十一月份长周末backpacking计划

lulululu

十一月份长周末计划

先想了一个,也可以寻有木屋的其它地方，可走二天也可走三天, 大家来讨论一下吧:wink:

可以走二天走Big Beaver<-->Beaver Pass, 爬高只有609m，也可以走三天(至少)走Big Beaver <-- >Little Beaver  loop

Beaver Trail的high point 只有1103m(3620 feet),这样的高度trail condition应该不会太差吧，现在North Cascade的雪线约一千六七百米, 不过气候会越来越冷，这种季节的backpacking一定要小心策划和准备.

再者SR 20(North Cascades Highway)每年十一月下旬到十二月初间关闭，下次再去就是明年春天了。


参考信息：

Big Beaver -- Little Beaver  loop

如果走这个loop，至少要三天时间，可以从Big beaver or little Beaver的任一头可始

Big Beaver -- Little Beaver  loop
loop trip: 26.5 mile
Hiking time:3-5 days
High point:3620 feet
Elevation:about 3500 feet

note: Big Beaver -- Little Beaver  loop不是一个闭合的loop，从little beaver TH要回到Ross Dam, 必须1.多hiking the 6-mile Ross Lake Trail，或ferry回.


走二天:
Round trip To Beaver Pass:  27 miles
Hiking time:2-3 day
High point:3620 feet
Elevation: 2000feet

online info:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/noca/bigbeaver.htm
http://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/big-beaver-trail.htm
http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/v ... ighlight=Big+Beaver
http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/v ... mp;highlight=beaver

Reference:



Water Taxis Info:
http://www.rosslakeresort.com/ross-lake-resort-transportation.cfm

Water Taxis are for hikers to/from trailheads on Ross Lake. The fares below are for the boat trip (not a per person cost). We can transport a maximum of 6 passengers on one trip. Please call us at (206) 386-4437 to make water taxi reservations. When meeting a water taxi bound for a trailhead, hike down from Highway 20. Advance reservations and prepayment are required for the water taxis from trailheads on the lake to the gravel road (have a car waiting for you at milepost 134 on Highway 20).

Backcountry camping permits are required and can be obtained free at the Marblemount Ranger Station (360-873-4590) on your way here. We are available to provide portages and water taxis seven days a week 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Water Taxi Fares ( Rates are per boat ride, up to six people and one-way.):
Trailhead         Cost
Big Beaver         $35.00
Devils Junction         $60.00
Lightning Creek         $70.00
Desolation         $80.00
Little Beaver         $90.00
Silver Cr/Hozomeen         $110.00

map:



http://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/upload/NOCAmap3.pdf

ALEXYIM

The rating of this place in "Don't waste your time in North Cascades" is one foot - Don't do.

The author's opinion is as follows:

"In a mountain range infamous for brushy trails, this could be the worst.  Tunneling your way throught the towering vegetation can make you feel like a character in "Honey I shrunk the Kids."  When you're not flailing at the stinging, clinging plants, you'll be swatting mosquitoes, flies and bees, as thick here as anywhere in seeking a crash course in misery.  Marching 26 mostly frustrating miles with only occasional up-periscope views of peaks isn't worth it.  The ancient trees, including many giant cedars, are magnificent.  But you can hike to equally impressive groves elsewhere - more easily and enjoyably.  Try the North Fork Sauk River or the White Chuck Bench.

If you're tempted by what appears on a map to be a creekside route nearly the whole way, bear in mind that Little and Big Beaver creeks are rarely visible or even audible.  You might think Beaver Pass would be a wonderfully scenic climax.  It's not - too many trees.  Maybe you're drawn to the deep-forest campsites.  They are beautiful, especially Stillwell Camp.  But you'll find the beauty hard to enjoy with the incessant bugs.  And if you're asuming such a low-elevation route would make an ideal early-season backpack trip, you could again be disappointed. Deep snow lingers surprisingly long in Beaver Pass, which angles north/south.  Before mid-June, the trail is clear only to within a couple miles on either side of the pass.

If you insist on seeing this area, do it after mid-Sept, when the bugs are gone and (keep your fingers crossed) a trail crew might have brushed the trail.  Better yet, take the water taxi (supplied by Ross Lake Resort) only as far as Big Beaver Landing, or hike there 7.3 miles from Ross Dam trailhead.  Camp there, near the cascades of the wild river mouth, amid the fiord-like scenery, then either dayhike up the Big Beaver or do an overnighter to Beaver Pass and back.  If there are only two of you, it's not worth paying $50 (the 1995 price) for a water taxi to do the entire loop.

Certainly don't hike either of the Beavers if your goal is Whatcom Pass.  The access is easier, the ascent less steep, and the hiking more pleasant on the chillwack River trail."

The downside is more everything and 27 miles seem a lot.  Personally,  I don't favour this place.  Any other suggestion?

Camony

lulululu

谢谢Camony的意见，看来资料信息真是多多益善。我再多查其它地方 :lol:

btw: here are some replies i got from NWhikers discussion forum
http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17325

看了一下，这条trail的确远比我原先想象得差

lulululu

虽然这条trail暂不会考虑了，还是贴一下ranger的回信，现在的季节backpacking一定要注意防寒，小心路滑

Hello Gloria --

You might start to see snow around Beaver Pass (the high point on this
trail), as it has snowed down this low, and frosted pretty heavily.
However, I think that by the 11th, you should still be able to hike most of
this trail snowfree.  Do keep an eye on the weather forcast--if the freeze
level gets down to 2000 feet again, we could see more snow up that trail.
Still, I would not expect it to be deep snow yet.  It will definitely be
cold at night (it has been below freezing in Marblemount the last few
nights, and we are at only 368 feet.)  When it starts to rain again it will
probably warm up, but that trail is 1300 feet higher, so still cold.

Call me at the number below (I am working until Nov 3), or call Joyce at
the number she gives below, if you have more questions.

Sincerely,

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Rosemary Seifried
Wilderness Information Center Supervisor

North Cascades National Park
7280 Ranger Station Road
Marblemount, WA  98267
360.873.4590 ext.38


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Dear Gloria,

Yes, I will forward your inquiry directly to Rosemary Seifried, Wilderness
Information Center Supervisor.  Our Wilderness Information Center (in
Marblemount) has closed for the season but I believe that Rosemary is still
working for a short time longer.  At this time of the year you will be
stopping outside the Wilderness Information Center to obtain your
backcountry permit.    Permits are kept outside their office in Marblemount
and are available on a self-service basis.

Note:  If you do not hear from Rosemary please give our office a call.  We
can be reached at #360/856-5700 extension 515

Sincerely,

Joyce Brown
Information-Receptionist
North Cascades National Park Service Complex
810 State Route 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA  98284

#360/856-5700 ext. 515