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Maple Pass

  • Start date: 08/22/2009

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/22/2009

  • End time: 11:59 PM

  • Event Leader: Pierce Jim

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Extended Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 75

  • Season: 2009

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 7.2

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 2200

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Extended Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

North Cascades Extended Trip
Saturday - Maple Pass Loop

We voted the night before to take the steeper hard part of this loop first but the more obvious trail led us up the "easier" grade so that is what we did. In retrospect, that was probably for the best as this is a challenging constant up-hill for two hours either way. But the views are definitely worth it and the wildflowers abundant. We called it an oooh and ahhh hike for the spectacular views from Heather and Maple pass and all down the knife edge ridge between Rainy Lake and Lake Ann. We had perfect weather and great 360 degree views of the North Cascades and Glacier Peak from the top. Two of our party took the side trip down to Lake Ann but reported the access to the lake was difficult and the view was much better from the main trail looking down on this little blue cirque lake with an island in the middle. There was still a little snow field behind the lake and even a bit of snow on the island. We started the hike at 4900 feet and climbed up to a high point of 6850 feet where we had lunch before descending the knee jarring switchbacks and ridge between lakes Rainy and Ann. Our group of eleven hikers made it safely but slowly down with our quota of great pictures and lasting memories.

Hikers were: Mari Baldwin, Don Bienvenue, Pat Esch, Ken Frazer, Mary Frazer, Gisele Garrity, Sachiko Iwasaki, Daphne James, Valerie Metcalfe, Carol Scherer, Marian West and Jim Pierce, leader.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Scherer, Carol 360-293-0202 N —
2 Signed-Up Baldwin, Mari 541-206-9251 N —
3 Signed-Up Bienvenue, Donald 360-540-1604 N —
4 Signed-Up West, Marian 541-746-6263 N —
5 Signed-Up Garrity, Gisele 541-554-2959 N —
6 Signed-Up Pierce, Jim 206-902-7326 N —
7 Signed-Up James, Daphne 541-683-7488 N —
8 Signed-Up Frazer, Mary 541-357-0909 N —
9 Signed-Up Frazer, Ken 541-915-3883 N —
10 Signed-Up Esch, Patricia 541-338-8280 N —
11 Signed-Up Iwasaki, Sachiko 011-81-8039666786 N —
12 Signed-Up Metcalfe, Valerie 541-221-5702 N —