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Dream It Concise descriptions and detailed maps for more than 100 easy-to-follow trails across the North Cascades that allow hikers of all levels to enjoy mountaintop views, hidden waterfalls, and remote forests. Plan it Hiking the North Cascades provides the latest information to plan your outdoor adventure. Iconic and lesser-known hikes from Mount Pisgah in the southwest to Fourth Connecticut Lake on the Canadian border, Photos, GPS-generated maps, detailed trail descriptions, and trailhead GPS, Insightful hike overviews, including details on distance, difficulty, canine compatibility, and options to extend your hike or make it more kid friendly, Do It A combination of soaring geology, tumbling waters, and deep forests have led to a plethora of great hiking trails in the North Cascades. Hikes suited to every ability, Discover swimming holes, spectacular views, and more, Meet your local experts Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, and Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. He lives in Laramie, Wyoming. Let Falcon Be Your Guide Falcon is the premier publisher of outdoor recreation guidebooks in North America. Written by and for outdoor enthusiasts, these guides-chock-full of photos and maps-not only provide you with the skills you need but also take you along with our authoritative local experts on these experiences of a lifetime. Book jacket.
Author Notes
Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar discovered backpacking while working on a volunteer trails crew in the North Cascades of Washington. He is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park, as well as Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. He lives in Laramie, WY.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments | p. x |
Green Trails Topo Map Index | p. xi |
USGS Topo Map Index | p. xii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
How to Use This Guide | p. 1 |
Planning Your Trip | p. 2 |
Regulations | p. 10 |
Zero Impact | p. 11 |
History and Geology | p. 15 |
Map Legend | p. 20 |
Trail Finder | p. 21 |
The Hikes | |
The Skagit River-Gateway to the North Cascades | p. 27 |
1 Sauk Mountain | p. 30 |
2 Watson Lakes | p. 32 |
3 Dock Butte-Blue Lake | p. 35 |
4 The Scott Paul Trail | p. 38 |
5 Baker River | p. 41 |
6 Cow Heaven | p. 43 |
7 Monogram Lake and Lookout Mountain | p. 46 |
8 Hidden Lake Lookout | p. 49 |
9 Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm | p. 51 |
10 Thornton Lakes | p. 57 |
Honorable Mentions | p. 60 |
Ross Lake and Vicinity | p. 61 |
11 Stetattle Creek | p. 64 |
12 Pyramid Lake | p. 67 |
13 Sourdough Mountain | p. 69 |
14 West Bank Trail | p. 72 |
15 Big Beaver Creek | p. 76 |
16 Little Beaver Creek | p. 79 |
17 East Bank Trail | p. 84 |
18 Little Jack Trail | p. 88 |
19 Desolation Peak | p. 91 |
20 Lightning Creek and Hozomeen Lake | p. 94 |
21 Thunder Creek | p. 98 |
22 Fourth of July Pass | p. 103 |
23 Easy Pass and Fisher Creek | p. 106 |
Honorable Mentions | p. 110 |
Mount Baker and the Chilliwack Watershed | p. 111 |
24 Heliotrope Ridge | p. 113 |
25 Skyline Divide | p. 116 |
26 Table Mountain | p. 118 |
27 Artist Ridge | p. 121 |
28 Galena Chain Lakes Loop | p. 123 |
29 Ptarmigan Ridge | p. 126 |
30 Lake Ann | p. 128 |
31 Nooksack Cirque | p. 132 |
32 Hannegan Pass and Hannegan Peak | p. 135 |
33 Copper Ridge | p. 138 |
34 Chilliwack River | p. 142 |
35 Whatcom Pass | p. 146 |
36 Goat Mountain | p. 149 |
37 Winchester Mountain Lookout | p. 152 |
38 High Pass | p. 154 |
39 Silesia Creek | p. 157 |
40 Gold Run Pass and Tomyhoi Lake | p. 160 |
41 Yellow Aster Butte | p. 163 |
42 Welcome Pass and the High Divide | p. 167 |
43 Excelsior Pass | p. 169 |
44 Church Mountain | p. 173 |
Honorable Mentions | p. 176 |
The Canadian Cascades | p. 177 |
45 Heather Trail | p. 180 |
46 Monument 83 | p. 184 |
47 Frosty Mountain Loop | p. 186 |
48 Lightning Lakes Chain | p. 190 |
49 Three Falls Trail | p. 193 |
50 Skyline Trail | p. 196 |
51 Skagit River Trail | p. 201 |
52 Galene Lakes | p. 204 |
Honorable Mentions | p. 208 |
The Pasayten Wilderness | p. 209 |
53 Devils Dome | p. 212 |
54 Jackita Ridge | p. 215 |
55 Deception Pass | p. 220 |
56 Center Mountain | p. 223 |
57 Cascade Crest-Pacific Crest Trail | p. 226 |
58 Three Fools Trail | p. 232 |
59 Buckskin Ridge | p. 236 |
60 Ferguson Lake | p. 240 |
61 Robinson Pass | p. 243 |
62 Shellrock Pass | p. 247 |
63 Monument Trail | p. 250 |
Honorable Mentions | p. 255 |
Rainy Pass and Surroundings | p. 256 |
64 Rainy Lake | p. 260 |
65 Maple Pass Loop | p. 262 |
66 Cutthroat Lake and Cutthroat Pass | p. 265 |
67 Granite Pass Highline-Pacific Crest Trail | p. 269 |
68 West Fork of the Methow River | p. 272 |
69 East Creek | p. 276 |
70 Chancellor Trail | p. 279 |
71 Cady Pass | p. 282 |
72 Trout Creek Divide-Pacific Crest Trail | p. 285 |
73 Dagger Lake and Twisp Pass | p. 288 |
74 Stiletto Peak | p. 291 |
75 McAlester Lake | p. 294 |
76 Blue Lake | p. 297 |
Honorable Mentions | p. 299 |
The Stehekin Valley | p. 300 |
77 Stehekin Valley Road | p. 303 |
78 Horseshoe Basin | p. 307 |
79 Park Creek | p. 309 |
80 Flat Creek | p. 312 |
81 Goode Ridge | p. 315 |
82 Bridge Creek | p. 317 |
83 North Fork Meadows | p. 322 |
84 Agnes Gorge | p. 325 |
85 Agnes Creek-Pacific Crest Trail | p. 328 |
86 McGregor Mountain | p. 333 |
87 Rainbow Loop | p. 337 |
88 Rainbow Creek | p. 340 |
89 Rainbow Lake and Bridge Creek | p. 343 |
90 Boulder Creek | p. 346 |
91 Company-Devore Creek Loop | p. 350 |
Honorable Mentions | p. 356 |
Lake Chelan and the Sawtooth Country | p. 357 |
92 Railroad Creek | p. 360 |
93 Holden Lake | p. 364 |
94 Chelan Lakeshore Trail | p. 366 |
95 Purple Pass | p. 369 |
96 Chelan Summit Trail | p. 372 |
97 War Creek | p. 377 |
98 Eagle Pass | p. 380 |
99 Oval Lakes | p. 383 |
100 Scaffold Ridge | p. 386 |
101 Hoodoo Pass | p. 390 |
102 South Pass | p. 393 |
103 Louis Lake | p. 396 |
104 Scatter Lake | p. 399 |
105 Copper Pass | p. 401 |
106 North Lake | p. 404 |
Honorable Mentions | p. 408 |
Appendix A Extended Journeys | p. 409 |
Appendix B Directory of Land Management Agencies | p. 414 |
Appendix C Park Service Backcountry Camps | p. 416 |
Index | p. 421 |
About the Author | p. 424 |