Bare Mountain — Saturday, Jul. 5, 2003

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

The Bare Mountain meadow is getting quite overgrown again, even though it was hacked out quite wide last summer by WTA work parties. It's not bad, but prepare to get a little wet in the morning. Some parts of the Bear Basin cutoff route were very brushy, it gets better near the woods again. After the trail enters the woods and climbs a bit, just past the waterfall are the remains of a long-ago plane wreck. Someone has collected the parts and put them next to the trail. More parts are nearby at the site of the old mining camp. Once inside the basin, I followed the faint path through the woods towards the east wall. The next few hours were spent climbing up and down the talus and brush, wondering why I had no gloves and was wearing shorts. After lunching on the rocks up the slope, I finally did find Adit #4 which is in one of the main watercourses that flows down a slot on the east basin wall. No people were seen all day, but I did hear voices in the basin from time to time - no doubt ghostly calls from long-gone miners seeking their fortunes. Pictures soon at our website.