Taken on our recent hike to Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm, this photo was shot from the steep trail up to the top of the Arm and looking south over Pelton Basin to Pelton Peak (on the left) and Magic Mountain. The reds and oranges in the foreground are the autumn colors of the mountain foliage, especially of the blueberries which were at their peak of ripeness and were being avidly sought by the black bears. On the way down from the arm we saw three adults and one cub, several of them on the trail below us and had to make sure that we did not run into any of them.

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