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September 29 to September 30, 2012 22 miles 5,750 feet gained 1 night
My dad and I hiked the High Divide Loop as an end of the summer season hike. The weather was amazing and the views even more so. We did the loop in two days with a camp at Hoh Lake. We went counter clockwise around the loop, so we could get the major elevation gains on the first day. As for wildlife we saw a couple bear and a couple bull elk. We missed a her...
August 4 to August 9, 2012 60 miles 13,000 feet gained 5 nights
Days after my dad and I did a 36 mile hike up to Mount Olympus last year we started looking into where we would take a multi-day hike this year. We finally settled on a through hike from the Dosewallips washout to the North Fork of the Quinault trail head with a side trip to Lost Pass. This roughly 60 mile route would take us on the following trails (DOSEWAL...
July 7 to July 8, 2012 20 miles 4,750 feet gained 1 night
Took advantage of the amazing weather this last weekend to do a overnight backpacking trip with my dad up to FlapJack lakes in the Olympic National Park. The first 3.5 miles up the North Fork Skokomish River Trail are nice and flat. At 3.5 miles you take a right and hike a pretty steep 4 mile climb (with the steepest part coming the last 1/2 mile) to the Fla...
May 19 to May 20, 2012 28 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
My dad and I did a overnight hike into the Enchanted Valley this past weekend. We had perfect weather for the way in. Sunny, clear and in the high 60's. We left the trailhead around 8 and arrived in the valley around 3:30. Could of done the hike faster, but we were taking our time and took a ton of pictures. The trail is in very good condition. Workers have ...
March 24 to March 25, 2012 8 miles 250 feet gained 1 night
Quick overnight trip to test a new pack and sleeping gear. Walked 4 miles on a rails to trails trail and then up into the Willapa Hills to camp near a river. Hiked out the next morning. Great early spring trip and the new gear worked out great.
