Two Fall Color Hikes
These are desperate times. Hikers know the fall color show will all-too-soon transition to the gritty black and whites of November noir. True, the noir[Read More…]
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Splendor in September – Late Summer and Early Fall Wildflowers
Other flowers we’ve spotted thus far (Mid-August through early September) on the Naches Loop trail and near Summerland include Western Pasque flower, an unusual flower, sort of like a cat with nine lives.
Christoff Peak Poetry
Poetry by Karen Sykes about Christoff Peak for Seattle Backpackers Magazine
The Mount Si Traverse (a different approach to Mount Si)
Though steep the Mount Teneriffe Road Trail is a pleasant walk and in winter also provides a safe snowshoeing approach toMountTeneriffe. Much of the road is in the forest, bordered by a variety of ferns, salmonberry (yum!), young alder trees and in mid-July, goatsbeard. With a cool breeze the hike wasn’t as brutal as we’d feared plus Michael set a good pace. Michael led the way to the beginning of the traverse at an unsigned junction (3,812 feet elevation).
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