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Waptus Lake via Waptus River, Waptus Pass & Polallie Ridge — Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020

Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
Flooded trail

Day 1, Thursday: Took the trail to Waptus Lake. The bridge for Waptus River was out, so I ended up camping on the south side of the lake. Honestly, I really didn’t like this trail. It was covered in water throughout a lot of it. Found one abandoned sandal. Didn’t see a single person this whole day. A few downed trees.

Day 2, Friday: Waptus Pass to Polallie Ridge. I didn’t actually make it to the Waptus Pass. Incredibly punishing without a lot of reward. Lots of snow on the trail. Some more water-covered trails. Found a pair of sandals. Only saw 2 people on the way down who were coming up to hunt. Lots of downed trees.

I would probably never do either of these again.

Lots of downed trees
Lots of difficult to navigate snow
I got to see a rainbow
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