Bare Mountain, Lennox Creek (Dog Mountain) — Sunday, Sep. 5, 2004

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

The Dentist and I decided to try and figure how to get up Lennox Mtn. As we got a late start we didn't expect to succeed and we didn't. We did, however, het as far a s Bare Lake. Tkae the Bare Mtn. trail to the junction and head straight instead of heading for Bare. You will do a rising traverse on the old old road bed passing under some cliffs and then up through some forest. At a junction just before you get to the end of the basin take the left fork and watch carefully for the trail. It gets faint. To this point it is merely overgrown. You will head up until you enter a large talus field. Head straight up until you see and old steam engine. Just below it you want to traverse left. There is some flaging on a dead tree. You will traverse left at the level of the steam engine for maybe 200' and then head up on a faint way trail. This should take you to the left of the rightmost mine tailings. When you get to the top of the tailings go to the right side and pick up the trail again. It will rise tending to the left. Don't lose it. After a bit you will come to a step with an old polypro line fixed. Use this at your own risk, but keep ascending. At the base of the next talus field stay to the right on the way trail and it will take you to Bare lake. After this you are on your own for getting up Lennox. I think you head for the ridge to the north/