Featured Trip Reports

Skyline Trail Loop

If you're going on a weekend - definitely start early! We started the hike about 7 am and there was plenty of parking and only a few other people on the trail. We managed to catch some of the sunrise ...

Icicle Gorge Nature Loop

This is a great hike, and definitely fewer people than some of the nearby spots. It is a bit further from town, but not bad. The dirt road is fine for any car, too. We didn't do the whole loop ...

Vesper Peak, Headlee Pass and Vesper Lake

Hadn't seen an update report with smoke conditions so here it is! We hiked to Vesper Lake and camped overnight, scrambling Vesper Peak Saturday night. The road in is fine, except for a small ...

Anderson Glacier, West Fork Dosewallips River, Dosewallips River Road

This was a tough overnight for me. I didn't note when I left the trailhead but I rode my bike to the NP boundary (you can legally ride further to Dosewallips campground I believe) and locked it up at ...

Observation Rock

Spectacular day hiking up to Observation Rock. Left the trailhead at first light and made good time up to Spray Park with stops for Spray Falls and the Eagle Cliffs viewpoint. The trail to the ...

Dege Peak

I hadn't made it over to Mt Rainier (except for Silver Falls) all year and, as Sunrise is closest & the Steven's Canyon Rd was closed, this was my last chance, so Ethan, Karen, Jonah, & I headed off ...

White Pass - Pilot Ridge Loop

Did this as an ambitious day hike. It was well worth it but a lot for a single day. This hike has everything! Fall colors, sweeping views, rocky peaks, meadows, lakes and so much more. I highly ...

Remmel Lake, Cathedral Pass Loop

Another beautiful beautiful backpacking trip in the books! The hike was mostly through burnt forest, although there were a few annoying blowdowns we had to go through and figure out this trail was ...

Fremont Lookout

I have hiked all around Fremont Lookout over the years but never up to it. Admittedly, I felt I could get the views from other hikes like Skyscraper Mountain and Burroughs 3 without the crowds. Well, ...

Fremont Lookout

When we arrived at the parking lot it was about a third or less full. The Sunrise Day Lodge is closed for the winter. The restrooms are still open but there is no water for the sinks and no potable ...

Excelsior Peak via Damfino Lakes Trail

The colors are STILL lovely all along this hike. Not super bright - some plants are simply desiccating due to the dry hot summer - but it's still beautiful. The road has degraded somewhat since I ...

Yellow Aster Butte

Weather: Started at 11am, and it was quite hazy and a bit smoky out. Views of Mt. Baker were pretty faint. It was also much hotter than we were expecting, got up to mid 70's. Road conditions: The ...

Ptarmigan Ridge

Bottom Line: Excellent fall hike with fantastic meadow colors, turquoise tarns and stunning views of Mt Baker; moderate rambling up-and-down ridge hike right up to Mt Baker glaciers; afternoon ...

Burroughs Mountain

I didn't actually hike this trail today, only passed by as I headed down the Wonderland trail from the junction at Frozen Lake. But I noticed people were stopped on the Burroughs Trail because of a ...

Vesper Peak

Arrived at trailhead after 7 am with only a few other cars in the lot, forest service road in relatively good condition and open privy. Creek crossings were easy to navigate this time of year as we ...

Westport State Park - Westport Light Trail

Quick update on the beaches boat: she's still there, anchored and upright. See my previous report for more details, but in brief you can find her about 1.25 miles south of the Westport State Park ...

Greenwood Lake

We were aiming for a hike on Labor Day weekend that wouldn't be crowded and we found it! After the trailhead, we didn't see a single person! This trail starts across the road from High Rock Lookout. ...

Lime Kiln State Park, Cattle Point Lighthouse

Bottom Line: The bioluminescence in the waters around San Juan Island is excellent right now, especially with the (near) new moon for a few more days; it can be viewed wading in from shore but ...

Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm

Never mind about the great views on this hike, I'm going to tell you a bear story, and what hiker doesn't like a bear story. We were having a great wildlife day already, we saw 2 goats in the meadow ...

Mount Catherine

Decided to take advantage of this cloudless day and hike up to Mt. Catherine for some views — was not anticipating the clouds of mosquitos, though! Yikes, haven't seen mosquitos this thick outside of ...

Colonel Bob Trail - Colonel Bob Peak

I am training for my first ultramarathon so I figured Colobel Bob from the Colonel Bob trailhead would be a good training run. It is a very challenging hike and definitely fits the "expert" ...

Copper Glance Lake

My friends and I went out to Copper Glance Lake Trail for a hike. It was nice being somewhere warm with beautiful wildflowers yesterday; I drank over 2 liters of water. The big downside was that the ...

Loowit Falls

Trapped in a magical triangle of volcanoes, this trail is your private audience with Her Majesty, wise in her patience yet malicious in her rage. She stands proud and beautiful on the finest tapestry ...

Norse Peak

Arrived at the parking area along Crystal Mountain Blvd about 8:30am on Sunday. There were a few vehicles parked, but plenty of space for more. We hiked up to Norse Peak, getting there at about ...

Oxbow Loop Trail

Please drive slowly and carefully on SE Middle Fork Rd. There are numerous trail heads, bikes, and lots of people walking along the road. Arrived to the Oxbow Loop lower parking lot just before ...

Umtanum Creek Falls

Ethan & I took a walk out the trail known to some mountain bikers as Break on Through to the Other Side which starts at the pullout just west of the Umtanum Falls Trailhead with the two large ...

Ingalls Creek

Gosh I love this trail! Second time hiking it, about 10-15 degrees cooler than this time last year. Only hiked 4 miles in because that's about as much as my body can do in a day, but it was a ...

Ruby Beach

Definitely worth going at sunset for the spectacular views!

Boundary Trail

Yesterday morning was my annual hike at Mount Saint Helens from the Hummocks Trail to Johnston Ridge. This is done in remembrance of the lateral blast that took place on May 18, 1980. Ok, I was a day ...

Edmonds Marine Walkway

Quick early Sunday morning walk along the Edmonds Marine Walkway trails and over to the marsh. Raining most everywhere else but blessed that the rainshadow had shifted just enough east to give us ...