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I Les a group of backpackers into the area many years ago. We hiked from Snoqualmie Pass on the PCT across Kendall Karwalk above Spectale Lake and then dropped down to camp there. We completed our trip at Pete’s Lake. It was a great hike.

The wildflowers in the burned area are called fire weed.

Great video - thanks for sharing! Appreciated a woman's perspective!

Great video, looking forward to doing this trip tomorrow 😊

Hi, Kara. My name’s Chris. I came across your channel a couple weeks ago when searching for videos about The Wonderland Trail which I’m excited to backpack next summer. I have greatly enjoyed watching your videos, and I hadn’t considered backpacking/hiking other trails in WA until I watched your videos. Wow! Yes! “Stunning!” The Tahoe area is beautiful as well. I live close to Tahoe and hike or mountain bike there as much as I can. Desolation has also been next on my “to backpack” list for a little over a month, and I’m excited to do that hopefully in the next few weeks! I had already planned on spending most of my 2025 summer adventure trip (Teacher here) in WA, BC, & AB (Whistler & Banff) and would greatly appreciate hearing what your top recommended WA day-hike and backpacking routes are so I could add them to my list, even if you haven’t posted videos about those places. I am also interested in knowing what resources you use to help guide your day-hike and backpacking trail choices. If it would be easier to format a response in an email instead of in your comments section, that’s fine with me. Whatever suits your fancy. If you’d like, you may email me at the address I have listed on my channel. (Just as a heads-up though, KZbin makes contact information visible only when one accesses that information via computer and not via smart phone). Thank you for your help, Kara. I admire your kind and humble demeanor. You’d be a lot of fun to hike with if you’d be up for some company on a day-hike!

Am curious what specifically your 6 day itinerary was and how you found it? (like which sites you had and if you thought the whole thing was pretty doable in 6 days, I know most people take 7-10)

The road is one of the worst I have ever driven to get to the trailhead. Broke exhaust studs on my truck.

Lived im Chelan since 1955. The trip described here is a wonderful hike. NO WAY I attempt this solo.

Thanks Kara will have to check it out

Cool video, thank you for sharing

cool video. Thank you

Hey Kara, love your videos. Have inspired me to get back into hiking and hopefully some backpacking/overnighters. Question... what doe your kitchen kit look like? Stove/pot/etc? And do you pack a bear cannister? I live in Washington St too.

Interesting to note how the former reservoir bottom has brushed over except for the active river channel. A few more decades and it will transition to valley bottom forest, as it was before the dam was built.

Thanks for bringin us along. Our neck-o-the-woods is kinda beautiful, isn't it?

Awesome journey! Thanks for taking us along

0:42 Looks like someone painted a picture and hung it up for you to see.. breathtaking!

Treated to orange orbs out there? Adams, Indian Heaven?

I missed where you set up camp on day 9. Somewhere before "the bench"?

It’s so cool seeing this. I’ve hiked little portions of this.

Glad you found it helpful! Happy trails :)

Love the little creeks and mountain tops.

I enjoyed all the greenery and ferns.

Thank you for these videos. I just hiked a 100 mile section from White Pass to Crest Camp and your videos helped me replan my mileage per day. There was no way I could have averaged 20 miles a day through Goat Rocks. Cheers!

Kara you r a total babe ❤

You would purposefully adventure to a creek named after Mosquitoes? BRAVE!

That's some pretty good mileage per day.. trooper!

I had the same experience at Boardman Lake a few weeks ago. The bugs were soooooooo bad! Not mosquitos but gnats and they ate me alive :(

We hoofed the trail that leads to the hot springs a couple years ago. Started at the same TH. It's beautiful out there!

This is beautiful scenery and so calming. Thank you. 🌲

2nd amendment.

Did your tent get a lot of condensation on it at night, especially near the lakes? We are going in August!

Tis the season, again!!

Great to see. Always wanted to get to those lakes but was turned off by the road wash to the north.

Marten Lake in that area is a great spot to check out!

Epic looking trek. And just about the right distance I'm looking for. Bonus: it looks like dogs can go too!

you are so tough and smart; mind blowing scenery; seems dangerous to be so far in the wild alone. at about nine minutes; are those giant waterfalls from glacier peak? image lake looked so green. etc... take care and thanks for the videos.

Wow you really pick some great hikes to do.

You covered quite a few miles. I’ve hiked a few hikes in the chinook pass area and it’s stunning up there. I’m hoping to do White pass to Chinook later this year.

Looks like some great river camps in that area.

What a fun trip and seeing those old cabins was a great. Looked like you had the whole trip to yourself too, those are fantastic.

This hike looks great. I went to third beach for the first time this year and didn’t want to leave. I wanted to wander the beach as far as I could but was with other people that aren’t able to hike very far. I’m going to put this on my list for later in the year when hopefully I can be the only one out there.

I don’t know if you’ve seen that it’s burned from Moore’s Point to Prince Creek. I’m totally bummed, but glad I got to see it.

Great videos of your PCT hike. Really enjoyed it.

Look at you getting out and getting it early in the season! Great video! Looking forward to see where summer takes you. Ill keep an eye out if i bump into you!

great footage, thank you for sharing. planning on doing at least part of this this summer!

I loved the scenery and look forward to more of your hikes.🌲

Thanks, take care.

Gorgeous area! Really surprised it was so quiet. Love seeing all the Washington beauty in your videos. Thanks for sharing 🙏 Also, congratulations on 1000 subs. You deserve so many more!

So fun! I’m looking at this one for fall :)