East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley — Saturday, Sep. 12, 1998

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

Necklace Valley: Sept.11-13. We left early Friday morning, the first part of the trail was in great shape and it was a very nice morning walk in the woods. Once we started to climb the uphill portion of the trail our progress started to lag just a little. The trail climbs steeply up into the necklace valley and is in reasonable shape. Lots of tree roots and rocks.We arrived at Jade Lake in mid-afternoon and took a well needed break before heading up to the head of the valley to find a campsite. We ended up camping in a small meadow right below La Bohn Gap. We saw just a couple of other people the whole time we were there. The bugs were also non-exsistent, which is always a bonus! On Saturday we decided to hike up to Tank Lakes. Once we got up to them the views were awsome. North to Glacier Peak, South to Chimney Rock and an assortment of other peaks all around. This was the first time either of us had been here and we both loved it and would like to come back again. Leaving on Sunday was a bit of a bummer but I suppose it had to happen.I would recomend this hike to anyone. Fantastic!