Bagley Lakes trail is a picturesque and casual 2 mile loop trail that is a visual carnival for hikers of all types. Starting from the Mt Baker Visitor Center located just a bit down from beautiful Artist Point, the trail meanders through an alpine meadow valley of exposed rock […]
Baker Lake Trail extends for miles along the pretty shores of Baker Lake near Mt Baker. It is ready for shorter out-and-back walks or longer stretches. Rivers, suspension bridge, pretty forest, mountainous views, and more are experienced along the way.
Baker Lake was formed in 1959 when Baker River […]
Northwest Trek is a fun “natural setting” zoo set on 723 forested acres in Eatonville on the way to Mt Rainier National Park. Animals of many types and locations can be found wandering in the 435 acre bus/tram-accessible open space, and then there are naturally landscaped pens for up […]
Bench and Snow Lake Trail in Mt Rainier National Park is a pleasant and easy 2.5 miles roundtrip to pretty lakes surrounded by steep walled cirque valley mountains. Along the way are closeup views of trees and flowers, while Mt Rainer looms large in the background. It’s a […]
The Wonderland Trail circumnavigates the entirety of Mt Rainier in its park, and offers quite the variety. In this section, we went from nearby Cougar Rock Campground, crossed the log bridge over the Nisqually River, and then went up along the shore of Paradise River to pretty Carter Falls. […]
White Salmon Road 3075 is a pleasant, couple mile long, out-and-back cross-country / Nordic skiing trail in the Mt Baker area. It is noteworthy for its great views of Mt Shuksan and its fairly gradual terrain (except for the very end).
The parking lot is a bit tight and on […]
Ape Cave is a fun and unique introduction to spelunking. The total length traveled is almost three miles long, with the lower level an easy walk and the upper level involving more boulder scrambling and an occasional wall climb. Good lights, food, water, and warm clothes (no matter how hot […]