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Wildflowers blooming
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Finding the south end state park trail head closed, backtracked to the West Access entrance. Hiked i...
Finding the south end state park trail head closed, backtracked to the West Access entrance. Hiked in the clouds with peeks of sun. Vanilla Leaf, Miner's Lettuce, Solomon's Seal in full bloom, others about to flower along Chybinski. Had the entire mountain to ourselves, probably due to closing of state park entrance, but who's complaining?
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Mudholes | Water on trail | Snow on trail
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This was our first time hiking this trail. Headed out of Seattle around 12:30 and made it to the tr...
This was our first time hiking this trail. Headed out of Seattle around 12:30 and made it to the trailhead sometime around 1:00 pm. It turned out to be a nice day - cool/cold, but mostly sunny and we worked up a nice sweat on the trail and got in a great workout. Was surprised by how little people we saw during the hike. We went all the way up to the summit (not much to see), but the trail itself was gorgeous and there was a lot to look at. Seeing the old Bullitt house fireplace and foundation was interesting. Trail was very muddy in parts and our shoes definitely got dirty. More snow on the trail near the top, got a bit slushy and soggy. Overall, a peaceful hike with lots of quiet. Will definitely do this one again!
Phil's Creek, Bullitt Gorge, Bullitt Fireplace, May Valley Trail, Perimeter Loop Trail
— Jan 12, 2013
— Stephen
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Blowdowns | Snow on trail
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Beautiful January day for a hike. Mostly sunny. A little cold but hiking warms you up. Did the short...
Beautiful January day for a hike. Mostly sunny. A little cold but hiking warms you up. Did the short interpretive loop trail at the beginning before following the normal loop clockwise. Most junctions are signed, but not all so we had one wrong turn but quickly realized our mistake. Good views of Mt. Rainier from Debbie's View although it was a little hazy and cloudy. Might be better to do this loop counter clockwise so you can get the views in the late afternoon sun which would be better for pictures. No snow at the start and then a dusting as we got higher. Pretty much snow covered from Debbie's View area on. No views at the summit (too bad you can't climb the microwave towers for really nice 360 degree views) but snow covered trees, it was like walking in a winter wonderland. Great winter hike in Seattle. Pizza and beer afterwards was just the icing on the cake!
Day hike
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Wildflowers blooming | Ripe berries
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Overgrown | Bugs
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Despite the confusing directions, I successfully looped around the Squak Mountain back to the May Va...
Despite the confusing directions, I successfully looped around the Squak Mountain back to the May Valley Trail which leads to the trailhead parking lot. My corgi-mix, Chewy, and I had a thoroughly enjoyable hike/trail run. We followed the May Valley Trail all the way up to the Bullit Gorge Trail and then the Bullitt Fireplace Trail got us to the Bullitt homestead ruins (the fireplace). We would have enjoyed a snack there but there were too many bothersome mosquitos to sit still for very long. We continued on up the Fireplace Trail until we got to the Old Griz Trail (my favorite for running!). We took the Phils Trail next which led us to the May Valley Loop Trail and that got us to the car eventually.
Bullitt Fireplace, Central Peak, Bullitt Gorge, Perimeter Loop Trail, Chybinski Loop
— Dec 21, 2011
— whitebark
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Just did a quick 5 mile ramble on some Squak Mountain trails, starting from the Mountainside Drive t...
Just did a quick 5 mile ramble on some Squak Mountain trails, starting from the Mountainside Drive trailhead. There was no snow anywhere on the mountain, and the condition of the trails was in general quite good, with a lot of recent tread work visible. Even the short path that leads from the Perimeter Trail to the south vista had been brushed (although there still is no sign marking the junction). I lingered quite a while at the vista, enjoying the bright sun and the view of Mt. Rainier.
A few trail issues that I noted: the top part of the Bullitt Gorge trail, from its upper end down to the Perimeter Trail junction, is overly steep in places and could use a reroute. There's a mucky creek crossing that needs improvement - a bridge would be nice. The west portion of the Chybinski Loop, downhill from the blockhouse, could use some drainage work on the steeply graded portions. For some reason, the trail crews that have done so much great work elsewhere on Squak have avoided this area. |
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