Grasshopper Pass #2000
Aug 29, 2008
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Tatie Peak and Grasshopper Pass
- Region: North Cascades -- East Slope
- Agency: Okanogan National Forest, Methow Valley Ranger District
- Trails: Grasshopper Pass (#2000)
- Avg Rating: 3.08
Excellent overnight hike for older dogs. The PCT is between 6500 and 7000 ft from Meadows Campground at Harts Pass, to Grasshopper Pass. There was a hint of the fall colors to come, and still a few asters, paintbrush, queen anne's lace, monkshood, harebell and even some lupine. The heather was past bloom, and the larch not yet turned yellow. Blueberries just barely getting ripe, still a couple of weeks, I think.
The weather was a mix, pretty Autumn-like. Fair skies and sun, a couple of troughs moved through with showers, one of which occurred Friday night, most of the night, while the temperature got down to about 30F. Blowing clouds the next morning brought snow flurries, then partly cloudy skies but still chilly.
Nice camping at the basin 4 miles in, with water. The meadows are looking pretty intact, aside form a couple of heavily used and therefore muddy campsites.
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Camping at the bouldery basin, 4 miles
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