Comments for Northwest Hiking http://chayden.org/hikingblog Hiking and Running in Washington Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:28:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Granite Mountain by Sidman http://chayden.org/hikingblog/?p=384&cpage=1#comment-4619 Sidman Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:28:17 +0000 http://chayden.org/hikingblog/?p=384#comment-4619 I used to live in Redmond before moving back to Bangalore. Your blog and photos are a fatastic reminder of what I continue to miss almost every weekend - roll out of bed and go for a hike. I used to live in Redmond before moving back to Bangalore. Your blog and photos are a fatastic reminder of what I continue to miss almost every weekend – roll out of bed and go for a hike.

]]> Comment on Cougar Mountain Coal Mines by Davidw http://chayden.org/hikingblog/?p=166&cpage=1#comment-3005 Davidw Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:15:38 +0000 http://chayden.org/hikingblog/?p=166#comment-3005 The map posted at the Ford Slope Mine display can be found in the King County Library System. Bellevue has two copies, one in Reference. It's titled the Coal Fields of King County, and covers all the coal mining operations in King County at the time. I believe the shaft near the Clay Pit is from the original mine shaft which was located near the Newcastle Nursery. There is a shaft there which was a later operation opened after the big mine on Coal Creek burned. I believe the Coal Creek Mine is where the little white structure is along Coal Creek along side the Coal Creek Trail from Red Town. The Bagley Seam trail passes right over where the Bagley Tunnel was located. I highly recommend the book, The Coals of Newcastle: A hundred years of hidden history, by Richard K. McDonald and Lucile McDonald, which has many pictures of the mines, and the town, along with explanations of many of the foundations that are left behind. I've been able to figure out where many of the shafts were located from this book. The map posted at the Ford Slope Mine display can be found in the King County Library System. Bellevue has two copies, one in Reference. It’s titled the Coal Fields of King County, and covers all the coal mining operations in King County at the time. I believe the shaft near the Clay Pit is from the original mine shaft which was located near the Newcastle Nursery. There is a shaft there which was a later operation opened after the big mine on Coal Creek burned. I believe the Coal Creek Mine is where the little white structure is along Coal Creek along side the Coal Creek Trail from Red Town. The Bagley Seam trail passes right over where the Bagley Tunnel was located.
I highly recommend the book, The Coals of Newcastle: A hundred years of hidden history, by Richard K. McDonald and Lucile McDonald, which has many pictures of the mines, and the town, along with explanations of many of the foundations that are left behind. I’ve been able to figure out where many of the shafts were located from this book.

]]> Comment on About This Site by Brittany Smith http://chayden.org/hikingblog/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-879 Brittany Smith Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:20:32 +0000 http:/?page_id=2#comment-879 Hi Charlie! I love your hiking journal blogs! They are so fun to read. I am actually planning on doing a section to my website and want to know if you'd be interested in contributing a story? I'd provide a link back to your site. Thanks! Hi Charlie!

I love your hiking journal blogs! They are so fun to read. I am actually planning on doing a section to my website and want to know if you’d be interested in contributing a story? I’d provide a link back to your site. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Claypit Peak by Cougar – Blackwater Trail « Northwest Hiking http://chayden.org/hikingblog/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-4 Cougar – Blackwater Trail « Northwest Hiking Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:17:41 +0000 http://chayden.org/hikingblog/?p=10#comment-4 [...] Northwest Hiking Hiking and Running in Washington « Claypit Peak [...] [...] Northwest Hiking Hiking and Running in Washington « Claypit Peak [...]

]]> Comment on Squak Mountain Information by Squak Mountain – Chybanksi Loop « Northwest Hiking http://chayden.org/hikingblog/?page_id=76&cpage=1#comment-3 Squak Mountain – Chybanksi Loop « Northwest Hiking Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:48:23 +0000 http://chayden.org/hikingblog/?page_id=76#comment-3 [...] Starting from the horseshoe bend in the road, this trail travels through deep, wet forests to a lookout point.  From there I looped around the higher elevations, eventually coming back to the lookout to have lunch.  I explored a different set of trails.  There are a network of different ways to go, as the map indicates. [...] [...] Starting from the horseshoe bend in the road, this trail travels through deep, wet forests to a lookout point.  From there I looped around the higher elevations, eventually coming back to the lookout to have lunch.  I explored a different set of trails.  There are a network of different ways to go, as the map indicates. [...]

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