Featured Trip Reports

Northrup Canyon

Yes! Another Winter Hike update for Northrup Canyon! Road and trail are both covered in snow but easily accessed I still have my RWD and got to the trailhead without skipping a beat even though it ...

Middle Fork Snoqualmie River

The Drive:We followed the driving directions as given, turning into the paved parking area at 11.8 miles. The road is nearly completely paved to this point with the exception being a stretch that is ...

North Centennial Trail (Snohomish)

We had the trail almost entirely to ourselves yesterday. Our walk started at the Nakashima Barn trailhead and went down to the big bridge over the Pilchuck and back for just over 5 miles roundtrip. ...

Umtanum Creek Canyon

With stormy weather coming into western Washington today, I decided to head east to find some sun and enjoy the tail end of the fall color. The fall color was definitely past prime but there were ...

Dock Butte

Another one of those days you hike before the storms come in. While we were up there the day was indeed turning as we watched the cloud cover come in by early afternoon. We began by going down to ...

Colchuck Lake

Hiked on October 30th - trail is in great shape, virtually no snow. The road to the parking lot was a bit of a mess but my average Subaru Impreza made it. There are a few tight gaps where logs have ...

Marymere Falls

Followed the trail under the road, up to the falls, and back via Barnes Point. No issues with the trail. There was a steady trickle of people on the trail to the falls, but no crowds, and ...

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Backcountry

See additional links below for more trip photos. Rain all weekend long in the Cascades gave the excuse to do our first fall hike out east. We returned to Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park ...

Lake Ingalls, Longs Pass, Lake Ann, Fortune Peak via Esmeralda Basin (Esmerelda)

Hilariously I did actually run into a bunch of gnats but I'm still going to say bugs were not an issue. Trail to Lake Ann is very well maintained and a very pleasant run. It becomes fully snow ...

Silver Lake - Monte Cristo

This was an absolutely beautiful hike all the way! The maples were at their prime and just stunning. Even the roadwalk to Monte Cristo, normally somewhat boring, was brightened by the red and gold ...

Capitol State Forest - McLane Creek

I took a break from studying to make a little morning trip to the Mclane Creek Nature Trail in Capitol Forest. This was a nice little hike! It's easy to get to from Olympia and has a decently sized ...

Gold Creek Pond

We stopped to stretch our legs while driving over the pass and were rewarded with some great light breaking through the clouds and drizzle. Mine was the only car in the parking lot this afternoon ...

Lake Ethel, Lake Julius and Loch Eileen, Lake Donald

Nice little 19 mile run up to some remote and beautiful lakes! Trailhead: I actually didn't park at the trailhead because my little sedan wasn't going to make it past a couple of the large ...

Tronsen Ridge

Let’s get this out of the way, the larches have yet to fully turn – mid to late October will be a better bet for that spectacle. … We wanted to see larches, and badly. And so we packed up ...

Winchester Mountain

Headed out tot he mountains for a fall hike and was greeted with a winter wonderland! Based on past trip reports I wasn't expecting snow at this trail, but with he horrible weather on Saturday I ...

Cutthroat Pass via the Pacific Crest Trail

All the larches were white today and there were no views. One blue spot on the sky flirted with us and as we descended early afternoon it looked brighter. Snow started at the trailhead at 9:30 and by ...

Meander Meadow - Dishpan Gap - Cady Ridge Loop

We set out for the loop hike with a spur side trip up The PCT to Red and White Pass. We decided to do the loop portion clockwise going up Cady Ridge rather than the meadow, as they were calling for ...

Poe Mountain via Little Wenatchee Campground

I wholeheartedly agree with the people who say that this hike is harder than it would appear based on mileage/elevation. Maybe I was just extra tired from a ten mile long run the day before my hike, ...

North Creek Park Boardwalk

Today's hike was, in a sense, the continuation of a hike I began a few days ago (Sept 17.) On that occasion, I first explored forest trails in McCollum Park, then hiked the North Creek Trail as far ...

Ashland Lakes

Just 3 cars at the trailhead at 10am. The road was generously potholed, not entirely even, and narrow in places. Hiked past Beaver Plant Lake and Upper Ashland Lake down to Lower Ashland Lake, ...

Sulphur Mountain

Took a quick run up Sulphur Mountain, in reality more like a slow slog. Trail starts up and keeps going that way for most of the journey. At about .25 miles there's a small creek but it is not ...

Frosty - Wildhorse Creek, Ladies Pass

Took our pup on an inaugural 3 night backpacking trip to Lake Mary and Ladies Pass. The last 2/3 of the road to the Whitepine Creek trailhead was slow and bumpy but okay in a sedan. Stopped at ...

Fremont Lookout

We went up to Mount Rainier on the day after the eclipse. On the way up the Fremont Lookout trail we chatted with a National Park Volunteer and she said the day before during the eclipse it was a bit ...

Cutthroat Pass via the Pacific Crest Trail, Golden Horn - Snowy Lakes (PCT)

Overview The beginning of the hike takes you through a forested area. You'll be able to catch the sound of traffic coming from Hwy 20 for the first mile or so, but that fades quickly enough. After ...

Skyline Divide

They have done wonders on the road up! I wouldn't take a nice car up though--you might have to drive in the bushes when sharing the road. I couldn't believe how few potholes there were this year. It ...

Scorpion Mountain

The hills are alive! Well graded road to trailhead, we were first to arrive at 8am. Soft, warm sun dappled friendly forest draped with Old Man's Beard ascends to the ridge. Some rocks and toe ...

Summerland - Panhandle Gap

***NOTE ON SNOW CONDITIONS*** We stopped at Summerland. You will be hiking on snow very soon if you go past the boulders after the stream crossing in the meadow. Perfect conditions for our hike ...

Glacier Peak Meadows, Foam Creek Trail

A pal and I jetted-off halfway through the work day to beat the I-5 northbound traffic to the trailhead. As you can imagine, this was a spectacular failure because there simply is no beating the I-5 ...

Palisades Lakes

This trail was nice and quiet on a summer weekday when the lot just up the road at the Sunrise visitors center was full. We only passed five people on the way to Upper Palisades Lake and a couple of ...

Elk Mountain to Maiden Peak

Hiked: 07/12/17 Weather: Mid 50's - Low 60's - mild wind gusts, mostly sunny. Total Travel Time: 6.5 hours Trailhead Parking Note: + Limited space -- decent amount of space but a late start on a ...