Returning to the truck.

On the trail up to the campsite.

The approach to Lunch Counter on day 1.

Our campsite at Lunch Counter.

Sunset at the campsite. If you look closely, you can make out the silluoete of a person in the middle of the ridge.

Sunset from our campsite, with Mount Saint Helens in the background.

Sunday morning, just before leaving for the summit. It was extremely cold and extremely windy.

View of the true summit from the false summit, Piker's Peak. We ascended the pumice just left of the snow (Mazama Glacier).

Kyle on the summit, with Rainier in the background.

On the trail up to the campsite.

On the trail up to the campsite.

The approach to Lunch Counter on day 1.

Our campsite at Lunch Counter.

Mt. Hood in the sunset glow.

Sunset from our campsite, with Mount Saint Helens in the background.

Sunrise while on the way up to the top.

South snowfields.

People at the summit. There is an old summit shack from the early 1900's.

On the trail up to the campsite. You can see the false summit in the distance.

Melting silt crept onto the snow and froze.

Our campsite at Lunch Counter.

Our campsite at Lunch Counter.

Sunset from our campsite, with Mount Saint Helens in the background.

Sunrise over the South Snowfields of the false summit.

Looking down at Trout Lake from out first rest spot at about 11,000 feet.

Summit Shack.

Summit shack.

On the trail up to the campsite.

The approach to Lunch Counter on day 1.

Sunset from our campsite, with Mount Saint Helens in the background.

Sunset from our campsite, with Mount Saint Helens in the background.

Shadows at sunset.

Laura on the Summit, with Mount Rainier in the background.

Summit photo. The wind was around 30mph, and it was very cold, so we didn't spend much time up top.