Tag: North Cascades National Park

• North Cascades National Park 2

  Hikes: River Loop — Pyramid Lake — Thunder Knob Perhaps it was because we were in an actual room and not a tent, but John slept in while I listened to podcasts and read in bed. Soon we were up and at ’em. Our first stop was for ice, and a nice man asked us…

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  August 5, 2022

  Adventure, Hiking, National Parks

  Colonial Creek Campground, Diablo Lake, Gorge Creek Falls, Newhalem Campground, North Cascades National Park, North Cascades National Park Visitor Center, Pyramid Lake, Pyramid Lake Trail, River Loop, Thunder Knob, Thunder Knob Trail

• North Cascades National Park 3

  Hidden Lake We woke up from our site in Newhalem Campground (see North Cascades 2) before our alarms and were packed and out of there by 6:02 AM. By the time we got coffee and Gatorade in Marblemount and drove up the ridiculously horrible Hidden Lake Road, it was 7:54 AM when we hit the…

  melissaminery

  August 5, 2022

  Adventure, Hiking, National Parks

  Hidden Lake, Hidden Lake Road, Hidden Lake Trail, North Cascades National Park

• North Cascades National Park 1

  Sahale Glacier After an emotional morning of saying goodbye to Aspen at the airport, John and I spent a couple hours at the Museum of Pop Culture (see Seattle) before heading north to find a campsite in the Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. It had rained in the area earlier in the day, and when we arrived…

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  August 5, 2022

  Adventure, Hiking, National Parks

  Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Buffalo Run Inn, Cascade Pass, Cascade Road, Colonel Creek Campground, Gorge Lake Campground, Marble Creek Campground, Marblemount, Newhalem Campground, North Cascades National Park, Sahale Glacier