Deception Pass #1376,Robin Lakes #1376.1
Aug 29, 2008
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Deception Pass
- Region: Central Cascades -- Stevens Pass - East
- Trails: Deception Pass (#1376)
- Avg Rating: 3.29
- Be Aware Of
- Mud/Rockslide
- Water on trail
Poor weather cut this trip short. I enjoy photography, so my main purpose was to photograph the sunrise and sunsets over Lower Robin Lake. All went well Friday. I left the parking lot (about 25 vehicles) at 8:30 am and got to Upper Robin at 1:30 pm, which isn't bad for an old guy. Maybe it gets easier with age. It rained Thursday night so the trail was very muddy right from the start, and there was considerable water on the Deception Pass Trail. I only saw one tent at Tuck Lake, and there were none at the Robin Lakes when I arrived. By 10 pm there were 4 parties, counting two ladies with 3 dogs that were about 1/2 mile north of the lakes. Rain showers started about 4:30. Hard rain fell early in the evening and the wind gusts most of exceeded 25 mph. At daylight I looked out the tent and saw blue sky so I got out of bed and grabbed my camera. Mt. Rainier was visible, as was most of Mt. Daniel, but by 7 am the fog was beginning to hide the peaks. Two men with cameras, one with tripod and several lenses started taking photos about 6:45 am after the pink glow was gone. By 9 am fog ruled. I decided not to go the the top of Granite Mt because it was covered by fog. By noon, all but one party had decided to leave. I couldn't see sitting around in the fog, so I packed up and left at 1 pm. A few flakes of snow were falling as I left. Very likely there is snow on the ground this morning. I was a little surprised that I only met 2 people on the Robin Lakes trail. People evidently don't start hiking until mid-day. Everyone was on the Deception Pass Trail. A large group, maybe 2 parties of about 20 people were trying to decided where to go at the junction of Deception Pass and Robin Lakes Trail. I passed about 50 hikers on the Deception Pass Trail, some starting out for Tuck Lake at about 4 pm in the rain. I was surprised that most of the people I saw at Hyas Lake Friday morning were gone. I forgot to mention that there was ice on a few rain puddles above Robin Lakes. I think I am becoming a fair weather hiker. The trail up the Tuck and Robin Lakes is much improved from 30 years ago when I made my first trip, but it is not your typical graded USFS gentle gradient trail. Back then the trail was not marked, and not everyone took the same route. I liked it better then. There are probably 10 to 15 parties there this morning.
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Light snow falling at Lower Robin Lake, 1 pm Aug 30, 2008
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