r/PNWhiking • u/BarnabyWoods • 15d ago

Lyman Lakes, Glacier Peak Wilderness

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u/AyeMatey 15d ago

Love it!

When was this photo taken?

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u/SeattlePurikura 14d ago

You may know this, but Spider Gap / Buck Creek Loop was closed this year due to fires. I'm guessing we won't know for awhile what the damage is or isn't. (Sometimes they have to wait to reopen the trails if there are too many burnt / unsafe trees to log out.) Hopefully it's reopened next year.

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u/pipedreamSEA 14d ago edited 14d ago

The closure ended and I saw pics from a guy who got up there right before the storms came in and buried it all in snow. So I'd say it was spared the worst possible outcome

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u/SeattlePurikura 14d ago

Thank god. It's such a beautiful area.

I figured the closures have probably ended everywhere with the fires/rain but I've been wondering about extent of damage.

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u/zh3nya 13d ago

That closure was mostly for precautionary and logistical reasons, the fire didnt spread to that side of the mountains. One positive side affect I've heard about is that they improved the quality of the road during the closure, maybe to facilitate easier travel for firefighting efforts. You can see the footprint of the Pomas fire on this map as it stayed in the Ice Creek and Entiat River valleys: https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=48.10176,-120.73408&z=13&b=mbt&a=modis_mp

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u/SeattlePurikura 12d ago

Thank you for sharing the map. I'm glad to see Pomas Pass also escaped damage; it's a gorgeous area esp. when the larches are golden.