Snoqualmie Lake

Date: 2/13/2011
Description: Snoqualmie Lake
Region: Upper Reaches of Taylor River Watershed
Companions: None
Distance: 16.6 Miles
Elevation Gain: 2600 Feet
High Point: 3150 Feet

 

The distance surprised me, it felt like 12 miles tops. Most of the hike was gently graded on another abandoned USFS road, didn't hit snow until the last mile on the way up.

Garfield Mountain from USFS Road 5600

I almost fell into the Middle Fork for this shot.

Light Rays through the Fuzzy Rain Forest

This was a very Chuckanut moment.

A Shoulder of Mile High, No Joke

Love that rock.

East Face of Treen Peak

Into the snowpack.

Snoqualmie Lake, 3150'

Almost entirely frozen over.

A Series of Shots from Lake Outlet

 

 Flow towards the outlet provides a preferential pathway for ice to form. Forgot to edit this one completely, oh well.

The Wall

 Gollum's Log

 The log on the left has a profile.

Dude, this log has a gnarly beard.

A Series of Waterfall Detail Shots

Great trail.