My friends Karen and Bob are trudging up the trail to the first Burroughs, elevation 7000 feet. Below us is Frozen Lake, which was not frozen.

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My friends Karen and Bob and I hiked up to the First, Second and Third Burroughs below Mt. Ranier. This is a glimpse of Mt. Ranier when near the summit of the First Burroughs, elevation 7000 feet.

The three Burroughs peaks are named after John Burroughs, 1837-1921, an American naturalist and essayist who was influential in the evolution of the US conservation movement.

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We talked with this tourist from Germany who was enjoying the fabulous views from the First Burroughs. The Mount Fremont Lookout was visible in the distance.

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A zoom to Mount Freemont Lookout from the First Burroughs. The Lookout structure is located at 7181 elevation. I took my heavy telephoto lens on the hike because I hoped to photograph mountain goats. No goats were seen on this trip, but it was nice to get a closer view of the Lookout!

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This is a telephoto view of Frozen Lake from the summit of the Second Burroughs, elevation 7402. Notice the several groups of tiny hikers on the trail below. I took this heavy lens on this hike because I had read mountain goats are common in this area. Unfortunately we did not see any goats on this trip.

This area is an alpine tundra. The ground is scattered with rocks and pieces of lava from the many eruptions of Mt. Ranier. While the mountain experiences small earthquakes daily, the last eruption was in 1894. When the mountain erupts again it could cause mud flows that could reach Seattle.

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