14 miles of hiking • 5000' elevation gain •
Joined E and Bosterson on their way to Tanner Butte. Started at Eagle Creek TH and went up Road 777 past the Tanner Butte TH onto a ridge about a mile south that happened to make up part of the wilderness boundary. We took this pleasant mostly bushwack-free cross country ridge up to Tanner Ridge and hit the trail around a mile north of Dublin Lake intersection. I continued a little farther with them to around 4000 ft. before turning around. Only hit shin-deep firm snow here and there but there was still bare ground, at times. I went down to Dublin Lake, then back down the Tanner Ridge trail to Wauna Point junction and dropped down to Wauna Point to enjoy splendid views and calm warm weather. Took the Wauna Cutoff back to road 777.
