Today's hike found us on Chuckanut mountain. We decided to hike from the North Chuckanut trailhead up the Lost lake trail to the Rock trail then return via the Ridge trail.
It was beginning to rain as we began our hike so we donned our rain gear and headed up the hill.
Spring is turning everything green!
Needless to say, it got a little wet.
Our first Trillium of the year.
We live in a very mossy, green area and I love it!
As we were hiking up the Rock trail we felt and heard the wind blowing but as we rounded the corner to the parking lot we found we were sheltered from the wind. We stopped at Gates Overlook for lunch, there was a little break in the weather just long enough for us to eat and get a quick view.
As we were heading down the Ridge trail the fog and rain surrounded us.
The weather started clearing just on time for us to get a bit of a view from the view points along the trail.
Mt. Baker is obscured by the clouds, but it's there :-).
Looking towards Bellingham.
We finally connected with the Lost lake trail again, and headed back to the North Chuckanut trailhead.
SUNSHINE!
My husband and I really enjoyed our day on the trails today, the mix of weather made it all the more fun.
Garmin stats:
total miles hiked - 13 miles
minimum altitude - 237 feet
maximum altitude - 1990 feet
total ascent - 2707 feet
total descent -2651 feet
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