Tag: MRNP
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20240316 Birthday Ride
Always looking for a big adventure on my birthday, I took advantage of the beautiful weather in the Big Bottom Valley for a spring bike ride to Ohanapecosh. It was probably a bigger thing than I should’ve attempted this early in the season, but I had a great time. Parking along the Falls Rd near…
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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…
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20180923-20181002 Wonderland Trail 2018, MRNP
And on your left, Mt. Rainier. It seemed a continual refrain as my brother Barry and I circuited, counter-clockwise, the imposing presence of Mt. Rainier along the famed Wonderland Trail. A celebration of cancer survival, it seemed the only thing big enough. I had applied for a permit the minute the website opened on March…
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20170811 Midnight Hike to 3Burroughs, MRNP
I wanted to see shooting stars. It didn’t work out that way, but I had an amazing time hiking through the night, across the ‘tundra’, taking some pictures in the late evening light on a side-trip to Fremont Lookout for the sunset. Much of my trip from Fremont to 3B was without lights, as there…
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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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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,…
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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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20160612 Ride to Sunrise, MRNP
This past Sunday, having read that while the road to Sunrise at Mount Rainier National Park was still closed to vehicles, the NPS had opened it for recreational use to hikers and bicyclists. Oh boy!! It occurred to me that bombing down that road on a bike must be absolutely thrilling! I just had to…
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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.