June Lake Snowshoe
Jan 19, 2009
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kjs
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last modified
Jan 24, 2011 12:40 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: June Lake Snowshoe
- Region: South Cascades -- Mt. St. Helens
- Agency: Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
- Trails: June Lake (#216.1)
- Avg Rating: 2.50
- Be Aware Of
- Snow on trail
Went for a nice 5 mile snowshoe up to June Lake, just south of Mt St Helens. The road in (83) was plowed and entirely dry up to the Cougar sno-park. From there until Marble Mountain sn0-park there's a hard sheet of snow and ice covering much of the road. Be careful, as we passed a jeep that had gone off the road. Fortunately, there were no injuries.
We started off from the single-vehicle parking area on Marble Mtn loop trail. We followed this until it hit the road, then followed the Pine Marten trail until it the road. We followed the road for short stretch and then turned left onto the June Lake trail, at the well marked trailhead. Some small hills on the way up to June Lake but nothing too strenous.
The lake itself was beautiful. Only partly frozen over and the waterfall had a good stream going.
All in all, a great little trip, especially for those in the Portland/Vancouver are looking for a non-Mt Hood snowshoe excursion.
We started off from the single-vehicle parking area on Marble Mtn loop trail. We followed this until it hit the road, then followed the Pine Marten trail until it the road. We followed the road for short stretch and then turned left onto the June Lake trail, at the well marked trailhead. Some small hills on the way up to June Lake but nothing too strenous.
The lake itself was beautiful. Only partly frozen over and the waterfall had a good stream going.
All in all, a great little trip, especially for those in the Portland/Vancouver are looking for a non-Mt Hood snowshoe excursion.
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