I was in Seattle for the weekend and went for a hike to Snow Lake. To my surprise, it really was a snow lake! Absolutely beautiful...
Snow Lake
Near: North Bend, WA
Distance: 6 miles round trip
Elevation Gain: 1200 ft
Hike Time: 3.5 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Trail Condition: Well maintained, but lots of jutting rocks, some patches of slippery snow, and a few areas of flowing water to cross which of course my 
fairly new shoes were incapable of avoiding - who likes white shoes anyway?
Summary: This trail is one of the most heavily used in the Northwest, and for good reason! It has beautiful scenery, and great views of the Snoqualmie Valley. Once you arrive at the top of the ridge, you hike down into a bowl, with Snow Lake, awaiting, as your reward. 
This is one of the largest lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area.
Trailhead: From Seattle, take I-90 East to Snoqualmie Pass. Get off on exit 53 and turn left. Follow the road until it ends at the Alpental Parking Lot. Proceed up the road past the gate approximately 100 feet. On your right, is a clearly marked trailhead.
4 comments:
Thanks for the "trail conditions"
Very nice! My dad lives in Friday Harbor, WA...If you ever get the chance to get up that far north it's a neat place also...You can only get there by ferry or plane...They have a big population of killer whales there you can see from shore or go on one of those whale watcher boats...It's pretty cool watching them swim by as a group...I'm thinking it will be a great place for retirement.
Turtle
you were on my old stompin grounds :)
This is great info to know.
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