Mount Margaret
Apr 12, 2008
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Mount Margaret
- Region: Snoqualmie Pass
- Trails: Mount Margaret (#1332.1)
- Avg Rating: 4.25
It was time to do something besides Amabilis Mt. The problems were twofold. Friends had coaxed me out on a 58 mile bike ride the day before (tiring me out) and the snow was a mix of firm crust and breakable crust.
I was planning on doing the gentle road route up as high as my energy permitted just to be out on a glorious sunny day. But the number of snowmobiles at the turnaround gave me pause. As they revved, I donned my skins and tried to ignore them. Off I went and was promptly passed by two groups of 3-mobiles. No way - gas fumes clung to the snow and the noise was awful although they courteously did slow as they passed me.
So as I reached the Rocky Run bridge I decided to take the direct route up and off the road. Solid crust and debris covered snow awaited me. Then cleaner but still crusty snow as I headed up, shedding clothes, mitts, hat. Occasionally finding older snowshoe tracks and ski tracks. I headed up and right, hitting steeper sections. Hitting sunny spots, yielded crust and breakable crust but reasonable views and mixed sun and shade, into and out of trees. Knowing my knees don't fight this stuff well and that I was tired, I gave up the ghost after climbing about 1,000 feet. Stopped, ate half my sandwich, enjoyed the sunshine, emailed my contacts that I had done the steep route rather than the road in case I found a tree or tree-well.
Down was a breakable-crust adventure when I was not sliding over solid crust. I'm sure if I had started later or climbed high, corn might have resulted.
Still it was a great day to play a bit in the sunny snow. And I got home in time to mow the lawn!
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I kind of liked I-90 snaking up toward the pass
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