08/15/2026
🌲👣 NWCS Field Report: Natural Bridges — Trout Lake, WA
Today the NWCS crew ventured into the woods near Mt. Adams to explore the Natural Bridges, an ancient lava-tube system where portions of the ceiling collapsed while others remained behind as natural bridges.
A quick disclaimer: we are not certified explorers. 😂
We may have doubled back on ourselves a few times. We crawled over old fallen trees, heard a few noises that we couldn’t quite determine were human, animal, or… “other” 👀 — and at some point Robb apparently decided the group was slowing him down and disappeared ahead of us into the forest.
Naturally, the rest of us eventually caught up.
What we found was absolutely worth the adventure: massive volcanic formations hidden beneath the forest, collapsed lava tubes, natural bridges, caves and some incredible scenery. Knowing that people have been exploring this cave system for more than a century made it even more interesting.
No confirmed Sasquatch sightings.
No unexplained disappearances.
And, most importantly, we left with the same number of NWCS members we arrived with. 😂
Here are a few shots from today’s adventure.
Stay Curious 👀