July 23-25 2011 On the weekend that I was supposed to hike the Chinook Pass to White Pass portion of the Pacific Crest Trail, I instead took advantage of space on a fellow Peninsula Wilderness Club member’s Enchantments permit. This year the snow has been excruciatingly slow to melt off and I figured it would …
I was supposed to do this trip on the previous weekend but since that was the 4th of July and I had priorities with family, I put it off until this weekend. I have hiked up the North Fork Skokomish countless times, either to do the Staircase Rapids loop or to go up to Flapjack …
I was supposed to hike the North Fork Skokomish over First Divide and out the Duckabush this weekend. Lingering snow in the upper elevations and prior commitments were cutting my 3 day weekend short so I decided to stay local. My favorite option to stay local and still get a few miles in is Green Mountain. …