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Upper Dungeness River

Thank you to the WTA trail work party out today making this trail obstacle-free and easy sailing. Trail is snow-free all the way to Camp Handy. I watched an elk off trail for a bit and had complete ...

White Bluffs - North

After spending a couple of days in the Potholes area and Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, we made our way over to this trail before heading back to the west side of the state. There were plenty of ...

Anacortes Community Forest Lands - Whistle Lake

Gorgeous day for a hike! Got to the TH around 10am and only one spot was left. When we left, I noticed cars were parked alongside the side for overflow (only one side is allowed, the other side has ...

Methow Wildlife Area - Lewis Butte

This hike was a little busy for a Friday afternoon. We encountered about 2 dozen other hiking groups while we were out. The trail was in great condition. The wildflowers look like they are about 2 ...

Ancient Lakes

Pro-tip: if you're not familiar with the trail system, bring a map! The Gaia app on my phone saved us from trekking an extra (unnecessary) two miles. We intended to camp out for the night at the ...

Larrabee State Park - South Lost Lake Trail, Larrabee State Park - Double Diamond Trail, Larrabee State Park - Rock Trail

I started at the trailhead for the Fragrance Lake Road which doesn't provide a lot of stimulus as a trail but there are some nice cedars and a few large Douglas firs along the way. At about 1.4 miles ...

South Bay Trail

For this walk we parked at Boulevard Park and then walked into Bellingham. Along this part we spotted a bald eagle nest. We spent time walking around downtown Bellingham. We had lunch at the S ...

Baldy Mountain

Hiked on a Sunday, and a nice choice as it was raining everywhere west of the mountains. We went up the steeper trail (through the gate) and down the gentler grade (as noted in trail description.) ...

Rattlesnake Dance Ridge Trail

After Baldy, we headed up this short steep trail to round out the day. It was very windy, but the sun felt nice. Ours was the only car in the parking area in the afternoon, but a few more showed ...

High Hut Snowshoe, The Yurt, Snow Bowl Hut Snowshoe

Three of us snowshoe 3 huts in one trip today. Our origin plan was snowshoe to Snow Bowl hut only, as two of us have been showshoe to high hut 3 years before. But when we started hike at 9:30am, we ...

Federation Forest State Park

After a difficult week, I was looking for something not too far away that would get me out into some trees with running water as a bonus but, more importantly, would hopefully have minimal people. ...

Mary E. Theler Wetlands Nature Preserve

Nice, flat, ADA hike for someone like me, who is recovering from a broken ankle.

Baldy Mountain

Headed out to one of our favorite local hikes on this beautiful, crisp day. Made it to the trailhead at about 11 am. Parked in the lay by right after the fishing pond and right before the turn off to ...

Spring Lake/Lake Desire Park - Echo Mountain

We enjoyed a lovely walk in the woods at Spring Lake/Lake Desire Park, looping first to Lake Desire and then to Echo Peak, about three miles total (similar to the WTA hike description). Definitely ...

Padilla Bay

Walked the trail here today which made for a nice lowland outing when the weather report wasn’t looking so good. It was also great for bird watching! Lots of waterfowl, herons, a couple of eagles in ...

Tieton River Nature Trail

Brenda, Jonah, Ethan, & I took a walk on the Tieton River Nature Trail on this cool, overcast day. We started at the Elk Feeding Station and walked up to the big meadow with the Ponderosa Pine and ...

Mount Baldy

Hiked up to Mt Baldy on Saturday 1/23. As others have mentioned, the road is "closed" at the fork where Kachess Dam Rd turns in to NF-4818. There isn't a gate or anything, just a sign that says ...

Lord Hill Regional Park

First time at this park, and quite impressed. We walked the beaver lake and temple pond trails and looped back to the parking lot. We passed lots of folks on foot, a few bikes and a few horses. ...

East Bank Baker Lake

As other hikers have noted, the recent windstorm resulted in many down trees in this area. Baker Lake Road was impassable starting at about 4 miles from this trailhead. We decided to just walk along ...

Patterson Mountain

Snowshoed to the top of the mountain yesterday. Beautiful views all the way. The TH is across the road from the Patterson Lake parking lot. There is a boot path most of the way. The last half mile we ...

Lily and Lizard Lake Loop, North Butte

This was a loop hike starting on the Lily Lake Trail and the Lily-Lizard Connector, the spur to North Butte, on to Lizard Lake and then the Alternate Incline to the B-10000 DNR back to the Upper ...

Oak Creek Road - Bethel Ridge

Ethan, Brenda, Jonah, & I walked up the Oak Creek Road on this partly sunny, cold day. We walked as far as Pine Tree Canyon and found a snow-free place under a Ponderosa Pine with a view down the ...

Crescent Lake

It was a short family hike, mostly on the abandoned gravel road along the lake. See the GPS track for details. Trail in a good condition, but be aware of hunters. Video version of the trip ...

Chamna Natural Preserve

We were in the area so stopped for stretching the legs. Saw many people going for trail run or mountain biking. Trail is wide, flat, and in very good condition. Saw many goose taking off in groups at ...

Fragrance Lake, Two Dollar Trail

A nice winter hike the day after the solstice. Even though it was thirty three degrees there was no ice on the trail other than what was falling off the trees. The ground was to warm from the strange ...

Westport State Park - Westport Light Trail

Yesterday was a beautiful day at the beach! I intended to actually spend time on the beach, but the tide was so high that the beach between Westhaven and Westport Light State Parks was too dangerous ...

Frenchman Coulee

Ethan, Brenda, Jonah, Karen, & I took a hike at the Frenchman Coulee area today, but as you can see, not to Frenchman Coulee proper. Our destination was the old 1918 highway (pre-Hwy 10) that ...

Mount Townsend

Went up on Friday, December 4. The road was fine and clear of snow all the way up until about half mile from the upper trailhead parking lot. The last half mile was an obstacle course of patchy icy ...

Icicle Ridge via Fourth of July Creek

Arrived about 10:30am and hiked about 2.5 miles in before turning back. Started off beautiful blue sky day with 2 creek crossings. Beautiful view of the mountains and the valley below. Then about ...

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

Arrived at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge around 1:30 this afternoon, parking was already limited, but I was able to find a space. Even with the buildings closed, I did walk up onto the deck to get a nice ...

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