Snowshoe to Lanham Lake

Last weekend, a friend and I went up to Stevens Pass for some snowshoeing. It was a spur of the moment thing.

Selecting a trail was a little tricky. My friend loves to snowshoe, but he has the stamina for only a few miles. That really limited the available trails. The avalanche probability was fairly high, so we could only use trails in the trees for safety. The weather was also a major factor. Snoqualmie Pass was forecast to have freezing rain (yuck!). Fortunately, Stevens Pass’es forecast said rain or snow.

So, I selected Lanham Lake. It is very short (3 miles round trip). I really lucked out on the weather. It snowed the entire time we were on the trail. Lovely!

Here are a few pictures.

Nordic Center at Stevens Pass near the trailhead. Yay! Lots of snow!

Lanham Creek

I love the texture here

Snow on the branches. You can see snow falling in the background.

Icicles and moss

The trail through the trees.

Icicles on a log. You can see the snow failling.

Lanham Creek

Snow-covered Lanham Lake.

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