Driving there: At I-90 exit 47, turn south. When the road makes a T, turn left and go a short distance to the
Annette Lake trailhead. You can buy a Northwest Forest parking pass from a machine for $5 cash. The parking lot and trail can be crowded in good weather.
Today we were accompanied by Junji, a student just arrived in the US. We took the Annette Lake trail up the hill a mile or so to the John Wayne trail. It's a nice trail through deep and shady woods, with lots of mushrooms. We headed west on the John Wayne trail. Does anybody know what John Wayne has to do with any of this? It was a beautiful Fall day with good views across the South fork valley to Granite Mountain. With good eyes (or good lenses) you can see the lookout on top.
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| Granite Mountain |
Also a very nice view east toward the pass and west to McClellan Butte.
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| Looking Northeast toward Snoqualmie Pass |
We passed by what's left of the old snowshed. It's some pretty heavy-duty construction. There were no hikers on the trail today, just bikes. After a couple of miles we came to the Hansen Creek trestle. At the east end, there's a hidden trail. The downhill branch goes most of the way to the road. The last twenty feet or so was a bit of a scramble.
Side trip: At the east end of the trestle, the uphill trail goes a short distance to the ruins of a very old fireplace. The trail continues a little further, then turns into a squirrel trail and goes up a tree.
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| MIZPAH |
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