Dette er en populr sti for Backpacking, camping og Fottur, men du kan fortsatt oppleve fred og ro p roligere tidspunkt p dagen. Denne stien er vanligvis betraktet som en utfordrende rute og tar i gjennomsnitt 5 t 18 min fullfre. Looking south from Park Creek Pass at a sea of North Cascade peaksīack on SR20, this is Diablo Lake, from the Diablo Lake Overlook. Oppdag denne 12,4-km lange frem og tilbake-stien i nrheten av Stehekin, Washington. Looking up-valley towards (I think) Booker and Buckner mountains Going up the Park Trail to Park Creek Pass, you have to cross Park Creek on this log The old Stehekin Road - you can't get here in a vehicle any more, so it is now just a hiking trailįoot bridge over the roiling Stehekin River on the Flat Creek trail leading to Flat Creek Camp The confluence of the the north fork into Bridge Creek Storm King Mtn and others at the had of the North Fork Bridge Creek valley This is Liberty Bell Mountain as seen from the Washington Pass lookout on state route 20 NP staff told me that they work 8 days of 10 hour shifts at a go. You need a permit and to reserve each nights camp and cannot reserve ahead of time at this park.Īnd how about this for luck: the trail crew had logged out Bridge Creek in the days before I got there. For those who know the area, my four camps were Grizzly Creek, two nights at Flat Creek, and North Fork. One day was partly cloudy and the rest of the time was all sun. At the pass, you’re greeted by trickling streams of snowmelt and views of the peaks of Golden Horn and Mount Henry to the east. But the reward for your efforts is an eastside gateway into the stunning North Cascades National Park. But after the first couple of days it cooled down. Don’t be fooled by the name the way to Easy Pass is anything but easy. This east-slope hike at low altitude with a south-facing trail has the potential to be really hot. On the south side of the pass, there was almost no snow.īugs were out but moderate (more flies than mosquitoes) and the first few days were very hot. But the 17 mile RT/3800 foot gain dayhike to Park Creek Pass got me to about 6100 feet. The backpack was all fairly low altitude as the highest I camped was 3100 feet. It was an out-and-back because the north side of Park Creek Pass was still very snowy and I really don't mind out-and-backs. I did a 5-day backpack in the southern part of North Cascades National Park last week.
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