8.4 miles of hiking • 1750' elevation gain •
Today was my birthday and my wife and I took off from work! It was a sunny beautiful day and we decided to head out to Wahtum Lake. First we took the PCT out to Chinidere Mt and found ourselves all alone with a most spectacular view of five volcanoes! Bees drove us off this summit but not until we had our fill of the amazing beauty of this place! We then headed back and took the Herman Creek trail and turned south toward Wahtum Lake Rd. I had no idea that Wahtum Lake road was abandoned and so we headed NE along this trail for about a mile. From the maps, it looks like this trail/road heads out to Green Point and Rainy Lake! I was so excited to find another set of trails to explore!!! There were some nice views from Wahtum Lake Rd. We needed to get back and head out to a birthday dinner, so we headed back to the TH by way of the Anthill Trail. This trail has the best view of Wahtum Lake that I've ever seen, and I loved the rock fields! Unfortunately, my wife tripped and fell on the way down to the TH, but thankfully wasn't hurt! It appeared there was a rock sticking out that she didn't see, and I think we've all stumbled on these obstacles before. :( No bones broken or strains so all is well, but we'll be more careful next time. We saw no people on the trail the entire day!
A fantastic birthday hike I'll never forget!
