Hiking- Washinton State, Mason Lake
Mason Lake is a relatively easy to reach hike just off Interstate 90 45 miles east of Seattle. Despite being fairly
close you are pretty much in the middle of the cascades and enter the
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area during the hike.
Eric and I drove up there- we had an older hiking guide that warned that the trail was in terrible condition but it seemed fun anyway.
It turns out the trail has been totally re-done since the guide was published and is in great shape. The hike was pretty steep but a good
workout and the only glitch was that my heels started getting blisters- I think the climbing shoes had weakened them a bit over the weekend.
At the end of the trail (for us- the trail actually continues on much further) was beautiful Lake Mason and we stopped for a quick lunch.
Round-trip the hike took us a bit more than three hours but with the elevation gain I was pretty tired & sore afterwards.
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