Larrabee State Park - North Lost Lake Trail — Saturday, Jul. 30, 2011

Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area

I decided at the last moment to do a hike today and decided to finish off the last lake I had not hiked to in The Chuckanut Mountain Range south of Bellingham, Washington which was Lost Lake. This was hike 30 of 50 I planned at age 50 this year. The Lost Lake Trail is 9 miles round trip with and elevation gain of about 1100 feet from the parking lot. There are numerous ways to get there but I hiked from The Chuckanut Mountain Trail Head which is 1 1/2 miles south of Bellingham, Washington along Chuckanut Drive (11). This trail is well maintained and 3/4 of it looks like and old dirt road. Easy to navigate both hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding which are all allowed with some limitations. There are very nice signs to direct you through all the trails in the Chuckanut Mountains. On the first 2 miles of the trail you are reminded that you are not too far from civilization because you can hear the sound of the cars on Interstate 5 but they quickly become muffled out from the mountains and the rest of the way is peaceful and quiet. The whole system of trails created in the Chuckanut Mountains are very nice and worth exploring. These are trails you can do early in the season while you wait for the snow to melt in the higher elevations of the North Cacades. All the trails are around or under the 2000 feet range. Checkout a small video of this hike and almost 100 other trails I have hiked in Washington State on my youtube channel at lmm3181 or click on this direct link to the video if this hike. It is safe. Follow along with me on the WTA and my youtube channel as I try to complete my 50 hikes at age 50 this year. I work full time so I can only do these on the weekends or holidays. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwKzOZfB3FE Get out of your house and enjoy the beautiful outdoors of Washington State but please keep your dog on a lease (which is the law in most areas) if you take them to prevent confrontations on the trail. This is happening more and more and there is no one to mediate or help you if you get into a confrontation over your dog. Enjoy your hiking!! Mike