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Hutch Member
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Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:42 am
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How did you all approach Green? Via Teneriffe or Bessemer or the more direct but officially forbidden way?
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zimmertr TJ Zimmerman
Joined: 24 Jun 2018 Posts: 1266 | TRs | Pics Location: Issaquah |
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Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:24 pm
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The latter - Sitka Spruce/Absolute Last Promontory. Not enough snow to go up the Superhikr route. Well, I guess there was nothing preventing us from doing that, but it didn't sound fun. And this way actually felt pretty "Type 1 Fun" the whole time.
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Nancyann Member
Joined: 28 Jul 2013 Posts: 2338 | TRs | Pics Location: Sultan Basin |
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Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:56 pm
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Spent Tuesday enjoying a sun-filled afternoon looking for early wildflowers on the Mission Creek network of mountain bike and dirt bike trails.
First trillium of the year for me.
Evidence of recent snowmelt
So nice to walk in the sunshine. Left a rainy day behind on the west side!
A few yellow bells higher up.
A sure sign spring is on its way.
An unexpected bonus!
I love tall ponderosa in the late afternoon light.
contour5, Now I Fly, jaysway, fourteen410, JimK, RichP, Get Out and Go, zimmertr, Ski, Waterman Anne Elk
contour5, Now I Fly, jaysway, fourteen410, JimK, RichP, Get Out and Go, zimmertr, Ski, Waterman Anne Elk
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Waterman Member
Joined: 21 Mar 2015 Posts: 595 | TRs | Pics Location: Big Snow Quadrangle |
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Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:12 am
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Nice to go to the dryside. Did you happen to pick up any ticks?
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
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Nancyann Member
Joined: 28 Jul 2013 Posts: 2338 | TRs | Pics Location: Sultan Basin |
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Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:21 am
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No ticks. I haven’t had problems with them on this network of trails before, maybe they don’t like dirt bikes.
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Now I Fly Member
Joined: 07 Jun 2018 Posts: 508 | TRs | Pics
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Winter returned to Granite for the day.
Cheers B!
Aussie, puzzlr, fourteen410, zimmertr
Aussie, puzzlr, fourteen410, zimmertr
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KascadeFlat Member
Joined: 06 Jul 2020 Posts: 337 | TRs | Pics Location: Eating peanut M&Ms under my blue tarp |
Not a lot of hiking on this particular trip...
A return visit to Steliko. We went two years ago with my oldest. We were back this year with my youngest. I excitedly rigged my pulk harness to my bike trailer to haul all the extra kiddo stuff and then we found out the gate was open. I guess my insanity test will have to wait.
Spent Friday/Saturday night. Meandered up Steliko ridge on Saturday. The weather was perfect!
Way more fun than pulling a bike trailer. Sunset. The classic view. Heading up Steliko Ridge. Looking west towards Ardenvoir. Heading back. Next year, Tyee!
For a good time call: 1-800-SLD-ALDR.
HitTheTrail, Waterman, Now I Fly, RichP, Nancyann, jaysway, Tom
For a good time call: 1-800-SLD-ALDR.
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Nancyann Member
Joined: 28 Jul 2013 Posts: 2338 | TRs | Pics Location: Sultan Basin |
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Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:40 pm
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Paid a rare visit to the I 90 corridor in search of an alpine trail with less snow to trudge through than those around Highway 2 which are closer to home. Upper Granite Lake looked appealing, and thanks to our later than alpine start of 1:30, we had the lake to ourselves.
Puffy clouds creating interesting shadows and a rising half moon made for a beautiful late afternoon ambiance.
Aussie, Now I Fly, fourteen410, Downhill, Get Out and Go, jaysway, Anne Elk, Tom, rubywrangler, JimK, RichP KascadeFlat
Aussie, Now I Fly, fourteen410, Downhill, Get Out and Go, jaysway, Anne Elk, Tom, rubywrangler, JimK, RichP KascadeFlat
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FiresideChats Member
Joined: 20 Jan 2014 Posts: 371 | TRs | Pics Location: San Juan Islands |
Waterman, Nancyann, Now I Fly, jaysway, RichP, awilsondc geyer KascadeFlat
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Now I Fly Member
Joined: 07 Jun 2018 Posts: 508 | TRs | Pics
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Green Mountain Trail (Suiattle)
Roads in great shape.
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kiliki Member
Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 2345 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:39 am
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We heard the news of Hwy 20 opening so we went for the weekend. Lewis Butte is usually our "opening day of hiking season" hike and we pulled up to the trailhead, saw that it wasn't quite peak bloom up there, so did the Riser Lake Loop for the first time. No flowers yet, and it's maybe not the most exciting hike (it's mostly a former 2 track road, and since you descend from the TH, rather than ascend like you do for Lewis Butte, the views aren't as good as the butte) but the bird activity around the lake especially was wonderful. I'm a novice birder but my Merlin was blowing up (Green winged teal, tree swallow, red winged blackbird, western meadowlark, American coot, spotted towhee, hermit thrush, American goldfinch...). Only saw one other couple on the 4 mile loop. I would guess Lewis Butte will be covered in balsamroot starting this weekend or next week.
jaysway, Nancyann, Now I Fly
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Nancyann Member
Joined: 28 Jul 2013 Posts: 2338 | TRs | Pics Location: Sultan Basin |
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Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:52 pm
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Monday was a perfect day for heading up the recently opened Mountain Loop Highway to check on conditions at the Perry Creek Falls trail. No one else in the Dickerman/Perry parking lot, but about 50 cars at the Lake 22 lot where we stopped to use the bathroom. Trillium and yellow violets just beginning to bloom on the lower part of the trail. No blowdowns to climb over, but a lot of sections of trail disrupted by rocks and boulders washing down the hill. Definitely needs some TLC. Patchy snow melting out quickly up until right before the falls. We turned around at an avalanche with runout all the way down to the canyon below. Still had a wonderful day enjoying the warm sun, blue skies and waterfalls cascading off Stillaguamish Peak.
Big Four was magnificent!
Waterfalls coming off Stilly Peak
Stilly Peak snowfields
Looking back at the way we came.
Snow was melting quickly off the trail.
We turned around here, it was 75 degrees and the snow was too unstable, long runout to the canyon below was a little bit too unappealing.
Sunlight on mossy rocks was lovely!
olderthanIusedtobe, awilsondc, Aussie, jaysway, rossb, Downhill, Now I Fly Anne Elk
olderthanIusedtobe, awilsondc, Aussie, jaysway, rossb, Downhill, Now I Fly Anne Elk
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Now I Fly Member
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HitTheTrail Member
Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 5474 | TRs | Pics Location: 509 |
KascadeFlat wrote: | Heading back. Next year, Tyee! |
Be aware that you may not be able to drive all the way to the Tyee LO without a lifted 4X4 and even then it will be a slow and bumpy ride the last mile or so.
At least that was the case a couple of years ago when I was up there. They may have done some work on the top end of the road, but you better check with them first if you think you can drive a normal car up there.
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KascadeFlat Member
Joined: 06 Jul 2020 Posts: 337 | TRs | Pics Location: Eating peanut M&Ms under my blue tarp |
HitTheTrail wrote: | Be aware that you may not be able to drive all the way to the Tyee LO without a lifted 4X4 and even then it will be a slow and bumpy ride the last mile or so. |
Yes, thank you! We met one of the volunteers who said that she thought my truck could make it but this is great advice. We'll plan on walking at least part of the way. We are also going to leave the kids at home for that one.
For a good time call: 1-800-SLD-ALDR.
For a good time call: 1-800-SLD-ALDR.
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