Distance: 4 mi.Elevation Gain: 600 ft. I can see you wondering, “How could a 4 mile RT backpacking trip be a super amazing adventure?” Let me tell…… Read more “2023-Sept 2-3 Super Amazing Adventure to Trout Lake”
Tag: september
2023-Sept 8-9 Merritt Lake to Rock Mountain Thru-Hike
Distance: 14 mi.Elevation Gain: 4500 ft. (5400 ft. descent) Having been past the Rock Mountain and Merritt Lake trailheads more than a dozen times on Route 2,…… Read more “2023-Sept 8-9 Merritt Lake to Rock Mountain Thru-Hike”
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”
2020-09-20 Poe & Irving
Distance: 7.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 3200 ft. It was a rainy weekend in Seattle but there was supposed to be clearing weather on Sunday on the east side…… Read more “2020-09-20 Poe & Irving”
2020-09-21 Pinnacle Peak and The Castle
Distance: 4.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 2500 ft. We left from the Mowich Lake Campground just before 6 AM and made it to the Pinnacle Peak Trail a bit…… Read more “2020-09-21 Pinnacle Peak and The Castle”
2020-09-20 Observation Rock and Echo Rock
Distance: 13.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 4700 ft. Nancy and I met at the Mowich Lake trailhead a bit after 9 AM and it was already jam packed with…… Read more “2020-09-20 Observation Rock and Echo Rock”
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”
2015-09-12-13 Abernathy, Gardner & North Gardner
Distance: 20.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 11500 ft. I had previously been up Abernathy Mountain and really enjoyed the hike. I was surprised how fast and easy the trip…… Read more “2015-09-12-13 Abernathy, Gardner & North Gardner”
2019-09-21 Goat Island Mountain
Distance: 9.2 mi.Elevation Gain: 3800 ft. Usually when Craig and I make new friends, it’s because we’ve realized that our current set won’t do any more stupid…… Read more “2019-09-21 Goat Island Mountain”
2019-09-15 Ape Caves
Distance: 1.5 mi.Elevation Gain: a little bit Craig and I have been planning to visit Ape Caves, the longest lava tube in the continental US, for several…… Read more “2019-09-15 Ape Caves”