Category: Backpacking
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20100813 Deerheart Lake, ONP
My brother Barry joined me on this trip to Upper Lena Lake and the stunning area above, made even more memorable by the Mt. Hopper fire just across the canyon.
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20100720 NF Quinault to Whiskey Bend Thru-Hike, ONP
Having had this past week off work, it was time to get into the forest and put some miles on my new sandals. I had dehydrated meat and fruit, and prepared enough dry sauce mixes for 9 days in the Olympics. Catching the bus in Aberdeen at 7:45 AM, July 17th, I knew I was…
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20100711 Upper Lena Lake, ONP
12:00 PM, 7/11/2010, Lower Lena Lake – Am taking off now for Upper Lena Lake, having stopped here at the old outlet for a short break and a snack that could be called lunch. Altho the skies at the TH were cloudy, it is very clear and warm, tho breezy, here. It couldn’t be a nicer…
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20070815 EF-Quinault-Dosewallips Thru Hike, ONF, ONP
This was my second thru-hike of the Olympic National Park, this time west-to-east up the Quinault and out the Dosewallips. From my trail journal: “3:15 PM, 08/15/2007 – Lake Quinault, South Shore Rd & Merriman Creek. Am sitting at a nice resting spot next to the bridge. I’ve my bottle in the creek chilling, and…
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20060911 Olympic National Park N-S Thru-Hike, ONP
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20050827 Tatoosh Lakes GPNF
Hailey O. and I hiked into Tatoosh Lakes. We camped at the lake shore, and woke up around 3AM to a snowstorm. By dawn, we were wet, shivering, and starving, so we high-tailed it down to my grandparent’s house, where Nana made soup and sandwiches for us.
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20050812-14 Northern Loop MRNP
Took a 3-day backpacking trip along the Northern Loop, MRNP.
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20050624 Tumac Plateau GPNF OWNF WOD
My first trip in to the Tumac Plateau.
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20050528 South Wilderness Coast Beach Hike ONP
Enjoyed a backpacking trip along the South Wilderness Coast, ONP