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Multi-night backpack
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Wildflowers blooming | Ripe berries
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This was a beautiful backpacking trip. Evergreens dripping with brilliant green moss sprung up like islands in the waves of...
This was a beautiful backpacking trip. Evergreens dripping with brilliant green moss sprung up like islands in the waves of wildflowers lining the trail. Many butterflies accompanied the flowers, and there were some blueberries to be picked on the way up. We had a few problems with the other bugs (flies and mosquitoes), but some homemade spray (catnip oil and lemongrass) kept them from biting.
We camped next to a meadow close to the pass (it appears to be the highest place to set up a tent). There was water most of the way up Stafford Creek Trail and a stream near our camp, but not any at the pass or on the way up to the peak. The views of the Stuart Range and Mount Rainier were gorgeous -- definitely worth the steep hike from the pass to the peak. Met a few day hikers on the trail and there were two other tents at the meadow on Saturday night, but for the most part it was a solitary experience. There were a few mountain goat tracks, but no goats. Crickets and bumblebees made lovely background music to the mountain views. All in all a great trip. Day hike
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Pretty long hike on a sunny day, flat for most of the way until you get to the junction where...
Pretty long hike on a sunny day, flat for most of the way until you get to the junction where you can turn off right to Navaho Peak. Starts to get steeper from there on out, and as the trees start to disappear it can get pretty punishing. Ground is pretty loose and its pretty easy to slip.
Awesome views once you get to the top. The Stuart Range is right in your face and you have a great view of Mount Rainier if the view is clear. Probably the best views I've ever seen on a hike. Only complaint I have is that there was a lot of flies at the top. Plenty of safe water to drink also! Overnight
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This hike winds it's way up a valley for 3 miles with a slow elevation gain along the way. ...
This hike winds it's way up a valley for 3 miles with a slow elevation gain along the way. The last mile gains about a thousand feet as you climb toward the pass. A broad, beautiful meadow with plenty of water waits near the top, about a half mile short of the pass. Bugs are plentiful, as are people. Many camp spots are available around the meadow. The short walk to Navaho pass offers a view of the Ingle Creek basin and mount Stuart.
A steep climb of about another 1,000 feet to 7,100 brings you to Navaho Peak. The view from the top offers views of Adams, Rainier, Eastern Washington, and the rugged Stuart Range, still with a lot of snow showing. The route was free of snow, and the tread was really rocky in many places, punishing the feet. Day hike
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I just have not done as many Teanaway trips as I normally do so this trip was long overdue for...
I just have not done as many Teanaway trips as I normally do so this trip was long overdue for me. To get there: drive up the Teanaway River Rd to pavement end at 29 Pines CG; follow good dirt road 9737 for 1 mile; then try to survive 2.6 miles of the bumpy, rocky, pot-holed road 9703 to the trailhead. I could not believe so many people would drive this road but the parking lot was overflowing. I guess that says something for the hike itself.
The total trip is about 10 miles (round trip) with 2900' gain to Navaho Pass and 12+ miles with 4100' gain to the summit. The summit is #28 on the Back Court 100 list at 7223'. Perhaps my brain is just too full of minutia. The first 4 to 4.5 miles is pretty gradual gaining 2000' over that distance. Much of the trail is nicely graded but there are some rocky sections. The flowers are out right now and apparently so is one small black bear. I must have been the only person to not see it. The atmosphere was "festive" at the small meadow at 5600+; I have never seen so many tents in this area. The main trail curves around the meadow to the hiker's right. Then it was across the moonscape area just below Navaho Pass. Another group of hikers were congregating at the pass enjoying the incredible views of the Stuart Range. The unofficial track to the summit starts .1 miles from the pass at a cairned track off the County Line Trail. There is also a fake route leaving the trail less than 200' from the pass which eventually comes back into the County Line Trail (how do I know this?). It has been at least 5 years since I have been up Navaho and the boot track is now a full blown trail. It was also much steeper than I remember or perhaps I am just 5 years older. I did get a chuckle from other people on the summit when I asked for a cigarette. I also asked if anyone would like to have a peak naming contest. I got no takers especially have looking under every loose rock for the summit register. Sooo, I guess I will just have to do that now. The entire Stuart Range was glorious and Rainier stood just to the left of Earl Peak. There was still a ton of snow on Fortune and N and S Ingalls. Then there was the cirque of Mary, Judy, Bean, and Earl with Volcanic Neck and Devils Head due north of Bean. Bill's, Teanaway, and Iron were nestled behind Bean and Volcanic Neck. Three Brothers dominated the scene to the east. It was quite a nice summit to visit.
Navaho Peak
— Jul 29, 2011
— Constant Motion
Multi-night backpack
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Wildflowers blooming
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Overgrown | Bugs
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We headed in from the Stafford Creek trail head. The trail was good, no complaints at all. Fairly easy...
We headed in from the Stafford Creek trail head. The trail was good, no complaints at all. Fairly easy climb all the way up to Surprise Meadow where we camped. Saturday we headed up to Navaho Peak and another peak whose name I can't remember. The views were fantastic--Mt Rainier, Mt Adams and a whole host of other peaks. The bugs, however, were not fantastic. Our lunch was cut short by some very nasty biting flies. I highly recommend a good bug spray when hiking this trail--basically from the trail head all the way to Navaho Peak.
On our way out we decided to take the Standup Creek trail. There was a lot of loose talus which cut our speed. Not terribly, we just had to watch our steps well. Further towards the trail head the trail was terribly overgrown and could stand to be brushed out--at points we could not even see our feet. The bugs, oddly enough, were not an issue during the heavy brush areas--maybe they had a hard time getting through. All in all it was a good weekend and I would definately go back to do a bit more exploring. |
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