Summer days call for driving to Chinook Pass and enjoying the season of wildflowers along the Pacific Crest Trail. Some hikes are nothing more than to be outside and enjoy the flowers and views. We opted to park at Tipsoo Lakes, just below Chinook Pass. Hike the hillside to the left of the parking lot… Continue reading Naches Peak Wildflowers
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Lodge Lake
Lodge Lake sits just on the back side of the Snoqualmie Pass ski area off of I-90. Tucked into the quiet side, sits Lodge Lake...which due to its position above I-90 comes with backcountry campsites and 5 bars of digital phone service. Yet you will feel like you are in the wilderness when there. The… Continue reading Lodge Lake
Naches Pass Jeep Trail 4 Wheeling
In an alternative universe I sometimes find myself riding shotgun in a 2000 Nissan Xterra, with a bunch of other people who love theirs just as much. We spent a night at American Ridge Lodge (home of the most vast multiple stall outhouse you will ever find....) on the Eastern crest of Chinook Pass, camping… Continue reading Naches Pass Jeep Trail 4 Wheeling
PCT Hiking: Trout Creek Trailhead
We got denied our original hiking goal by lousy trail conditions, in our quest to finish a trail section in Section H of the Pacific Crest Trail. We gambled on an early season start, hoping snow levels would be minimal, as we were not at elevation. But oh those cold low areas..... We got dropped… Continue reading PCT Hiking: Trout Creek Trailhead
PCT Hiking: Stevens Pass To Snoqualmie Pass (Section J)
If there is a section of the Pacific Crest Trail that is seen as the pinnacle of Washington State, it may well be Section J, which is between I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass and to Highway 2 at Stevens Pass. We choose to hike southbound to make getting home faster. The section spends much of it… Continue reading PCT Hiking: Stevens Pass To Snoqualmie Pass (Section J)