We finally bagged Seed Peak last weekend on the third attempt. It has been on our list for a couple of years. Nice trail through majestic mountain hemlock old growth, along an alpine ridge with gorgeous views and up the still snowy bowl of Seed Peak. Photo shows us coming down from Seed Peak, Mt Gillespie in the middle and Judge Howay and Mt Baker on the horizon.
The only drawback were the many wash-outs on Mamquam FSR. Our trusty Tracker overcame several of the obstacles but in the end we had to hike more than an hour on the logging road to get to the trail head.
There was a major washout even on the main Mamquam FSR. Would have been another 1.6 km (one way) if the Tracker wouldn't have made it across, with more smaller washouts even before this. Maybe this was caused by the same rain event that caused the Seymour slide? We were in the area last fall and the roads were OK then.
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| Pete descending Seed Peak, Mt Gillespie in the middle, Robbie Reid left and Mt Baker on the right horizon |
