YEAH.
YEAH. SEAHAWKS FANS WE NEED THAT BYE WEEK TWO AFTER THE BLOOD
PRESSURE FROM LAST SUNDAY.
SO FOOTBALL IS NOT THE ONLY
THING THAT'S GOOD ABOUT FALL
AND IT'S ALSO A GREAT TIME TO
GET OUTSIDE AND SEE THE LEAVES
CHANGING.
SO HERE'S THERESA HAGGERTY FROM
CASCADE MOUNTAIN ADVENTURES
WITH TRAIL OPTIONS TO TRY OUT
THIS SEASON.
BALL IS MY FAVORITE HIKING
SEASON.
NOT ONLY IS IT INCREDIBLE THE
COLORS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THE
MOSQUITOES ARE GONE.
IT DOES INTRODUCE A COUPLE NEW
ASPECTS THAT YOU NEED TO KEEP
IN MIND.
YOU'RE GETTING READY HIT THE
TRAIL.
THE FIRST OF COURSE IS WHETHER
KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER,
KEEP AN EYE ON THE SNOW LINE TO
KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE
GOING TO BE ENCOUNTERING SNOW
OR ICE IN YOUR CHOSEN
DESTINATION IF YOU ARE, I WOULD
HIGHLY RECOMMEND INVESTING IN
MICRO SPIKES THESE ARE SMALL
TRACTION DEVICES THAT GO ON TO
YOUR STANDARD HIKING BOOT OR
SHOE OF CHOICE THAT ALLOW YOU
MUCH BETTER GRIP.
>> THE TRAIL IS SLIPPERY AND
CAN MAKE A TREMENDOUS
DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF COMFORT
AND SAFETY.
THE NORTH CASCADES INCREDIBLE
GEM IN OUR REGION WITH SOME
WONDERFUL SCENERY AND TRAILS TO
ENJOY.
I'VE CHOSEN A COUPLE TO
SHOWCASE THAT REALLY SHOW YOU
WHAT THERE IS TO OUT TO ENJOY
IN THE AREA.
FIRST IS BLUE LAKE.
THIS IS A HIGHER ELEVATION BUT
VERY BEGINNER FRIENDLY HIKE
RIGHT OFF HIGHWAY TWENTY THAT
LEADS TO AN INCREDIBLE ALPINE
LAKE AND FOUR POINT FOUR MILES
ROUNDTRIP JUST OVER A THOUSAND
FEET ELEVATION GAME.
IT'S ACCESSIBLE FOR MOST HIKERS
AND ALONG THE WAY YOU HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE GOLDEN
GARBAGE TREES WHICH ARE A THING
AND INCREDIBLE FALL COLORS.
AND IF YOU'RE REALLY LUCKY
MAYBE EVEN SOME MOUNTAIN GOATS.
THE NEXT HIKE TO CHECK OUT IS
EXCELSIOR PASS.
THIS IS A MORE CHALLENGING HIKE
FOR THOSE REALLY LOOKING TO GET
OUT THERE AND GET AFTER IT AT
THIRTY SIX HUNDRED FEET
ELEVATION GAIN IN EIGHT MILES
AROUND TRIP.
HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO
PUT IN THE MILES AND THE SWEAT
BE USED MOUNT BAKER SHAXSON AND
THE SURROUNDING PEAKS ARE
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SNOW LEVEL
THOUGH AS THIS ONE AND BLUE
LAKE ARE BOTH IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATION ZONE WITH EXCELSIOR
PASS TOPPING ON FIFTY FOUR ONE
HUNDRED FEET I GUESS BY MID
NOVEMBER WE'RE GOING TO BE
LOOKING TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW
WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO
SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THAT AREA.
IS IT A GOOD ONE TO CHECK OUT
SOON?
FOR OUR FRIENDS IN THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE STATE THERE IS AN
INCREDIBLE HIKE RIGHT OUTSIDE
OF YAKIMA, THE TETON RIVER
NATURE TRAIL.
THIS INCREDIBLE RIVERSIDE
STROLL IS APPROACHABLE FOR MOST
AT SEVEN MILES ROUNDTRIP AND
HINOKI ELEVATION GAIN BUT IT
DELIVERS GAUGE IN THE VIEWS.
IT FOLLOWS ALONG THE TETON
RIVER CANYON AND A FEW WEATHER
IS GOOD.
>> YOU MAY HAVE A CHANCE TO
CHECK OUT SOME ROCK CLIMBERS
ASSAULT COLUMNS RIGHT NEAR THE
TRAIL SIDE AND IN THE FALL.
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
SOME INCREDIBLE FOLIAGE AS THE
COTTONWOODS AND ASPEN'S TURN
YELLOW AND GOLD IN MOUNT
RAINIER NATIONAL PARK.
THERE ARE MANY INCREDIBLE
TRAILS TO EXPLORE.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THIS TIME
OF YEAR IS SUMMERLAND.
SUMMERLAND IS LOCATED IN THE
WHITE RIVER CORNER OF MOUNT
RAINIER NATIONAL PARK STARTS
OFF IN SOME BEAUTIFUL FORESTS
AND THEN BREAKS THROUGH TO HIGH
ALPINE MEADOWS AND THE
INCREDIBLE VIEWS OF THE
MOUNTAIN IN HER LUCKY DOES
MEADOWS MAY ALSO STILL BE
FILLED WITH MARMOT'S AND OTHER
CRITTERS.
GETTING READY FOR THE WINTER
SEASON THIS IS A HIGHER
ELEVATION HIKE THOUGH THIS ONE
TOPS OUT AT SIXTY EIGHT HUNDRED
FEET AND WHILE WHITE RIVER ROAD
IS ACCESSIBLE WELL INTO THE
WINTERTIME, SNOW IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS IS A FACTOR.
SO CHECK THE WEATHER PACK
APPROPRIATELY AND ENJOY THIS.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST ON THE
OLYMPIC PENINSULA IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE HIKES.
THE SPRUCE RAILROAD TRAIL
FOLLOWS ALONG THE SHORE OF LAKE
CRESCENT AND DELIVERS SOME
BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF THE
INCREDIBLE LARGE ALPINE LAKE.
MOUNT STORM KING UP ABOVE AND
THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE.
THIS TRAIL IS ALSO VERY
BEGINNER FRIENDLY.
IT FOLLOWS AN OLD ROAD BED.
IT IS ALMOST FLAT AND COURTESY
OF THE PARK SERVICE.
WHEN THIS TRAIL REOPENS IN
EARLY NOVEMBER RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER IT IS FRESHLY REDONE AND
ACCESSIBLE FOR