Tag: ONP
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20111008 & 20111023 Big Creek & Skyline Trails, ONP
From my trail journal: “2:00 PM, 10/23/2011, sunny, mid-60s, a meadow high above Elip Creek on Tshletshy Ridge – Left the trail head at 9:00 AM sharp, arrived at Three Lakes at 1:00 PM. Another hour up brought me here, to a colorful knoll, caressed by a soft breeze in the autumn sun. It’s just…
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20110806 Dosewallips River Trail ONF ONP
Last weekend found me hiking in to Dose Meadow – a flower strewn meadow on the northwest bank of the uppermost Dosewallips River, roughly 30 miles upstream of Hood Canal, at elevation 4450′. The weather was fantastic, and the trail in great shape. I hiked 36 miles over two days, gaining over 3550′. I came…
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20110703 Dosewallips River Trail ONF ONP
The Dosewallips River Trail is always nice to hike on in the early summer.
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20110609-12 Bogachiel River Trail, ONF, ONP
A lovely trip, celebrating a new job, up a quiet rain forest trail to spend a rainy night at a shelter. The little campfire I had was just icing on the cake. This is a less-traveled, tho no less magnificent trail, than the Hoh – both are known for passing thru magnificent rain forests. The advantage…
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20110606 NF Skokomish River Trail, ONP
4:50 PM, 6/6/2011, Mouth of Seven Stream, ONP – Left the trail head at 2:07 PM, arriving here at 4:20 PM. Immediately got settled in at the mouth of the gorge to take a few photos. Is breezy here, temps in the 70s, a gorgeous day. The stream is very high, thigh- to waist-deep and…
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20110412 Dosewallips River Trail ONF ONP
A spring day hike up the Dosewallips River Trail, ONF, ONP.
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20110221 Dosewallips River Trail, ONF ONP
A winter day hike along the Dosewallips River Trail, ONF, ONP.
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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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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…