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Typist: Bethany It was a beautiful, sunny first day of spring in Seattle yesterday. But I packed up the car and the dogs and drove to snowy Snoqualmie Pass. Celebrating the Spring equinox snowshoeing with the dogs seemed like a perfect way to bid farewell to an odd winter and welcome a new season. We had such a strange winter in the mountains of our part of the Pacific Northwest. There was unseasonably early snow that washed away with a mass of warm rain. Then we had a long cold but extremely dry spell. And eventually we had so much snow in such a short period of time that avalanches were dangerously prevalent. So now that the avalanche and road closure risks have lessened, it seemed time for Wilhelm, Brychwyn, Huxley and I to spend some time in the mountains. Even if it was the first day of spring. Having been over a year since I had last packed up to take the dogs snowshoeing, I was surprised how quickly I was able to gather up our gear. Most of what we brought on our spring snowshoe is similar to what we'd bring on any car adventure, so it was almost all ready to roll. Here's what I brought:
Since this was our first snowshoe trip of the year, we went to a trail we know fairly well. I parked at the base of the Silver Fir chairlift at Snoqualmie Pass and followed the snowshoe trail upward. The trail winds along the east side of Hyak Creek, east of the Silver Fir chairlift. On the weekends, these woods are filled with alpine and Nordic skiers as well as snowshoers but yesterday we had the whole forest to ourselves. When we arrived at the parking lot and started our trek it was peacefully snowing. By the time we reluctantly left, the sun was shining and the sky was sapphire blue. This was truly a perfect spring day in the mountains of Cascadia. Happy Spring! |
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