We completed five loops on this hike in the Union Bay Natural Area and Laurelhurst including stairways to Lake Washington beach areas. The views were limited by weather conditions and rain was light.
Top roping at Deeping Wall and a run up Rambles.
Low expectations, high rewards
Winter scramble to Sam Hill Peak departing from the Stevens Pass Nordic Center. It was storming on the low lands, but this turned out to be an ideal day in the snow.
Honored Martin Luther King Jr. yesterday in the Columbia River Gorge with our sister club, the Mazamas.
Starting at the Dash Point Highland Park and covering boundary trail, shannon's shin, Hoyrt Road Trail, Switchback, Fern Allley Trail, Outbound Trail and Thames Creek trail with lunch at the beach. Potential loop return using Picnic Point Trail, Rvaen Beach Trail and East Rim Trail. Mileage approximately 5.4
Although it didn't rain from the sky, it DID rain from the trees, making for a rather wet day in the mountains! There was just enough wind to pummel the group with tree ice bombs but we still had a fun day.
The trip was changed from Sam Hill to Windy Knob hoping to avoid rain and to find easier snow to break trail than around the passes.
Nice snowshoe to Lost Lake, follows alongside groomed trails on a forest road.
The hike was a loop route tour of Queen Anne , Centennial and Myrtle Edwards Parks , Seattle Center , and up 3rd Ave. N stairs to the start . There was minimal rain and lots of views on this hike.
Conditioning day hike with Kitsap Basic climbing class and others.
With all the deep new snow, travel was slow, grinding to a near halt once we were sinking well past our waist and still had 1400 feet to go.
Foiled by winter storm, we still found a good day out!
Great destination for a high avalanche danger day.
Weather was NOT a problem. The mother of all traffic jams on 410 WAS a problem. Diverted from original destination due to being stuck in stop and go traffic from Enumclaw to Greenwater and beyond.
We completed a 26 stairway historical loop hike on Queen Anne . Rain was in the forecast , and only at the hike start did we experience it . The views were great of downtown Seattle , Puget Sound , and Magnolia.