Winthrop, WA - Hiking

We hiked the 7.5 mile Maple Pass Loop Trail this afternoon. The trail is managed by the Okanogan National Forest but takes you to the North Cascades NP border. This has to be one of the most beautiful hikes we've been on. Shoot, maybe I shouldn't say that - it'll get too crowded! No, seriously. To-die-for views all along the trail until you hit the switchbacks coming down by Rainy Lake. But even that section of the forested trail was interesting because of the variety of mushrooms we kept seeing - purple, orange, yellow, red with white spots - I forgot how pretty mushrooms are in the wet-side of Washington.

But I digress...the trail had its elevation gain, but we tend to be drawn to these for the views. We passed by four glacial lakes, one waterfall, and had views of many mountains and glaciers.



Hope this entices you to visit our WebAlbums for more pictures from our hike.