18 miles of hiking • 3250' elevation gain • 1 night
Some friends and I spent a delightfully hot night out camped by Siouxon Falls. Did a little fishing and a lot of enjoyable hanging out. Woke up the next morning, and we decided to try for a loop around Siouxon Peak. We went the way of Chinook Falls and Creek, which was an easy ford one way, and an easy tree crossing the other way (not for those with poor balance). There was still snow above 3K feet or so, but none of us had snowshoes or microspikes, and none of us had a problem. The problem came just as we were about to round the corner towards the Siouxon Peak final ascent - a big washout (see the last photo). It's possible that it could be passed safely, but we weren't in any mood to risk it, and turned around, making our loop into an out and back. Overall, a fun day, and a great way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon.
I can't make any promises about the accuracy of the mileage and elevation gain, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the ballpark.
