Experience Winter Adventures on Snowshoes (Washington)
Contacts:
Snoqualmie Pass Kim Larned, 509-852-1062 klarned@fs.fed.us
Stevens Pass Nan Lammers, 360-677-2414 nlammers@fs.fed.us
Children race through the snow, kicking up clouds of snow and playing on their snowshoes. Sometimes they get to meet Smokey the Bear. Guides lead walkers through winding forest trails, teaching safety and winter ecology, while advanced snowshoers muscle through the backcountry, navigating the Commonwealth Basin. In the snow covered Cascades, outdoor enthusiasts enjoy their favorite trails on snowshoes.
Starting the first week of January, the Forest Service offers classes through March at Snoqualmie Pass off I-90 and Stevens Pass on US 2. “Nearly anyone can slap snowshoes on and start walking in the forest,” said Kim Larned, snowshoe guide on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
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Categories: Press Releases Tags: backcountry, cascades, commonwealth basin, forest service, mt baker, mt baker snoqualmie national forest, snoqualmie, snoqualmie pass, snowshoe, snowshoers, snowshoes, stevens pass, washington, winter
Forest Service Opens Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Road (Washington)
US Forest Service – Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Everett, WA – The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest has opened the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Road, road 56, to vehicular traffic. Last winter’s floods closed the road, blocking access to the Middle Fork and Snoqualmie Lake Trailheads. The Upper Middle Fork Road remains closed until next summer for repairs just beyond the Middle Fork Campground and Taylor River Bridge, from mile post 12.5 to its end at Dingford Creek Trailhead.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/news/2009/nr-mksnoq-river-road-open-20091209.shtml
Categories: Access Tags: dingford creek, middle fork campground, middle fork snoqualmie river, mt baker, mt baker snoqualmie national forest, snoqualmie, snoqualmie lake, snoqualmie national forest, taylor river bridge, upper middle fork road, us forest service, washington
Trip Report – Mt Baker South Side Run (Washington)
Posted on the forum by Chris.
The trip was actually back in October, but I haven’t seen any write up, so now that I have internet up and running, I thought I would get one going.
The trip started at the Lymen Cafe off HWY20, though several of us met up getting gas at the 76 prior to that. There was a grand total of 6 rigs making this trip; Mark< backwoods3> out front, then rickey8587, followed by tjguy98 down from Canada. Joshua< mountain ox> was then infront of my wife, Krystal, and I brang up the rear.
The weather wasnt the best as for as really seeing the sights goes, but it wasnt raining and we had some sun.
Read more at Mt Baker South Side Run
Categories: Adventures Tags: baker lake, mt baker, mt shuksan, rainbow falls, schriebers meadows, trip report, washington
Olympic Peninsula Backroad Adventures
After getting my Jeep back together, I wanted to get a multi-day camping/road trip in. I wanted to see how my newly built cargo box was going to work and experiment with stowing camping gear for a 3-day mini-expedition plus a dog. I decided upon driving an Olympic Peninsula route. There are several routes that could be connected together with no backtracking. Perfect for a loop around peninsula.
Categories: Adventures Tags: aberdeen, Adventures, backcountry, backroads, bellingham, blue mountain, bon jon pass, camp, campground, camping, cape flattery, cargo box, deer park road, donkey creek road, east twin river road, expedition, forest, forest service, forks, hamma hamma river, hoh river, hood canal, hurricane ridge, jeep, joyce, key center, klahowya campground, kloshe nanitch, la push, lake cushman, lake quinalt, lookout, lyre river, makah, montesano, mt baker, mt rainier, national forest, neah bay, north cascades, obstruction point, olympic mountains, olympic national forest, olympic national park, olympic peninsula, overland, ozette lake, penney creek, port angeles, puget sound, pyramid mountain, quilcene, roads, ruby beach, san juan, sequim, skokomish river, sol duc river, spider lake, tacoma, tour, trip, us 101, vancouver island, washington, wynoochee, wynoochee dam, wynoochee lake
Photos from my Olympic Peninsula Backroads Tour
This is a collection of photos taken between August 6-8, 2006 while taking a backroads tour of the Olympic Peninsula in my Jeep. The gallery features many of the scenic views from the overland routes driven including some from the Olympic National Park.
You can view the gallery at Olympic Peninsula Backroads Tour
Enjoy the pics.
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