Category: Hiking
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20161219 Fairfax Trail
Had a great day exploring the Upper Foothills Trail (aka Fairfax Trail) in Pierce County – old bridges, ghost towns and lonely trails, oh my!
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20161010 Glacier View Wilderness, GPNF
The views from Glacier View Wilderness are, understandably, amazing. It was a bit chilly this day, but that only added to the beauty. October is a fantastic time to be in the mountains – the air is clearer, the bugs are gone, the people are gone, and the drama is out in full force.
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20160924 Sunday Lunch at Upper Duck, ONP
Hiked in to the Upper Duckabush via Home Sweet Home. Can’t remember many details about this hike, tho. Stayed the two nights at Nine Stream.
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20160922 Third Burrows Loop, MRNP
Being Autumnal equinox, I couldn’t possibly go to work, not with a weather forecast of sun and warm temps. I told my boss as much, took a day of annual leave, and drove up to the White River CG for a hike along the Burroughs Loop, including 3B, to which I’d never been. I know,…
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20160725 Ohanapecosh River MRNP, GPNF
Took a low energy afternoon to wander about the mouth of the Muddy Fork Cowlitz and Ohanapecosh Rivers,
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20160620 Solstice Hike to Dege Peak, MRNP
Parked at the White River Campground, set out at 9:30 AM and covered 14.4 miles with 3423′ vertical gain over 5:51:26 elapsed/8:23:43 total hours, attained a maximum elevation of 7006′. Despite all the lingering snow, it was very dry up there; I was quite thirsty much of the time. I also took on just a…
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20160604 Cowlitz Trail, GPNF, WOD
This weekend, I drove up to Packwood via Skate Creek – finding out that it is just as quick to drive up I-5 to SR512, and take Hwy 7 to Ashford, as it is to slog through Yelm. Gawd, I hate driving through Yelm. I had my mind set to hike up the Carlton Creek…
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20160508 Ramble about Longmire, MRNP
Took a mellow, low-energy ramble about Longmire, exploring some close-in destinations before the hordes arrive.
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20160321 North Fork Skokomish River, ONP
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20160316 Glines Canyon Dam, ONP