Coleman Glacier.

Descending the Roman Wall: Colfax Peak is below, and Boston Basin is in the distance.

Seracs below Colfax Peak.

The return hike.

Morning crossing of Kulshan Creek.

Photo Date:

06/25/2016

A climb team reaches the base of the Roman Wall after descending from the summit with Colfax Peak in the background.

Photo Date:

06/25/2016

Sunlight burns through clouds over campers on the "football field" of the Coleman Glacier.

Photo Date:

06/25/2016

Two tiny climbers make their way to the Roman Wall with Colfax Peak above the clouds.

Photo Date:

06/25/2016

The impressive Lincoln Peak on the south end of the Heliotrope Ridge and the "football field" basecamp.