The snowshoe route at Artist Point in Washington's North Cascades offers a stunning panorama, including magnificent views of the the glaciated peaks of Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan. Find out more in Craig Romano's latest Get Outside! column.
Tag: Cascadia hikes
Get Outside! Index Town Wall
Hike to the top of Washington's Index Town Wall, a moderately difficult trail that takes you to the summit of an imposing granite cliff, with views of the town of Index and peaks of the Wild Sky Wilderness as your reward.
Get Outside! Balch Creek Gulch
The Balch Creek Gulch trail is one of the most fascinating routes in Portland's 5,000-acre Forest Park. In this wilderness within the city limits, you'll encounter old-growth Douglas-fir, a wooded ravine, and a historic stone house built by the WPA.
Get Outside! Boundary Bay Dyke Trail
The Boundary Bay Dyke Trail in BC's Fraser River Delta offers some of the best birdwatching in British Columbia. More than a million migrating birds can be found on this coastal walk, including shoerbirds, waterfowl, raptors, and owls. It's also a great place to spot harbor seals and orcas.
Get Outside! Lower South Fork Skokomish River
Easily accessible, the Lower South Fork Skokomish River Trail makes for an ideal Olympic Peninsula outing any time of the year. The well-built trail meanders through old growth Douglas-fir forests, and offers fantastic views of of the river, as well as opportunities to spot Roosevelt elk.
Get Outside! Twin Lakes & Palmateer Point
Oregon's Twin Lakes/Palmateer Point trail offers fantastic views of Mount Hood, placid lakes, and a hike through forests of mountain hemlocks, noble firs, and silver firs. Though it's busy in summer, hikers in autumn are more likely to find solitude at this spot in the Mount Hood Wilderness.
Get Outside! Glacier Basin
The challenging Glacier Basin trail off Washington's Mountain Loop Highway takes you past a mining ghost town and up a steep track to a gorgeous alpine basin. It's a workout, but the payoffs include solitude, old growth forests and a fascinating trip through Cascadia history (including a town where Donald Trump's grandfather was justice of the peace!)
Get Outside! Paradise Glacier Trail
Though the famed ice caves are long gone from the Paradise Glacier Trail at Mount Rainier, you'll still find wildflowers, marmots, and a view of the glaciers on the flanks of Mount Rainier -- all without the crowds near the Paradise visitor center.
Get Outside! Lightning Lake Loop
A hike for all ages not far from Vancouver, BC, the Lightning Lake trail passes through forests of subalpine firs and Engelmann spruce and offers a chance to see and hear pikas in the talus slopes.
Get Outside! Mount Wells
One of the best wildflower hikes in the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island, Mount Wells also grants some of the area’s best views. But don't be fooled by this hike's short distance: you'll climb 864 feet (264 metres) in less than a mile.