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Duckabush thru North Fork Skokomish backpack

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 Lakes. Even stayed at Camp Pleasant once. I had never set foot on the Duckabush until this trip, so this was to be a new adventure for me.

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Striped Peak

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Last weekend, I attended a snowshoe trip up to Hurricane Ridge sponsored by Doug Savage. Doug, Barbra and myself were the only people that attended. The drive to Port Angeles was quick but we were turned around at the Hurricane Ridge Road gate. The sign said they were still clearing 15 foot drifts of snow out of the parking area that was a result of the heavy snows the previous week and they were unsure when the road would open. What to do, what to do? I suggested we try a place I had heard about called Striped Peak that was outside of Port Angeles on the way out towards Joyce.

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