[oneeyedfatman]

The term "dumpster diving" is all about summits, not lakes, and has been so in the Wahington peakbagging community for over 25 years. See this classic article by Paul Klenke for a nice history and some examples: http://www.alpenglow.org/nwmj/09/091_DumpsterDiving.html Bagging unaesthetic lakes is a totally legit form of fun, but it would be better to call it by a different term.

[Sore Feet]

"Dumpster Diving" is a pretty generic term. It's ridiculous to think it has any sort of mutual exclusivity with other forms of outdoor activity than peak bagging.

[Cyclopath]

[Cyclopath]

[Kim Brown]

NWHiker Stefan used to send a dumpster dive reports on all his; he did numerous dumpster dive trips before going to his office, in order to keep fit for climbing. I think that crazy mug would leave his house at 3 AM or some nutty time like that; he'd end each post with "desk time by 8:31 AM."

[thuja]

Anderson Mountain north of Sedro Woolley is a good dumpster dive hike. It's also a Napoleon!

[brewermd]

Lyman Mnt straddles both Whatcom and Skagit counties. There are many ways to get there, one way (the shortest) is by using two connections that link roads, It is about 4.5 mi up the road to the first connector, about 14-ish rt if I remember correctly. I went up to the newish connector last weekend to see if it goes, it goes.

[joker]

I hadn't done West Tiger much in years, as the growing trees had started fully occluding the views up there, but thanks to the recent "simulated alpine zone restoration" project undertaken across the summits of West Tiger 3 2 and 1, I've been up there multiple times this past year when looking for a decent length hike with a short drive.

West Tiger Atmosphere 2 (1 of 1)

West Tiger Atmosphere 1 (1 of 1)

up up and away (1 of 1)

[zimmertr]

I resent that! West Tiger is absolutely not a dumpster 😡

[RichP]

Keeping with the Skagit theme, Skagit Gadget and its lovely summit lookout.

[wyattmullen]

Dumpster diving is one of my favorite pastimes in the winter. As someone who is always looking for new places to run, the logging roads that lead up to many of the dumpster peaks actually make for great weekend long runs! The roads are generally pretty smooth and well graded and it doesn't involve the pavement pounding of many of the real roads/paved trails down in the lowlands. Additionally the likelihood of rolling/spraining my ankle is much lower than on real trails. I think the biggest draw is just getting to see new places and new perspectives, especially for locations that almost everyone else overlooks. Of course the last couple hundred feet of bushwhacking through slash on many peaks can be somewhat unpleasant, especially if it's soaking wet, but it's still a novel experience and can be a way to scope out new adventures. I mean I'm now inspired to head up the Boulder River (no matter how bad the bushwhack) after seeing this waterfall for the first time a couple weeks ago on Frailey (and this was the second time I'd been up this "dumpster")

Adventure awaits

And this was from a clearcut above an inversion on Anderson last January (which I've now been up 4 times?):

Not such a "dumpster"

Or from Blue Mountain last January

A blue mountain from Blue Mountain

And of course maybe the true "dumpsters" don't have any views at all, but the forest and moss and berries (if in season) and wildlife make them beautiful in their own right. Yes, much of the time for many of them I'm worried about getting stopped for trespassing (I try to look innocent which as a runner is not too hard) or worried I'll find my car smashed when I get back, but mostly that just pushes up the adrenaline.

[mosey]

[joker]

[puzzlr]

Middle Tiger will lose it's view-less status when it's logged off in the near future.

[Malachai Constant]