Hidden Lake Peaks

It seemed to us that given that this big storm was coming in and visibility was going to be bad, that even considering going to Baker... was a bad idea.

And so I threw out the idea of going up to a place that I'd been to a handful of times that I absolutely love called Hidden Lake Peaks up in the North Cascades.

Up the

Cascade River Road, right?

They're getting paid for this trip.

their guests or their clients have an expectation of achieving this objective.

And so there's a lot of inherent pressure there that I think can color some of those decisions in the same way that it colored my decision to say, well, yeah, we can't do Baker, but let's try something else and choosing to go to Hidden Lake Peaks.

I love that you brought up the scarcity concept.

It seemed to us that given that this big storm was coming in and visibility was going to be bad, that even considering going to Baker was a bad idea.

And so I threw out the idea of... of going up to a place that I've been to a handful of times that I absolutely love called Hidden Lake Peaks up in the North Cascades.

So it looks like you're

familiar with that.

They're getting paid for this trip.

their guests or their clients have an expectation of achieving this objective.

And so there's a lot of inherent pressure there that I think can color some of those decisions in the same way that it colored my decision to say, well, yeah, we can't do Baker, but let's try something else and choosing to go to Hidden Lake Peaks.

I love that you brought up the scarcity concept.

Number 9.

Rachel Leichaduck 28-year-old Rachel Leichaduck was last seen on October 16th, 2019 when she left home for an overnight hike to a cabin in Hidden Lake Lookout in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the state of Washington.

On October 17, 2019, the Skagit County Sheriff's Office started a full-scale search and rescue mission.

During the search, Rachel's car was located at the trailhead.

In addition, two hikers came forward and said they witnessed Rachel on the trail leading up to Hidden Lake Lookout.

The two hikers also stated that heavy snow began to fall around the same time they witnessed Rachel on the trail.

This sighting gave Rachel's family hope that she had made it to the lookout and found shelter in the cabin, but when search and rescue workers finally searched the lookout, there was no sign or evidence that Rachel ever made it that far.