snoqualmie pass Archives

a valley with a lake in the distance on the the goldmyer hotspring alternate of the PCT

31 Dec, 2014

Up the Goldmyer Hot Springs Alternate to Stevens Pass

From crossing I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass, through Stevens Pass and the Lake Chelan resort town of Stehekin, and on to the Canadian border, the hike got seriously difficult. Night was falling earlier, and dawn...

Bee over goldenrod on the Snoqualmie Pass ski slope.

Note from the trail / PCT '014

14 Dec, 2014

Cascade Locks to Snoqualmie Pass

Washington State was the most difficult and most beautiful section of the PCT for me. It was the state where I ran out of food, shivered in sub-freezing winds, and saw yet another cougar...