Hiking Gothic Basin to Foggy Lake
It's been some time since I blogged about a hike . As many places as I've hiked since moving to Seattle, I could probably bore you to death with stories of them all. Today, though, I headed out to Gothic Basin. Aside from the cool name (apparently named for a guy named Gothic, but whatever), things I've read about the hike were enticing. We don't want for beautiful scenery here in Washington, but some spots stand out. To get to this particular spot, though, you must work. A rule of hiking in the Cascades seems to be that the more you have to exert yourself, the more you get back in terms of views, solitude and more. As I sit here tonight, I'm not in nearly as bad shape as I was when I finished the Harper Creek hike I blogged back in 2009. But I'm still bruised, blistered and tired from a hike that easily ranks as one of the toughest I've completed. The Washington Trails Association has a fairly good writeup on the hike. However, I've learned tha