Tag: Clear Fork Cowlitz

  • 20220919-26 Big Ass Hike 2022

    20220919-26 Big Ass Hike 2022

    Vacation! I celebrated by taking a weekend to rest and prep, then I took a Big Ass Hike, then back home for another week to do some projects I had been wanted to finish. For my hike, I had Mike drop me off at outside of Packwood at Johnson Creek Road, around 5 PM Sunday…

  • 20210816 Tatoosh Mtn, GPNF

    20210816 Tatoosh Mtn, GPNF

    Low-key weekday retreat to the river for some soul-healing, and some sole-healing. I’ve hurt my foot, so I needed to take it easy. I decided to drive up to Packwood and find someplace along the river – the weather was forecast to be cool, cloudy, and dampish, with really low overnight temps. Sweet! I arrived…

  • 20210621 Clear Fork Cowlitz to Tieton Pass

    20210621 Clear Fork Cowlitz to Tieton Pass

    Summer is finally here, the snow is melting, and the insects are not yet awake. I’ve got some new gear, and it’s time to get hiking! This weekend, I took a 3-day backpack trip up the Clear Fork Cowlitz trail to Tieton Pass on the PCT. Arriving at the trail head a bit later than…

  • 20201019-21 PCT – White Pass to Clear Fork Cowlitz

    20201019-21 PCT – White Pass to Clear Fork Cowlitz

    Winter is coming! Understandably, I am anxious to make one last trip up into the Goat Rocks – I had not quite gotten to all the places this summer I had wanted. The weather forecast offers the possibility of some mild weather after a weather system moves thru over the weekend. Not expecting the best,…