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bobbi · Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:07 pm

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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"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 · Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:10 pm

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 · Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:27 am

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 · Member Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Posts: 340 | TRs

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 · Fri Nov 30, 2018 7:50 am

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 · Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:57 am

I HUCK TO LODGE LAKE YESTERDAY. WAS UP AT LODGE

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i ALWAYS camp at the upper lake!

Justus S. · Member Joined: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 1227 | TRs Location: WA

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

RichP · Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:15 am

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 · Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:45 am

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

Untitled-1

Track Log 6.75 miles Around 1100 feet in gain

Nancyann · Mon Dec 31, 2018 6:54 pm

Went to Shaw Lake with Triciaann and Hiking Partner today.

Shaw Lake 12/31/18

Happy New Year to all my NWHikers friends!

Joe · Member Joined: 29 Jun 2002 Posts: 819 | TRs Location: Kent

Methow Valley XC Skiing 1/24/ - 1/27/2019

1/24- Short ski trip on the Mazama Trails

barb skiing

trying out my new skis

Mazama trails

Mazama-route

1/25 - MVCT Browns Farm toward Winthrop

MVCT views near Browns Farm

Barb skiing on MVCT

MVCT views near Browns Farm

MVCT-route

1/26 - Early Winter trails

We skied this loop counter clockwise on the River Run, Methow, Casssel Cutoff and Jack's trail

Barb sking toward Cow Beach warming hut

early winters views

Goat Wall

Cow Beach warming hut

Early-Winters-route

1/27 - Sun Mountain

Thompson road, little wolf, crisscross overland figure 8, Little Wolf, homestead, Sunnyside, Beaver pond loop

barb on overland trail

skiing overland trail

skiing sunnyside trail

view from sun mountain lodge

sun-mtn-route

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Joe

Jake Robinson · Member Joined: 02 Aug 2016 Posts: 373 | TRs

Tried to climb Hinman this weekend but we didn't like the snow conditions, turned around at Opal Lake. There's a good trench up the Necklace Valley trail now. We were able to drive to within 1/2 mile of the TH with 4WD.

Opal Lake looking towards La Bohn Gap

RichP · Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:58 pm

I returned to Green Gulch in The Chief Joseph Wildlife Area south of Asotin again today. I forgot my lunch so it was a shorter hike than expected. Still quite a bit of snow in the upper canyon area but it should be melting soon as temps were in the 60's when I got back to the car.

Green Gulch.

Point 2814.

Mt Wilson.

The Grande Ronde River.

Across Joseph Creek.

Point 4148.

The ridge I'm walking back down to the mouth of Green Gulch.

A lone tree on the way down from Point 2814.

Joseph Creek and the mouth of Green Gulch.

Trailhead.

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Without obsession, life is nothing. John Waters

awilsondc · Member Joined: 03 Apr 2016 Posts: 792 | TRs

I hiked Mt. Rose (ONP) yesterday. I stopped at Potlatch State Park along the way because it looked pretty with dawn colors. Snow started at around the 2000 ft mark. Microspikes were fine for me (early am) but the snow was getting very soft on my way down. It felt good to push hard for the first time in months, and to not have to carry a bunch of crap with me. Photography slowed me down a tad. 94' up 55' down.