Summer Getaway to Lake Thorp
Song and I went backpacking to Thorp Lake last weekend. It was a very pleasent trip.
Thorp Lake is about 30 miles pass Snoqualmie Pass, about 12 miles north of Roslyn, WA (direction: take Exit 80 off I-90; Drive pass first Roslyn then Ronaldâthere is only one road, you canât get lost even if you want to. Right over the north end of Cle Elum Dam and a FS managed camp ground, turn left on to French Cabin Road and drive 3.3 miles. Then follow the signs to the right about one more mile to trail head).
The trail is pretty mellow and shortâperfect for Song who exercised little in Beijing. At the end of three-mile hike is the Thorp Lake. It is a mid-sized lake, pretty shallow for the most part. Saturday was a warm day so we went in for a swim. It was a necessary relief as we faught the bugs all the way from the trail head. It was a losing battle anyway: you wave some away, before you retract your hand, others pour in on to your face like rain drops. However, once we got i
Jul 1, 2007
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