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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7697 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Cyclopath
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Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:28 pm
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We have this thread every year. People post their observations, everybody uses the info to plan trips.
Washington Pass is mostly still green, turning a little yellow. If you wanted in from the hairpin there's one tree at peak, the rest are slightly yellow or wholly green.
Harts Pass has some good color but very few are peak yet. However there's a lot of (up to 6") crusty snow on the ground except on south facing slopes. More coming tomorrow, Wednesday will be sunny, but the overnight lows will be in the teens F, there probably won't be much melt. The road is currently drivable to the end in a low clearance sedan.
Cutthroat Lake is furthest along with many trees at peak color, the rest all yellow. It's gorgeous with the snowy backdrop.
Blue Lake and Maple Pass have as many cars overflowing the TH parking as any popular, close in trail.
I feel like peak is about a week out in this area. It's always the second weekend in October. The trees are right on time.
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Nancyann Member
Joined: 28 Jul 2013 Posts: 2314 | TRs | Pics Location: Sultan Basin |
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Nancyann
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Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:51 pm
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Cutthroat Pass is looking pretty colorful now, but up in the NE Pasayten still lots of green larches.
Chelan-Sawtooths range from greenish yellow to deep orange in the higher elevations. Lots of snow!
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Kim Brown Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2009 Posts: 6900 | TRs | Pics
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Glad to hear it. Working in the public tax industry, I don't have a full 2-day weekend until weekend after Oct 15. Sounds like I might have a chance at seeing golden Lyalls this year.
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neek Member
Joined: 12 Sep 2011 Posts: 2329 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle, WA |
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neek
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Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:26 pm
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Still seemed a little green to me at Cutthroat Pass (pic is from today, just beyond the pass)
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9495 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Randito
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Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:44 pm
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In the Teanaway at 5700 ft
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BeardoMcGrath Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2018 Posts: 143 | TRs | Pics Location: Snohomish |
I was up at the Crater Mountain Lookout site yesterday, and while some trees were at peak some were still a little green, so true peak a week away sounds right. This might be a year that requires a bit of snow travel though with the weather forecast this week.
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Nancyann Member
Joined: 28 Jul 2013 Posts: 2314 | TRs | Pics Location: Sultan Basin |
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:45 am
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Neek, for some reason they are changing sooner a little bit lower down. Here are some pics from last Tuesday between Cutthroat Lake and the pass.
Cutthroat Pass Trail 10/1/19 Cutthroat Lake 10/1/19
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Michael Lewis Taking a nap
Joined: 27 Apr 2009 Posts: 629 | TRs | Pics Location: Lynnwood, WA (for now) |
Mixed bag at Perfection Lake yesterday
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Slim This space for rent
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 560 | TRs | Pics Location: Falling off a turnip truck |
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Slim
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:40 pm
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Maybe another week or so at Headlight Basin near Lake Ingalls
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Kenji Member
Joined: 18 May 2010 Posts: 319 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Kenji
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:53 pm
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Still mostly transition at Lake Augusta, another week? About 6" of dense snow yesterday.
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Sore Feet Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 6304 | TRs | Pics Location: Out There, Somewhere |
As of Sunday (10/6) the Heather Pass / Lewis / Wing area was starting to show but was still just as much green as yellow. Should be close to peak by this coming weekend. The Rainy side of Maple looked about the same, maybe a teeny bit further along.
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
Sore Feet wrote: | As of Sunday (10/6) the Heather Pass / Lewis / Wing area was starting to show but was still just as much green as yellow. Should be close to peak by this coming weekend. The Rainy side of Maple looked about the same, maybe a teeny bit further along. |
You think it will change that fast SF?
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Gwen LO Girl-of-the-Month
Joined: 14 Feb 2010 Posts: 1673 | TRs | Pics
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Gwen
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:19 pm
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Easy Pass was looking a bit on the brown mustard mixed with green olive phase yesterday. I'd say a week to ten days for prime.
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MangyMarmot Member
Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 474 | TRs | Pics
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Went up to Hawkins and Esmeralda on Sunday. No larches grow there. Surprising since there are a bunch across the valley at Ingalls. Still there was some nice fall color and great views of surrounding peaks.
The larches were well into their transition at Shellrock Pass a couple of weeke ago. I bet they are at their peak by now.
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treeswarper Alleged Sockpuppet!
Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 11272 | TRs | Pics Location: Don't move here |
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treeswarper
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Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:03 pm
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Was up at the Loup Loup area today. The larches are turning and not quite all yeller yet. Brrrrr, my ears got cold!
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