Melakwa Lake

Hiked on a cloudy Thursday. The trip is well described in past reports and by WTA. Pleasant hike up valley with views of peaks above, deep gorge, waterfalls, lowers, then to Lake with views of Kaletan...

I got to experience the expanded parking lots at Denny Creek. Took Exit 42: Tinkham Road. Google Maps had pointed me to the disabled parking lot, which I assume this might be an old (or new) trailhead...

This is the tale of two hikes.  The beginning of the trail is easy up until you get to the creek crossing. After that, it gets difficult.The creek crossing can be difficult. There currently is a lot o...

We attempted the trail to Melakwa Lake and had to turn around just shy of 2 miles due to a sketchy river crossing from the recent rains. We attempted to cross at the normal area and then did some mino...

Went on a cloudy Sunday. Not many obstacles, a few downed trees that are easy to cross. Trail had some mud approaching the lakes, and the area around the upper lake had lots of water puddles. No snow ...

start the hike in old growth and under I-90 elevated freeway but before long the noise disappears.  the trail was in good condition except for two spots with large logs across but were easily hopped o...

The overcast skies made a perfect day for a valley hike since most of the hike is exposed (vs. in the shade of the forest). A sunny day might be nice for a swim in the lake, though. :)  Took me 2.5 ho...

Today felt like the unicorn of conditions for a PNW alpine spring hike... no snow, NO BUGS (what?!), sunny and warm but not too hot for the uphill, no crowds and no one with a bluetooth speaker. Prett...

Hiked to Melakwa lake and the no name peak above the lakes. Trail is in good shape. Lake looked beautiful. There were lots of backpackers going up as we were coming down. Flowers were starting to bloo...

Was able to get to the trailhead in an hour of driving time after picking up a buddy in Queen Anne. Plenty of parking when we arrived around 8:30 or so.Lots of highlights on this trail - the natural w...