[bobbi]

[reststep]

I hiked to the top of Green Mountain today.  This is the Green Mountain in Olympic National Park between Deer Park and Maiden Peak.

This is such an obscure peak that I doubt if even Stefan or Fay have been there, also it is not in the climber's guide and I have never heard of anyone going there so I thought I might get a first ascent but someone had left a cairn.  It is just a bump on the ridge so it makes me wonder why it is named on the map.

It is appropriately named however.  From a distance it is green with trees and there is not much in the way of views from the summit because of the trees.

I dropped off the traveling summit register and continued on to Maiden Peak for some good views.

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"The mountains are calling and I must go." - John Muir

[bobbi]

ha!  new home for Oly!  wow, deer park road is still open!  hoping someone gets it before the road closes!

I've been on green peak, I was just there this summer.  great views!

a few Oly registers ago, I left it on Maiden Peak.

thanks

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bobbi ૐ

"Today is your day!  Your mountain is waiting.  So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss

[Cosmic Sun Beam]

Hiked Guye Peak on Saturday with a friend. Bluebird day! Class 3/4 exposed scramble to the true peak. Gonna try and bag Red Mt this weekend : )

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Nature melts away all worries

[olderthanIusedtobe]

Hiked on the Oregon side of the Gorge for the first time since last year's Eagle Creek fire.  Went about 7 or 8 miles up Herman Creek. Immediately east of PCT.  Interesting seeing the different degrees to which various areas burned.  Transition from the worst scorched area of all to completely untouched by the fire was almost instantaneous and rather dramatic.  I found out later several trails on the west end of the Gorge were just reopened today--Larch Mountain, Wahkeena, Angel's Rest.  Middle portion still closed with no target date for reopening yet.



I would post pictures, but screw flickr! 

[kitya]

Moolock 24 nov 2018.

This hike is often praised for the views, but as usual for me in Middle Fork area I didn't get to see any (previously I snowshoed West Green, South Bessemer etc. - and every time there was barely any visibility). The snow level is pretty high, a few inches of snow at around 3000 ft, but there was no need for snowshoes until around 4000 ft. No human footprints, but lots of deer and bunnies. I have never seen so many bunny prints, looked like they had a huge gathering the night before.

The road part is boring and tedious, but it does get better - higher up portion of the road seems to be not used anymore and is now so overgrown, I actually lost where the road is in places. Trees are getting bigger too. Not sure if it means more logging soon or they will finally let this mountain return to a more natural state. Snow is very unconsolidated and going was slow. The last scramble part is very steep. Previous trip reports seem to indicate going up boulder field, but there is not enough snow on the field yet and falling through into boulders is not fun. I went through the trees instead and had to crawl/veggie belay with Cookie in some places.

15 miles, 4560 feet gain.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3183461192

[Malachai Constant]

Old trail on Si no snow no people all the way to top. Saw a couple folks on way down.

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"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn

[BigBrunyon]

I HUCK TO LODGE LAKE YESTERDAY. WAS UP AT LODGE

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Yarr what y'eat

[Justus S.]

Was going to do a quick hike up to Bridal Veil Falls but got curious about the new logging area a short way up the trail and went up there instead. ok views toward Gunn, North Index, Town Wall from the new roads. They did a reasonable job covering the start of the road with debris so no one was going up this road.

Toward Gunn

Gunn

North Index

Baring

[Abert]

It was such a nice day that I extended my usual Deer Ridge morning walk to go to the top of Blue Mountain.  The road near the Slab Camp trailhead has a thin layer of compacted snow.  The Deer Ridge Trail still has bare ground once it enters the forest.  There's a well beaten trail past the benches at 4300' from snowshoers until around the four mile mark.  I would have put on showshoes there when I left the trail if I had brought them, but I probably was just as happy not to have carried them up for the short sections of deeper snow beyond.

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Peakbagger Page

[RichP]

On a visit to Seattle for the holidays I did a couple of local hikes with my daughter now that she is old enough (4) and willing to put in some miles and elevation.

Little Si 12-24-18

Still fresh and full of energy.

Trailhead map.

Last bit to the top. The inspiration was a piece of chocolate at the summit which I hid before she got there.

Con mami.

Fuller Mtn.

Maury Island Marine Park 12-27-18

Over a mile of public beach.

Madrone forest is common in this part of the world.

Beach from camping area.

Shipping lane to Port of Tacoma.

Gated gravel access road down to the beach.

Sign at overlook above.

The highpoint of Maury Island, 492.' Of course I had to tag it.

View from overlook on SW 248th St. A one-mile trail leads down to the beach from here as well. There is a good view of Mt Rainier when it's not cloudy.

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Without obsession, life is nothing. John Waters

[H. Hound]

Coal Creek, Doughty and Far County Falls 12-30-18. Hey at least it isn't Tiger again....

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Track Log 6.75 miles Around 1100 feet in gain

[Nancyann]

Went to Shaw Lake with Triciaann and Hiking Partner today.

Shaw Lake   12/31/18

Shaw Lake   12/31/18

Shaw Lake   12/31/18

Shaw Lake   12/31/18

Shaw Lake  12/31/18

Happy New Year to all my NWHikers friends!