Time to Rebuild that Climbing Fitness! (Old Mailbox Baseline )
Husband and I started out at the old mailbox trailhead at 8am (ish). As reported by others, there was some…
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All logged hikes for the Pacific Northwest challenge.
Mount Si
Arrived at the Little Si trail ahead at about 5:20 am. The goal was to make it to the peak…
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Chasing the Sun
I’m always chasing the sun. If it’s a clear day in the northwest, I’ll find a trail to hike or…
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Storm King Sunset
Beautiful, clear sunset views and hues and one of my favorite panoramas on the Olympic Peninsula. Started at 2:58pm from…
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Beautiful morning on Mt. Si
Misty down low but gorgeous sun for most of the hike. Micro spikes and poles helped for the upper 1/8.…
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Mailbox Peak or how I learned to ignore my legs and embrace incline
Got to the trailhead at about 7:30am and started off. Only encountered 2 groups on the way up. I hauled…
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Mt Si
Yaktracks and poles great for the last 15 minutes to the summit. Otherwise trail in great condition. Busy on a…
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Storm King Morning
Beautiful morning on storm King. Trail was in decent condition despite recent rain and snow. A few downed trees over…
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storm king morning
Beautiful hike this morning with my wife. Started early and temps were in the mid 30’s. A few downed trees…
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Mailbox peak in the snow
Slushy snow until the Boulder field, then deep snow with crust to the summit. I used microspikes then snowshoes. Beautiful,…
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