Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
I'm wondering if I can fill my bottles on the way up?
The entry station at Heart o' the Hills (~ 4 miles in) has a tap next to a picnic bench there. And there is a seasonal stream near the Switchbacks trailhead (~15 miles in), but not guaranteed to to be free of beaver-fever and could be dried up by late summer, though probably not this year, with our huge snowpack. There might be a few others I'm forgetting. I'm a fairly large (190 lb) and sweaty guy and go through about 40 oz on the way up, all of which I bring with me. On a really hot day, I might double that. Hurricane Ridge lodge at the top has a wide assortment of waters and soft drinks, once you arrive. It's open all summer, but is not open real early or real late in the day.