West Defiance - Putrid Pete's Peak, Mason Lake
Sep 02, 2009
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foxterrierguy
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Nov 18, 2009 02:01 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Ira Spring Trail - Mason Lake
- Region: Snoqualmie Pass -- Snoqualmie Pass
- Agency: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
- Trails: Ira Spring Memorial (#1038)
- Avg Rating: 3.83
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: West Defiance - Putrid Pete's Peak
- Region: Snoqualmie Pass -- North Bend Area
- Agency: Snoqualmie Ranger District
- Avg Rating: 3.33
- Why You Should Go Now
- Ripe berries
- Be Aware Of
- Bugs
- No water source
Ruby on Putrid Pete's Peak. The summit register is under the flat rock.
Took the annual pilgrimage to PPP. The route is well described in prev trip reports, i would just add that, immediately after the first talus field crossing, there is a junction that is hard to notice. Look uphill to the left, this is where you want to go, not straight and down.
No water at all until Mason Lake and the ridge is very exposed and warm. Also a ton of bugs. I took the ridge over to Mt Defiance but didn't go up there due to time and water. The meadow on the SW face of Defiance may have the highest density biomass of blueberries I've ever seen. Bring a bucket.
And finally, a big THANKS to whoever did the nice work on the old mason lake trail. I think its better than I've ever seen it. It's like a real trail :D.
Except for the parking lot and the short distance on the Ira Spring trail, I didn't see another person the whole trip.
No water at all until Mason Lake and the ridge is very exposed and warm. Also a ton of bugs. I took the ridge over to Mt Defiance but didn't go up there due to time and water. The meadow on the SW face of Defiance may have the highest density biomass of blueberries I've ever seen. Bring a bucket.
And finally, a big THANKS to whoever did the nice work on the old mason lake trail. I think its better than I've ever seen it. It's like a real trail :D.
Except for the parking lot and the short distance on the Ira Spring trail, I didn't see another person the whole trip.
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Looking down from PPP and across to McClellan Butte
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Tucker on W Defiance Ridge
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