Hiking Alone in the Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness | Twisp Pass

Hike to Twisp Pass located at the Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness and North Cascade National Park boundary. This hike was filled me with wildflowers and a sense of solitude. The beginning of the hike passes through a burn zone but once you cross the bridge the views of distant mountain peaks abound.

[@ervinslens]

This is simply gorgeous, shots are truly spectacular especially b-roll shots.👌👌

[@cascadiahiking]

Much appreciated Ervinslens :). It's hard not to shoot the wildflowers!

[@99jkane]

Brief but brilliant. Great composition, framing and editing. Incredible views!

[@cascadiahiking]

Thanks for the comment John! I'm glad a brought the telephoto lens for this one.

[@stoneslittle]

Amazing! You are stepping up filmography skills - looking forvard to the next one - happy hiking!

[@cascadiahiking]

Thanks Steiner Lille for the comment! Next one should be epic. Cheers

[@travelclimb]

We did this a few weeks ago and it was spectacular! Unfortunately, there was a 50k race that weekend so didn’t get to shoot much of the rest of the hike. I wish we had 3 days in this trip to summit a 2 or 3 of the WA Bulger list right in the sawtooth loop. Great vid as always!

[@cascadiahiking]

Thanks, yeah I see you are doing similar trips. Nice work!

[@leestamm3187]

My wife and I did that beautiful hike about 40 years ago. Happily, we had our mosquito head nets, as the area around the pass was thick with them. Views are still the same, I see.

[@cascadiahiking]

Hi Lee, how funny. That area hasn't changed much because the mosquitos were pretty bad at the pass. Fortunately, I went ahead a little bit where there was a breeze so I could eat my lunch in peace! All in all a beautiful place though. Thanks for the comment.

[@leestamm3187]

@@cascadiahiking You're probably aware that one can angle up and west from the pass to Stiletto Lake, which is a spectacularly scenic spot. Even way back in the day, there was a pretty fair boot track to it. From what I've seen on TH-cam, it's a bit more heavily travelled these days (what isn't?). From the lake, it's fairly straightforward getting to the old lookout site at the west end of the ridge, if you're so inclined. The whole area is at its best in the fall, when the larches are glowing gold. Makes a great two night backpack, in good weather, of course.

[@cascadiahiking]

@@leestamm3187 Thanks for the tip as I forgot about Stiletto. Pics of it look pretty amazing, I agree, fall would be a great time to visit that area when the Larches turn gold. I plan to go back to that area and spend a couple more days exploring. Cheers!

[@leestamm3187]

@@cascadiahiking One more thing. I really enjoy your videos. They take me back to my hiking days of long ago. Thanks for your efforts in making and uploading them.

[@VinWeston89]

Is it possible to camp here and if so, do I need a permit?

[@cascadiahiking]

Good question. Short answer is yes. Twisp Pass itself is on the boundary of the National Forest and North Cascades National Park. On the National Forest side it's just a trailhead permit (easy). If you continue past the pass (for example to Stiletto Lake) then you are in NCNP. You will need a national park wilderness permit to camp. I would think it's much easier to get a permit for this area of the park since it's not as busy as other areas. Hope that helps.

[@VinWeston89]

@@cascadiahiking yes it does thank you

[@VinWeston89]

@@cascadiahiking another question, is a trailhead permit something you can get at the trailhead?

[@cascadiahiking]

@@VinWeston89Hi James. Yes, you just fill out the tag at the trailhead, detach part of the tag in the provided box, and attach the rest of the tag to your backpack. Cheers!

[@VinWeston89]

@@cascadiahiking awesome thank you very much