Snowshoe along part of the Pacific Crest Trail Washington

We started our snowshoe trip at the Commonwealth Creek and Red Mtn trailhead on the Pacific Crest Trail. We followed tracks before us climbing up the trail in the forest.


It wasn't long before the tracks veered away from the regular trail of to the east. We decided to keep following these tracks. Soon we were rewarded with views of the surrounding mountains.

Lots of climbing, but the snow was packed in the tracks making for easy snowshoeing

 

Snoqualmie Pass was covered in fog & clouds, but we had marvelous views!

 We continued around the bluff heading east

 Enjoying the views, until we decided it was time to turn around.

 On the way back, the clouds lifted and we could see the skiers at Snoqualmie West.

Snowshoe near Longmire on Mt Rainier

Beautiful sunny day, we were hoping to snowshoe up towards Eagle Peak, but weren't able to find the trail in the fresh snow. From Longmire, we crossed the bridge over the Nisqually River.

 Looking back we had a great view of Mt Rainier

 We hike through the woods

 Passed and crossed several small creeks

 We reached a ridge line with no views due to the trees. When we no longer felt safe because of the many tree wells, we turned back. Enjoyed our day wandering in the woods.

This stellar jay was hoping for a handout.

Magnesia Falls Hike California

Located in Rancho Mirage California, the hike is only open to hikers Oct - Dec, 

to protect the Bighorn sheep

The hike is in a dry wadi

There are several scrambles up dry waterfalls

 The rocks are beautiful

 There are plenty of areas to rest to have a look around

 A place to climb up the side of the canyon 

 Beautiful day in the desert

 I think we climbed about 1000 ft overall

Mt San Jacinto to Idylwild Hike California

From Palm Springs, we rode the Gondola up to San Jacinto State Park, elevation 8516 ft

 We had a good group to hike with

 There are many trails to choose from in the park.

Our trail would cross over the Pacific Crest Trail at the saddle

 The views from the other side of Mt San Jacinto

 Beautiful woods with fabulous boulders

 a wide variety of rock formations to admire

 Views of Suicide Rock and Perris Lake

Looking back up the trail, where we came down.

View of Lily Peak

I think we hiked about 8 miles, mostly downhill

Whitewater Preserve Hike California

The Whitewater Preserve is a beautiful spot in the San Gorgonio Wilderness

 The Pacific Crest Trail crosses through here, so you can hike for many miles to the north or south

 The Whitewater River runs year around

 We headed south on the Pacific Crest Trail

 Hiking up the Cottonwood Trail

 Views from the Cottonwood Trail

 Returned via the Canyon View Loop Trail, I was glad I saw this sign at the end of the hike.