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Yellow Aster Butte is my favorite hike in the Cascades. I've been coming hear annually for several years and am always inspired by the dramatic scenery. This year was no exception. I was surprised to find almost a foot of snow on the mountain this early in the season. I also met several other people along the trail. One couple even camped at the tarns the night before. Apparently it was quite cold! There were bear tracks about and I met a couple of duck hunters who said they could see the bear near the peak through their scopes. What are duck hunters doing up here where the lakes are frozen... and, what is a bear doing on a frosty mountain peak? It was very weird. The whiff of clouds capping Mt. Baker was really dramatic in the bright sun.
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