Ptarmigan Ridge
Aug 31, 2009
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- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Ptarmigan Ridge
- Region: North Cascades -- Mount Baker Highway
- Trails: Ptarmigan Ridge (#683)
- Avg Rating: 4.08
- Why You Should Go Now
- Wildflowers blooming
- Fall foliage
- Ripe berries
by Angela Goldor
WOW! What a way to end the Hike-a-Thon, literally in its final hours. We started this hike at around 6pm, the colors were amazing.
This hike starts up at Artist Point, right near the base of Table Mountain. It follows a rocky, mostly open ridge between Shuksan and Mt. Baker. The sun was going down and hitting the mountains with reddish hues. The sky was blue but you could see some clouds off to the east. The goal for my hiking partner was to reach Coleman Pinnacle before dark, and he made it up to the pinnacle whilst I waited a little below since I'm not the world's most experienced route finder. By this time it was almost dark and the moon was coming up and glowing over the mountains and thankfully lighting our trail on the way out. Off in the distance the clouds came in over Shuksan with a spectacular lightning storm adding more light off and on as we came back down to Artist Point.
There were a few spots with ripe blueberries and some really vibrant green areas with moss on the rocks where there was still some water flowing over the trail from snow melt.
All things considered it was an excellent way to end the HIKE-A-THON, and we finished just before the witching hour! Happy Hiking :0)
This hike starts up at Artist Point, right near the base of Table Mountain. It follows a rocky, mostly open ridge between Shuksan and Mt. Baker. The sun was going down and hitting the mountains with reddish hues. The sky was blue but you could see some clouds off to the east. The goal for my hiking partner was to reach Coleman Pinnacle before dark, and he made it up to the pinnacle whilst I waited a little below since I'm not the world's most experienced route finder. By this time it was almost dark and the moon was coming up and glowing over the mountains and thankfully lighting our trail on the way out. Off in the distance the clouds came in over Shuksan with a spectacular lightning storm adding more light off and on as we came back down to Artist Point.
There were a few spots with ripe blueberries and some really vibrant green areas with moss on the rocks where there was still some water flowing over the trail from snow melt.
All things considered it was an excellent way to end the HIKE-A-THON, and we finished just before the witching hour! Happy Hiking :0)
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by Angela Goldor
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by Angela Goldor
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by Angela Goldor
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