Hikes of the Week

This week: Mount Rose

Previous hikes:

Chelan County

• Chelan Summit Trail
• Colchuck Lake
• Ingalls Lake Trail
• Merritt Lake
• Minotaur Lake
• Rock Mountain Trail
• Three Brothers Trail

  Franklin County

• Juniper Dunes Wilderness

  Grant County

• Ancient Lakes
• Dusty Lake
• Monument Coulee
• Potholes Wildlife Recreation Area
• Steamboat Rock

  Island County

• Ebey's Landing

  King County

• Cedar River Trail
• Cougar Mountain
• Issaquah Creek
• Little Si
• Mailbox Peak
• Mason Lake Trail
• McClellan Butte trail
• Melakwa Lake
• Mount Teneriffe
• Quartz Creek Trail
• Snoqualmie River Trail
• Snow Lake Trail
• Taylor River
• Tiger Mountain

  Kittitas County

• Beverly-Turnpike Trail
• Stafford Creek Trail

  Mason County

• Staircase Rapids Trail

  Mount Rainier and vicinity

• Bench and Snow lakes

• Trails from Longmire
• Mount Aix
• Skyline Trail

  Olympic Peninsula

• Cape Alava
• Duckabush River Trail
• Dungeness Spit
• Elwha River Trail
• Enchanted Valley
• Hoh Rain Forest
• Hurricane Ridge
• Little River Trail
• Lower Lena Lake
• Mildred Lakes
• Pyramid Mountain
• Royal Basin
• Spruce Railroad Trail

  Pacific County

• Long Island in Willapa Bay

  San Juan County

• Moran State Park

  Skagit County

• Cutthroat Pass
• Deception Pass
• Devil's Garden
• Green Mountain
• Mount Erie-Sugarloaf
• Old Sauk River Trail
• Oyster Dome trail
• Panther Creek Trail
• Sauk Mountain Trail
• Thunder Creek Trail
• Whistle Lake

  Skamania County

• Ape Cave
• Hamilton Mountain

  Snohomish County

• Ashland Lakes
• Barlow Pass
• Boardman Lake and Lake Evan Trail
• Goat Lake Trail
• Headlee Pass
• Heather Lake
• Kelcema Lake and Deer Creek Pass
• Kennedy Hot Springs
• Lost Creek Trail
• Marten Creek
• Monte Cristo
• The road to Monte Cristo
• Mount Dickerman
• Mount Persis
• Mount Pilchuck
• Mount Pilchuck trail
• Old Robe Historical Trail
• Perry Creek-Mount Forgotten Trail (No. 711)
• River Meadows
• Squire Creek Pass
• Three Fingers
• Wallace Falls

  Thurston County

• Mima Mounds
• Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

  Whatcom County

• Fragrance Lake
• Newhalem Creek
• Ross Dam
• Stetattle Creek
• Yellow Aster Butte

  Yakima County

• Skyline Trail

  British Columbia

• Vancouver Island's West Coast Trail

  Oregon

• Ruckel Creek Trail

  Miscellany

• Along the Columbia Gorge
• Four routes to snowshoe heaven
• Guided hikes fun way to see wilderness
• New trails on Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Baker Lake
• Wet Blanket Days: Rainy day hikes for the winter

History recounts the rings in Mountaineers' evolution

Springtime snowshoeing
Heavy snowpack makes mountain hiking fabulous, despite avalanche dangers

Strathcona Park
Vancouver Island's well-kept secret is brimming with treasures

High Hoh
River valley rises from lush rain forest to Blue Glacier

Trails of discovery
Wilderness adventure teaches teens the ways of the woods and the world

The view from above
Cascades fire lookouts offer stunning vistas

Teanaway treks
Rich rewards in a land for all mountain travelers

Ready...set...hike
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

Beach roaming
Jaunts on inland-water shores are perfect for combing the soul

Scramble on up
Expert skills and conditioning required for this challenging, sometimes scary sport

The Battle for the Middle Fork
Volunteer groups try to reclaim a scenic valley damaged by vandalism and neglect

Mountain High
Purcells offer some of British Columbia's best hiking and most spectacular scenery

Off-trail in the Olympics
Solitude and serenity await hikers

Intermediate wilderness
B.C.'s Juan de Fuca Marine Trail teeming with wildlife and scenic vistas

Spring hikes
Safe bets for snow-free treks

Trail Blazers
Sweat equity of volunteers paying for maintenance of many trails in state

Urban trails
Getting away from it all -- without leaving the city

Dream Hikes
Western Washington's best hiking experiences

Mount St. Helens
Trails around volcano offer "curious variety" of hiking experiences

Sentinels of the Centuries
Hiking through old-growth forests is humbling experience

Urban trails
Getting away from it all -- without leaving the city

Snow levels still slowing hikers' progress (May 14, 1998)

Trail work to close some routes (May 14, 1998)

Two grumpy men of the mountains do first-rate job updating '55 Hikes' (July 3, 1997)

Bred to go where horses fear to tread, goats pack quite a load (March 27, 1997)

If you build a trail, who knows who will come, neighbors say (Feb. 27, 1997)

Sammamish River Trail
Proposal to extend paths meets roadblocks (Nov. 7, 1996)

Cellular phones
Are unprepared hikers using relying on them too much? (Oct. 10, 1995)

Dark Divide
Bikers and hikers battle over mile-high ridge (Sept. 5, 1996)

Wildlife alert
Do not feed the bears -- or you could end up as main course (Aug. 22, 1996)