Five coats. You're gonna wanna put one on
so that you can get outside so you don't
have that cabin fever start to creep in.
Well, there are a ton of reasons
to give a winter hiking a try.
Here to tell us about some great spots.
With safety in mind is the woman
who leads outdoor events for
Washington's National Park fund.
Welcome back to New day, Teresa Haggerty.
We're so glad that you're here
with Cascade Mountain adventures.
You've got some great ideas for us.
So first and foremost,
I remember going on a hike in the
winter ones and I picked a bad spot.
I slipped and fell and couldn't
really hurt myself, but I got lucky.
So we're glad you're here.
So first of all,
how did you pick these spots?
What was your criteria?
Ohh. There are so many
great spots in the state,
it is hard to pick as winter is
a boundless opportunity here.
But the five spots we're going
to talk about today are areas of
with destinations in mind for our
friends throughout the state that are
reasonably approachable for most folks.
A great opportunity to get out there.
Try some snowshoes,
try being out in the snow.
Decide whether or not you love it.
Or a couple spots too,
if people are kind of over the
snow to talk about as alternatives.
OK see, I like that too.
And we're gonna get to the gear
in a moment so you don't slip and
fall on your bum bum like I did.
But first of all, you know,
a lot of people have dogs.
They love taking their dogs to
these hikes because it's a great
place also to keep you safe too.
So are the dog friendly where we're going?
All but one but one? OK, yes,
and I'll mention that
one when we get there.
But there, I know folks do
love their furry friends.
I love the furry friends.
And it's it's more fun to have
them out there with you.
Absolutely.
Alright, let's get started.
#1 Twin Falls State Park where's this?
This is just outside of North Bend.
This is a destination,
although maybe not this week,
but destination in mind.
For folks who aren't interested
in the full deep snow experience
but just want a taste of it.
This is an amazing,
approachable 2.6 mile 500
foot elevation gain trail.
Just enough to kind of get
your heart rate up.
And as the name suggests,
Twin Falls in a lolly State Park has
two beautiful waterfalls to take in.
Along the way it follows the South
Fork Snoqualmie River which is beautiful.
It is.
It's gorgeous and there's some
old growth trees in there
that just will make your
knock your socks off. Ohh,
I love it. OK #2, rampart Ridge.
Yes, this one is one of
my personal favorites.
This is the one that you'll
find me on this winter season.
It's in Mount Rainier National Park,
which is near and dear to my heart of course,
and I've led many trips out there.
It is a loop that leaves from Longmire.
It's almost 5 miles.
It's 1300 feet of elevation gains.
This is the most adventurous in this
that I'm going to talk about today,
but it's well worth it.
It leads through beautiful.
Forest and on a blue sky day you get
incredible views across to the tattoos.
Mountain range behind Longmire
and of course Mount Rainier.
That's why we're in Mount
Rainier National Park.
And when she comes out over the
ridgeline it is it is she beautiful.
Just amazing that one though.
Side note for for safety in mind,
there is some avalanche terrain
that you cross through there.
So if that's best to say for a
blue sky day where you can see
the views with low avalanche risk.
And when in doubt talk to
the Rangers at Longmire.
Talk to the. Rangers. OK,
they'll tell you Grace Lakes #3.
Yes, that hopefully folks
aren't gonna get mad at me for
revealing as somewhat under the
radar destination. Right this down, then
sorry, this is outside of Stevens Pass.
This is accessible from the upper
lot in the Stevens Pass ski area,
so do get there early.
It's a popular destination,
but right off the upper lot you
ascend 500 feet and four miles round
trip to two beautiful Alpine lakes,
right about the ski area.
That's beautiful. Awesome.
Sounds like for maybe more experienced. Yeah,
so you won't see me there, but have fun.
Greater. You can get Coco when you're
done though. At the ski lodge I
hate. OK alright, I'll pray.
Ski is my thing. Raider lake?
Did I say that? Like Raider Lake.
Freighter freighter. Yes.
Ohh no. Later like Crater
Lake, this is our friends
in Eastern Washington.
It's just outside of
Coalville off Hwy 20 ohh.
This is a really great destination
it it boasts 10 miles of nearly
flat cross country ski groomed
trails around Freighter Lake
with a cute warming Hut you can
talk into and snowshoe trails
on the right side of the cross
country groomed trails that are
great opportunity for everybody.
For snowshoers out there though,
be kind to our cross country
friends and make sure that you
do stay to the right and leave
that the nice groomed.
File for
slower traffic. Move right on
the highways and on the trails.
Yep, our last one is Ruby Beach.
Yes, for those who are just over the
snow and want something gorgeous,
this place is incredible.
Year round a very popular in
the summer for good reason.
This is an Olympic National
Park and offers as much or as
little beach walking on the wild
Pacific Coast as you would want.
Sea stacks, great wildlife.
I love the peninsula this time
of year I think it's just so
phenomenally beautiful. It's alright.
We've got about a minute.
Left, let's talk about some of
the gear we might need. Yes,
a couple serious items and then one that's
just fun to make yourself a hiking hero.
So, as you know, as you know to the top,
it's good to stay on your feet. Yeah.
Yeah, that's a good life condition.
So if you're not in really deep snow,
my favorite thing.
These are microspikes.
These are wonderful little devices
that just sit right over your
standard hiking boots. OK.
They're reasonable to take on and off,
and when it's icy,
they hit a patch and there's you're
not going to slip and fall on your bum.
Put them out exactly. Once again. Yes.
Alright. And then these are legit snow.
She is a legit snowshoes.
I brought two different ones
for brief show and tell.
The ones in the front are
fantastic for flat, flatter trails.
The ones in the back here,
they have a thing called a heel riser.
See this moving up here for steeper trails?
It's hard work on your calf to have.
You have to lift your feet all
the way up and down for miles
just can come up. Yeah,
so just boom bobs your uncle.
Hmm. If you're looking at
really going into snowshoeing,
it's a great feature to have.
OK, that's something to think about.
Additionally, in my backpack you
will find the warm fuzzy hat,
my favorite pompom addition gloves.
OK, probably a couple pairs and being dry
is one of the keys to safety out there.
This is in this dry bag, always.
In my winter pack you'll find an extra shirt,
an extra pair of socks and an
extra pair of of warm legs.
That's actually a good point cause
you don't think about that as parents.
You bring the extra for the kids,
but you don't for yourself.
So that's really, really good.
Before we let you go,
just tell me one more time what
you're doing right now with
the Washington National Park.
I'm so thrilled to be with them and
their board of directors and in the
Donor Engagement committee working to
put together events in our parks to get
people into our amazing national parks,
remind everyone why we love them so much
and garner support to make sure they
stay amazing for generations to come.
And we grateful.
We are so grateful for your work and
for your advice and for everything.
Thank you so much.
It was good to see you. Thank you.
We'll see you again soon.
Hopefully in the spring.
We're talking about our spring hikes, but.