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I was feeling pretty lazy, so Steve suggested a couple short hikes to former lookout sites. God knows how much gas we burned getting to the trailhead of Gee Point. It was a lot. This is an active logging area, so if you're planning a midweek trip, be aware. Passing a log truck could be pretty hairy the higher up you go. It's only a mile and a half hike, so not a big hiking time investment. The trail wraps around the south and west side of the mountain and arrives at a couple flat areas along the way. We passed a beautiful flat meadow, which surprised us. It was quite lovely. Then a little further up, the trail arrives at the base of Gee Point. There's a trail heading left that heads steeply up and wraps around the north side of the point. It's a little scrambly, but not bad. The summit is pretty spacious for people, though hard to imagine a lookout building there. What a fantastic view: all of Puget Sound, the Olympics, Mount Baker, the Pickets, Sloan, White Horse, Glacier Peak, etc. For a short hike, this had a lot of reward. We both wondered why we hadn't done this sooner. We passed only one other party on our way in, who were exiting. Our timing was great because we had the summit to ourselves.

Steve maintains the trail

gorgeous meadow and cute hubski

near the summit, go left

pretty flowers

Mt. Baker

the North Cascades and Marblemount

White Horse and Three Fingers

Glacier Peak, White Chuck, Pugh, and Sloan

pano

west view

sound

a little snow

Gee Point

active logging

Steve wanted to check out another old lookout site, French Point, which was on our way home. We accessed the trailhead by French Creek/Boulder River Rd. It was an easy road walk of one mile. All the gunshot litter ends at the berm the blocks the road. No one goes up here. And why would they? There's no views, and a total dumpster peak. It was so overgrown on top, we didn't find the usual lookout debris of glass, wood, concrete. Our curiosity satisfied, we never have to go here again. Great easy Covid hike. I promise you'll see no one else!

hike to French Point

sunset on the summit

animal track

road walk

some kind of microwave tower?

[Brushbuffalo]

[lookout bob]

Ree... I went to French Point many years ago when I was still collecting lookout sites. Did you see the sign that someone leaned against a tree that has now grown into it? It was near the 'summit'. I thought it was very cool. Keep hitting those locations.