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Baldy

This trail is relentless and up and up! Minimal blowdowns on the trail. Mostly completely snow free until east baldy, but can skirt the edge of it and not hike in the snow. Brought mountaineering ...

Pyramid Mountain / Pyramid Peak

Parking 1pm arrival - 2 other cars, plenty of space Road - a few potholes on the gravel/dirt part of the road, easily managed with speed & alertness Trail- great forest walk with a variety of flowers ...

Manastash Ridge - Observatory Road

My wife & I took a walk up the Manastash Observatory Rd on this sunny, mild day. We drove about 1 mile up the road and parked in a stand of Ponderosa Pines (no facilities), then walked the road as ...

Manastash Ridge - Westberg Trail

We, a very enjoyable group of Mountaineers, saw 56 species of plants in bloom (thanks Paul for the list below!) while hiking on the Wildcat, Cheeky Bugger, Westberg, and Chest Pains trails (caltopo ...

Anacortes Community Forest Lands - Sugarloaf, Anacortes Community Forest Lands - Mount Erie

I began on #215 from the parking lot beside the start of the Mount Erie Road. Over all the trails I took are in good condition but with a few muddy sections. The only pesky items on the trail are the ...

Tieton River Nature Trail

Ethan & I took a walk on the Tieton River Nature Trail on this partly sunny, cool day. We started at the feeding station (no TP in the outhouse I used), but after we crossed the bridge over the ...

Umtanum Ridge Crest

We left Seattle at 3 am to escape the rain and catch the sunrise. And we sure did catch a stunning sunrise. Starting this early also allowed us to have the trail all to ourselves. It was still ...

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve

Explored the trails at the Shadow Lake Nature Preserve during a two hour escape from the city. I did make a reservation beforehand as requested. Highlight of the boardwalk trail was the plant signs ...

Tieton River Nature Trail

The trail is sandy in some areas and rocky in others. We have hiked the trail before and like it. Today, I just wanted to check the status of wildflowers, so we didn't hike far from the east entrance ...

Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area

Writing a quick note of thanks to AlpsDayTripper whose report on April 18th inspired me to check out the wildflowers blooming here. Started from the "Corrals" parking lot and strolled up the Whiskey ...

Black Lake

I was glad to see the large tree that had blocked the road has been cleared, saving about 2 miles roundtrip of road walking. The day started well below freezing and the previously damp areas of ...

Dirty Face Ridge

I arrived early at the trailhead - I wanted to beat the incoming wind & was interested in getting sunrise pics…so 4:45am = empty parking lot. It was also not quite early enough for me to be at the ...

Lake Whatcom Park - Chanterelle Trail

CHANTERELLE TRAIL-CHANTERELLE CONNECTOR-HERTZ TRAIL LOOP Distance: 11 miles Elevation gain: 2147 Maximum elevation: 2531 We have hiked the Chanterelle Trail in Lake Whatcom Park many ...

Memaloose Hills

Hiked the Memaloose Hills April 9. The best hike description I've found is at OregonHikers.org, both for parking issues as well as hike description. This is an easy 3.2 mile, 550 foot elevation ...

Mountain Home Ridge, Boundary Butte

This was a really fun trip up to Boundary Butte. I took another approach, as I was going to take an Ebike, and was unsure of the trail conditions at the main trailhead I drove up the Mountain Home ...

Iceberg Point, Upright Head Preserve, Point Colville, Shark Reef Sanctuary

We had a full day to explore Lopez, starting with Iceberg Point. Trails are in great shape. A few flowers but more to come in the next few weeks. Don’t forget binoculars. Not the first time we saw ...

Dosewallips River Road

Wonderful "leave-no-trace" Easter Celebration along the Dosewallips River Road Trail. I've included 5min of video highlights below.. ROAD: they just graded the final, dirt road section so road is ...

Union Bay Natural Area, Washington Park Arboretum, Foster and Marsh Island Loop

Quick walk Sunday morning through the Union Bay Natural Area, Foster/Marsh island and Washington Park Arboretum trails Sunday morning. We did a messy loop starting at the Center for Urban ...

Deception Pass State Park - Goose Rock

I took the Perimeter Trail that splits off to the left after passing under the Deception Pass Bridge. There peekaboo views of Mount Baker along the way. There were no flowers yet but the stonecrop ...

White Bluffs - South Slope

It was a beautiful Saturday and as such the trail was a little busy today. By that I mean there were 3 other cars parked when I got there at 3:00pm (LOL). I tried a new direction today as I've ...

Interurban Trail, Clayton Beach

Spring doesn't officially start till next week, but today felt like it's here. That first day when you can sit on a beach in a T-shirt and exult in the sun's warmth--oh yeah. Ridin' the Blissmobile. ...

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

Having been inspired by Bob & Barb's recent report, I spent some time wandering around the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. An unexpectedly nice day for February--some sun, some ...

Mount Dickerman

Dickerman hasn't had a fresh report in nearly three months, so here's an update on the current conditions. Right now, It looks more like May or June conditions rather than February. The Mountain ...

Two Dollar Trail

Hiked the Two Dollar Trail up to and around Lake Fragrance. Road Conditions. Half a mile of bumpy road, looked fine for any vehicle. No toilets at the trailhead. Trail Conditions. Immaculately ...

Lake Wenatchee State Park

The roads were clear today. Any car can make it to the Sno-Park at Lake Wenatchee SP. We paid for a Sno-Park pass at the lot with $25 in the drop box. Restrooms are open and there’s a warming hut by ...

Mount Si

Arrived at the trailhead at 11:00 am - plenty of spots available (possibly being on the tail end of the rain storm helped?). A few muddy areas (mostly lower down), but nothing unexpected for this ...

Maury Island Marine Park

Did a loop 2x from 224th Street to the water then up the switchbacks, and added the short loop at the top to make it slightly longer. trail is mostly in good condition. there was one tree that looked ...

Kukutali Preserve

We were looking for some dryer weather, at least before late afternoon, and it was found at Kukutali. We arrived at a little before the low tide so could be assured of a dry tombolo crossing on the ...

Selah Cliffs Natural Area Preserve

Karen, Brenda, Jonah, & I took a walk at the Selah Cliffs Natural Area on this cold, sunny day. From the trailhead (no facilities) we walked up to the Fred Redmond Bridge, then up the sidecanyon ...

Thunder Knob

This was a cold, snowy, and beautiful hike with fresh snow from last week's storm and low temps! Road conditions: The highway was mostly snow/ice free except for some unexpected ice chunks in the ...