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Karen Member
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Karen
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Tue May 25, 2004 2:31 pm
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Moose&Squirrel and I met up for this snow-line prober of the Bald Mountain trail. We had a great hike, got in about 3.5 miles and to a high point with a view of Three Fingers. There are a few blowdowns and snow patches but nothing most people here couldn't handle. Here's a couple of photos. I'm sure Moose&Squirrel will post more soon.
Flat tire on the way out.
Karen
Near Ashland Lake trailhead Three Fingers from Bald Mt trail
stay together, learn the flowers, go light - from Turtle Island, Gary Snyder
stay together, learn the flowers, go light - from Turtle Island, Gary Snyder
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Karen Member
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Thu May 27, 2004 9:24 am
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Yep, I need a jack. Or a Dave or a John or ..... (just kidding).
This hike gets a bad reputation in some of the hiking books ... surprising given how pretty the forest is.
Hopefully I/we will return when the rest of the snow is gone to complete the trip (I have two new tires).
Karen
Alpine laurel Bald Mt
stay together, learn the flowers, go light - from Turtle Island, Gary Snyder
stay together, learn the flowers, go light - from Turtle Island, Gary Snyder
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MooseAndSquirrel Member
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What is the bad reputation it gets Karen? Muddy and/or slippery boardwalks, etc? Certainly can't be the beautiful forest with some of the coolest old gnarled trees I've seen- ancient grandfatherly stalwarts of the woods.
Can you or somebody else please identify the flower in my previous post? Thanks.
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Karen Member
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Karen
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Thu May 27, 2004 8:08 pm
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I believe it is Alpine Laurel. I'm about 97 percent sure. If I'm wrong, I sure someone will enlighten me (at least, I hope so).
Karen
stay together, learn the flowers, go light - from Turtle Island, Gary Snyder
stay together, learn the flowers, go light - from Turtle Island, Gary Snyder
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Karen Member
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Thu May 27, 2004 8:10 pm
Answer to the first question
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MooseandSquirrel,
Your first question .... "Don't Go Hiking in the North Cascades" gives it a poor rating (don't do) because of the lack of views and a boring trudge through mostly forest. Words to that effect. Must be something either terribly wrong with the two of us or terribly right, eh? I thought it was a gorgeous trail.
Karen
stay together, learn the flowers, go light - from Turtle Island, Gary Snyder
stay together, learn the flowers, go light - from Turtle Island, Gary Snyder
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MooseAndSquirrel Member
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Thanks for that, Karen. They're right, it's boring.
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Thu May 27, 2004 8:22 pm
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Karen wrote: | I believe it is Alpine Laurel. I'm about 97 percent sure. If I'm wrong, I sure someone will enlighten me (at least, I hope so). |
I believe nuseries call the domesticated variety Mountain Laurel. There are a couple outside a building where I work. Makes a Rhodie look like a weed, IMO.
Just the premise of that book "Don't Go Hiking (waiste your time?) in the North Cascades" irrates me.
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MooseAndSquirrel Member
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They're pretty little things- love how the buds look like minature clamshells.
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McPilchuck Wild Bagger
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 856 | TRs | Pics Location: near Snohomish, Wa. |
I have sat in that very same place comtemplating the world...view of Three Fingers from Bald mtn. where your photo was taken, have one with fall colors. Bald offers some great views, much tho as you probably noted is obscured because of the forest at ridge line. But what pleasure it has been for me to crash the brush in and around Bald for exploration and other intimate views, mostly connected to belonging to the Trail Blazers Club...
http://www.alpinequest.com/across.htm
Enjoyed your report.
McPil
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