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Sloan Peak (summitpost.org) Sloan Peak stands high above peaks of the Mountain Loop Highway. It’s distinctive profile makes it visible across wide regions of the Cascades. The first ascent was made by Harry Bedal and Nels Skaar on July 30, 1921. Some say Sloan resembles a ship gliding across a snowy sea. It’s nearest higher neighbor is Glacier Peak to the east.

Bay Area Rapid Transit (Wikipedia) Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. BART serves 50 stations along six routes and 131 miles (211 kilometers) of track, including a 9-mile (14 km) spur line running to Antioch, which uses diesel multiple-unit vehicles, and a 3-mile (4.8 km) automated guideway transit line serving the Oakland International Airport. With an average of 146,500 weekday passengers as of the fourth quarter of 2022 and 41,286,400 annual passengers in 2022, BART is the fifth-busiest heavy rail rapid transit system in the United States.