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Hot sun produces cool views at Crystal Lake
Karen Sykes: Local hiking expert Karen Sykes treks to upper Crystal Lake on an extremely hot day and find spectacular scenery and meadows just emerging from snow cover.
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008
Tough climb is worth it on Bandera Mountain
Karen Sykes: Local hiking expert Karen Sykes takes a strenuous hike to Bandera Mountain, getting into the high country for the first time this season, and is rewarded with some wonderful views.
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2008
Combine trails for a lovely loop
Karen Sykes: Local hiking expert Karen Sykes attempts to hike a scenic loop but gets stymied by snow -- though the route should be open by now.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008
Hike of the week: Views return to the Teanaway with summer weather
Karen Sykes: Local hiking expert Karen Sykes explores the Way Creek Trail in the Teanaway.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008
Blooms come with a big view on this hike
Karen Sykes: Local hiking expert Karen Sykes takes on the steep Westberg Trail and finds a spectacular display of wildflowers.
| HIKE ARCHIVE (By county) | |
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| CHELAN COUNTY | |
| CLALLAM COUNTY | |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY | |
| GRANT COUNTY | |
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Ancient Lakes
Columbia Basin
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge (April 4, 2002)
Dusty Lake
Monument Coulee
Potholes Wildlife Recreation Area
Steamboat Rock
| ISLAND COUNTY | |
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Whidbey Island (April 4, 2002)
Whidbey Island trails (January 30, 2003)
Ebey's Landing
| JEFFERSON COUNTY | |
| KING COUNTY | |
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Abandoned CCC Road
Annette Lake (July 11, 2002)
Bandera Mountain (Nov. 7, 2002)
Burke-Gilman/Sammamish River trail system (Jan. 2, 2003)
Carkeek Park (March 20, 2002)
City trails (Jan. 3, 2002)
Commonwealth Basin
Cougar Mountain: Easy adventure (Jan. 3, 2002)
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park
Denny Creek (July 25, 2002)
Dirty Harry's Balcony
Dirty Harry's Logging Road (Dec. 5, 2002)
Discovery Park (Mar. 28, 2002)
Federation Forest State Park trails (Dec. 19, 2002)
Foss Lakes
Franklin Falls (July 25, 2002)
Granite Creek Road (Feb. 28, 2002)
Grass Mountain (Nov. 15, 2001)
Huckleberry Mountain
Iron Horse Trail (May 30, 2002)
Issaquah Creek
Kendall Katwalk (Nov. 1, 2001)
Kendall Ridge
Little Si
Mailbox Peak
Mason Lake Trail
McClellan Butte trail
Melakwa Lake
Mercer Slough Nature Park
Middle Fork Snoqualmie River trails (February 7, 2002)
Moss Vista (February 22, 2001)
Mount Pete (Jan. 3, 2002)
Mount Si Trail
Mount Si: Talus Trail and Kamikaze Falls (Jan. 9, 2003)
Mount Teneriffe
Mount Washington (March 14, 2002)
Noble Knob (July 19, 2001)
Otter Falls
Pacific Coast Trail (Oct. 11, 2001)
Poo Poo Point
Pratt Lake trails (Oct. 17, 2002)
Preston-Snoqualmie Trail (Feb. 13, 2003)
Quartz Creek Trail
Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
Redmond Watershed Preserve trails (Jan. 23, 2003)
Samish Overlook
Sand Point Magnuson Park (Jan. 16, 2003)
Snoqualmie Falls (Feb. 6, 2003)
Snoqualmie Mountain (Sept. 19, 2002)
Snoqualmie River Trail
Snoqualmie Valley Trail
Snow Lake Trail (Nov. 14, 2002)
Squak Mountain (April 5, 2001)
Taylor River
Tiger Mountain
Tonga Ridge, Trail No. 1058 (Sept. 26, 2002)
Troublesome Creek (March 15, 2001)
Twin Falls (April 25, 2002)
Union Creek Falls
Washington Park Arboretum (April 10, 2003)
White River Trail (April 17, 2003)
Whitepine Creek Trail (May 29, 2003)
| KITSAP COUNTY | |
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Kitsap Peninsula (March 7, 2002)
| KITTITAS COUNTY | |
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Beverly-Turnpike Trail
Cle Elum Ridge
Coal Mines Trail
Cold Creek Trail
Cooper River Trail
Corral Creek Trail
Davis Peak Trail (Oct. 10, 2002)
Easton area trails (August 9, 2001)
Easton Ridge Trail (June 6, 2002)
Fortune Peak
Gallagher Head Lake
Gold Creek Trail (July 18, 2002)
Kachess Ridge Trail (November 6, 2003)
Little Kachess Trail
Little Salmon la Sac Trail (May 22, 2003)
Lower Crab Creek (Feb. 21, 2002)
Malcolm Mountain
Medra Pass Trail
Mount Catherine (November 28, 2002)
Mount Rose
Paris Creek (June 21, 2001)
Pete Lake
Red Mountain Trail
Salmon La Sac
Scatter Creek Trail No. 1328 (Sept. 5, 2002)
Stafford Creek Trail
Standup Creek Trail
Teanaway Ridge (May 24, 2001)
Thorp Mountain Lookout (Oct. 31, 2002)
Tired Creek Trail (July 4, 2002)
Twin Lake (Sept. 18, 2003)
Umtanum Creek Recreation Area (May 16, 2002)
Way Creek Trail (June 7, 2001)
Yellow Hill Trail (June 20, 2002)
| MASON COUNTY | |
| MOUNT RAINIER AND VICINITY | |
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Bench and Snow lakes
Comet Falls (July 5, 2001)
Crystal Lakes (Oct. 4, 2001)
Dege Peak (August 22, 2002)
East Side Trail (June 19, 2003)
Naches Peak Loop (Sept. 20, 2001)
Trails from Longmire
Mount Aix
Paradise
Skyline Trail
Sunrise
Wonderland Trail (December 12, 2002)
| OKANAGAN COUNTY | |
| OLYMPIC PENINSULA | |
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Cape Alava
Dry Creek Trail (April 12, 2001)
Duckabush River Trail
Dungeness Spit
Elwha River Trail
Enchanted Valley
Hoh Rain Forest
Hurricane Ridge
Lake Crescent (August 9, 2001)
Little River Trail
Lower Lena Lake
Mildred Lakes
Olympic National Park (March 21, 2002)
Pyramid Mountain
Royal Basin
Sol Duc Valley (Feb. 15, 2001)
Spruce Railroad Trail
Wagonwheel Lake
| PACIFIC COUNTY | |
| PEND OREILLE COUNTY | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | |
Camp Sheppard (May 10, 2001)
Carbon Glacier
Carbon River Road
Dege Peak (August 22, 2002)
Grand Park
Greenwater Lakes
Mount Fremont
Norse Peak Trail (August 8, 2002)
Skookum Flats Trail (June 13, 2002)
| SAN JUAN COUNTY | |
| SKAGIT COUNTY | |
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Anacortes Community Forest Lands
Baker River Trail
Blue Lake (July 19, 2001)
Buck Creek
Cascade Trail (Feb. 14, 2002)
Chancellor Creek Trail, Canyon Creek Trail, Rowley's Chasm
Chuckanut Mountain (June 14, 2001)
Cow Heaven Trail (May 23, 2002)
Cranberry Lake
Cutthroat Pass
Deception Pass
Devil's Garden
Fidalgo Head Loop Trail (Nov. 21, 2002)
Green Mountain
Hidden Lake
Mount Baker
Mount Erie-Sugarloaf
Mount Higgins (Aug. 16, 2001)
Old Sauk River Trail
Oyster Dome trail
Pacific Crest Trail
Padilla Bay area (Feb. 9, 2001)
Panther Creek Trail
Rasar State Park
Samish Overlook
Sauk Mountain Trail
Sulphur Creek (April 26, 2001)
Thunder Creek Trail
Whistle Lake
| SKAMANIA COUNTY | |
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Ape Cave
Hamilton Mountain
Mount St. Helens (June 6, 2002)
| SNOHOMISH COUNTY | |
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Ashland Lakes
Bedal Basin
Barlow Pass
Boardman Lake and Lake Evan Trail
Boulder River Trail (Dec. 13, 2001)
Canyon Lake Trail (Nov. 8, 2001)
Chokwich Falls (Aug. 1, 2002)
Echo Lake (May 17, 2001)
Goat Lake Trail
Headlee Pass
Heather Lake
Heybrook Lookout Trail (Dec. 13, 2001)
Independence Lake (May 28, 2001)
Johnson Ridge Trail (August 15, 2002)
Kelcema Lake and Deer Creek Pass
Kennedy Hot Springs
Lake Serene (August 2, 2001)
Lone Tree Pass Trail
Lord Hill Park (February 1, 2001)
Lost Creek Trail
Lowe Creek Road
Marten Creek
Mineral City
Monte Cristo
The road to Monte Cristo
Mount Dickerman
Mountain Loop Highway
Mount Persis
Mount Pilchuck
Mount Pilchuck trail
Mount Pilchuck trail (2) (Sept. 6, 2001)
Old Robe Historical Trail
Perry Creek-Mount Forgotten Trail (No. 711)
Perry Creek Trail (August 29, 2002)
River Meadows
Sloan Creek region
Spencer Island (March 1, 2001)
Sperry Peak (October 2, 2003)
Squire Creek Pass
Sulphur Creek Trail
Three Fingers
Vesper Peak (Sept. 13, 2001)
Wallace Falls
Walt Bailey Trail
White Chuck Bench
| THURSTON COUNTY | |
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Bald Hill (April 5, 2001)
Mima Mounds
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Pack Forest (Jan. 17, 2002)
| WHATCOM COUNTY | |
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Baker Hot Spring enticing on a cold day
Diablo Lake a tasty appetizer (May 3, 2001)
Fragrance Lake
Goat Mountain (September 25, 2003)
Harts Pass (feature)
Hovander Homestead Park (Jan. 24, 2002)
Four top-notch Harts Pass hikes
Lake Whatcom
Lily Lake
Newhalem Creek
Newhalem revisited
Ross Dam
Squires Lake Park (March 22, 2001)
Stetattle Creek
Thornton Lake Trail
Winchester Mountain
Yellow Aster Butte
| YAKIMA COUNTY | |
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Boulder Cave and Edgar Rock
Meeks Table (June 27, 2002)
Skyline Trail
| OREGON | |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA | |
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Sooke: Central to coastal wandering (July 11, 2002)
Sooke Trails: No shortage of paths to hiker happiness (July 11, 2002)
Vancouver Island's West Coast Trail
| TRAIL NEWS & FEATURES | |
A brief history of Snoqualmie Falls (Feb. 6, 2003)
Hiking in the wet season can be exhilarating (Dec. 26, 2002)
Book Review: Forget the title, it's about trail-walking (Dec. 26, 2002)
Book Review: At last, a climbing book for scramblers (Nov. 7, 2002)
Access to two major trailheads on Olympic Peninsula still in doubt (Nov. 7, 2002)
Breezing along a backwoods trail (Oct. 31, 2002)
Book Review: A well-groomed guide to hiking with dogs (August 22, 2002)
Packing light: Explore the Olympic Peninsula without breaking your back (August 8, 2002)
Book Review: This guidebook fails to blaze a trail for hard-core hikers (May 30, 2002)
Book Review: It's hard to justify new trail guide's existence (May 23, 2002)
Book Review: The hikes are not for the designer-boot set (May 9, 2002)
Book Review: A decent guidebook if you're not into fishing (April 25, 2002)
Outdoor Notebook: New trail probes lower Chehalis River (April 25, 2002)
Whidbey the perfect place to wander (April 4, 2002)
Book Review: You'll find 52 reasons to own this guidebook (Mar. 28, 2002)
Book Review: Thumbs up for new guide to state rail-trails (Feb. 21, 2002)
Guide will have you scrambling for the hills (Jan. 31, 2002)
2001
Unexpected beauty, solitude on logging roads
A backcountry hike with a dog
A new hiking guide to tempt soles
New trail guide an able companion
Winter hiking: A good day outside feels extra special
2000
Packing for a hike? Don't forget the Forest Pass
The marvel of old-growth forests is only a hike away
Spectacular Shi Shi Beach a jewel in the peninsula's crown
1999
Freedom of the trail outweighs risk for some women
Wet Blanket Days: Rainy day hikes for the winter
Trail runners are a league away from city joggers
Iron Horse Trail: Old railroad bed traverses scenic vistas
Adventures great and small await in Coast-Chilcotin country
Iron Goat Trail traces route of the Great Northern Railway
Hike a different wilderness while the snows still blanket high country
Ideas on where to go hiking
History recounts the rings in Mountaineers' evolution
Springtime snowshoeing: Heavy snowpack makes mountain hiking fabulous
Guided hikes fun way to see wilderness
1998
Four routes to snowshoe heavenStrathcona Park: Vancouver Island's well-kept secret
High Hoh: River valley rises from lush rain forest
Wilderness adventure teaches teens the ways of the woods and the world
Cascades fire lookouts offer stunning vistas
Teanaway treks: Rich rewards in a land for all mountain travelers
It's time to load up the backpack and hit the trails
The first step before hitting the trails: Be properly equipped Packing with a purpose may sidestep trail troubles Scoop for hikers when they need a pit in the woods New trails on Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Baker Lake
Along the Columbia Gorge
Jaunts on inland-water shores are perfect for combing the soul
Scramble on up: Expert skills required for this challenging sport
1997
Volunteers try to reclaim scenic valley damaged by neglectPurcells offer some of B.C.'s best hiking and most spectacular scenery
Off-trail in the Olympics
Two grumpy men do first-rate job updating '55 Hikes' Juan de Fuca Marine Trail teeming with wildlife and vistas
Spring hikes: Safe bets for snow-free treks
Sweat equity paying for maintenance of state trails
Bred to go where horses fear to tread If you build a trail, who knows who will come
1996
Urban trails: Getting away from it all without leaving the citySammamish River Trail proposal meets roadblocks
Do not feed the bears -- or you could end up as main course
Dream hikes: Western Washington's best hiking experiences
Trails around Mt. St. Helens offer "curious variety" of hiking experiences
Hiking through old-growth forests is humbling experience
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