Monthly Archives: June 2009

Grand Ridge Trail

I tried to hike the Grand Ridge last year but the weather wasn’t cooperating. Took the day off today to hike because the weather was supposed to be nice. The Grand ridge trail connects Deer Park with Obstruction Point in Olympic National Park. Robert L. Wood, author of the Olympic Mountains Trail Guide calls this …

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Mount Saint Helens Climb Attempt

My friend Steve from my work and myself purchased permits to climb Saint Helens earlier in the year. Steve has climbed Saint Helens already a couple of times from Climbers Bivouac. The road to Climbers Bivouac when we were there had not opened yet (but it opened a couple of days after our attempt) so …

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