Tonga Ridge / Mount Sawyer
Aug 18, 2011
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Aug 18, 2011 05:04 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Tonga Ridge / Mount Sawyer
- Region: Central Cascades -- Stevens Pass - West
- Agency: Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, Skykomish Ranger District
- Trails: Tonga Ridge (#1058)
- Avg Rating: 3.44
- Hiking Companions
- Hiked with a dog
- Why You Should Go Now
- Wildflowers blooming
- Be Aware Of
- Blowdowns
- Snow on trail
- Bugs
- No water source
Snow field at the top: Bring crampons!
Fabulous views on both sides of the ridge (west and east) and views of Mt Rainier to the SE. Snow at the top: take crampons for safety. Bugs (mosquitos/deer fly) were abundant; summer flowers just coming into their own. No huckleberries found, yet. Trail was pretty much empty. But in good shape. We did it in a little over 3 hours: 2 middle aged (out of shape) women and a dog!
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