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The trail up Robinson Creek to the pass is fine. It's been logged out. It's a little brushy in spots but only in the avalanche chutes. There are a lot of wildflowers in the forest and open areas. Especially tiger lillies. Pretty.

wildflowers on Robinson Creek Trail, Pasayten Wilderness

wildflowers on Robinson Creek Trail, Pasayten Wilderness

swallowtail butterfly on tiger lily. Robinson Creek Trail in Pasayten Wilderness near Mazama, Washington

penstemon on Robinson Creek Trail, Pasayten Wilderness, Washington

The avalanche deposit in the forest is weird. It's hard ice but insulated with gravel, rocks, sticks and branches. It's shaded in forest and may be around for awhile. But, it's easy to walk over.

avalanche ice deposit over Robinson Creek Trail insulated by gravel and wood. Late June.

Devil's Peak ridge from Robinson Pass, Pasayten Wilderness

trail to Robinson Pass in Pasayten Wilderness

Surprisingly, there were almost no bugs despite the scattered melting snowpatches at the pass. Robinson Pass is soggy. There was a guy with a huge backpack with a .22 rifle sitting at the pass. In evening, we hiked cross country up the ridge west of the pass. Easy going. Saw a spruce grouse. Good views over to Slate Peak lookout and elsewhere.

GWP on trailess ridge west of Robinson Pass. 3rd orange mark on the right. Pasayten Wilderness, Washington

Robinson Mountain from ridge above Robinson Pass, Pasayten Wilderness, Washington in late June

spruce grouse in Pasayten Wilderness, Washington

Pasayten Peak on Gold Ridge (?) from Robinson Pass, Washington

Middle Fork Pasayten River valley from Robinson Pass

In morning we hiked Trail # 478 A toward Slate Pass. This trail is not maintained but is easy to follow to the big meadow at the saddle. Just a few small blowdowns.

big meadow on Trail 478 A in Pasayten Wilderness

Slate Peak lookout from meadow in Pasayten Wilderness

We lost the trail at the headwaters of the Middle Fork Pasayten due to avalanche debris and snow. I put on new Kahtoola Microspikes to try them out. They worked well. They're best on hard snow or ice. The snow was soft so the microspikes weren't necessary.

Kahtoola microspikes in use on avalanche chute east of Slate Peak, Washington in Pasayten Wilderness

Found the trail again and proceed up toward Slate Pass. We turned around about 1/4 mile south of the junction with Trail # 498, Buckskin Ridge and had a brunch of powdered eggs in the subalpine parkland with a full frontal of the ridge we hiked up the evening before. Thin orange lines mark the pass and the 2 knobs northeast of Pk 6935.

the ridge west of Robinson Pass from subalpine parklands east of Slate Peak

the ridge west of Robinson Pass from subalpine parklands east of Slate Peak

subalpine parklands east of Slate Peak. Pasayten Wilderness, Washington

subalpine parklands on Trail 478 A east of Slate Peak, Pasayten Wilderness

Robinson Creek valley from Trail 478 A. Pasayten Wilderness, Washington.

It was hot, sunny and dusty down low on the hike out yesterday. There were 2 dayhikers hiking up. Some types of flowers down low are drying out. Lots of bicyclists on the road to Mazama, near all the vacation houses.

[BeyondLost]

Great pics and TR. This is one of my regular hiking and running areas. Sometimes it's a bit hard to appreciate what is around you from the ground. Friday I was on Driveway Butte and took this pic of the Robinson Canyon and the surrounding mountains.

Last Chance, Robinson, Beauty & Scramble.JPG

[Quark]

I'm headed up to this area the end of July - It's so pretty - I've never seen it in summer/spring, only fall. THanks!