Tag: Wonderland Trail
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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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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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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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20150720 Spray Park Loop, MRNP
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20150703 St. Andrews Park, Emerald Ridge, MRNP
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20150620 Pyramid Peak via Tahoma Creek Trail, MRNP
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20150606 Sunset Park, Golden Lakes via Westside Rd, MRNP
On this trip, I rode my bike up to the end of the Westside Road, and then hiked the Wonderland Trail to Golden Lakes Ranger Station near Golden Lakes. I often write in my journal along the way, or at the destination, but I rarely record my observations and thoughts when I am finished. This trip…
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20150525 Indian Henry’s Hunting Ground via Kautz Creek Trail, MRNP
I didn’t record much in my trail journal on this one. I think I was too busy gawking. 3:00 PM, 5/25/2015, Indian Henry’s Hunting Ground Ranger Station – Arrived at 2:40 PM, left the car at 11:15 AM. Lovely hike, mostly cloudy, but warm. No rain, peak-a-boo views of the mountain’s lowest flanks.
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20141110 Carbon River to Dick Creek Camp, MRNP
Hiked up the Carbon River Trail to Dick Creek Camp, MRNP.
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20070903 Ohanapecosh Park, Wauhaukaupauken Falls, MRNP
What a gorgeous day for a very long day hike along the Wonderland Trail to Ohanapecosh Park and Wauhaukaupauken Falls, MRNP.