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Spencer Island

Today was an excellent day to do this nice walk. We started under the freeway at the sewage treatment plant and walked along the cement pathway to the bridge. After crossing the bridge, we decided to ...

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

After enjoying Hawks Prairie Ponds on this beautiful day, we drove to Nisqually and walked the Twin Barns Loop with a side trip to the Twin Barns Observation Platform. We saw mallards, northern ...

Cowiche Canyon

Ethan & I took an afternoon walk in Cowiche Canyon on this cool, sunny day. We started at the west end and walked down to bridge 7 and back. The trail was packed down enough that we were able to ...

Chelan Lakeshore Trail

Capped off a great weekend of snowshoeing with a short jaunt along the Lakeshore Trail before the downlake boat ride. We set out around 10:15am, with a turn-around time of 11:45am to make the 1:30pm ...

Whatcom Falls Park

Nice urban forest park though a nice gorge. Fairly easy to get down close to the waterfall but be careful on the snowy and icy rocks.

Rocky Brook Falls

We were camping at Dosewallips SP and today was our day to cut some firewood, but before cutting we walked the 0.3 mile hike to Rocky Brook Falls which is located 3 miles west of Brinnon off the ...

Staircase Rapids

The last time I visited Staircase my hopes were high and the reward was low and cold. My plan, admittedly a poor one, was to spend the weekend camped along the Skokomish savoring a rare weekend of ...

Lord Hill Regional Park

The road to the South Parking area is closed, so we had to park in the South Lower Parking lot (which had no toilets). Not a lot of people there. Just a few mountain bikers, though we could hear the ...

Dusty Lake

I led my 4th Winter Walk of the season for the Cascadians to Dusty Lake from the lower trailhead on this cold, foggy day. There were a few muddy places on the trail, but they were not an obstacle. ...

Dirty Harry's Balcony

Absolutely unreal day for this hike! It was our first time. Had a friend visiting, and we were hoping to give her a taste of the WA outdoors. This hike was a winner from the start. The weather ...

Baker River

This trail meanders gently up and down along the Baker River and features majestic old growth cedars and vast carpets of moss. In some spots the trail hugs the river, and in the sun, you can look ...

Barclay Lake

The forest road to the trail head has lots of potholes but it can navigated by any vehicle. I did have to stop at one point to move a small tree away from the road but It was under tension and could ...

Cape Flattery

Finally got out to Cape Flattery and the day and views did not disappoint. The parking lot was not full. Got to the Cape at about 1230 p.m. and maybe about 10 cars were present. I imagine this ...

Baker Lake - Maple Grove

We found this hike after a few failed attempts at trails at a higher elevation that were closed due to snow. This trail was gorgeous and the drive to the trailhead easy. From the trailhead, we ...

Church Mountain

The road to the trail head is snow free, but is blocked by a blow-down approximately 1/3rd of a mile before the trail head. There was no snow on the trail until approximately 3,900 feet, but ...

Hidden Lake Lookout

Attempted hidden lake lookout/ peak on Saturday. As I always do my reports I will start with the road. Road: cascade river road is paved until the turn off for hidden lake lookout, no problems. ...

Deer Ridge

The weather today made our hike up Deer Ridge feel like it was spring or summer. The drive up to the trailhead was easy going, the road has some pot holes but nothing major. Not knowing what to ...

Boundary West, Hummocks Trail

*LEAVE NO TRACE, PACK IT IN-PACK IT OUT* Due to a lapse of federal funding for the US Forest Service, National Park Service, our public lands are even more vulnerable. Mt. St. Helens is a national ...

Millersylvania State Park

Muddy, muddy, muddy, that's the name of this trail. We came here because we had heard there was a lot of beaver activity. Saw one dam that the rangers have to break up frequently, but that was the ...

High Hut Snowshoe

The High Hut is one of three structures in the area. The others being Snow Bowl Hut and the Yurt, which can also be reached from the same trailhead. We left from the upper sno-park lot at 9:00am ...

Crab Creek (Columbia National Wildlife Refuge)

I led my 3rd Winter Walk of the season for the Cascadians to Lower Crab Creek today (actually it was only the 2nd one that I led as I had an intestinal virus on the day of my last scheduled Winter ...

Dirty Harry's Peak

ROAD: In good shape for all vehicles. Outhouse was open and stocked with TP. Discover Pass for parking (I did read a note on the info board that you can purchase online and write down the transaction ...

Llandover Woods Greenspace

Decided I needed to burn off some of the holiday excess and went for a run that took me down to the Llandover Green Space. I still love this loop despite it being short. It's a perfect little escape ...

Palisades

Cold clear day with awesome views! Put on microspikes just beyond the first waterfall which, itself, was showing signs of icing up. Deeper snow encountered about 1/4 mile beyond the 3-mi viewpoint. ...

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Area

The parking lot at the visitor center was open at 2pm, despite the ongoing furlough, and almost full. The restrooms were open as well. Walked out to the boardwalk. Only the last few hundred feet ...

Kamiak Butte

No better way to ring in the New Year, or any day for that matter, than with a hike. The local favorite is Kamiak Butte and I tried the West Side Primitive Trail for the first time which has a mile ...

Mima Falls

The trails were good but be mindful of the mud due to the rain we’ve been having. Make sure to have proper rain gear since there are a few open areas. My friend and I made it to the falls in about 35 ...

Liberty Lake Regional Park - Liberty Lake Loop Trail

My brother and I hiked this trail the day after a snowfall. While certainly slippery in steep places (poles were very useful), it was an enjoyable aspect of the hike, rather than an damper on the ...

East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley

The forest road is covered in a few inches of packed snow, but there were tracks through to the dirt in most places. The parking lot is 3-4 inches of solid snow. The trail has intermittent snow up ...

Icicle Ridge

There was a light amount of snow on the road to get to the trailhead, but this is dependant on the weather. No long forest road or steep hills. The trailhead is very close to the road if the parking ...

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