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Sky Hiker Member
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 1469 | TRs | Pics Location: outside |
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pjhorst Member
Joined: 06 Jun 2012 Posts: 35 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellingham |
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Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:12 pm
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8/9/2021 - Snowy Creek to Nason Ridge to Rock Lake. Easy drive in, hike was pleasant with a bit of avalanche debris midway in the meadow, quite a bit of elevation gain to the ridge and loss down to the lake. A Fisher or Marten cruised across the snowbank near the lake as we got close. An overabundant # of Golden trout were present and accounted for in the lake. Nice location. Saw only 4 other folks, day hiking as well.
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zephyr aka friendly hiker
Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 3361 | TRs | Pics Location: West Seattle |
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Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:25 pm
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Nice skies. And that lake in the next shot looks beautiful. ~z
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OwenT Member
Joined: 24 May 2014 Posts: 277 | TRs | Pics Location: Moses Lake |
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Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:40 pm
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Attempted Mt Challenger on Tuesday 8/10 and Wednesday. We came out Wednesday instead of Thursday because after giving a good look at the glacier, we decided it's too badly broken up at this point. We couldn't see a good way across. So instead of making camp that night, we decided to grind all the way out. It was tough. Both days we hiked about 20 miles.
It's too bad because everything lined up so perfectly to make this trip including the Bear creek fire getting under control. We only noticed a hint of smoke in the Chilliwack valley on Tuesday. Overall the weather was very clear although quite warm. I really wanted to climb Challenger and we hiked so far to get there, it was sad to turn around but it just wasn't going to happen, especially because it still would have been a hard summit day from our camp because we foolishly chose to try the traverse around Whatcom route instead of just hiking to Perfect Pass. Still was a good hike and a great view of Challenger. I only wish I could have gotten to see the rest of the Pickets.
Cyclopath, olderthanIusedtobe, mosey, Silas, awilsondc
Cyclopath, olderthanIusedtobe, mosey, Silas, awilsondc
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 7692 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
My semi-regular hiking partner does a good job of suggesting some trails I either wasn't aware of, or hadn't looked at very closely previously. Sunday we had it narrowed down to either Newhalem Creek or Happy Panther. Since they are close to each other, we figured we could decide which one while driving there. And Newhalem it was. Interesting. Very brushy. A few spots that were kinda tricky and took a little patience to pick our way through. Not a lot of elevation gain. I wouldn't exactly call it an easy hike, but it's not really difficult either. The creek is in earshot the vast majority of the time, but only occasional glimpses of it. It is gorgeous when you do see it. A few good views of the southern Pickets at the beginning, although the sky was fairly hazy at the beginning. Better on the way back down. The falls near the beginning is also impressive. The road bridge about 3/4 of the way up was a surprise. I thought it was only a road at the beginning, then actual trail. Apparently it's reclaimed road the whole way. We continued after the bridge, but quickly left the creek behind. Kept waiting for a view, but never got one. We eventually stopped. Trail continued on, for how far or to where I don't know. Bring a friend for this one, that way you can take turns going first and eating cobwebs. Seriously spiders, why ya gotta put your webs right at face level? We found a wonderful lunch spot approx. 3 miles up the trail. Would've been a nice spot for a dip in the creek as well, but we didn't submerge ourselves.
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RichP Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 5628 | TRs | Pics Location: here |
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Mon Aug 16, 2021 5:53 pm
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Gypsy Peak, Pend Oreille County highpoint, 7320+. From Bear Pasture which closes to motorized use 6 miles before the trailhead on Aug 15th to protect wildlife habitat. No grizzlies spotted. Pretty good berries at mid-elevation but bare higher up.
8ish miles RT and 3kish gain. Hike can be done from Sullivan Mtn at the south end of Crowell Ridge as well but twice the distance and does not close.
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meck Member
Joined: 31 Dec 2010 Posts: 920 | TRs | Pics
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meck
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Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:11 pm
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MSH Monitor Ridge on 8/17 - My wife found a Mt St Helens climbing permit (must have been a last minute cancellation) for me, so I got to go up it on an overcast Tuesday morning. The route up was well marked, and very well traveled. I did not cross any snow. A lot of hikers were coming down as I was going up. The summit/crater rim was just above the low cloud deck, but I arrived ~40 minutes too late to see any other volcanoes (Hood, Adams, Rainier) as the clouds moved in up against the mountain and filled the crater too. The wind gusts were 30+ mph and ash/tiny pumice was being blown everywhere (my poor camera does not sound the same now when zooming in an out ). I scurried over to the "true summit" and ate lunch, then began the trip back down. This was a fun "hearty" climb, glad to have been there and hope to go back.
view out to the SW from the monitor ridge route up cool clouds and lighting interesting colors and texture: ash gray mixed with tufts of green view up the ridge, with GPS station to the left looking back toward the crate edge where the route first meet it, from the true summit (such as it is now) other hikers arriving at the crater rim, ash blowing around looking back down the Monitor Ridge route
Mt Rose on 8/18 - Trail up was great, though a lot of the brush looks like the beginning of fall (dried out and yellowing). We hiked the loop counter-clockwise since it kept us in the shade a tad longer given our early afternoon start. Clouds were moving in and the haze hid the volcanoes from view, but otherwise a great go-to hike.
Mt Ellinor from the upper ridge 3 labels zoom in on Mt Ellinor summit, at least three hikers in view Copper Mtn from the trail Copper Mtn west summit block Copper Mtn east summit classic view of Lake Cushman from Mt Rose summit float plane that had just taken off from the lake 3 labels looking up the North Fork Skokomish drainage Mt. Olympus in the far distance
*Just say NO to Rent-Seeking, don't give up the concept of "ownership"*
Cyclopath, awilsondc
*Just say NO to Rent-Seeking, don't give up the concept of "ownership"*
Cyclopath, awilsondc
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thxII38 Member
Joined: 18 Sep 2018 Posts: 15 | TRs | Pics
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Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:42 am
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An alpine scramble up Hibox Mountain
For those who think Mailbox Peak is too flat, you might want to consider the ascent of Hibox Mountain. The round-trip elevation gain is about 100 feet more than Mailbox, but the last 1.2 miles to the summit climbs 3200 feet.
I found the ascent up wasn't too bad. The descent on the other hand was about the same pace as the ascent as I picked my way down very carefully.
The trail via Rachel lake has seen some good trail maintenance in the past month with lots of trees blocking the trail cut and removed.
The climber's trail up to Hibox can be difficult to spot. It is off to the right and shortly after you notice a trail to the right through bramble. That is not the trail. Continue for a couple of more minutes, after you enter back under the tree canopy you will spot the correct trail to the right.
At this point as you ascend, keep looking back and noting features to spot on the descent, particularly when the trail becomes thin or non-existent. I marked issues with flagging which I removed on my descent.
The summit block at the top was a fun and easy 3rd class scramble with minimal exposure. The views are spectacular.
For those considering doing it I made a video of the scramble: Video of the climb
I love sports-bars. Because they collect all the people I don't want to hang out with and put them in one room.
mosey, KascadeFlat
I love sports-bars. Because they collect all the people I don't want to hang out with and put them in one room.
mosey, KascadeFlat
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Kim Brown Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2009 Posts: 6900 | TRs | Pics
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bccarlso wrote: | One word: BUGS BUGS BUGS |
Sky Hiker wrote: | that's 3 words |
Well, well, well. Not so fast. Maybe it's one word repeated twice; or written three times.
"..living on the east side of the Sierra world be ideal - except for harsher winters and the chance of apocalyptic fires burning the whole area."
Bosterson, NWHiker's marketing expert
"..living on the east side of the Sierra world be ideal - except for harsher winters and the chance of apocalyptic fires burning the whole area."
Bosterson, NWHiker's marketing expert
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awilsondc Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2016 Posts: 1323 | TRs | Pics
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Echo Rock - Observation Rock - Tillicum Point 8/21/21
With the forecast looking overcast everywhere it seemed like a good time to head back for Observation Rock. Two years ago I climbed Fay, Pleasant, Hessong Rock, and was on my way to Echo and Observation when I laid down for a quick rest. 90 minutes later I woke up from my unintentional nap and only had time left for Echo. This time Ross and I got Echo and Observation Rocks, then decided to take the ridge over to Tillicum point. It was easy at first but got interesting around 7600 ft. We bypassed three gendarmes skiers left (south), then crossed over to the north around 7200 ft and dropped a couple hundred feet to get around some cliffs, then back on the ridge proper to the peaks. The terrain was loose, chossy, a bit technical, and some route finding was involved (we were in a fog out). Not the most pleasant route, but it went. We descended the north slopes to Spray Park and back to the trail. Overall the weather turned out better than expected and it was a nice little trip.
Entering Spray Park Hessong Rock Sun and fog Echo Rock and fog Echo Rock and a stream Tarn w/ Sluiskin behind Ross on the Flett Glacier Ascending Echo Rock Ant on a Hill Ascending Observation Rock Observation observations Fog out on the way to Tillicum Tarn in Spray Park Flowers alongside a stream Moody vibes
Cyclopath, jaysway, ozzy, puzzlr, RossJames, neek
Cyclopath, jaysway, ozzy, puzzlr, RossJames, neek
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zephyr aka friendly hiker
Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 3361 | TRs | Pics Location: West Seattle |
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Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:43 pm
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Upper Wildcat Lake on Wednesday, August 25. WTA says it's 17 miles round trip. Some maps/books seem to say less. But it was plenty long. I did it to see if I could do it in a day.
I've been to Gem Lake and environs a number of times, but it's been awhile and I conveniently forgot how rocky and rooty that trail is and how much of a roller coaster it is in places. It was definitely exhausting--several times over and by the time I was hiking out by headlamp was wondering if I had been unwise to attempt it. Maybe so. There were moments of beauty for sure. I had a few really sweet trail interactions that kind of made the day. Some nice people out there. I really should drink more water. I only carried about 2.5 liters and was too driven to stop and pump some. It's a miracle I didn't twist an ankle. Many parts of the Snow Lake/Gem Lake trail were giant stone steps. Other parts were cliffy. The trail from Gem down towards Lower Wildcat was pretty nice until the talus crossing. ~z
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zimmertr TJ Zimmerman
Joined: 24 Jun 2018 Posts: 1215 | TRs | Pics Location: Issaquah |
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Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:58 pm
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zephyr wrote: | There were moments of beauty for sure. |
I hiked to Gem Lake at the end of June this year and everything was covered in snow starting from the ridge before Snow Lake. It was a VERY cool experience. I've been there once before and the summer and it definitely felt more unique in the winter. I didn't see any humans or footprints beyond Snow Lake either. Seems like a better early-season option to avoid the crowds & dogpoop bags.
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Get Out and Go Member
Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 2127 | TRs | Pics Location: Leavenworth |
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
Cyclopath, jaysway, rubywrangler KascadeFlat
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neek Member
Joined: 12 Sep 2011 Posts: 2329 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle, WA |
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Tue Aug 31, 2021 2:51 pm
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Get Out and Go wrote: | No arachnids nor other bugs. |
Any chihuahuas?
The Brothers on Saturday. Fun route, tons of berries, slightly hazy views.
Cyclopath, zimmertr, hapemask, BensonM, meck KascadeFlat
Cyclopath, zimmertr, hapemask, BensonM, meck KascadeFlat
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BeardoMcGrath Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2018 Posts: 143 | TRs | Pics Location: Snohomish |
Thanks to awilsondc's excellent report from late July I won't spam Cadet Peak with a new report, but we climbed up there on Sunday. Excellent views, and temps were not so hot as to make the grind up to the summit overly arduous. I can confirm the ascent route is STEEP.
This late in the season there was no snow, but that did mean crossing the blown out gully was a little tricky over loose rock. I'm not very fond of loose, steep scree, so I found the traverse to the gendarme to also be a little exciting. The one class 3 step was easy by comparison. We met one other person, who also summited the north peak. We were very happy to have ridden our bikes to Monte Cristo, else it would have been pretty close to dark by the time we got back to the cars.
More cars than I've ever seen at Barlow Pass when we departed at 9 AM in the morning; I assume they were all in Gothic Basin since we did not see many other people along the road, in Monte Cristo, or in Glacier Basin.
I've now been to Glacier Basin three times, and it is definitely one of my favorite places in the Cascades: rugged cliffs, waterfalls, and verdant undergrowth.
Blown out gully Looking down the N Fk Sauk Cairn at the step View North Twentyfive Mile fire Rugged N side of Kyes (Nason Fire in back left) Dry looking Glacier 3 summit parties this weekend Huge waterfall in Pride Basin Bear Scat in Glacier Basin Late flowers
Cyclopath, zimmertr KascadeFlat
Cyclopath, zimmertr KascadeFlat
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