Featured Trip Reports

Columbia Hills State Park - Crawford Ranch Trail

The balsam root and lupine did not disappoint on this windy day at Dalles Mountain Ranch. We walked the smaller loop and were in awe at the yellows and purples. The desert parsley is also abundant ...

Chelan Lakeshore Trail

I did this as a one night, two day trip. Took the ferry to Prince Creek on the way there, and from Stehekin on the way back. In general, the trail was in good condition. Lots of water crossings, got ...

Hummocks Trail, Boundary West

Road: Road mostly clear to the TH. This morning, there was one patch of black ice on the way up to the highest point (Elk Rock VP). It was quite obvious if you're paying attention. I will note ...

Duwamish Trail

Inspired by reading BJ Cummings’ “The River That Made Seattle”, we headed to the Duwamish in search of adventure. Our track did not follow the DRT as identified on the WTA. Rather we searched out ...

Weowna Park

A nice hidden gem near Bellevue, right next to busy W. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE. Don't be put off by the initial steep ascent. After that it's a gentle slope down again to the creek and waterfall, ...

English Boom

We are camped at Bayview SP and on our way to visit English Boom for the first time we drove to the Chilberg Road to see if there were still snow geese in the area where we had seen thousands ...

Lena Lake

The road to the trailhead is snow-free, and the trail is basically snow-free too (just a few light patches of snow starting around 2.5 miles in that don't require microspikes). The bathrooms at the ...

Mount Si

We got to the trailhead around 8:30 a.m. and had no trouble finding parking. After a quick gear-up, we hit the trail. The first couple of miles were snow-free, but as we trekked higher, a thin ...

Putney Woods, Saratoga Woods and Metcalf Trail System

A fun little hike! We did about 6 miles. This is a great trail system for getting in those longer hikes in the winter. We parked at the Putney parking lot and hiked over to the Saratoga section. This ...

Steamboat Rock

Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Lost World depicts an elevated plateau, surrounded by sheer cliffs making it so inaccessible and isolated from the rest of the world, that it is still populated by ...

Explorer Falls

One of my favorite short hikes in the area. The misty/foggy trees and if course the waterfall! Minimal snow and I e on the trail requiring no additional footwear. The road out here was free of snow ...

Capitol State Forest - McLane Creek

This was our first meander since Bob had a pacemaker implanted 2 weeks ago. I am happy to say he did very well. Our oldest son, Dave, who lives in the Boston area and our youngest son, Bob, and his ...

Rattlesnake Ledge

Early morning hike up to Rattlesnake Ledge. Creating this trip report to let everyone know that the trail is mostly packed snow with some ice by the second bridge. Can you make it up without ...

Sharpe Park - Sares Head, Sharpe Park - Montgomery - Duban Headlands

Super little park for some exercise in the sun. Saw only five others in 2.5hrs. We did almost all of the trail system. Some steep sections and some mud but nothing real terrible. Poles were nice to ...

Panorama Point Snowshoe

We did not hike all the way up to Panorama Point because of the snow and white out condition. Lots of fresh snow, we really enjoyed snowshoeing. Trees were beautiful. Gates opened at 10am, parking ...

White Pass Nordic Center

This is my 300th trip report for WTA. DRIVE: 2:20 hours from Puyallup to Eatonville, Morton, then HWY 12. Be cautious of elk herds through Randle and Packwood. PARKING: The parking does fill ...

Echo Ridge

Echo Ridge (located above Lake Chelan) is magical in the Winter. Fresh snow on the groomed nordic trails, sunshine, crisp temperatures, stunning views to the NE, S, and SW that don't look real are ...

Shi Shi Beach and Point of the Arches

I've never been up to Shi Shi before, and with the sunny weather I figured why not? Camped at Kalaloch friday night to make the 4.5 hour drive from Lacey a little more manageable, and enjoyed a ...

Hidden Lake Lookout, Sibley Pass

Started the hike at 9 am and ended at 6 pm. The road is in rough shape with numerous large potholes. We parked about a quarter mile from the trailhead before the snow got too deep. We brought ...

Artist Point Snowshoe, Artist Ridge - Huntoon Point

Bottom Line: Beautiful sunset hike to Artist Point, and then on to Huntoon Point. In the late afternoon, the ascent is entirely in the shade, but with lots of reflective light from Shuksan and ...

Striped Peak, Salt Creek

Hiked up to Striped Peak first, then took advantage of the low tide to explore tide pools around Tongue Point, returning via Crescent Beach and the Beach to Bunker trail. Road Conditions. Paved ...

English Boom

A short walk along the beach but there is always lots of birds to see. I usually see many ducks, bald eagles, heron, and an assortment of smaller birds. The sunsets and sunrises are amazing here! ...

Deception Pass State Park - Headlands / Rosario Head / Lighthouse Point

We arrived at the Bowman Bay parking lot around 12:30 on a beautiful January day. The lot was about 3/4 full as expected on a nice day. There are privies at the parking area and they were in decent ...

Excelsior Pass via Nooksack River

saw a total of 20 people today. snow free below 4000 ft elevation. waterfall was half frozen. as I progressed trail went from snow free to frost and intermittent glazed ice, but not long before it ...

Spark Plug and Little Spark Plug Peaks, Surprise Lake Snowshoe

Fantastic snowshoe adventure with Ngie, as we got up to the summit of Little Spark Plug Peak via the Surprise Lake trail. Beautiful day, but a little brisk out, as it was in the upper 20’s when got ...

High School Trail, Poo Poo Point

I met my hiking buddy Jeno at the High School trailhead a little before 6:00 AM this morning. The High School trailhead and parking lot only has room for 7 cars and there are no facilities there. ...

Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area

This foggy day was perfect for a peaceful stroll along the Fir Loop Trail. Aside from a few muddy spots, the trail was easy to navigate. It was a relaxing walk among cedar, hemlock, and Douglas fir ...

Umtanum Creek Falls, Umtanum Ridge Crest

This was a last minute plan D after plan A, B, C didn't work out 😁. We wanted sun and some views, and this turned out to be ok. We parked at Umtanum Creek Falls trailhead. There were snow and ...

Hurricane Ridge Snowshoe

Snow plowed, road suitable for all vehicles, it was icy near the parking lot, drive with caution, ranger reminded drivers about carrying snow chains. Plenty of parking spots, temporary restroom ...

Teneriffe Falls

Beautiful, easy, accessible trail with tons of fun bridges leading to an incredible waterfall gushing down the side of the mountain. I would recommend taking the connector trail west on your way down ...