Gothic Basin
Sep 13, 2009
by
denisej
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last modified
Sep 16, 2009 07:05 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Gothic Basin - Monte Cristo
- Region: North Cascades -- Mountain Loop Highway
- Agency: Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest
- Trails: Gothic Basin (#724)
- Avg Rating: 4.36
- Why You Should Go Now
- Wildflowers blooming
- Fall foliage
- Ripe berries
- Be Aware Of
- Blowdowns
- Mudholes
- Water on trail
the "trail"
Beautiful, warm Sunday hike up to Gothic Basin. The trail's in great shape, save a couple of smallish trees across the trail up high. Not many bugs, still a few flowers (purple gentian, asters, some other autumnal species), but the berries (vaccinium) were fantastic!
If you haven't hiked up to Gothic Basin before, be prepared for steep, rocky terrain. It is tough, with several places where you have to make a "move" on rock to get up the trail. If you hike with a dog, unless it's young and agile, you may end up having to help your canine friend up in several places.
But once you cross over into the Basin, all your cares about the hike's difficulties melt away. It truly is a wonderland of meadows, creeks, waterfalls, and smoothed granite spires. Be sure to take your time exploring the basin, being careful about stepping on the woody-stemmed plants in the meadows (they grow soooooo slowly, and are so easily damaged with just one bootstep, destroying maybe decades of plant growth!).
If you haven't hiked up to Gothic Basin before, be prepared for steep, rocky terrain. It is tough, with several places where you have to make a "move" on rock to get up the trail. If you hike with a dog, unless it's young and agile, you may end up having to help your canine friend up in several places.
But once you cross over into the Basin, all your cares about the hike's difficulties melt away. It truly is a wonderland of meadows, creeks, waterfalls, and smoothed granite spires. Be sure to take your time exploring the basin, being careful about stepping on the woody-stemmed plants in the meadows (they grow soooooo slowly, and are so easily damaged with just one bootstep, destroying maybe decades of plant growth!).
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the basin
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the trail
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weeden lake
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