Here's the second annual sunset event at Kelly Butte Lookout! If you missed it last year, here's another chance to enjoy the hike and the view.
24 August, 2025, 6pm-8pm.
Come join scareway and me as we enjoy the glories of late summer. What better location than Kelly Butte Lookout? We'd love to hear about your favorite caches in the past year, especially ones that took some effort to get to.
It's a substantial hike to get to the event location. WTA has it at 3.4 miles round trip, with 1100 feet of gain. The gain comes mostly in the form of a reasonably short but steep set of switchbacks. Wear good shoes, and a headlamp for the way down. Trekking poles help me a lot. The rewards are a staffed Forest Service lookout cabin with geocaching-friendly staffers, and views of Mt. Rainier that can't be beat. (If the mountain cooperates, of course.) There are some great caches in the area, but of course finding them is not the purpose of the event!
Come prepared with snacks and enough water for yourself! (If you are feeling heroic, haul in a jug of drinking water for the lookout staff!)
NF Parking Pass required at trailhead.
As always, attend at your own risk, holding harmless the event organizers if you come to harm on the trail to or from, or during, the event.