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The start of Canyon Creek Road is just off of 542 shortly after Glacier. The road is closed to cars, but not bikes! This is a very low starting point of less than 1000 ft above sea level, which effectively keeps (almost) everyone away.
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The ride started out with 15 miles of abandoned forest service roads before reaching the actual singletrack. The first half was paved but inundated by the forest in post-apocalyptic style. This photo is from higher up the Canyon Creek valley, where the
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Apparently these roads were groomed for snowmobiles up until the road closure. This was a strange random warming hut.
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Warming hut from the outside.
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Damfino Lakes trailhead at about 4200 ft elevation.
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The first trail intersection after a half mile. Notice the blowdown.
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This was a very frequent sight.
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The trees started to open up as I climbed to the ridge top. The 10 mile Canyon Ridge Trail followed the obvious ridge line.
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Shuksan, Baker, and the trail barely visible along the ridge.
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Oh Canada!
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I was down there earlier!
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Overuse does not threaten this trail.
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Looking to the east from the same high saddle.
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Well, I survived! After miles of hike-a-bike, bushwacking, swarms of hungry bugs, and who knows how much vertical ascending, I made it back to the lower Canyon Creek Road and descended back to the car. Whew, that really was an adventure!