xtiesue Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 (edited) Has anyone been up Cashmere recently? What was the impact of the fires last summer? I'm thinking of heading up there for a day trip but am wondering how burned out it is... Edited June 14, 2005 by xtiesue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemarker Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Yeah, in fact the entire Icicle Canyon, including the Stuart Range and enchantments, are a complete and utter waste land. Best to stay away. There's better hiking elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtiesue Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 I was expecting at least one reply like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 i haven't been up cashmere so can't really speak to it specifically, but i mountain-biked in a burned out area in derby canyon last weekend. i think these places are still beautiful despite their burns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemarker Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Really, it's quite nice despite the burns. Do it in the fall, though, as the tamaraks are blazing yellow. Either way, better hike it now before they start drilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 They ain't goin' ta drill!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 They ain't goin' ta drill!! you know something we all don't? you better be ready for it in case it comes ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 yesterday's thread  Gary_Yngve wrote:  Scrambled Cashmere. Our car suffered a severe pulmonary embolism on the drive out there and a lesser one on the way back. Camped at Little Caroline Lake, five of us in a Megamid. Snowed/sleeted until about 11:00 AM, but then cleared up. Went up the north side of Cashmere (crampons would have been nice) and descended the west ridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 The burns are on the first half of the slope between Lil Eightmile Lake and Lake Caroline. Above are gorgeous meadows. Flowers are pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphappy Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Cashmere totally kicks ass! Â Those burns aren't from last year, that's from 1994, I believe. Last years fire was on the steep N slopes of Cashmere just slightly west of Lake Victoria, near the Doctor Creek drainage. No reason any one should be hiking over there ...now snowboarding on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tread_tramp Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 I was up there during an alpine biology class when I was in college. Some reason I was by myself up at Windy Pass, between Lake Caroline and Trout Lake. So I dropped my pack and scrambled up Cashmere from there. Seems like there was one exposed step across and then a steep gully to the summit. That was thirty years ago, but I remember it as a fun little scramble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenp Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 total tick-fest. I have never seen so many of the pests on one trip. changed clothes at the car, drove home and found two more when I dropped my drawers...but other than that, Cashmere is areally cool and easy scramble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Y_L_E Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 if anyone is still interested I just went up on the saturday and sunday. I have a crap load of pics. I dont know if it is a TR worthy peak or not. But I would be more than willing to post one if requested. Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 They ain't goin' ta drill!! Â Source please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarch Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 if anyone is still interested I just went up on the saturday and sunday. I have a crap load of pics. I dont know if it is a TR worthy peak or not. But I would be more than willing to post one if requested. Kyle  I would be interested. Please post a tr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szyjakowski Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 They ain't goin' ta drill!! Â Source please. seriously do you think they would compromise their well-being and peace? I have heard many local folks speak very disgustingly about those cidiots from the UW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine_Tom Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I was up there on 7/2 with Alex Mineev. It's a nice hike, the wildflowers are in bloom and it's awfully pretty up there, and the views to the Stuart range are pretty awesome. But aside from some fun scrambling at the summit, it's not really a "climb." As Alex said, "it's Mt. Si on steroids." But much better views, and much less crowded. Someone mountainbiked all the way up the west ridge; that must have been fun! If you go, let me know if the old ice screw I left is still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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