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silly_traveler
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Joined: 04 Jun 2006
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I tagged along with GeoTom and Dani (his wife) up to Hex Mountain today. It was a great choice, the weather was perfect  It was sunny and warm most of the day and the views were pretty darn good  The lower portion of the trail is snow free until about 3000 ft. and we booted until we saw the Hex Mtn. trail sign. The snow is old, crunchy, and packed! We made it to the summit in about 3 hours and enjoyed the 360 degree view from up there. It only took 1.5 hours to get down the mountain and we stopped by the Starbucks in North Bend for some caffeine afterwards 
7 miles and 2600 ft. gain 
 first view of lake  summer trail sign  view at summer trail sign  along the way  more lake  Mt. Rainier in the back  view at summit  Jake at Hex summit  trail buddies at summit
♫ You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. And you're the one who will decide where you'll go. Oh the places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss
♫ You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. And you're the one who will decide where you'll go. Oh the places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss
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Magellan
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Joined: 26 Jul 2006
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Magellan
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 Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:48 pm |
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I'm thinking about it, and you are doing it. Congrats on an awesome day.
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ActionBetty
Im a dirty hippie!
Joined: 06 Jul 2003
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ActionBetty
Im a dirty hippie!
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:35 am |
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wow.. the snow has really melted out of there. Wtg on the summit
"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley
"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley
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Bryan K
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Bryan K
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:30 am |
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I thought the same thing as AB, as far as the meltdown is concerned. It looks great up there, thanks for sharing. I can't wait to get up there again this spring.
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dacker
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Joined: 27 Sep 2006
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dacker
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:22 am |
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Well, I would have been with you, but I was instructing at the Everett Mounties Rock I field trip at Schurman Rock all day. A useful and rewarding way to miss getting out. We got rained on some, but the day wasn't nearly the washout that we expected. 
We don't stop hiking because we grow old; we grow old because we stop hiking. --Finis Mitchell
We don't stop hiking because we grow old; we grow old because we stop hiking. --Finis Mitchell
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GeoTom
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GeoTom
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:27 am |
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Nothing to add but a few photos:
 Carol and Dani in short sleeves  Mt. Baldy and Thomas Mountain  Branches and clouds  Jasper waits just short of the summit of Hex Mountain  The Stuart range from Hex Mountain
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silly_traveler
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Joined: 04 Jun 2006
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Location: Bellevue |
♫ You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. And you're the one who will decide where you'll go. Oh the places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss
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TrailPair
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Joined: 17 Apr 2005
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This thing called work is interfering with my play
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And I forgot to mention that the loggy road snow free part of the trail is really freakin' muddy!!! 
I managed to fall crotch deep in half a dozen traps on our hike up Jolly ( which we didn't complete). 
It takes so much energy to extricate oneself from those wallow holes.....it's no wonder I bonked 
