Distance: 10.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 300 ft. Some friends wanted to do a relaxed weekday hike but snow and ice conditions were quite variable up in the mountains,…… Read more “12-09-19 Hoh Rainforest Hike”
Tag: olympics
2019-06-01 Mt. Skokomish
Distance: 9.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 5100 ft. Having only one car between us, my options for getting out on Saturday were limited. I made a weak attempt to…… Read more “2019-06-01 Mt. Skokomish”
2019-05-26 Tyler, Baldy & Gray Wolf Ridge
Distance: 11.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 6500 ft. Rodrigo and I had high hopes for the long weekend but ended up struggling to make a decision based on a…… Read more “2019-05-26 Tyler, Baldy & Gray Wolf Ridge”
2018-10-20-21 The Brothers
Distance: 15.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 7000 ft. I’ve wanted to climb to the top of The Brothers ever since watching a glowy sunset over the Olympic Mountains for…… Read more “2018-10-20-21 The Brothers”
2015-09-07 Mount Townsend
Distance: 7.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft. After a ferry ride and decent drive, we reached the Upper Trailhead for Mount Townsend just before noon. Along the trail,…… Read more “2015-09-07 Mount Townsend”
2016-07-22-24 Mount Olympus
Distance: 41.2 mi.Elevation Gain: 13,600 ft. After our failed attempt at Mount Olympus in 2015, we were back with a vengeance. And we seriously upgraded by adding…… Read more “2016-07-22-24 Mount Olympus”
2015-05-23-25 Mount Olympus Attempt
Distance: 40.8 mi.Elevation Gain: 8600 ft. Due to the low snow year, conditions were appropriate for a Mount Olympus attempt over Memorial Day. We weren’t the only…… Read more “2015-05-23-25 Mount Olympus Attempt”
2015-05-03 Mount Stone
Distance: 8.0 mi.Elevation Gain: 5,600 ft. We started from Hamma Hamma River Road at 9am up the Putvin Trail which follows Whitehorse Creek up to Lake of…… Read more “2015-05-03 Mount Stone”
2017-08-26-27 Seven Lakes Basin Loop and Mount Carrie
Distance: 28.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 10,802 ft. We waited a bit too long to reserve any of the popular campsites along the Seven Lakes Basin loop, but we…… Read more “2017-08-26-27 Seven Lakes Basin Loop and Mount Carrie”
2017-01-14 Mount Angeles Attempt
Distance: 5.70 mi.Elevation Gain: 2925 ft. We got to the Hurricane Ridge parking lot around 9:30 AM and started skinning by 10. There were views for days…… Read more “2017-01-14 Mount Angeles Attempt”