Month: August 2016
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20160828 Flapjack Lakes, ONP
I start today in pain, and medicated. I suppose Sunday and Monday in the wilderness were worth a Tuesday of pain. As I hiked up the North Fork Skokomish River trail, and up to Flapjack Lakes and Gladys Divide Sunday, I struggled. I had awoken early, and got out of the house by just a…
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20160813 Cape Disappointment State Park
Mike and I took a day trip down to Ilwaco to visit Cape Disappointment Cape Park – it is not called that because the beach is always grey and cold… but rather because so many ships have been wrecked off it’s shores – the Graveyard of the Pacific. We walked the length of Benson Beach, visited…
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20160731 Berkely Park, Grand Park & Lake Eleanor, MRNP
Braved the crowds to spend a couple of days rambling the northern reaches of Mt. Rainier National Park July 31 and Aug 1st, with a hike from the White River Campground to Lake Eleanor, passing through Berkely and Grand Parks – and back. The wildflowers were just getting into their peak show at Berkely Park,…