Previous YAYA Hikes

Previous YAYA Hikes 

2025:


2024:

November Day Hike- Tiger Mt., Issaquah Alps

October Backpack- Baker Lake, Concrete 

October Day Hike- Mt. Erie, Anacortes

September Day Hike- Tonga Ridge, Skykomish

August Day Hike- Talapus and Olallie Lake, Snoqualmie Pass

August Backpack- Lena Lake, Hamma Hamma

July Day Hike- Tolmie Peak, Wilkeson

June Day Hike- Pete Lake- canceled 

June Day Hike- Heybrook Lookout, Index

May Day Hike- Heather Lake, Granite Falls

April Day Hike- canceled due to new baby

March Snowshoe- Mountain Loop Hwy, Verlot

February Day Hike- canceled due to new baby

January Day Hike- canceled due to new baby


2023:

December Day Hike- Lord Hill, Snohomish

November Day Hike- Pilchuck Tree Farm, Stanwood


2020-2023:

Canceled due to covid and lack of interest. Restarted in November 2023


2020:

January Day- Alger Alp via Squires Lake Loop, Mt Vernon.


2019:

November Day Hike- Pratt Connector Trail @ Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, North Bend.

October Day Hike- Mt Pilchuck, Granite Falls area

October Backpack- Icicle Creek Valley-Leavenworth Area

September Day Hike- Baker Lake Trail to Maple Grove-Hwy 20, Concrete

August Backpack- PCT White Pass to Chinook Pass-38 miles

August Day Hike- Noble Knob-Hwy 410, Greenwater

July Backpack- Cady Creek-PCT-Cady Ridge Loop-Hwy 2, Lk Wenatchee area

July Day Hike- Little Saint Helens Loop: I-90, North Bend.

June Backpack- Pete Lake with day hike to NF Lemah Creek Meadows

June Day Hike- Barclay Lake-Hwy 2-Baring.

May Backpack- Olympic Wilderness Coast-3rd Beach to Toleak-La Push

May Day Hike- Tiger Mtn 3-Interstate 90-Issaquah

April Backpack- Duckabush River-to Five Mile Camp-Olympic Penin-Brinnon.

April Day Hike- Margaret’s Way, Squak Mtn-I 90-Issaquah

February Snowshoe- Whitehorse Trail-SR530, Darrington

February Day Hike- Pack Forest Little Mashel River Falls, Eatonville.

January Day Hike- Anacortes Community Forest Lands-Heart Lake/Sugarloaf Mtn


2018:

November Day Hike- CCC Road at Blowout Creek to Tall Moss Cliff-North Bend.

October Day Hike- Old Sauk River Trail-Darrington.

September Day Hike- Mt Rainier NP-Ohanapecosh-Silver Falls Loop.

August Day Hike- Galena Chain Lks-Mt Baker Hwy-East of Bellingham.

July Backpack- Goat Lake via Lake Christine & Mt Beljica-Ashford/Mt Rainier.

June Backpack- Packwood Lake, south of Mt Rainier NP-Randle,Wa.

June Day Hike- Hike to Chanterelle Trail, Whatcom Lake-Bellingham.

May Backpack- Backpack to Lake Chelan Lakeshore Trail-Chelan.

April Backpack- Backpack to Umtanum Canyon, Yakima River Canyon-Yakima.

April Day Hike- Capital Forest, Mima Falls Trail-south of Olympia

March Day Hike- Chuckanut Mtns-Lily Lake and North Butte Loop-Bellingham

February Snowshoe- Mountain Loop Hwy, Verlot-east of Everett

Feb Day Hike- Green River Natural Area-east of Tacoma

Jan Day Hike- Rockport State Park, Rockport-east of Bellingham


2017:

November Day Hike- Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, CCC Road to Campground Tail-North Bend-I90

September  Day Hike- Manastash Lake, Ellensburg-I90

September Backpack- Lakes Dorothy-Deer-Bear, Skykomish-Hwy 2

August  Day Hike- Barker River, Concrete-Hwy 20, Baker Lake

July Day Hike- Mason Lake, I90

July Backpack- 50 Miler, Olympic National Park, Enchanted Valley-O’Neil Lakes

June Day Hike- Icicle Ridge, Leavenworth

June Backpack- Greenwater-Echo Lake, Greenwater

May Day Hike- Iron Horse Trail at Cle Elum

May Backpack- Ross Lake, North Cascades

April Day Hike- Snoquera Falls, Greenwater

April Backpack- Dosewalips River Road to Dosewalips Campground (former car camp) along closed road, Brinnon

March Day Hike- Twin Falls via John Wayne Trail, North Bend

February Snowshoe- White River Trail, Greenwater

February  Day Hike- Pilchuck Tree Farm, Stanwood

January  Day Hike- Swan Creek Trail, Tacoma


2016:

October Day Hike- Easy-Moderate. 6 miles loop. Cottonwood & Mirror Lakes:  Hyak-I 90

September Day Hike- Moderate. 6 miles in/out. Lake Dorothy: Skykomish-Hwy 2: Alpine Lakes Wilderness

August Day Hike- Moderate. 6 miles in/out. Park Butte Fire Lookout: Concrete-Hwy 20: Mt Baker Wilderness

August Backpack- Moderate. Experienced backpackers only. Mt St Helens National Volcanic Monument

July Day Hike- Moderate: 6 miles in/out. Tonga Ridge-Mt Sawyer: Skykomish-Hwy 2

July Backpack- Moderate. Cougar Lakes-Goose Prairie-Hwy 410: William O Douglas Wilderness

June Backpack- For beginners. Same Prerequisites. Carbon River Mt  Rainier National to Ipsut Creek CG- Wilkerson

June Day Hike- Easy-Moderate: 6 miles in/out. Ashland Lakes – Verlot-Mtn Loop Hwy

May Backpack- Experienced backpackers only. The ocean coast – Ozette Beach Triangle, Olympic National Park

May Day Hike- Easy Moderate: 6 miles in/out. Ginkgo Forest State Park, Vantage-I90

April-May Backpack- For beginners. Baker Lake East Bank Trail – North Trailhead. Concrete-Hwy 20

April Day Hike- Easy-Moderate: 8 miles in/out. Boulder River Trail-Darrington

March Day Hike- Easy 6 miles in/out. Elevation Gain: 400’. Mud Mountain Dam River Trail – Enumclaw