Bronco Posted January 14, 2002 Share Posted January 14, 2002 Walked up Alaskan from the Ferry Terminal to Pike Place Market on Saturday afternoon. Never in my short life have I seen so much North Face apparel and hiking boots. I thought it was a climbers convention or sumthin'. I don't hang out in cities unless required to, so I was somewhat surprised. Pretty good chowder at Ivars though. Anyway, we decided with the forecast for good weather (which didn't happen) to go on a hike up to Lake 22 in the Mt. Pilchuck area. Pretty gloomy conditions, wet snow on the ground and dripping out of the trees on your head, cloudy with temps in the mid 30s. Almost everbody up there was having a great time in basketball shoes, flannel shirts, levi jackets and jeans soaked to the knees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle_Tricky Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 >>>I don't hang out in cities unless required to,<<< I read in a paper that Monroe may soon be incorporated into the MtvernoneverseattleacomalmpiaI-5megalopolis? Apparently, the T.V.A and the R.E.A already have plans to bring electricity out to Monroe, and possibly as far as the Greater Startup Area. [ 01-14-2002: Message edited by: Uncle Tricky ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 Wake up and smell the coffee Uncle T. Monroe has been a burb for about 10 years. I remember when Redmond and Issaquah were hicksville, but don't get me started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle_Tricky Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 The paper was dated June 17, 1989. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanr Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 Lake 22 has a very high bumbly factor. I don't know of any idiot getting themself killed up there, but then there aren't a lot of objective hazards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To_The_Top Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 From Bronco's quote:"Walked up Alaskan from the Ferry Terminal to Pike Place Market on Saturday afternoon. Never in my short life have I seen so much North Face apparel and hiking boots. I thought it was a climbers convention or sumthin'. I don't hang out in cities unless required to, so I was somewhat surprised. Pretty good chowder at Ivars though." I went to the Mallory exhibit and they said the average worker in Downtown Seattle was dressed better than those on expeditions of Mallory's time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted January 15, 2002 Author Share Posted January 15, 2002 quote: Originally posted by nolanr: Lake 22 has a very high bumbly factor. I don't know of any idiot getting themself killed up there, but then there aren't a lot of objective hazards. Several sluffs off of the big face on the opposite side of the lake were seen as well as hikers tracks through the fresh avvy debris. Most people seemed to think you were supposed to hike around the lake which put you in the debris field for 400 - 500'. There were also hiker tracks across the partially frozen surface of the lake which was fairly thin. IMO I didn't bring my ice tools so we didnt venture onto the lake for climbing back out of the water. It sure is tough being a know it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanr Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 Hey, I've walked across the lake several times. Didn't fall in once. And I've been over to the other side in the midst of all that avalanche run out. There's a pretty cool ice cave over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot'teryx Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 walking across frozen lakes is stupid It gets real cold when you fall in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 I hear smoking pot is dangerous too huh Scott [ 01-17-2002: Message edited by: AlpineK ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot'teryx Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 quote: Originally posted by AlpineK:[QB]I hear smoking pot is dangerous too huh Scott QB] It's only dangerous when belly flopping off of the Lake 22 hut after a major reefer session Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanr Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 Yeah, that's why I didn't fall in. But seriously, I tested the surface real well w/ poles before I ventured out onto it, I had snowshoes on so there was greater weight dispersal. It held. I've done it several times. People have done stupider things and lived to tell about it, I'm sure. And if I it did break, the only thing I would be worried about is getting back onto a solid surface. I'm pretty sure I could make it 2 1/2 miles back down to my car before I died of hypothermia. I don't try stunts like that when I'm way out in the middle of nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 I grew up in ice skating country and what I observed there and what has proven true here in the warm Pacific Northwest as well is that the ice on a lake is pretty much always uniformly thick unless there is current somewhere or there is a shallow area or underwater object (which creates a small shallow area). On lakes in the mountains, this almost always means that the weak areas are at the inlet and outlet, and (often in the Spring) all the way around the outside edge. If you can get onto the ice, the prospect of falling in is generally pretty slim though I suppose there could be the unseen shallow or unrecognized inlet stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanr Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 This might sound even dumber, but...sometimes it's not even frozen, but there's a thick layer of snow floating on top of the water, didn't even come close to punching thru. I've done that on Lake 22 and Source Lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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