Last week’s sunset hike was all about exploring a new place at a new time of day (I’m typically an avid early morning hiker/runner.) This week’s sunset hike was about experiencing a place I know well at a dramatically different time of day. Fremont Lookout is ~5.5 miles with about 800 feet of elevation gain. It’s one…
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Chain Lakes Trail: A Sunset Hike
So far this season I’ve been lucky enough to hike trails near Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier, two of Washington’s most well-known and prominent snow-capped volcanoes. However, I hadn’t yet ventured up to the North Cascades. But the mountains, erm, the volcanoes, were calling, and I had to go. I made plans with a…