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tiggymalvern) wrote2022-08-30 06:19 pm
tiggymalvern) wrote2022-08-30 06:19 pm
Lodge Lake
This week's hike was a slightly shorter one, because I had stuff to do in the afternoon. It should have been 4 miles round trip with 1000 feet of climb, but it ended up being more like 5 miles, because I missed the side turn to the lake from the main trail, and I went about another half mile before I was sure and reversed course. Anyway, this hike was a good find, because it's a shorter length and closer to home when I need a half day outing, plus it's not that high elevation, so it will be accessible for more than half the year.
The hike starts by the Snoqualmie Pass ski area, and the first thing you do is walk up the ski slopes, which in summer become wildflower meadows.
The view as you near the top of the slope. You can just see Keechelus Lake on the other side of the pass between the peaks.
At the top of the first ski slope, the trail levels out and moves into forest, and there's a shallow pond.
The trail then meanders gently down through the forest until you reach Lodge Lake. Or pass by it, as the case may be, but I got there in the end.
It's small by the standards of lakes around here, but pretty and peaceful.
A butterfly. Don't ask me what kind, I stop at identifying vertebrates.
And then comes the return hike. As you emerge from the forest at the top of the ski slope, the view across the valley to the mountains on the far side is absolutely glorious.
I missed this on the way up, because it was behind me, and I was concentrating on keeping moving through the climb!
Another glorious day in the mountains :-) I only saw a few people on the way out, and there was only one other person at the lake when I was there, but on the return trip, I passed a lot of people heading out to the lake. It wouldn't be the same with a crowd...
The hike starts by the Snoqualmie Pass ski area, and the first thing you do is walk up the ski slopes, which in summer become wildflower meadows.
The view as you near the top of the slope. You can just see Keechelus Lake on the other side of the pass between the peaks.
At the top of the first ski slope, the trail levels out and moves into forest, and there's a shallow pond.
The trail then meanders gently down through the forest until you reach Lodge Lake. Or pass by it, as the case may be, but I got there in the end.
It's small by the standards of lakes around here, but pretty and peaceful.
A butterfly. Don't ask me what kind, I stop at identifying vertebrates.
And then comes the return hike. As you emerge from the forest at the top of the ski slope, the view across the valley to the mountains on the far side is absolutely glorious.
I missed this on the way up, because it was behind me, and I was concentrating on keeping moving through the climb!
Another glorious day in the mountains :-) I only saw a few people on the way out, and there was only one other person at the lake when I was there, but on the return trip, I passed a lot of people heading out to the lake. It wouldn't be the same with a crowd...
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"Don't ask me what kind"
Best I could find was some kind of fritillary.
But you might want to look into this:
https://www.nhbs.com/butterflies-of-the-pacific-northwest-timber-press-field-guides-book
There might even be phone apps you can use :)
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I stopped worrying about things like flowers and insects for ID purposes, because then you get distracted every few minutes along the trail, and you end up never actually getting to your destination...