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Caption: A 4th of July trip to Mount Hopper in the Olympic National Park
Video of Staircase Campground
Caption: The 4th of July holiday is typically the start of summer in Seattle. A great way to celebrate freedom is by backpacking in a national park!
Our trip today will take us to the First Divide, deep in the Olympic National Park.
Picture of Staircase Ranger Station
Caption: How to get there...
1. Drive to Staircase Ranger Station in the Olympic National Park.
2. Hike 13 miles to first Divide.
3. Bushwhack and travel cross country for 2.5 miles to Mt. Hopper
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Caption: Detail of the route to Mt Hopper. The lower blue line is the much more difficult bushwhack option and the upper blue line was much easier going back to camp.
Picture of First Divide
Caption: Scenes along the way & camp
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Caption: Don't typically come across frogs in the mountains, let alone on snow..
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Picture of Mount Hopper
Caption: Summit fever!