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toastibot t1_j837xwl wrote

Reply to I can't wait for all this green to start coming back! | Little White Salmon River, WA, USA | [OC] [5075x6767] by CameronKelsey

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riannaearl t1_j837b14 wrote

Reply to comment by FirePhoinex290 in I can't wait for all this green to start coming back! | Little White Salmon River, WA, USA | [OC] [5075x6767] by CameronKelsey

Don't sleep on the north cascades highway (hwy 20) drive to the Methow Valley on the east side of the cascades. The drive through the mountains is really beautiful and scenic. Winthrop and Twisp are pretty awesome little towns. Plenty of cabins and camp sites available in the area. Great hiking, fishing, backpacking, rafting.. it's a pretty sweet place with really great restaurants and a cute little brewery. Imo, late May, early June is the best time to visit. Most of the snow has melted by then. There's minimal fire danger, and it's shorts and t shirt weather. Definitely recommend.

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AlotLovesYou t1_j832b7y wrote

Reply to Autumn Reflections in Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness [3378x4222][OC] by Elliot-Fletcher

Dear Reddit:

Do not make plans to visit. It is beautiful, but over-loved. The only way to get here is to (1) win the lottery for a camping permit, which is harder than getting Taylor Swift tickets, or (2) hauling your ass 19+ miles and 5000+ feet of elevation on a day hike.

2000 feet of that elevation gain is covered in less than 3/4 of a mile up Aasgard Pass. It is a shifty, slide-y mess of rocks that requires some route-finding and scrambling. Every year I run into someone who followed the pretty pictures on the internet and is sobbing while clinging to a rock because while they are out of water and too tired to keep going, they are too terrified to go back the way they came (tbh going down Aasgard is not at all fun, you have to play a game called 'which boulder might arrest my fall as I careen down the mountainside').

OK, it's not that bad and you will almost certainly survive, but it's going to be a real sufferfest unless you are in great shape. It will be hot, too, and the mountain goats will creepily follow you around the Core waiting for you to pee so they can lick it up. They may or may not try to yeet you off the trail.

Or you'll easily get a May permit, smugly congratulate yourself on cracking the permit lottery code, and then promptly fall through the snow on Aasgard through to the hidden waterfall and die. They will collect your body when the ice thaws in the spring. (This one is actually true and happens not infrequently.)

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digitalgadget t1_j830vlk wrote

Reply to comment by FirePhoinex290 in I can't wait for all this green to start coming back! | Little White Salmon River, WA, USA | [OC] [5075x6767] by CameronKelsey

If you want to go to Rainier etc then come in July. The roads aren't open until May usually and the flowers don't really start growing until June. By August the forest fires will cause visibility issues and possibly breathing problems depending where you go. September is lovely but it's shoulder season so expect some things to be closed for the season or shortened hours.

I also recommend St Helens if you have the time. Or drive scenic Highway 2 up north. See Leavenworth and Wenatchee while you're out there.

You can get "lush green" any time of year in the rainforests of the peninsula. Visit the Hoh and Hurricane Ridge. But of course they're called rainforests for a reason, the summer is the best time to avoid getting absolutely drenched your whole visit. And of course the coniferous forests of most of Western Washington are green year round on account of the evergreens.

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