Distance: 14 mi.Elevation Gain: 4900 ft. Craig and I hadn’t been on a backpacking trip together since August 2020 on the Bailey Range Traverse, so it was…… Read more “2023-Aug 26-27 Goat Lake & Petunia Peaks”
Tag: olympics
2021-09-04-06 NW Warrior, Little Mystery & Mystery Mountain
Distance: 32.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 15000 ft. I had been hoping to do a long loop through the Olympics by myself, as I had not been on an…… Read more “2021-09-04-06 NW Warrior, Little Mystery & Mystery Mountain”
2021-08-22 Appleton, Everett, Boulder Peak
Distance: 36.4 (16.4 on bike) mi.Elevation Gain: ~10k (2k on bike) ft. – GPS said 13,640′ but I think that is exaggerated I had originally planned a…… Read more “2021-08-22 Appleton, Everett, Boulder Peak”
2021-05-28 Lightning Peak
Distance: 6.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 4000 ft. Plans for bigger objectives were foiled by late May snowfall, so we dialed the plans back to this low elevation peak.…… Read more “2021-05-28 Lightning Peak”
2021-05-22 Welch Peaks & Mt. Townsend
Distance: 9.0 mi.Elevation Gain: 3700 ft. Going into spring the snowpack had been above normal but spring had been particularly sunny and dry. This meant a lot…… Read more “2021-05-22 Welch Peaks & Mt. Townsend”
2021-05-15 Mt. Jupiter Attempt
Distance: 18.2 mi. (5.3mi. on bike)Elevation Gain: 4800 ft. (750′ on bike) My brother happened to be in town for work and had the weekend free. The…… Read more “2021-05-15 Mt. Jupiter Attempt”
2020-08-29-09-04 Bailey Range Traverse
Distance: 57.8 mi.Elevation Gain: 15,000 ft.Peaks Climbed: Cat, Stephen, Ferry, Barnes, Queets I would call the Bailey Range Traverse an informally maintained thru-scramble. It’s a thru-hike that…… Read more “2020-08-29-09-04 Bailey Range Traverse”
2020-08-01-02 McCartney Peak & Mt. Cameroon (and some other stuff)
Distance: 25.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 9350 ft. I like to get out on at least one solo overnight trip each summer and on this particular weekend a friend…… Read more “2020-08-01-02 McCartney Peak & Mt. Cameroon (and some other stuff)”
2020-02-22 Mount Townsend Winter Attempt
Distance: 5.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 1300 ft. Laura, Craig and I were spending the weekend on the Olympic Peninsula and wanted to get a backcountry ski in. We…… Read more “2020-02-22 Mount Townsend Winter Attempt”
2016-07-30-31 Mt. Anderson
Distance: 35 mi. (about 10 on bike)Elevation Gain: 7800 ft. (about 1000 ft. on bike) I had long been eyeing getting up Mt. Anderson in the middle…… Read more “2016-07-30-31 Mt. Anderson”