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Copper Ridge Loop — Friday, Jul. 19, 2019

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area

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Type of Hike

Overnight

Trail Conditions

Trail in good condition

Road

Road suitable for all vehicles

Bugs

Bugs were not too bad

Snow

Snow free

Trails Hiked

  • Wildflowers blooming

Hiked up to the lookout. Next to no snow left on the trail. Saw an interesting bear. Hump, low back and ears like a grizzly but snout like a black bear. 

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chilge on Copper Ridge Loop

Thanks for the photo - just beautiful! I think this is a cinnamon-colored black bear (https://blog.nature.org/science/2017/02/07/when-black-bear-actually-blue-bear-color-phases-grizzly-identification/). That is, I hope it's a cinnamon-colored black bear, since I'm hiking this loop in a week and a half!

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chilge on Jul 22, 2019 09:30 PM

thank you!

Thanks for the info. My husband and I are doing this one this weekend and I was wondering how much snow is left and if we will need traction devises. Your report is helpful! and we will need to be extra careful with our food too! This is definitely a black bear, they can be cinnamon colored as well. google grizzly vs black bear faces and you can see a big difference in grizzly bear nose and ears.

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HikingGaga on Jul 23, 2019 01:21 PM

ElleJaye on Copper Ridge Loop

Love the photo, the hump is interesting! I'm doing this one tomorrow.

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ElleJaye on Jul 26, 2019 12:02 PM