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wildernessed viewbagger
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 9275 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
Location : State Rt. 2, 2 miles NE of Gold Bar
Guidebook : 55 Hikes around Stevens Pass
Maps : Available for free at entrance to TH
Stats : 6 miles roundtrip with 1700' elevation gain / loss
This was a easy trip I had seen and would probably done in time, but with relatives visiting from the East I decided to do the dayhike with them. The weather was comfortable , skies mostly sunny, slight haze, but surrounding peaks in the area awesome.
The trail begins from the parking lot as a level graded stone path and in about 1/2 mile the official trail, The Woody Trail begins, dirt with some roots and occasional stone steps. It undulates through 2nd generation cool forest with a good canopy so that was nice on a hot day. Not many people there as I thought looking at guidebook references. There are 3 different waterfall sections (lower, middle, upper) and interpretative loop, you can at the highest waterfall take a more primitive trail and hit an old RR grade that will loop back and take you to Wallace, Jay, and Shaw Lakes. We did not go that route, our trip was an in and out on the Woody Trail due to some small guys with little hiking experience. It turned out well. The kids saw two black bears, one up a tree and one on a slope nearby, saw the falls, played in the river. Hannah my older daughter and I were racing through the forest at times, this would make a good jogging route / loop.
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ActionBetty Im a dirty hippie!
Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 4807 | TRs | Pics Location: kennewick, wa |
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ActionBetty
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Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:31 am
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That is fantastic they got to see some black bears
Sounds like it was a great little family outing and a nice and easy trail. I am sure you had no problem outfitting the group with gear. (will we ever stop teasing you about this )
"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley
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wildernessed viewbagger
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 9275 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
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Stones funk soul brother
Joined: 08 Apr 2004 Posts: 1594 | TRs | Pics Location: in your soul kitchen |
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Stones
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Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:44 am
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The meme to all out-of-town guests and potential visitors is that "it rains here all the time." Except in Wenatchee and Kennewick.
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wildernessed viewbagger
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 9275 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
Everyone comes out and says I want to see NCNP, ONP, MRNP and I think that they think the state is the size of Rhode Island !
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ActionBetty Im a dirty hippie!
Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 4807 | TRs | Pics Location: kennewick, wa |
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ActionBetty
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Sun Jul 24, 2005 1:09 pm
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Stones wrote: | The meme to all out-of-town guests and potential visitors is that "it rains here all the time." Except in Wenatchee and Kennewick. |
which is partially true.. we dont get enough rain way over here in the desert.
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