This is my “I want to just go up into the mountains for a afternoon” spot. Never a disappointing trip that is local to me and has some great views. I have driven to the top many times. Taken family up for afternoon picnics. Hiked from the bottom to the top with friends. I evenContinue reading “Sumas Mountain, Washington”
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Bald Lake, Washington
This is a seasonal destination by vehicle but can also be reached on foot throughout most of the year. This is a small and shallow lake in NW Washington located near the Mt. Baker National Forest and Canadian border. By gravel/dirt roads (which is all private forest land and the gate is closed 11 outContinue reading “Bald Lake, Washington”
WABDR (Section 2)
Another summer and another trip with my daughters for adventure and to complete some more sections of the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route. Being that we had previously explored part of section 5 and all of 6, we figured to hop on section 2 and see how much more of this trail we could explore. WeContinue reading “WABDR (Section 2)”
Twin Lakes
This relatively easy 7 mile trail is mostly composed of gravel/dirt Forest Service Road. It sees heavy traffic in the summer time do to some great hikes in the area. Yellow Aster Butte and Winchester Mountain are two very popular day hiking trails. Winchester Mountain also has an unmanned lookout that can be used asContinue reading “Twin Lakes”
Fortune Creek & Van Epps
May 2019 A buddy and I have been wanting to get up this trail and decided to make the drive from Bellingham to check it out. We had a great time. The lower trail before it crosses the road was completely open but we got to impassible snow around 4600 feet. We will be backContinue reading “Fortune Creek & Van Epps”