Originally Posted by
Montexan
You could, quite literally, throw a dart at a map of the central Cascades and build a 3-day trip out of the many lakes there: lots of lakes, great trails, plenty of trees and a multi-day loop could easily be customized to your needs. Maybe head downtown to the main Seattle library (a neat building in its own right) and plan on killing a few hours going through their many books and maps on backpacking this region, including some more rare Beckey and Spring (early mountaineers) books on the top floor in the archives. Most people rely on WTA.org, nwhiker, Summit Post and cascadeclimbers for routes and trip reports, but there are some real gems hiding in those books. And you get a sense of history completely lost in the digital sources.
Please don't. At least not until the rains return.
And welcome to the area!
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