キティタス郡の天然記念物・トップ20

Experience this 14.1-mile (22.7-kilometer) round-trip trail near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. The trail is generally rated as difficult and can be completed in about 7 hours 20 minutes. Since the trail is ideal for trekking, camping, and hiking, you'll rarely be alone and will likely meet other adventurers during your trip. The best time to visit this trail is from June to October.

A worthy destination even in the clouds. The approach from Snoqualmie Pass offers plenty of views and the calls of pika as you cross the scree fields towards the Katwalk. It's amazing to consider that this portion of blasted out trail cost nearly $10,000 per foot to construct!

Davis Peak is a challenging hike with a big payoff: a 360-degree panorama of more than 10 Cascades peaks. A false summit can lure hikers off the main trail. Keep an eye on the trail. If it suddenly turns into a rocky scramble, you’ve gone too far. Backtrack to rejoin the main trail as it drops to the northwest, off the ridge and down into a bowl. The route traverses across the bowl and a snow-fed creek before switchbacking up to the next ridgeline.

Gold Creek Pond is an ADA-accessible paved loop hike around a picturesque mountain pond atop Snoqualmie Pass. It is the perfect hike for small children, who can walk unassisted the whole route, for parents pushing strollers, and for people in wheelchairs. It's also a good leg stretcher for folks who have been driving a long time and need a break. This pond started off as a gravel pit used to build I-90m but has since been reclaimed.

The Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park preserve one of the largest petrified forests on the planet! A museum shows interesting facts of how the different species of trees were encased by flowing lava. There are also two hiking trails that will lead you to the mineralized tree trunks such as elm, ginkgo, walnut and much more. The petrified wood was discovered in the early 1930s.

The trails takes you along an outdoor exhibit of some well-preserved petrified tree trunks. You will find mineralized elm, horse chestnut, walnut, ginkgo, spruce, fir trees and others that were encased when lava was flowing over the area. It is a great trip through time!

The Ridge Trail takes you around the center of Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park and offers great views over the rolling hills and the mighty Columbia River. The trail connects with the Trees of Stone Trail.

You made it up the climb and if the hour fits, you can pitch your tent or cowboy camp with an magnificent view towards the icy peaks of Summit Chief Mountain, Middle Chief Peak, Little Big Chief Mountain and Escondio Point. There is also a little pond that you can use as a water source.