Monte Cristo History Hike

Hike with Judy Bentley, author of Hiking Washington’s History,  to the ghost town of Monte Cristo, deep in a basin surrounded by mountain peaks in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness.  Monte Cristo was a gold and silver mining boomtown in the late 1800s with more than a thousand residents.  We’ll hike the old railroad grade into the townsite, have lunch in meadow, and spend an hour or two roaming the history.

This is a relatively flat 8 to 10 mile hike, roundtrip, with a crossing of the South Fork of the Sauk River on a log (not a bridge) or by wading.  Hike is Saturday, July 21st.  Meet at the Barlow Pass trailhead (recreational pass or $5 payment required) on the Mountain Loop Highway at 9:30 a.m. Plan to leave the trailhead by 4:30 p.m.

Registration is open until July 15th for members and for guests after that.  Email bentley.judy@gmail.com.  Cost is $20 per person, payable the day of the hike.  If you can drive from Seattle or need a ride, let me know so I can coordinate carpooling. For more information about the hike, read Hiking Washington’s History.