After a call from my friend Robbin, we decided to head up to see if we could access the Mount Townsend trailhead which is usually buried in deep snow this time of year. Our luck was with us and we drove right to the trailhead. The road was snowy but not so bad that I …
On visiting some friends in Portland OR, I took the opportunity to get a local hike in. I chose Silver Star Mountain just outside of Vancouver WA. Hike was about 8 miles with about 2000′ of elevation Gain. Silver Star Mountain was consumed by fire in the Yacolt Burn in 1902 and the trees on …
I joined Barney from the PWC on a hike that was supposed to go up Green Mountain but we ended up going up Gold Mountain instead. I failed to take a lot of pictures on this trip but I did get some of us near the waterfall. Top of Gold Mountain is hard to locate …
On Sunday the 15th of November 2009, seven PWCers headed up the Eagle Creek Trail at the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon side. Hike was around 13 miles and about 1200′ elevation gain. It rained lightly off and on throughout the day but was otherwise pleasant. In addition to the main hike on the …
This was my first time sponsoring a trip for the Peninsula Wilderness Club. The trip consisted of driving to the Gorge, hiking the Latourell Falls loop and the Multnomah – Wahkeena Loop, and driving back to Woodland where another member kindly made hotel reservations so we could stay somewhat local for the Eagle Creek hike …
Hike was cold and felt longer than the 15 or 16 RT miles that it was. Probably because it was too cold to stop for much of a break. Got snowed on about halfway in and people on the trail were heading out as the snow started. I won’t embarrass myself by naming which peaks …
Another long day hike. My friend Cheryl from the Kitsap Climbers Group joined me on this hike to Flapjack Lakes and Gladys Divide. The trail starts from the Staircase Ranger Station and follows the North Fork Skokomish river trail for 3.7 miles to the junction with the Flapjack Lakes Trail. The Flapjack Lakes Trail climbs …
The Back-Story I had tried unsuccessfully 3 times to hike the High Divide loop this year. The first time I just got lazy and decided that a weekend at home sounded nice. The second time, my job at the last minute required me to be at home for some on-line training over the weekend. The …
Took a hike up to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Burroughs on the Burroughs Mountain Trail at Sunrise (the place not the time) on Mount Rainier with the Peninsula Wilderness Club. Beautiful day!
I loved the thru-hike that my friends and I had done the week before but I felt like I missed out on a big part of the scenery because of the cloudy conditions on the first day. I got off of the ferry from my daily commute to Seattle on Friday and ran into Mike …
Thru-Hiking the Goat Rocks Wilderness with Mike and Robbin August 14th – 16th The Dream: I have wanted to thru-hike the Goat Rocks for a long time now and I finally got a chance to this year. Accompanying me on this trip were my friends Mike and Robbin from the Kitsap Climbers Group. We drove …
Heading out with the Peninsula Wilderness Club to hike the Heather Meadows – Lake Angeles Loop, another member and myself decided to break off from the group and start at Hurricane Ridge parking lot and hike down to Heart of the Hills ranger station meeting the group on the way down near the halfway point. …
During my family’s Pinecrest California vacation this year, not wanting to hang out at the lake again I decided to hike to the top of Pinecrest Peak. The trail to the top is actually a continuance of the Catfish Lake Trail that starts on the shore of Pinecrest Lake. This trail has for some reason …
High Adventure! Kennedy Lake and Meadows via Leavitt Lake July 28th 2009 What is it that gives us the sense of High Adventure? For me I think it is the thrill of the unknown. What’s around the next corner? How am I going to get home? How far is it? Where will I sleep tonight? …
A short but rewarding hike from Pinecrest Lake in the Stanislaus National Forest. If you notice the haze in some of the pictures, it was from a forest fire in the area. The smoke from this fire plagued our whole trip.