Hiking with Annie
Trailhead: N46 57.515 W119 17.679 (NAD83) Elevation: 930 ft Distance: 3.5 miles Elevation gain: 0 ft Hike time: 11:08 am to 1:04 pm Total time: 2 hrs 4 minutes Permit required: ?
Destination: N46 57 26.0 W119 15 57.2 Elevation: 910 ft Total Ascent: 385 ft
Driving directions: Eastbound I-90 - Take exit 143 (Silica Rd), between Vantage and George, and take a right at the end of the ramp. After about 1000 ft, take a right onto Road U and follow for about .35 mile, then take a left onto Road 5. Follow for 3 miles, to the end, and take a right onto Road R. Then, after 1 mile, take a left onto Frenchman Hills Rd and follow about 20-1/2 miles to the end. Take a left onto Hwy 262 and follow for almost 7 miles. At Mar Don Resort, take a right onto a dirt road and follow to the parking area about 1.7 miles. Westbound I-90 - Take exit 179, at Moses Lake, and take a left at the end of the ramp onto Hwy 17. Follow for 10 miles, then take a right onto Hwy 262 and follow for 10.2 miles. At Mar Don Resort, take a left onto a dirt road and follow to the parking area about 1.7 miles.
Apr 28 - Blythe & Chukar Lakes
April - June
2013
Parking: N47 31.833 W121 58.751 (NAD83) Elevation: 515 ft Distance: 7.2 miles Elevation gain: 2305 ft Hike time: 9:58 am to 2:58 pm Total time: 5 hrs 0 minutes Permit required: Discover Pass
Destination: N47 30 13.1 W121 58 40.2 Elevation: 2820 ft Total Ascent: 2985 ft
Driving directions: From I-90, take exit 20 and turn south at the end of the exit ramp. A few hundred feet from the freeway, is a gated road on the left. Park at the gate and walk down the road about 1/4 mile to the trailhead.
May 06 - West Tiger Mountain
Trailhead: N47 30 34.0 W121 50 37.3 (NAD83) Elevation: 1060 ft Distance: 8.1 miles Elevation gain: 2040 ft Hike time: 10:24 am to 2:51 pm Total time: 4 hrs 26 minutes Permit required: Discover Pass
Destination: N47 28 17.8 W121 49 15.4 Elevation: 3100 ft Total Ascent: 2495 ft
Driving directions: Eastbound I-90 - Take exit 27 off I-90 just west of North Bend. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right and follow the road up the hill. The parking area and trailhead is to the right at the top of the hill. Westbound I-90 - Take exit 31 off I-90 at North Bend and take a right, at the end of the ramp, onto Bendigo Blvd S. Follow Bendigo for .6 miles and take a left onto W North Bend Way. Follow North Bend Way for 3.3 miles, then follow the road under the freeway and up the hill to the parking area.
May 20 - Rattlesnake Mountain: Grand Prospect
Parking: N47 26 30.2 W121 40 19.5 (NAD83) Elevation: 1250 ft Distance: 10.0 miles Elevation gain: 2845 ft
Hike time: 9:57 am to 4:20 pm Total time: 6 hrs 23 minutes Permit required: Discover Pass
Destination: N47 25 09.5 W121 41 34.0 Elevation: 4095 ft Total Ascent: 3275 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.
Jun 16 - Great Wall to Mt Washington loop
Parking: N47 26.152 W121 39.361 (NAD83) Elevation: 1210 ft Distance: 13.6 miles Elevation gain: 3030 ft Hike time: 9:51 am to 6:25 pm Total time: 8 hrs 34 minutes Permit required: Discover Pass
Destination: N47 25 07.7 W121 40 36.5 Elevation: 4240 ft Total Ascent: 3445 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. At just over 3/4 mile, turn into Olallie State Park on the left side of the road and park in the parking lot. 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 about 1-1/4 miles and turn into Olallie State Park on the right side of the road and park in the parking lot.
Jun 23 - MidMountain
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.