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02 024 Mt Garfield and the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River
Mount Garfield from along the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie. Garfield is a hazardous enigma. A history of accidents has included a fatal slip from the "key-ledge" in 1965 and a double fatality on the No.1 Gully's steep snow in May 1972. The routes to the summit are long, due to low altitude starts; they are strenuous masochistic undertakings because of brush, windfalls, slabs and loose rock gullies. North Bend District. '72
02 026 Down the Taylor River Valley from Otter Falls
Looking down the Taylor River Valley toward Quartz Mountain. On this trip in 1972, the CCC road extended all the way past Big Creek to within two miles of Snoqualmie Lake. When the Taylor River bridge washed out near Quartz Creek, six miles were added to the approach. Even with the added miles, the slopping slabs of Otter Falls and its quaint pool called Lipsy Lake are still very popular on sunny summer days. MBSNF.
02 027 Lipsy Lk at the base of Otter Falls
Urban Dictionary top definition: Lipsy - A guy is lipsy when he has no idea when to kiss a girl. I suppose a guy would be distracted by the good fishing for cutthroat trout, the beauty of Big Creek flowing over the polished slabs and the irresistible allure of excellent friction climbing, the guy would not be able to recognize a perfect romantic moment to be had with the girl he brought to Lipsy Lake. MBSNF
02 034 Sunset at Deer Lk. Camp Robber Ridge
Camp Robber Ridge reflected in Deer Lake at sunset. Deer Lk is just one of over 700 small lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Alpine Lakes is the largest wilderness area of Washington State created at 390,000 acres. This wilderness area includes over 600 miles of trail, and a 67 mile stretch of the legendary Pacific Crest Trail. In 2014 congress bumping the acreage up to 414,161 acres. July '72.
02 037 Deer Lk and Peaks to the south
Deer Lake is just one of the nearly 700 small mountain lakes nestled like jewels among the high rock peaks and timbered valleys of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Alpine Lakes was created when Congress passed the 1976 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Act to protect the area in its unique natural state. Within a one-hour drive of over half of the states population, the Area receives close to 150,000 visitors per year. July '72
02 039 Lake Dorothy in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness
2-mile-long Lake Dorothy was once so remote only the sturdiest Scout and fishermen could visit on a weekend. Then logging roads pushed so far up the Miller River Valley that Dorothy was a mere 1½ miles from the car. There were even plans for a Lake Dorothy Highway that would have skirted all the shores! The 1976 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Act saved the lake shore. But, the 1½ mile trail is still a very popular day-hike.
02 040 Wild Goat Pk from the Lake Dorothy overlook
Looking up the Miller River drainage above Lake Dorothy. This view from the Lake Dorothy overlook shows the dark pyramid summit of Wild Goat Peak (center) and the West face of Camp Robber Peak (left). The descriptively named Camp Robber is a Robin-sized bird that is known to stock hikers in the woods; prepared to swoop-in at the first opportunity and perpetuate its thieving reputation. Alpine Lakes Wilderness. 7/72
02 041 Looking down on Toto Islands in Lake Dorothy
Looking down on the "Toto" Islands nestled in the arms of Lake Dorothy. Contrary to the unofficial reference to Oz, most notable lakes in the upper Miller River drainage are sir names that remember offspring of 1890 Sultan homesteader Robert P Miller. A few miles upriver from Sky- komish the whistle-stop of Berlin sprang to served rail men and prospectors in the early 1900s. During WWI it was renamed Miller River. ALW
02 046 Snoqualmie Lake from the outlet
Some might say that Snoqualmie Lake is the source of the Snoqualmie River. But technically, this lake empties into the Taylor River that then flows into the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River. Like most Western Washington rivers, the Snoqualmie is named after the Native American tribe that lived along its banks. The Puget Sound Salish language translation is "People of Moon the Transformer". Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
02 047 Treen Peak from old Taylor R trailhead
Wooded Northeast shoulder of Treen Peak from the 1972 trailhead on the Taylor River. Treen [tr?n] ADJECTIVE archaic: wooden. synonyms: made of wood. Treen Peak 5763' A strenuous scramble about 1.25 miles northeast of Mount Garfield with panoramic views of the Taylor River and several lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Ascent is typically made from the South. ALW July 72
02 047m Taylor River Trail Map
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