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Baldy Mountain

Ethan & I climbed part way up Baldy on this cool, sunny day. We parked by milepost 10 & climbed the old 2-track that goes up the west ridge. When we got to the step at about 2100' my legs had had ...

Saddle Rock, Jacobson Preserve

Another crunchy hike - but this time it was snow instead of gravel. (and makes a much more satisfying crunch.) The trail was mostly snow-covered; and being dirt, it lacked the usual footholds of a ...

Trapper Creek, Observation Peak

Went on an excellent fall backpacking trip to Observation Peak, forming a loop via Trapper Creek trail. No snow yet, even at 4200 ft, but the night was below freezing (mid 20s). We camped out on the ...

Mount Townsend

I woke my daughter up at 3:00am, we grabbed our gear and headed out the door to hike Mount Townsend. We arrived at the parking lot just after 5:30 and started hiking. This is our fourth time up ...

Dishman Hills Natural Area - Nimbus Knob Loop

Trails are in great condition and fall is one of my favorite times to hike the Dishman Hills. Upper parking lot is closed so you must park in lower dirt parking lot on Sargent Rd. Made a loop taking ...

Neiderprum Trail

Hiking in the clouds today. The first 1.4 miles is on the decommissioned road, and then the trail starts to ascend the mountain on wide, good-tread switchbacks through second growth forest dotted ...

Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve

Started from the trailhead on Deerpath Ln NE at 10am. The small parking lot was half full (i.e. 2 cars). Used this map to follow different trails to the lake and down to the beach, and back. The ...

Soda Peaks Lake

A friend and I hiked up to Soda Peaks Lake and Soda Peak on Friday. The trail is in great shape, just a couple of deadfalls. You'll see some huge old-growth trees along the trail, especially just ...

Lower Gray Wolf River

This is an absolutely beautiful river ramble, complete with classic NW features, the many greens of moss on tree and rock, the brown of decaying bigleaf maple leaves on the forest floor, mist ...

Goose Lake Plateau

Ethan, Brenda, Jonah, & I took a hike in the Potholes today. We were going to hike the area from Pillar to Hampton Lakes, but found that the Wildlife Refuge was closed from Oct 1 to May 1 except for ...

Wiley Slough - Fir Island

Dusk walk to the end of the dike trail, starting at 4pm from the large parking lot on the west end. Most of the trail was wide and clear, with a short, narrower section before the trail ended in a ...

Carne Mountain

Hiked up to the top yesterday. Snow starts in the Basin, there were a few patches of snow/ice on the way up, easy to skirt around. We didn’t use our spikes on the way up, but we did on the way down. ...

Baker Lake - Maple Grove

What a great day for a hike! Theres a tree across the road just after the dam. I was able to drive my Jeep under it with no problem. It would be great if someone brought a chainsaw to remove the ...

Slavin Pond Loop

A very cold day -16' in the morning, and crystal clear. Took a friend from the west side on this loop, figuring the entire loop would be traversable due to the marshy part being frozen. (It was). ...

Mount Townsend

Had a great day on Mount Townsend this weekend. Arrived at the trailhead around 10 am and the upper lot was basically full – probably 15 cars. Temperature was roughly 35 or 40 degrees at the ...

Capitol State Forest - McLane Creek

I'm apparently hitting up all of the Olympia area trails during breaks in the rain this weekend! Today was McClane Creek Nature Trail. The Fall foliage in Capitol Forest is amazing right now! McClane ...

Cowiche Canyon, Snow Mountain Ranch

On Wed afternoon I walked Cowiche Canyon from the west end down to bridge 5 and back. The trees are nice and yellow, but there aren't as many shrubs right by the trail as there are at the east end, ...

Ice Creek - Ice Lakes, Larch Lakes (Entiat)

I camped at Cottonwood Campground the first night, and started hiking the following morning around 10:30. At the unmarked junction with trail 1404 to Myrtle Lake, I took a quick stop to run down and ...

Goat Mountain

The trailhead to this hike shares the same road as the one to Hannegan Pass. It is reached about 2.5 miles off of Highway 542. The road is in great shape. (Hard to believe isn't it)! The trail ...

Pipestone Canyon Rim Trail

Epic trail run in an expansive canyon. Temps are cold enough that the snakes are gone after warm summer. Park at the trailhead just past Campbell Lake for great loop (11 mile) or out-and-back. Highly ...

High Divide - Seven Lakes Basin Loop

Beautiful area without many obstacles - there's one part by Lunch Lake that looks like the aftermath of an earthquake and it's a little tricky to follow but there are plenty of cairns. There are a ...

Silver Lake - Monte Cristo

My original plan was to go larch hiking today, but I decided to stay clear of the passes due to the September winter weather. Instead, I thought it might be fun to begin at a lower elevation and hike ...

Snow Mountain Ranch

I headed to this hike knowing that the weather would be decent and hoping to find fall colors. The weather was great. Sunny and warm with a nice gentle breeze. More time is needed for the fall ...

Sulphur Creek

Left the car in a small pullout opposite the trailhead at 2pm. The unpaved section of the road had some serious potholes, especially up to the turnoff for Green Mountain. Followed the trail about ...

Chief Joseph Wildlife Area - Green Gulch

Decided to check out the area in summer now that it's cooled down a bit on this side of the state. It was still in the 80's but not too uncomfortable to hike with the nice breeze. Got to witness ...

Cowiche Canyon, Snow Mountain Ranch

I took a walk in Cowiche Canyon Fri afternoon. I walked from the west end down to bridge 5 and back. The sumac is really starting to turn red and there's a little more yellow than last week. There ...

Glacier Basin, Emmons Moraine

A lovely hike. Quite a few cars in the hiker/backbacker lot at 8:30, but there are several trailheads in the campground, and I didn't see a whole lot of people. I decide to save the moraine spur for ...

Clear Lost Trail to Lost Lake Lookout, Lost Lake, Coyote Trail, Clear Fork Trail

Left the car at a large pullout just short of the smaller pullout at the almost-invisible Clear Lost trailhead, which already had two cars Thursday at 9am. Headed down the trail after filling out ...

Bird Mountain Loop

I had planned a hike from White Pass to Chinook Pass but with thunderstorms in the forecast, I thought an alternative route would be wise. I found a 24-hour window of good weather for this hike. ...

Kautz Creek to Indian Henry's Hunting Ground, Mirror Lakes

I've hiked to Indian Henry's from Longmire a couple of times before, but this was my first time along the Kautz Creek trail, so I thought it would be useful to compare the two routes. Going via the ...

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