Backpacking in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

[Aaron Zagrodnick]

James Parascandola details a 3 day trip to the scenic Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Washington State. Check out the article at the links below:

Three Days in the Cascades in Issue 27

The Alpine Lakes Wilderness: A Cascades Backpacking Trip - Republished on the TrailGroove Blog

Issue 27 Page 1

[seano]

Nice article -- I haven't been to that side of the Alpine Lakes, but only to the crowded northeast side near Leavenworth.  One correction: I'm pretty sure the last photo is Rainier, not Baker.  To see Baker, up near Canada, from the Alpine Lakes, you would be looking across the whole North Cascades.  Also, neighboring Shuksan would be clearly visible to its right.

[ppine]

It is a great place to hike and backpack. I spent a lot of time there while going to grad school in forestry at UW.  Enchanted Lakes Basin was always my favorite place to hike in the region.  There are a lot more people now in the backcountry in WA state.