January 1, 2011 Location: Coal Creek Trail (#Cougar-N1) Issaquah Alps – Cougar Mountain Guide Books and Maps: Day Hiking Snoqualmie Region (Nelson & Bauer – Mountaineers Books) Facts: 3 miles (6 round trip) 550′ of elevation gain Highest Point 600′ Dirt and some gravel tread Things to see: Waterfalls Wild Flowers Birds Streams Current conditions: This was my first time to Coal Creek. The ground is frozen solid at the moment and there is ice at [...]
September 25, 2010 Location: Nason Ridge Tr. 1583 Central Cascades – Entiat Mountains; Leavenworth Ranger District Guide Books and Maps: Mountain Bike! Northwest Washington by John Zilly Green Trails Map #145 & 146 NW Forest Pass Required Current conditions: The Nason Ridge Trail starts low and there are muddy spots a few hundred feet from the trailhead (TH). John Zilly says the first part of the climb is rolling. There is nothing rolling about it. Once through [...]
September 25, 2010 Location: Lower Chiwawa Tr. 1548, Minnow Ridge Tr. 1524, Minnow Creek Tr. 1539, Basalt Ridge Tr. 1515, Basalt Pass Tr. 1530, and Chikamin Ridge Tr. 1534 Central Cascades – Entiat Mountains; Leavenworth Ranger District Guide Books and Maps: Mountain Bike Adventures in Washington’s North Cascades and Olympics by Tom Kirkendall, The Mountaineers Mountain Bike! Northwest Washington by John Zilly Green Trails Map #145 & 146 NW Forest Pass Required Current conditions: We started [...]
September 5, 2010 Location: Mt. St. Helens, Loowit Trail #216 Region: South Cascades- Mt. St. Helens Agency: Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Guide Books and Maps: 100 Hikes in the South Cascades and Olympics, Spring/Manning Mount St. Helens NVM Trail Guide Schematic Trail Map Green Trails Maps #364S & 364 NW Forest Pass Required Current Conditions: The Loowit Trail is in good condition in some areas and great in others. By following the pink, [...]
August 29, 2010 Location: Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie to Pratt River Trail to CCC Trail Region: Snoqualmie Pass – North Bend Area Agency: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie NF, Snoqualmie Ranger District Guide Books and Maps: Day Hiking: Snoqualmie Region (Nelson & Bauer-Mountaineers Books) Green Trails Maps #174 & #175 NW Forest Pass Required Current Conditions: Crossing the Gateway bridge over the Middle Fork you see a sign which says “Main Trail” and it points to the [...]
August 8, 2010 Location: De Roux CG, Trail 1383, Trail 1392, Trail 1392.1 and Trail 1392. Snoqualmie Pass — Salmon La Sac/Teanaway; Cle Elum Ranger District Guide Books and Maps: Green Trails Map #209 NW Forest Pass Required Current conditions: Trail 1383 Johnson-Medra is in good condition for the first mile to mile and a half. After that the trail gets down to the creek and the vegetation gets thick. Once the tread gains ten feet or [...]
August 7, 2010 Location: Boulder – De Roux Trail 1392, 4W301, Lake Fish Road, Road 138 Snoqualmie Pass — Salmon La Sac/Teanaway; Cle Elum Ranger District Guide Books and Maps: Green Trails map Kachess Lake #208 & #209 NW Trail Pass Required Trail Conditions: Boulder – De Roux from the campground to Gallagher Lake is in good condition. The lower section sees high use and some water damage from spring run off. Higher up the trail [...]
July 25th, 2010 Location: Jolly Mtn (#1307)/WF Teanaway River (#1353) Snoqualmie Pass- Snoqualmie Pass Cle Elum Ranger District Guide Books and Maps: Day Hiking: Snoqualmie Pass (Nelson & Bauer – Mountaineers Books) Green Trails map Kachess Lake #208 NW Trail Pass Required Our actual route was the following: Parked at FR 4305 and Salmon La Sac Rd. Rode West along Salmon La Sac Rd to RD 4315 (right turn), climbed 4315 to the end where [...]
Bandera Mtn. , Mason Lake , Mt. Defiance and West Defiance Peaks July 8-9, 2010 Bandera Mtn. , Mason Lake , Mt. Defiance and West Defiance Peaks (trails #1038 and 1009) Location: Snoqualmie Pass-Snoqualmie Pass , Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest , Snoqualmie Ranger District Guide books and Maps: Day Hiking Snoqualmie Pass Region (Romano, Mountaineers Books) Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass No. 206 NW Trail Pass required Hike by the numbers: Current Conditions: I approached Bandera from the [...]
July 8-9, 2010 McClellan Butte (#1015) Location: Snoqualmie Pass-Snoqualmie Pass, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Snoqualmie Ranger District Guide books and Maps: Day Hiking: Snoqualmie Pass (Nelson & Bauer-Mountaineers Books) Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass No. 206 NW Trail Pass required Hike by the numbers: 10.2 miles (per my Garmin, compared to 9 miles stated) 3734 of elevation gain Current Conditions: The lower trail is in great condition. All signs are in place and route finding wasn’t [...]
Tech Tips for your camera. If you’ve ever done a lot of hiking like me you know all too well it can take a toll on your camera. After my Pacific Crest Trail hike you could barely read any of the symbols on my camera. We won’t even go into the condition of the LCD screen. I had all this damage even though I kept my camera in a hip belt pocke Here are a [...]
Winter camping offers it’s own set of challenges. The following is a summary of things to consider when venturing out into the wilds during the winter season. One of the first things to consider is travel is slower so distances covered are less. Plan to reduce your mileage goal by around 50% to 60%. Because of limited daylight there are fewer hours in the winter. Everything takes longer to do from setting up your shelter [...]
Almost everyone has a first aid kit in their backpack but most do not have a safety kit in their car in case it breaks down or they get stuck. If you enjoy the outdoors whether on bike, foot, skis, boat or any other means of travel then you probably get off the main thorough fair or travel in adverse conditions. This being the case you should be prepared with a car safety kit. Build [...]
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