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Quoted: Nice! I've been going to Blue Lake for many years, love that spot! A couple years ago we hiked to Craggy Peak via Blue Lake, and I climbed Craggy Peak. I saw a mountain goat about halfway up. A couple pics from the top. https://i.imgur.com/kztGWVh.png https://i.imgur.com/d2zw61m.png And a pic from the hike. https://i.imgur.com/qHMIfgT.png View Quote @JackRebney When you go to Blue Lake do you come up the Wright Meddow trail? We came up the "trail" from the south (A). It wasn't really clear where it was at the beginning so we weren't sure if it was still maintained. Once we started uphill we hit snow and it was impossible to tell where it was and we were basically cross-country at that point. We cut across (B) to the road below Blue Lake (C). We walked back and fourth a couple times looking for the trail going up to Blue Lake but couldn't find it. We cut down the westward facing slope of the draw to get on a logging road (D) to get back. A lot less snow and good elk trails to get down. We were thinking of coming from the Wright Meddow side next time. Seems like a gradual ascent and we should be able to get to Craggy Peak without getting burned out and be able to explore beyond. |
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Quoted: @GreenMushroom We always park at the end of the 9331 road and hike in there, go around the back side of the lake and hook up with the Craggy Peak trail. In mid July 2010 there was quite a bit of snow on the ground and we had to hike in the last couple miles of the road before the trail started, I'm very familiar with the trail but with snow on the ground it's very hard to find your way to Blue Lake without a GPS so I totally get where you're coming from. This was our route. https://i.imgur.com/GhpEDmn.png Crappy pics from mid July 2010 at Blue Lake. I think that's the last time I remember the waterfall still running when I've been there. https://i.imgur.com/563TYmL.png https://i.imgur.com/AXuOB2x.png This was the little pond behind the lake. https://i.imgur.com/O6EfLKD.png View Quote Thanks. We're new to that area so didn't realize you could drive up that road. Going to do more scouting around next time before we head up the trail. Snow is finally melting off so we can do more exploring. We scouted out the Spencer Meddow area a few weeks before. Also was finally able to make it up to goat marsh a few weeks ago and there was more water than I've ever seen. |
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Attached File Attached File Went up to Summit lake today. Awesome day! Great views! Fairly moderate hike. Still a bit of snow as you got into the higher elevations. |
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Between St Helens and Adams. Main trail heads east out of Wright Meadow. We came up and got on that trail from the south.
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Section J, Pacific crest trail, Snoqualmie to stevens pass is a favorite, stopping at spectacle lake t fish, swim an camp.
Cholchuk an Alpinestars Section K PCT is on my list to do..probably take lady of lake out to chelan, bus to Wenatchee an amtrak back to Spokane. An wonderland trails is also on my list. |
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Quoted: I think that is actually Kirk Rock. This is Craggy. https://i.imgur.com/XVSpQqK.png ETA: Actually maybe that is Craggy from the other side, if so it looks way different from there. It sure looks different on top of it too. I plan on riding Craggy Peak and Boundary trails on my trials bike within the next couple months, I can't wait to see more of the area. View Quote Yeah that's Craggy from the east around Shark Rock. I'm a little dubious of the names on the map. The one above that's labeled Shark sure looks like a Badger and there's another one in the distance that looks like a big Shark fin. Could be the names got switched around at some point. Craggy from the west. |
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Quoted: I don't know the sections but we ran a bit of the PCT in the Indian Heaven area and its really pretty. It's crowded so we just use it to get from one side trail to the other. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Section J, Pacific crest trail, Snoqualmie to stevens pass is a favorite, stopping at spectacle lake t fish, swim an camp. Cholchuk an Alpinestars Section K PCT is on my list to do..probably take lady of lake out to chelan, bus to Wenatchee an amtrak back to Spokane. An wonderland trails is also on my list. I don't know the sections but we ran a bit of the PCT in the Indian Heaven area and its really pretty. It's crowded so we just use it to get from one side trail to the other. My buddy hiked parts of Indian Heaven last year and he said it was an absolute shitshow with the amount of people there. |
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Quoted: My buddy hiked parts of Indian Heaven last year and he said it was an absolute shitshow with the amount of people there. View Quote The lakes along the PCT where super crowded. We came up on the trail from placid lake in the early morning and it wasn't bad down there. We went south on the PCT to hook up with the abandon rush creek trail. Once we were 100yds into the brush we didn't see another person till we got back near the trailhead. There's a lot of people but they're really clumped up and it's not too difficult to avoid. The one advantage of the PCT is it's very well maintained and you can make good time on it. |
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Quoted: Section J, Pacific crest trail, Snoqualmie to stevens pass is a favorite, stopping at spectacle lake t fish, swim an camp. Cholchuk an Alpinestars Section K PCT is on my list to do..probably take lady of lake out to chelan, bus to Wenatchee an amtrak back to Spokane. An wonderland trails is also on my list. View Quote |
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Just did the Mt Saint Helen summit...
Soles detached from my boots at the summit..climbed down shoeless ..it sucked ?? |
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Damn we really do live in a postcard. I like Mt Pilchuck but its basically two miles of stairs
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Attached File Attached File Took the little guy on his first backpack trip. Barclay Lake. Its an easy hike in. Water level was really low so we were easily able to camp on the beach! |
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Hike to Camp Muir. Jesus, what an ass kicker! Attached File
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https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/tull-canyon
Tubal Cain Mine / B-17 Crash Site Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File I faild to get pictures of the mine entrance. It was pretty cool, but didn't go back very far. |
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