The Rambling Writer Hikes Hannegan Pass Trail

Join Thor, Reo dog, and me as we seize the day for what might be the last of the high mountain hiking for the season in the Mt. Baker Wilderness.

Thor and I just returned from a wonderful, restorative vacation on Maui — and next week I will start the promised blog about our trip, with underwater photos of our snorkeling and encounters with sweet Honu turtles among other denizens of the sea. But this week the weather reports predicted the usual endless rain from the weekend on, so we seized a sunny midweek day for what will probably be the last hike of the season in nearby Mt. Baker Wilderness. (We aren’t spoiled or anything.) We had planned to try one more of the high-mountain trails, but early snowfall has closed the road access, so we opted for the Hannegan Pass trail that starts a bit lower along the Mt. Baker Highway. One of the best parts of autumn here are the leaves turning on the big-leaf maples along the highway — venerable Ent trees among the green cedars and firs.

Just after the turnoff road to the hike, we came upon rock climbers:

The rutted dirt road meanders for 7 miles as it climbs between ridges clothed in fall colors.

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