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OMG!! I grew up here and haven't been in years as I don't live in the area...You used to be able to just drive up there and hardly any cars. The parking lot was always half empty! This is just sad there's too many people
I’ve done the black hole multiple times in the 90s. Why do you guys have so much gear? We would bring couple sandwiches couple bottles of water that was it T-shirts and shorts.
@francisward3019 I'm not sure! I think we didn't have current beta (just general knowledge of the route) and no first hand experience. Sandwiches would have been great! 😄
We flew around the top a lot closer quite a few times. I remember a post sticking up at the highest point on top. Our dog wasn't happy at all being that high😊
@@hikingsoul we flew over it in the 60s. We didn't have extra oxygen but my dad kept looking at his fingernails each time we flew over. There never was a problem with breathing although my dad & sister flew over once & caused an avalanche
Paradise-but Sunrise is the same when it opens. Avoid the weekends or go before 7am...else get a timed entry reservation like we did... still waited a bit in a line but nothing like the people here
@unjarredoutdoors5513 I don't think many would put "it went well" and "I broke my leg" in the same sentence! Glad you made it back but how did you get all the way back to your car?!
there needs to be just one giant long one down from the crater rim to chocolate falls.... it would almost make it worth the long road walk at the end... lol
I have Altai HOK's don't need to fishbone up, find them pretty well gripping. But I use them mostly in deeper snow, not on packed tracks and IMO in that case they are less work than ordinary snow shoes since you shuffle forward, not stepping and occasionally slide a bit downhill. BUT I would not compare them to ski's. I call them my sliding snow shoes.
The hill up to panaroma pt could be a concern but the snowpack wasn't full yet this year and the upper part was more wind scoured then wind slabby. It was hard to tell looking at the top with all the snow coming down. It would be suspicious after a big storm etc
I probably did this hike about 100 times over 25 years. It was my training hike in almost any weather conditions. I even telemark skied the East bowl one Thanksgiving. Always fun with snow up top. Even took a dip in the little pond before the social trails to it developed.
I did this solo about 40 years ago. Biggest challenge was finding the right road in an active logging operation. The white downward sloping rock was a tad tricky especially going back down. I found the “trail” on the return.
Hello I have some questions about the Three Fingers lookout hike and looking to do it next September 2024 during a week-day you seem knowledgeable to answer some of the questions I have about it. The first question I have is about the trailhead signage, I assume this is general information but I am also seeing there are some supplies mounted on the sign. What is the purpose of these supplies? I assume this is communal/required supplies so my next question is. What are the required materials for this hike? I’m not seeing any concrete list about permits, wag bags, bear cans etc. So I assume it is nothing. The closest that I found is Microspikes/Ice Axe being highly recommended for the glacial sections. Is booking a place this early for a 2024 hike recommended? The last couple of years seemed perfect in terms of hiking it but I can see how Wildfires and inclement weather can come into play for a hike like this.
the supplies are to help bring up small items for the volunteers that maintenance the lookout. there not always there and of course not required to bring up - but it's super nice if you can. no permits needed but bear can is required generally for the forest land in western wa. It is in designated Wilderness so those common rules apply. the lookout is very popular and so you should have a plan to camp below the lookout or at goat flats (super nice in its own right) along the trail a few miles below the lookout. the trail gets more technical after goat flats.... there is no booking- but if you are referring to your travel plans- the best time of year is mid-august thru mid-sept. the snow is mostly melted out and weather is more likely to be good- note there is one permanent snowfield below the final approach that spikes and an axe can be helpful to gain. Storms can make the upper part of the trail very treacherous. note this is also the time volunteers work on the lookout. if your on facebook join the Friends of Three Fingers group and you can see when their maintenance parties will be in the lookout. Hope you have a great trip!
@@hikingsoul Thanks for the quick response! Those were the responses I was looking for. Yes the booking thing is for a place I was looking at staying the night before the hike to driving. And going up during a weekday is my strategy to avoid the crowds and finding a place as close as I can to the trailhead the night before so that I can get up to it earlier than usual.
