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LizzyRN
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Hi
We will be having some visitors from Southern California next month. I'm looking for some locations, preferably within 1-2 hours of Mount Vernon, to show them some amazing old growth forest. They aren't big hikers, but would be game for short, easy hikes. Great views are a bonus!
My first thoughts are Baker River and East Bank Baker Lake. We will make a day trip to Orcas, so Moran will be on our list.
Thanks!
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iron
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RichP
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Tue Sep 15, 2015 4:56 pm |
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The Suiattle and NF Sauk trails have some good trees.
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Distel32
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Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:48 pm |
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NF Sauk has some biggies in the parking lot. South side of the Suiattle on the PCT is darn impressive...
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Chief Joseph
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| RichP wrote: | | The Suiattle and NF Sauk trails have some good trees. |
Yes, and the NF Sauk is not all that hard at least to the Makinaw shelter. There is a Doug Fir about 1/2 way?
 huge doug fir, largest I have seen.  sauk river 003
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spamfoote
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Rockport State Park. 670 acres of old growth lowland trees. Right on Hwy 20. Can also drive up to base of Sauk Mtn. 1500 feet climb to summit at 5400.
Dumb cold laid me low, had to get out of the mountains yesterday. Running a fever etc blah....
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LizzyRN
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Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:37 pm |
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Thanks for all of the suggestions. Rockport is super easy and always good for showing off our amazing old growth trees. I will search for the topic on this site.
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Chief Joseph
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On the way to the NFSauk,on FS rd #49, there is also short trail to the Harold Engles memorial cedar grove along the river, some amazingly knarly trees in that grove.
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Kim Brown
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I second Rockport State Park! It's close to Mt. Vernon. Also there's Trail of Cedars, or some similar name on the Mt Baker District of Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest - call & ask what the name of that interpretive trail is.
You'll really enjoy Rockport State Park.
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LizzyRN
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Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:44 pm |
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Thanks Kim. We enjoy Rockport SP. Across Hwy 20, inside the park boundaries is a GIANT old tree. A drive alng the Skagit is always a beautiful sight, too.
Trail of the Cedars, I believe that's up in Newhalem. The Gorge Powerhouse is interesting, too.
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| Chief Joseph wrote: | huge doug fir, largest I have seen. |
I think this 8' Doug Fir must be one of the most pictured Doug Firs in Wa State. Does not everyone stop and take a picture of it? As I remember it is about 3 miles in.
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Kim Brown
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Trail of Cedars in Newhalem is a dream! But it has been damaged by fire.
There's another interpretive trail a few miles down the Baker River Road, though. I'll think of the name probably at 2 AM Sunday, long after you'll have done another hike.
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LizzyRN
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Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:01 pm |
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Kim, that is Shadow of the Sentinels. I took my mom there when she was wheelchair bound.
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Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:58 pm |
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Dare I suggest the Boulder River trail east of Arlington on Hwy 530 or even the first four miles of the the Squire Creek trail accessed south from Darrington? Both are in close enough proximity to M.V.
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