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gnilma's Hiking Adventures 95 - Heather Meadows
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This week we head to Heather Meadows and explore the beautiful scenery in the area. Heather Meadows is a subalpine recreation area located in Mount Baker State Park, with numerous trails and beautiful views. We briefly mentioned this place in past posts, because both Chain Lakes Trail #895238 and Ptarmigan Ridge Trail #887421 are both accessed through Artist Point, which is the highest elevation vehicle accessible place in Heather Meadows.
These pictures were from our 2018 late September visit, during which time the wild blueberry bushes had turned red, giving the area a nice touch of autumn. Once you enter the Heather Meadows area, the first beauty that welcomes you is Picture Lake. It is a small lake with a short, less than 1km, trail around the lake. Although small, the view at the lake is very pretty, as Mount Shuksan stands tall far in the background, and the calm waters of the lake is always painting a pretty picture via reflection. After spending some time at Picture Lake and walking the short trail around it, we drove higher up to in elevation and reached Artist Point. We hiked the Artist Ridge Trail from Artist Point. The Artist Ridge Trail is another short 2.4km out-and-back trail with about 80m elevation gain. There was a puddle of snow melted water (which I guess you can call a lake) at the end of the trail, with Mount Shuksan in direct view behind the puddle. After hiking the Artist Ridge Trail, we got back to our car and drove to the visitor center parking lot to explore the Fire and Ice Trail and also parts of the Bagley Lakes Trail. We saw the Bagley Lakes, Bagley Creek, and more beautiful views.
Info at Picture Lake board introducing Heather Meadows and Picture Lake
Picture Lake with Mount Shuksan standing tall behind it.
Walking the Picture Lake trail. I like the autumn colours. My daughter was so small back then. She is much taller now.
Relfection like a mirror.
Large parking lot at Artist Point.
Map of Heather Meadows. Red line is vehicle roads. Black dotted lines are trails.
Hiking the Artist Ridge Trail with Mount Shuksan in the background.
We can see Mount Baker while hiking Artist Ridge Trail.
Mountains and valley.
End of Artist Ridge Trail marked by this puddle of snow melted water. I believe they call this spot Huntoon Point. Mount Shuksan is in the background again.
Driving towards the visitor center parking lot. The visitor center is the building in this photo.
Heading down Bagley Lakes Trail.
One of the lakes.
Kids walking down a slab.
Bagley Creek.
We reached one of the lakes.
Bridge to cross Bagley Creek.
Valley and lakes.
Check out my previous hikes:
  1. The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
  2. The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
  3. The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
  4. Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
  5. It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
  6. The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
  7. The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
  8. The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
  9. The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
  10. The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
  11. A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
  12. Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
  13. The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
  14. The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
  15. Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
  16. Yosemite National Park
  17. The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
  18. Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
  19. The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
  20. Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
  21. Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
  22. Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
  23. Eagle Bluffs
  24. Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
  25. Admiralty Point
  26. Myra Canyon Trail
  27. Garabaldi Lake
  28. Botanical Beach Loop
  29. Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop
  30. Whistler Train Wreck Trail
  31. Grouse Grind
  32. Crown Mountain
  33. Chance Cove Coastal Trail
  34. Big Four Ice Caves
  35. Stawamus Chief First Peak
  36. Four Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park
  37. Four Lakes Trail Winter Revisit
  38. Lindeman Lake Trail
  39. Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
  40. Steelhead Falls
  41. Cascade Falls
  42. Dawson Falls
  43. Bridal Veil Falls
  44. Kay Falls and Bear Creek Falls
  45. Lions Bay Loop and Crystal Falls
  46. Overlander Falls
  47. Flood Falls
  48. Marymere Falls
  49. Johnston Canyon Lower Falls
  50. Elfin Lakes
  51. Gold Creek Lower Falls
  52. Nairn Falls
  53. Lower and Upper Shannon Falls
  54. Brandywine Falls
  55. Mamquam Falls
  56. Cliff Gilker Park Waterfalls
  57. Snoqualmie Falls
  58. Norvan Falls
  59. Niagara Falls and Trestles at Goldstream Park
  60. Niagara Falls
  61. Ptarmigan Ridge
  62. Chain Lakes Trail
  63. Cambie Creek Loop
  64. Mushrooms of Norvan Falls Trail
  65. Cheakamus Lake Trail
  66. Panorama Ridge via Helm Creek Trail
  67. Saint Mark's Summit
  68. West Lion
  69. Elk Mountain
  70. Quarry Rock
  71. Bowen Lookout winter trail
  72. Black Tusk and Garabaldi Lake
  73. Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park
  74. Smoke Bluffs Loop
  75. Dog Mountain Autumn Revisit
  76. Lake Louise Fairview Lookout Trail
  77. Pitt-Addington Marsh
  78. Mount Revelstoke National Park
  79. Joffre Lakes
  80. Crippen Regional Park and Killarney Lake
  81. Squamish Estuary Trail
  82. Grand Canyon South Rim
  83. Kanaka Creek Regional Park
  84. Jug Island Beach Trail
  85. Hole in the Wall at Olympic Peninsula
  86. Abby Grind
  87. Mount Thom
  88. McKee Peak via McKee Road
  89. Devil's Punchbowl in Olympic National Park
  90. Moraine Lake
  91. Buntzen Lake Loop
  92. Tree of Life
  93. Ladner Creek Trestle
  94. Teapot Hill
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 3h
It's tough choosing the best pic today! But I'll go with this one.
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