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October 8, 2012 16 miles 4,000 feet gained
We did this loop last year and got a much earlier start this time. We hit the trail at sunrise and finished about 3:00. It was perfect weather and had a lot of great photo ops. The creek was so low that we just hopped rocks to cross and didn't even get our feet wet. This has become one of my most favorite hikes. It has a little bit of everything, and great v...
October 4, 2012 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
Took a nice solo trip with my dog. This was his first real hike. It was clear but very windy at top. I could see smoke from distant wild fires.
August 26, 2012 10.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
This was my third trip. 4.25 hrs up 3 down. It was clear but very windy up top. I lost my hat into the crater.
August 4, 2012 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
Thought we would beat the heat and start early. I have never done this loop in reverse so I thought that it might be more of a workout with more EG. It looks like WTA is cutting in some new tracks below sr14.
July 17, 2012 15 miles 3,000 feet gained
We did this hike last summer but instead of going up Huffman trail we went up Wildcat Trail and down Chinook. There was not much of a view on top of Siouxon because of cloud cover. We didn't see another soul until after the creek ford at Wildcat falls and back onto Siouxon Creek Trail.
July 4, 2012 12 miles 4,750 feet gained
I'm still feeling this one three days later! What a great hike.
May 28, 2012 8.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Almost identical conditions as last year about this same time. This time we didn't venture out on the 'spine', just hung out on the overlook rock.
May 17, 2012 9 miles 3,750 feet gained
That 'catwalk' was too fun! A little bit of snow up top at the Ruckel Creek crossing.
March 10, 2012 8 miles 3,250 feet gained
It started out just rain....then wet slush....then snow....lots of it! We were going to do the loop back down the west ridge, but by the time we reached the summit, there was at least 3 feet of snow and it was hard to maneuver through without snowshoes. My micro spikes helped. No views and very windy and cold up top, so we didn't stick around or go to the vi...
February 19, 2012 11 miles 2,500 feet gained
Nice wet soggy day with no views other than clouds
January 28, 2012 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
A group of us did Cape Horn today, the last weekend before the lower loop closure. The rain wasn't too bad until we hit Cape Horn Road. We didn't see another soul the whole hike. They sure did a nice job maintaining the trail this year and the tunnels are great!
January 1, 2012 9.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
A nice start to the new year! We managed to miss rain for all but 15 mins.
