Baker Road and other tips

Now you are really off the beaten path that many locals don't even know about.

Here is a link about Baker Rd and by the way the nwsource.com site is pretty good resource:
http://www.nwsource.com/travel/scr/tf_detail.cfm?dt=4269&pageid=WA&cityid=38

The view I talked about is the sourth faces of Mt Shuksan and Mt Baker both reflected in the Lake created by the dam. The few times I was there the reflection was always there. Basically you take Hwy 20 heading east and turn left on Baker Rd (Hwy 20 has a sign to Baker Lake). It's right before the small town Concrete, WA. Off Baker Rd the first lake on your right hand side is not the Baker Lake with the reflection. The one with the reflection is further down the road and is right next to the dam. You cannot see it off Baker Rd - you have to turn right onto a Forest Rd toward a hydro engergy station where the dams are.

By the way, off Baker Rd, if you are up for hiking the 6-7 mile Park Butt trail and its surrounding network of trails (can be found on the website above) can take you very close to a glacier off Mt Baker.

On your way back from Canada, you might consider taking the usually less crowded Sumas border crossing, which gets you onto Hwy 547, which connects to Hwy 542, and as you may already know now Hwy 542 ends at Heather Meadows, Picture Lake, and Artist Point (which is open in August). Many trails in this area as well and one of my favorite is Chains Lake trail, starting from the Ranger station at Heather Meadows. Endless views of the north faces of Mt Baker and Mt Shuksan, the flat top Table Mountain and its reflection, blue turquis colored alpine lakes and rivers, etc. Be sure to load up on insect repellent, water, and sun screen in August if you go.

There is a car passenger ferry that goes from Port Townsend (on the Olympic penninsula side) to Whidbey Island and it will drop you very near Fort Ebbey and a little south of Deception Pass.

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• TKS a bunch for the valuable info -lvtotravel- ♀ (386 bytes) () 06/16/2006 postreply 23:44:18

• No need to hike 4 Mt Baker, Mt Shuksan/Picture Lake views -wunderlust- ♀ (296 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 09:21:58

• My point being hike will get you more views but with -wunderlust- ♀ (88 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 09:33:01

• If we wait for sunset at Picture Lake, where sould we plan our n -Lvtotravel- ♀ (501 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 09:59:20

• Bellingham is the closest big town, more lodging options -wunderlust- ♀ (315 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 22:32:59

• Any recommendation for Orca Island? -Lvtotravel- ♀ (553 bytes) () 06/16/2006 postreply 23:59:23

• The View atop Mt Constitution-360 d snow capped mts & ocean -wunderlust- ♀ (907 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 09:31:06

• The ferry ride from Orcas to Anacortes very scenic -wunderlust- ♀ (273 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 09:35:26

• I thought we are doing a rt from Anacorte? -Lvtotravel- ♀ (354 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 10:05:14

• I was absent minded when I said from Canada -wunderlust- ♀ (454 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 19:52:10

• if you still have time left back from Orcas, a side trip to -wunderlust- ♀ (189 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 19:54:54

• Give me some idea on both the N bound and S bound routings -Lvtotravel- ♀ (619 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 10:30:11

• Mt Loop does not connect to 530 any more -wunderlust- ♀ (654 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 20:30:42

• so it means it is no longer a loop (must double back) -lvtotravel- ♀ (172 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 21:24:23

• Right-see the national forest link -wunderlust- ♀ (60 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 22:02:07