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Stella Member
Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 113 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:26 pm
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With California’s virus numbers spiking, we canceled a Yosemite permit and instead scheduled a week in the Olympics. Starting from Obstruction Point, we went through Grand Valley and over Grand, Cameron, Lost, and Gray Wolf pass, with a side trip up to Hayden Pass and out via Deer Park. Our campsites were Gladys Lake, Cameron Basin, Lost Pass, Upper Dose Meadows, the tarn below Gray Wolf pass, and lastly Three Forks.
This was all new terrain for us and, except for the salt seeking deer that circled the tent at night, we enjoyed every minute. Spent time watching an ouzel feeding in the Gray Wolf tarn, band-tailed pigeons in Cameron Basin, lots of frogs and tadpoles, and one evening encounter with a bear. Other hikers said the bugs were bad, but we found that while there were a fair number of bugs, they were not the biting kind. The good snowpack and mild early season meant most creeks were running and water was not an issue, except for the long return along Grand Ridge. Enjoyed seeing the headwaters of the Dose and, from the high passes, putting names to peaks and ridges.
Loop trip of ~50 miles and 15,000' gain and loss. Grand Valley camp Grand Valley flowers Grand Valley marmot Pass is low point middle right Cameron Basin meadows Note hikers on scree field Cameron Pass view to Lost Pass and Thousand Acre Meadow in distance View of Lost Pass Lost Pass sunset Lost Basin sunset Approach to Hayden Pass View of Dosewallips headwater Encountered WTA crew scouting the work involved to log out the Dose and Gray Wolf. Fifty blow-downs on the Gray Wolf trail. Indian Paintbrush Gray Wolf Basin and Pass Tarns on x-ctry route to Cedar Lake Day 6: enroute to Cedar Lake Cedar Lake approach Day 7: alpine start Trail head just out of view
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resilient Member
Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Posts: 55 | TRs | Pics
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Beautiful pictures! Thank you for sharing.
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RAW-dad Member
Joined: 07 Jul 2017 Posts: 119 | TRs | Pics Location: Oregon |
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Tue Aug 11, 2020 6:38 am
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letsgobobby Member
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 137 | TRs | Pics Location: southwest washington |
how far in advance did you permit your trip? We got stung because the NPS released all the walk in permits for reservation and we couldn’t string together a trip we wanted with the distances we wanted between campsites.
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Katinka Member
Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 100 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle, WA |
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Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:48 am
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Stella Member
Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 113 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:25 pm
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letsgobobby wrote: | how far in advance did you permit your trip? We got stung because the NPS released all the walk in permits for reservation and we couldn’t string together a trip we wanted with the distances we wanted between campsites. |
This won't be the answer you want; I got the permit on July 1, which I think was the first day permits became available. You likely know that the primary camping sites are on reservation.gov, but that the smaller, lesser known sites aren't and can be reserved by calling the WIC. It's sounds like you have done your homework but have you tried calling the WIC for help? When I wanted to tweak the logistics of our trip, the WIC staff were super helpful (both via email and phone). Good luck and I hope you can make a trip happen.
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JustJoe Member
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Sat Aug 15, 2020 7:22 pm
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Pictures are out of this world(in THIS world), beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
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80skeys Member
Joined: 22 Jul 2019 Posts: 183 | TRs | Pics
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:43 am
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This looks nice. How close is this to the 7-Lakes Basin/High-Ridge area? I'll be doing that loop in a couple weeks.
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reststep Member
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:47 am
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"The mountains are calling and I must go." - John Muir
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80skeys Member
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:50 am
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reststep wrote: | Distance from High Divide to Cameron Pass. Google says it is 17.7 miles. |
Ok, so that's in a completely different area of the park. The trip report looks real nice, though, I might consider the Cameron pass area for a different backpacking trip later.
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drm Member
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 1376 | TRs | Pics Location: The Dalles, OR |
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Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:59 am
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I backed off of Gray Wolf Pass earlier this year because I can't deal with that many blowdowns. If WTA clears them, I gotta go back?
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wanagel Member
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Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:57 am
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Hi, I'm the volunteer crew leader this group ran in to on Graywolf Pass. We were scouting, that is correct. And I am heading in with a crew of 6 strong trail volunteers, 2 chain saws and one gas powered brusher with a steel blade. We will be clearing all the logs on the Graywolf south of the pass down to the Dosewallips (there are more like 70 if you count absolutely everything we must cut, even the small stuff). We will be brushing from the Dose / Graywolf junction to Bear Shelter on the Dosewallips, which is currently horribly brushy. We are going in on Aug 26 and exiting on Aug 30. So any time after the 29th our work will be done and you will love hiking to Graywolf Pass.
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Stella Member
Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 113 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:53 pm
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wanagel - We really enjoyed talking with you and your friends at the pass. And again, that you so much for all of the trail work. I hope it goes well.
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Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:04 pm
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