Seattlest: Hiking to Snoqualmie Lake

Jack

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:40:15 -0800

Don't I know it!

Katelyn

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:29:09 -0800

Well, you have a great dog!

Jack

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:34:06 -0800

@2 Yeah, we saw the cairns right away in the morning--just couldn't see them in the dark. And we had a great fire going Saturday and Sunday evenings, but it was a lot of work finding wood that would catch. I don't think "plenty" is the word I'd use.

thename

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:26:35 -0800

I've had this same hike in pretty well the same conditions. Besides eventually being soaked, through we didn't have a problem. The cairns are obvious if you're looking for them (and if you can't find a trail you should always be looking for cairns). Plus, up at the top there's plenty of wood and with an even moderately stocked fire kit you can get a solid fire going in not terribly long (and therefore dry off some). Now, if only the steep bit'd keep the hordes away ...

jwhieger

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:14:22 -0800

I had something almost exactly like this happen to me last summer at Rachel Lake. Hiking in the dark sans headlamp sucks.