Be the cryptid you wish to see in the woods
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20191014-20191020 Lakes Basin PCT, PNF
I took a road trip with Julie R. down to Portola, CA so she could attend a family wedding. While she did that, I hiked about the nearby Lakes Basin, PNF, making my way to and along the PCT from Graeagle, CA to the Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout. We finished up by spending a night…
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20191006 Walupt-Nannie Loop, GRW, GPNF
Hiked a loop from Walupt Lake along the PCT & Nannie Ridge Trail
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20190930 Packwood Lake, Upper Lake Creek, GRW, GPNF
I spent Sunday and Monday at Packwood Lake – had a sweet campsite at the upper end of the lake, and enjoyed the company of a very friendly dipper. Weather was moving thru rapidly, with lots of wind and a wee little bit of rain, bringing the season’s first chill. I celebrated with an impromptu campfire.…
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20190923 Davis Mtn, GPNF
Davis Mountain rises over the Big Bottom Valley immediately north of the Cora Bridge, and is accessed by Carr Rd, which turns into 1256 Rd a couple of miles up. The road is permanently gated, but maintained, and climbs its way up the south face of mountain then the north face, before coming to an inglorious…
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20190712 Lily Basin Trail 86, GPNF
A scheduling fluke provided me a four-day weekend, and I made tracks for the Goat Rocks Wilderness. Unsettled weather was forecast, I was pretty certain my horrid mood was going to turn into a migraine, and my I made some poor packing choices leading to a rather heavy pack – it was going to be…
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20190704 Griffin Mtn North & Allen Mtn South, GPNF
I’ve done it! I’ve completed a hiking route between Longmire, WA and Randle, WA, down to Hwy 12. Now that I’ve completed it, I’m not happy with the route. More exploration is in order to more closely align my route with the watershed divide. As you can see on the map below, the route between…
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20190701 Kiona Peak, GPNF
How is it July already? Summer is getting on, and I’m eager to be getting up into the high county. My recent trip up to the PCT at Divide Camp leads me to think July 1 is still too early to be getting up into the Goat Rocks or high Tatoosh, but I’ve still some…
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20190620 Boundary Trail 1 – PCT to Dark Meadow, GPNF
Continuing my efforts to hike the Upper Cowlitz watershed, I took a couple of days off work in celebration of the summer solstice, and headed to Council Lake. The weather was cool, damp, and grey – everything was socked in, and there were only a couple of campers up at the lake. I arrived in the…
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20190609 Watch Mountain, GPNF
Spent Sunday scouting the area just north of Randle, WA, in the GPNF as part of a Randle-to-Longmire route, but I think I have better options, yet to be explored. Watch Mountain is beautiful. Watch Lake is OK, but does not really provide a good site to hang a hammock, the trail there is a traumatized…
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20190603 Tahklahk Lake, Tak Tak Meadow, Council Bluff, GPNF
Spent Sunday night at Tahklahk Lake, hoping for some night-time and/or pre-dawn shots of Mt. Adams. A lack of skill, and a lack of clear sky thwarted me. I had a great hike on Monday, however, exploring Tak Tak Meadows, and then the trail to Council Bluff. Tahklahk Lake is melted out, and there were…