Friday, July 10, 2015

Lake Valhalla Backpack

To prepare for the 50-miler scheduled for this summer, BSA unit 525 did an overnight backpacking trip to Lake Valhalla in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.  This is a beautiful setting that didn't really show us its best side.  The weather remained overcast, foggy, and drizzly the entire time we were there.  Unfortunately, we were also beat out of the best campsites, so we had to settle for less enjoyable accommodations.  You can see exactly what I mean by taking a look at the photo album here.

Lake Valhalla along the Pacific Crest Trail



GPS Info

We collected all of the following data from our GPS unit during the adventure:

Maps

This Google Map is provided by GPS Visualizer

Elevation Profile


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Coordinates and other details

  • Mileage: 
  • Time: 
  • Average Speed: 
  • Trailhead Coordinates: 
7.0 Miles
5:10:19 (total),  3:29:17 (moving)
1.35 MPH (total), 1.99 MPH (moving)
47 48'08.1"N 121 04'36.6"W

 
If you would like to use this info with your GPS unit, the full GPX file is here.
If you want to view this in Google Earth, you can download the KMZ files of the track and a topographic overlay plugin.

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