Featured Trip Reports

Emmons Moraine

We did the Emmons Moraine Trail via Glacier Basin trail. The trail was overall in excellent condition, and very walkable even for our 3 1/2 year old for much of the trail. There were a few spots of ...

Longs Pass

Decided to trek Longs today in spite of the previous trip reports. Trail is clear until the last mile, when it quickly turns from an easy walk to a bit of an adventure. Gaiters and a GPS are highly ...

Angel Falls Loop

There is an amazing variety of things to see in such a short loop, and the trails are in good condition. There are currently 2 bridges out, but these crossings are fairly easy, just make sure your ...

Old Wagon Road Trail

I enjoyed this hike, I took this trail by mistake but found the views more than paid off for my mistake. The mosquitoes were terrible, they swarmed all around me all the way to the top, I could ...

East Bank Baker Lake

Mrs. Geezerhiker and I beat the Memorial Day weekend crowds. We had a wonderful overnight hike to Anderson Point on Baker Lake. The weather was great, the campers were friendly, and the views are ...

Abernathy Peak, Scatter Lake

Trail feels like summer until around 5,500ft. Wildflowers, sunshine, bright green mossy trees, it's amazing. Sneak peeks of Reynolds are gorgeous. There are a few downed trees but everything was easy ...

Sage Hills

I'm not very good at writing trip reports right after I do a hike (as I am now writing this almost 3 weeks after the hike...oops), but better late than never I suppose! my mom and I did this trail ...

Lewis Butte

sun flower almost fall lupin still have some

Round Mountain

The road had some potholes, but my car was fine. There is snow for the last mile of the trail going to the lookout. The view is totally worth it. Beautiful goat rocks and Rimrock lake! It was raining ...

Iverson Spit

We began at the wooden overlook platform with a view of the beach and Port Susan and then walked along the dike with constant sight of the shoreline on one side and the ponds and channel on the other ...

Enchanted Valley via East Fork Quinault River

This trail was wild and made for a wonderful weekend. Thank you to a previous trip reporter for submitting because their photo of a bear got my attention and inspired this hike. The last bit of the ...

Boundary West, Hummocks Trail

We hiked from the Hummocks to Johnston Ridge Observatory on Saturday. We began just before 7:15am and despite there being 4 cars when we arrived, we only saw two other people on the trail. The ...

Big Beaver Trail

Road to the TH is suitable for any vehicle; the TH is the Ross Dam parking area near milepost 134 on Hwy 20. This is a good sized parking lot, and there is a restroom on a short spur trail (15 ...

Lower Big Quilcene River

I loved my overnight trip on this trail! This was an easy first backpack of the year. Wildflowers are starting to bloom, and traffic was fairly low on the trail. Now is the perfect time for this ...

Navaho Peak

Hiked up to Navajo Peak via Stafford Creek trail. Road to the trailhead is bumpy but fine for all cars. Trail is snow-free for 2-3 miles, then some intermittent snow, and then continuous snow from ...

Iller Creek

This is possibly my favorite day hike in the Spokane region. It is only as short drive from downtown Spokane, and even closer if you're coming from Spokane Valley. The distance (5 miles) is ideal ...

Roza Creek

I led my second Sagebrush Ramble of the season for the Cascadians on the Roza Creek hike as described in Harvey Manning's 55 Hikes in Central Washington. We drove the Sheep Company/Durr Road ...

Snow Mountain Ranch

The cowichee canyon conservancy has done a fabulous job creating this trail system. It is perfect for a day outing. I am able to go almost every day after school. There are still lots of wildflowers, ...

Catherine Creek - Universal Access Trail

This is a great leisurely, easy walk. I wouldn't really call it a hike as the entire trail is paved and elevation gain/loss is minimal. There are some really nice views of the gorge and Mount ...

Baker Lake - Maple Grove

I went on my first overnight backpacking trip (Saturday to Sunday) on the Baker Lake trail with my coworker, his wife, and their 7 year old daughter. We stopped at the first camp site and did a quick ...

Cathedral Falls

Hiked from the parking lot to Cathedral Falls, then headed back. This was approximately 2.5 miles RT, with minimal elevation gain. The road to the trailhead is in poor condition, but passable ...

Saint Edward State Park

Hiked at St Edward State Park today, starting with the Orchard Loop. Followed that up with the Water Tower, Plateau, and South Ridge Trails down to the Lake and then the Grotto Trail back up. The ...

Lakeview Ranch

I led a Sagebrush Ramble Campout for the Cascadians to the campground at Lakeview Ranch near Odessa Thurs to Sun. Many of the lakes in this area, including Pacific & Bobs Lakes, have been dry for at ...

Chelan Lakeshore Trail

Two girls who had never met before decided that going on an 18+ mile overnight backpack with a stranger from the internet was a good idea. We parked at Fields Point Landing ($7 overnight; they ...

Wenatchee Crest Snowshoe, Old Pass Hill

Summary: 8.5 miles, 1000 ft of total gain, bring snowshoes if you want to climb Old Pass Hill, total solitude. Parking: I opted to park to the opposite side of the highway from the Sno-Park, as ...

Skookum Flats

I hiked here once last year while trying to recover from a twisted a knee and had done the short route to the falls. This time I started near the 7160 TH and went to the north TH and back. There's ...

Skagit Wildlife Area

My wife and I were going to hike Whistle Lake in Anacortes, but the Whistle Lake Road was closed. Next, we headed for Deception Pass, but construction on Hwy. 20 West had traffic backed up all the ...

Klickitat Rail Trail - Swale Canyon

Started at Harm's Road TH. It's about 3.5 miles before the trail leaves its westerly route to turn north. At this turn is where the terrain turns from more open terrain to more canyon like with ...

Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route

Was the last day to climb for the winter season before the reserve permit season started so myself and over 300 other people decided it was a great day to climb St. Helens. Luckily I started at about ...

Columbia Hills State Park - Horsethief Butte

After setting up camp at Horsethief Lake CG in Columbia Hills SP, we drove the short distance to the Horsethief Butte TH. A large group of climbers from Oregon was leaving as we arrived. There were ...