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meck Member
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Sun May 15, 2016 10:39 pm
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I had the opportunity to hike all weekend, so I visited three summits and one lake in the Olympic National Forest.
First up was Mt Crag east of Mt Constance/Tunnel Creek (great route info provided by NateB and Seekapeak) on Friday the 13th.
MtCrag-From Rocky Brook Road 1 label MtCrag-From Rocky Brook Road zoomed MtCrag-Washout on FR 2650 MtCrag-Rhodies blooming! MtCrag- major washout damage on spur -050 MtCrag-one of several near complete spur road obliterations MtCrag-Up through the treed steep hillside MtCrag-the remains of a weather balloon sensor pacakge? MtCrag-almost at the ridge line MtCrag-Mt Constance massif in the distance along with Warrior Peak, Cloudy Peak, and Boulder Ridge MtCrag-View from the top crest, to the south east, Buck Mtn and Hood Canal MtCrag-The summit register MtCrag-summit flowers 7 labels MtCrag-Buckhorn Wilderness Eastern Ridge 2 labels MtCrag-Welch Peak and Mt Townsend from the north summit view point MtCrag-Lush green whereever water was running along the old FS Roads MtCrag-Indian Paintbrush MtCrag-Blooming rhodies
I visited Mt Townsend (from the Little Quilcene TH) and Welch Peak on Saturday the 14th. The rain came in earlier than expected (~1230) and was pretty steady by the time I arrived back at my vehicle (yeah, pollen coating was washed off!!).
MtTownsend-North summit ridge in the distance, with beautiful pines in the foreground 1 label MtTownsend-The Tubal Cain Silver Creek drainage from the Mt T trail MtTownsend-Mt Buckhorn from the Mt T trail MtTownsend-summit and Welch Peak in the distance MtTownsend-Summit in view (zoomed) MtTownsend-Welch Peak in the distance (zoomed) MtTownsend-Entering the Buckhorn Wilderness MtTownsend-sea of clouds to the east 7 labels MtTownsend-Welch Peak to the south WelchPeak-small flowers along ridge route 3 labels WelchPeak-down then up the gully on the way to Welch Peak WelchPeak-Mt Townsend from the summit of Welch Peak MtTownsend-green ground cover blooming MtTownsend-more small flowering ground cover 2 labels MtTownsend-Down I go in the rain through the pine patch MtTownsend-Looking back up towards the cloudy summit from the Little Quilcene TH
And for today, I visited a lake (which I'm calling "Sunday") in the Staircase area, pretty much shrouded in clouds, but no rain.
SundayLake-Geese with their kiddos SundayLake-Grouse showing its brightly colored neck feathers SundayLake-waterfall along the FS road in SundayLake-huge cedar trees! SundayLake-Appears to be a purple trillium SundayLake-Purple trillium? SundayLake-typical trail/route up to the lake SundayLake-at the cloud enveloped partially frozen lake SundayLake-partially frozen end near lake feeder SundayLake-pollen covered snow SundayLake-Massive cedar near lake shore SundayLake-flowers along gravel lake shore SundayLake-large "burnt pancake" fungi on log end SundayLake-Cloudy Lake Cushman
Overall a great way to spend a weekend in the Olys.
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ranger rock One of the boys
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Gimpilator infinity/21M
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Nice trip and great shot of that grouse. I hear them all the time, but I've not yet seen the neck display.
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bobbi stillaGUAMish
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Mon May 16, 2016 10:48 am
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meck wrote: | WelchPeak-small flowers along ridge route |
flett's violets ... endemic to the Olympics! love love 'em
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meck Member
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Tue May 17, 2016 8:04 pm
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Thank you RR and Gimpilator, I really liked the grouse... it did not seem to care at all that I was driving right up to it, it hardly budged until I was 4 feet away, then it just nonchalantly sauntered off to the road side while I passed. But by golly those birds can give you a good jump scare when, at less than a yard away, they finally decide to flee from you, with a low frequency "whoosh" sound (never mind that, initially bizarre, low alien thrumming call.... a little haunting when you are out hiking alone and are unfamiliar with the mountain chicken's call)
bobbi, thank you for the flower ID. I sure did appreciate all the little flowers popping out now all over the Olys. My camera really did them no justice w.r.t. capturing the vibrant pinks and purples.
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
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Tue May 17, 2016 9:26 pm
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Enjoyed reading your report, and learning about a new flower to me
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Brushbuffalo Member
Joined: 17 Sep 2015 Posts: 1887 | TRs | Pics Location: there earlier, here now, somewhere later... Bellingham in between |
meck wrote: | SundayLake-Appears to be a purple trillium |
(Late to this thread while looking up info on Welch Peak.)
Trillium ovatum blossoms normally turn pink or rose after an initial bloom of white.
Passing rocks and trees like they were standing still
Passing rocks and trees like they were standing still
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Pyrites Member
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Fri Sep 16, 2022 8:44 pm
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It’d be kinda neat if last thing before weather balloon release they Sharpied time, date, station on them.
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meck Member
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Fri Sep 16, 2022 9:29 pm
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Thanks for the explanation on the Trillium Brushbuffalo! Would temperature or moisture be the primary causes of the later color change?
@ Pyrites: I wish they had done that. I later went back and somehow ended up following the exact same offtrail route up Mt Crag and came across the then slightly-more-degraded weather balloon radiosonde sensor package remains and brought it back home. There was a plastic mailing envelope to send it back to a central refurb center, but upon further checking online, they would have just disposed of it anyways since the NWS had gone to a newer model instrument package.
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Brushbuffalo Member
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meck wrote: | Would temperature or moisture be the primary causes of the later color change? |
Meck, the color change is normal but I am not sure what biochemical mechanism causes it.
Passing rocks and trees like they were standing still
Passing rocks and trees like they were standing still
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