In April of 2015 I led a group from my club to Ancient Lake in Central Washington. This was a big trip in the fact that it was also Hayden’s very first backpacking trip. He’s had an overnight pack for
Ancient Lake with the PWC

In April of 2015 I led a group from my club to Ancient Lake in Central Washington. This was a big trip in the fact that it was also Hayden’s very first backpacking trip. He’s had an overnight pack for
My friend Steve from the Peninsula Wilderness Club had enquired a few times about the Ancient Lake hikes that I sometimes go on. For Steve and me, this trip was a long time coming. Since it gets very hot and dry, Ancient Lake
On Friday the 22nd of April 2011, I drove to Eastern Washington after work to do a micro backpacking trip at Ancient Lake near Quincy. Ancient Lake is about 20 miles or so from the Gorge Amphitheater. The trail itself
After reading recent trip reports of the area, I decided to head over to the sunshine of Eastern Washington and the Gorge area to do a loop hike around the Ancient Lakes and Dusty Lake area. Trip was about 10
April 30th, 2016 Another fun filled weekend with the Peninsula Wilderness Club. Last year it was at Ancient Lake. This year we tried the much less crowded Dusty Lake which is right next to Ancient Lakes, just one ridge over.
After much anticipation, last weekend I finally got to do the Heather Creek, Deception and Royal Basins Traverse that Ancient Ambler wrote about in this trip report a few years back. I went with my friend Doug from the Peninsula