Featured Trip Reports

Snow Mountain Ranch and Cowiche Mountain

I took a walk at Snow Mtn Ranch on the sunny but cool & sometimes breezy afternoon. I walked the Riparian Trail West to the west end of the Swallowtail Trail, back to the Riparian Trail, & then ...

Davis Peak

Spectacular day on Davis Peak, as Ngie and I got up to the top of Davis-Central Peak. We were above the inversion layer all, so we had some phenomenal views. When we started at 8:30 am , it was ...

Ebey's Landing

Whidbey seemed to have somewhat better weather today, so I decided to try my luck there. One can’t go wrong with Ebey’s landing, even when hail hits mid-hike. Cemetery lot was half full, restrooms ...

Grand Park via Lake Eleanor

Most of this trip report will be mute by this afternoon as an atmospheric river is predicted today through Thursday night (aka heavy warm rain). Freeze levels moving as high as 10,500 ft tonight and ...

Naches Peak Loop

Went out for an early morning hike on Naches Peak Loop and the trail was entirely snow covered with the exception of a few patches through the trees. There was about an inch of snow across the trail ...

Reflection Box Canyon, Lakes Loop, Stevens Canyon Waterfalls

We started at 4th Crossing up at Paradise. We headed over to Mazama Ridge/Lakes trail. Then down to the WT that took us through Stevens Canyon and over to Box Canyon. Approximately 9 miles with ...

Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, Rock Creek, Snow Lake, Gem Lake, Lower Wildcat Lake, Upper Wildcat Lake

I went out to Upper Wildcat Lake via the backdoor route from the Dingford Creek TH in the Middlefork Valley. The Dingford Road is notoriously rough and best suited to higher-clearance vehicles. Even ...

Indian Heaven, Bird Mountain Loop, Junction Lake

Snagged a Summer day that snuck into Fall. Temps around 60-70s, blue sky, no smoke, and first half of the trail ablaze with fall color. Prime opportunity to take in a slice of Indian Heaven ...

Ebey's Landing

Quick walk along Ebey’s Landing early Saturday morning before lunch with family. We parked at the upper lot - I noticed on a previous report that the upper lot doesn’t seem to have the Discover Pass ...

Carne Mountain

A beautiful day for this hike, and lots of other people thought so too! It never felt crowded but with those people were tons of dogs. Everyone was great though. Everyone and the latches were ...

Tatie Peak and Grasshopper Pass

I was the first one on the trail at 6:20am (in the dark), guessing this gorgeous sunny October day of Larch-madness would be crazy. Since this trail is exposed, the early morning light aided my ...

White Bluffs - North

The road going in is pretty rough. Currently, it's washboarded badly going in. Thankfully coming out it's not that bad. There are two portapotties just down the road at the boat launch in good ...

Hessong Rock and Mount Pleasant, Spray Park, Flett Glacier

The Basics: Road: Mowich Lk Rd…. washboard pretty much the entire 15 miles of dirt. Mowich CG: Only two tents today! Good for those folks. Parking: 50% full at Mowich Lake. Lined a ...

Rattlesnake Ledge

The weather turned perfect this afternoon so we couldn't resist an after-work lap of Rattlesnake. The GPS claims it was 4.6 miles and 1200 vertical from the parking to the ledge and back. Arrived ...

Mirror Lake via the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), Mirror and Cottonwood Lakes

Took my best friend on a hike up to Mirror Lake by way of the PCT. I've always love hiking on the PCT and meeting people that are doing that long trek. Hiking into Mirror Lake was great, the only ...

Tarbell Trail, Chinook Trail, Silver Star Mountain - Ed's Trail, Silver Star Mountain

Route: Tarbell -> Chinook -> Ed's Trail -> Silver Star -> Chinook -> Tarbell. Had a few little detours along the way. :) 14-n-change miles total. Humid and smokey in the AM, but got a bit more ...

Mailbox Peak - Old Trail

Completing Mailbox Peak has been on my bucket list for while but I hear the stories and have never attempted until today. And it was as hard as I was imagining, especially rounding the corner after ...

Chenuis Falls

Great day to be out! We arrived at road’s end at around 2pm and was able to find parking pretty easily on a Sunday. We rode down the road on our bikes and it was pretty uneventful, except two short ...

Anacortes Community Forest Lands - Mount Erie

We hike to the summit of Mount Erie about once a year and decided that since we were getting a late start but still wanted a decent workout, today would be good day to hike it. We arrived at the ...

Silver Star Mountain

I hiked the Silver Star Trail on the afternoon of September 6, 2023. Beautiful views of Mount Hood. Mount Saint Helens and Mount Adams were obscured by the clouds, but somewhat visible. I couldn't ...

Ptarmigan Ridge

Ptarmigan Ridge was in great shape for a sunny and smoke-free long weekend. We arrived around 3.00pm Saturday for our overnighter and found a park in one of the overflow lots along the Wild Goose ...

Winchester Mountain

Overnight backpacking and photography trip to Winchester Mountain lookout. In Sat Sept 2, out Sun Sept 3. Road: I parked at Yellow Aster Butte trailhead instead of driving all the way to the Twin ...

Klapatche Park, St. Andrews Park - St. Andrews Lake

I started my morning by riding my bike 10 miles up to Klapatche Point to do some star gazing. Most stars I have seen anywhere in the park! After a half hour of stargazing and catching my ...

Mount Dickerman

Overall, I'd say the trail is in great shape. There are a number of blowdowns (5 or so) on the trail, 2 of which I saw causing people problems. On those troublesome 2, the trail has started to ...

Suiattle River Trail, Image Lake via Miners Ridge, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Section K - Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass

I did an overnight backpacking lollipop route camping at Image Lake. The hike in was from Suiattle River TH to Image Lake via Miners Ridge, logging 16mi (17.5 if you count meandering around the lake ...

Ruth Mountain

With a non ideal weather forecast leading up to this climb, I'm glad we went for it despite possibility of rain and thunderstorms. The day turned out amazing with Kidz Won't Hike, SoaringEagle, and ...

Berkeley Park

Hit the Sunrise parking lot at 5:30am. Lot was about 1/4 full. Very little foot traffic going up to the intersection of Berkely Park, Freemont Lookout, and Burroughs intersection. Mostly people ...

Park Butte

I solo-hiked Park Butte for sunset photos. I arrived at the trailhead at 5:30 p.m. and there were 6 parking spots available close to the trailhead. The elevation gain is a little deceiving with ...

Wallaby Peak

Are you looking for some type two fun? Boy, do I have the trail for you! First and foremost, following the trail is mostly an exercise in futility. Immediately from the leaving the parking area ...

Mount Aix

What a great trail! If you get a chance I highly recommend this hike as the views are amazing. Lots of great posts on this hike but here are some tips: * The road is definitely passable to all ...