18 miles of hiking • 4250' elevation gain •
They say the third time's the charm.
Apparently not.
Yet again, Table evades me. I started at one of the CG-2000 trailheads around 1p and made my way up the PCT towards Three Corner Rock. Hit snow patches around 3200', which continued on the east side of the ridge all the way to table. Often it was easier to bushwhack up higher on the ridge, or take 4x4 roads.
Three Corner Rock is pretty neat, and probably worth checking out. Because of all the snow, I got to the powerlines right below table mountain around 4:30p, which put me back at the car around 8:30p, and gave me very little daylight to get back if I were to make it all the way to the top. So I made the "smart" decision and turned around right after the powerlines. Also, storm clouds looked like they were brewing, so that made for another good excuse. I sat in the middle of the trail, ate my salmon salad sandwich, and had a short pout before turning back. Of course, I made it back to the car by 7p after all. Oh well :)
One of these days, I'll get to the top of Table.
Comments
Bosterson
June 12, 2011
Maybe if you want to get to the summit, you should hike it from the south...?
Eric Peterson
June 12, 2011
BTW, you were super close at those power lines to make the summit...
Chris
June 12, 2011
I know - but to the other end of Table was .8 miles away, so I figured another hour, plus bad looking weather. I could have done it, but had I been held up, I didn't want to be driving down those logging roads in the dark.
Haha, Bosterson, I know :)
Eric Peterson
June 12, 2011
Yeah, was a good call. I never been to 3 corner rock area, or even anything in Mt St Helens area except driving almost to Souxion Creek TH last November, you sure get around man!
Chris
June 12, 2011
Yeah, except "Chevron Lake Oswego" has been showing up too much on my amex.
Justin Wright
June 13, 2011
I know the feeling Chris. Need to figure out how to get to these trailheads without using any gas...
Eric Peterson
June 12, 2011
I aint ever going to catch up to the top two insane dudes on WH... Nice hike btw :)