Hiking with Annie
January - March
2012
Trailhead: N47 28.187 W121 40.131 (NAD83) Elevation: 800 ft Distance: 13.0 miles Elevation gain: 3160 ft Hike time: 8:46 am to 4:12 pm Total time: 7 hrs 26 minutes Permit required: Discover Pass
Destination: N47 27 38.3 W121 36 07.7 Elevation: 3960 ft Total Ascent: 3390 ft
Driving directions: From I-90, take exit 34 at the east end of North Bend. Turn north onto 468th Ave SE and follow for about 1/2 mile. Make a sharp right onto Middle Fork Rd and follow for about .9 mile. At this point you can take either the left or right fork. The right fork - Follow Lake Dorothy Rd for about 1.9 miles to the trailhead on the righthand side of the road. At about 1.6 miles, Lake Dorothy Rd becomes FR56 about where the pavement ends. The left fork - Continue on Middle Fork Rd for about 1.2 miles to the stop sign. Turn left onto Lake Dorothy Rd and follow for .6 mile to the trailhead. Lake Dorothy Rd becomes FR56 between .3 and .4 mile.
Jan 08 - Thompson Point (attempt) & Granite Lakes
Parking: N47 25.950 W121 46.050 (NAD83) Elevation: 950 ft Distance: 3.7 miles Elevation gain: 940 ft Hike time: 10:54 am to 2:18 pm Total time: 3 hrs 24 minutes Permit required: Discover Pass
Destination: N47 26 02.3 W121 44 29.9 Elevation: 1890 ft Total Ascent: 970 ft
Driving directions: From I-90, take exit 32 and turn south on 436th Ave SE. Between .6 and .7 mile 436th becomes Cedar Falls Rd SE. Turn left into the upper parking lot at the south end of Rattlesnake Lake, about 3.1 miles from the freeway.
Jan 23 - Cedar Butte
Parking: N47 29.165 W121 42.061 (NAD83) Elevation: 950 ft Distance: 5.7 miles Elevation gain: 1490 ft Hike time: 11:38 am to 3:06 pm Total time: 3 hrs 28 minutes Permit required: Discover Pass
Destination: N47 30 05.7 W121 42 30.4 Elevation: 2440 ft Total Ascent: 1630 ft
Driving directions: From I-90, take exit 32 and turn north on 436th Ave SE. In about 1/2 mile (at the stop sign), take a left on SE North Bend Way. Follow for .3 mile then turn right on SE Mount Si Rd. In nearly 3.5 miles (Just before 480th Ave SE) take a left onto a wide gravel area with a blue gate. Park here but don't block the gate.
Feb 13 - Kamikaze Falls
Parking: N47 26 30.2 W121 40 19.5 (NAD83) Elevation: 1250 ft Distance: 6.5 miles Elevation gain: 2390 ft
Hike time: 9:58 am to 3:45 pm Total time: 5 hrs 47 minutes Permit required: Discover Pass
Destination: N47 25 44.7 W121 41 42.4 Elevation: 3640 ft Total Ascent: 2825 ft
Driving directions: Eastbound I-90 - Take exit 38 off I-90 east of North Bend. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Homestead Valley road. In .1 mile, after crossing the river, turn right onto a gravel road leading to the parking lot .2 mile away. Westbound I-90 - Take exit 38 off I-90 and, at the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Homestead Valley road. Follow for 1.9 miles and, just before crossing the river, turn left onto a gravel road leading to the parking lot.
Feb 27 - Mount Washington (attempt)
Parking: N47 01.383 W119 59.519 (NAD83) Elevation: 870 ft Distance: 4.1 miles Elevation gain: 15 ft Hike time: 11:31 am to 2:13 pm Total time: 2 hrs 42 minutes Permit required: Discover Pass
Destination: N47 02 02.0 W119 57 23.4 Elevation: 895 ft Total Ascent: 325 ft
Driving directions: From I-90, take exit 143 (between George and Vantage) and turn toward the river. After about 3/4 mile, turn left on Vantage Rd and follow for 2.7 miles to the parking area at the side of the road.
Mar 03 - Frenchman Coulee
Parking: N46 57.553 W120 08.396 (NAD83) Elevation: 2115 ft Distance: 13.8 miles Elevation gain: 0 ft Hike time: 11:16 am to 5:28 pm Total time: 6 hrs 12 minutes Permit required: Discover Pass
Destination: N46 58 33.0 W120 04 34.1 Elevation: 2110 ft Total Ascent: 2090 ft
Driving directions: Eastbound I-90 - take exit 115, east of Ellensburg, north into Kittitas to the stop sign. Turn right and, in .2 mile, turn left onto Road 81. After 1 mile, turn right on Vantage Highway. After 13.8 miles, turn into the parking area for the Quilomene Wildlife area. Westbound I-90 - take exit 136, just after crossing the river, and turn onto Vantage Highway thru Vantage. Follow for 8 miles to the parking area.
Mar 25 - Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area
A note about the Google maps: Because of the way the Google maps work, the marker for the parking lot or trailhead is not always in the right position on the map. However, there is a way to find the exact position. First copy the GPS coordinates from the description below the map. Then click on the word Google in the lower left corner of the map. This opens another window with a full sized map of the area. Paste the coordinates into the search box and hit enter. A red marker appears at the exact coordinates of the parking lot or trailhead. You can also get directions to it by clicking the word "Directions" - just under the box you pasted the coordinates into - and then entering a starting location.