Pine Canyon
Central Washington
Astronomy
MoonWaxing Gibbous (71%)
Stargazingfair
Trail Conditions
“As always, views were better higher up than in the canyon, so we stayed on the ridge to the immediate east.”
Last report: Oct 1, 2016
Getting There
Recent Reports
Oct 1, 2016
Our second visit here and more or less followed the same route from a year and a half ago. As always, views were better higher up than in the canyon, so we stayed on the ridge to the immediate east.
Apr 25, 2015
We were in the area one week too early to hike on the Cleman Mountain side. The entire area was closed for the protection of wintering elk and will reopen on May 1.
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