Trips - 2012

xc = Cross Country Skiing        ss = Snowshoeing
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Date
 Destination
 Distance
 Elevation Gain
01-01-12
 Cougar-HP-AA-CP-WP-LVP-QT - Gorgeous day
 10 miles
 2000'
01-07-12 Little Si & Cedar Butte - Two of the few summits below clouds   9 miles 2200'
01-08-12 Red Top Lookout - (ss)(w/Janet & GeoTom) - Partly sunny very nice day 11 miles 3300'
01-15-12 HS-Poo Poo - Snow on hike, even more on drive home   9 miles 2000'
01-17-12 HPE-Tiger 2,3 Loop - (Gary & John) - 12" of snow and 24 degrees on T2   7 miles 2400'
01-20-12 North Seattle Skiing - (xc) - Great ski conditions in the neighborhood   5 miles   200'
01-26-12 Nook-SL-W Tiger 2-3 - (w/Gary & John) - Headlamp hike, snow up high   7 miles 2400'
01-28-12 - 8 Trips Hex Mt. - (ss)(w/S,B, Barb, + 5) - Very windy on ridge, rain at the end   8 miles - 66 miles 2800' - 17,300'
02-01-12 CL-K3-Tiger 2-3 Loop - (w/Gary, John, David) - Another dry headlamp hike   7 miles 2400'
02-04-12 Windy-Nordic Passes + Radio Pk - (xc)(w/Gary, John, Mark) - Sunny day 13 miles 2000'
02-05-12 Oyster Dome Loop - Sunny warm day, great views 10 miles 2000'
02-11-12 Mt. Catherine - (ss)(w.SB+5) Overcast but mostly dry w/ few views   9 miles 2800'
02-15-12 HPE-Tiger 2-3 Loop - (w/Gary, John, David) - Saw a night group of 20   7 miles 2400'
02-19-12 HPE-T1-Poo Top-TMT-T3-2 Loop - Snow up high, a fun unusual loop 11 miles 3600'
02-20-12 Cougar Loop - Dark damp day with few hikers out   8 miles 1400'
02-26-12 HPE-Tiger 2 - (w/TP) - Sun then clouds then snow all the way down   7 miles 2400'
02-29-12 - 17 Trips HS-SL-SV-Tiger 2-3 Loop - (w/Gary, John, David) - Windy & snowy night   8 miles - 146 miles 2700' - 39,000'
03-04-12 Mutton Mt. - (ss) (w/11 others) - Mostly sunny with lots of snow 11 miles 4300'
03-08-12 PT-Tiger 1-2 Loop - (w/Gary, John, David) - Warm night icy near top of T1   8 miles 2800'
03-10-12 Yakima Skyline Trail (S) - (w/Suzanne, Barry, Janet) Sunshine on a rainy day 10 miles 3200'
03-13-12 RMT Grand Prospect - (wGary, John, David) - Headlamp hike w/ deep snow   8 miles 2200'
03-22-12 HP-Nook-SL-T3-2 Loop - (w/Gary,John, David) - Back before dark   7 miles 2400'
03-24-12 Pipe Creek Loop - (xc)(ss) - (w/Gary & John) - Combo trip w/ great snow 10 miles 2600'
03-28-12 HPE-Tiger 2-1 Loop - (w/Gary, John, David) - Rain held off until the end   7 miles 2400'
03-31-12 - 25 Trips Grand Ridge - (w/Kim & Janet) - Light rain, bikers, and no hikers   9 miles - 216 miles 1500' - 60,400'
04-06-12 Tiger 3-2 + Plateau - Good Friday holiday hike   7 miles 2400'
04-07-12 Suiattle River Road - (bike)(w/Randy) - To the end, a little snow 21 miles 1200'
04-14-12 South Squak Circuit - Trail running race, a few hundred runners   8 miles 2400'
04-15-12 Cougar Loop - Spring flowers and Blackwater Trail   7 miles 1400'
04-18-12 HPE-DW-Tiger 1-2 Loop - (w/Gary & David)  - Evening hike   8 miles 2900'
04-21-12 Mazama Ridge - (xc)(ss)(w/Gary & John) - Sunny day very hot   7 miles 1700'
04-28-12 Icicle Ridge - (w/Janet) - Sunny day snow up high   8 miles 2900'
04-29-12 - 32 Trips East Tiger, Sally's Summit, New Trail - Walking in clouds, no rain   8 miles - 269 miles 1800' - 75,900'
05-02-12 Preston, E Tiger, Sally's Summit One Way - (w/Gary & David) - Evening trip   8 miles 2900'
05-05-12 South Tiger Circuit + TMT - Ramble all over S. Tiger, few people 13 miles 2800'
05-06-12 Swakane Canyon - (w/Kim, Janet, Gwen) - Sunny with wildflowers 10 miles 2000'
05-12-12 Wallace Falls-Wallace, Jay, Almost Shaw Lakes -(w/Gary, John) - Hot day 17 miles 2900'
05-17-12 Old Mt. Si Trail - (w/Gary & David) - Few people, dry night   7 miles 3500'
05-19-12 Mt. Baldy - Sunny day, no snow almost to ridge then lots   8 miles 3600'
05-23-12 East Rattlesnake - (w/Gary & David) - Rain all the way up, 39 degrees on top   9 miles 2600'
05/26-27/12 - 40 Trips E. Oval Lake - (ss)(w/7 others) - Snowshoe backpack to Chelan Sawtooths 16 miles - 357 miles 4600' - 100,800'
06-02-12 Pack Forest - Long loop with a lot of water over Little Mashel Falls 13 miles 2600'
06-06-12 HPE-T1-T2 Loop - (w/Gary) - Good weather and not a single other person seen   8 miles 2900'
06-09-12 Grand Ridge - First time end to end, lots of bikes few hikers 13 miles 1800'
06-10-12 Meeks Table - (w/Janet, Kirsten, Gwen) - First visit, lots of wildflowers   6 miles   800' 
06-16-12  Cougar-RT-AA-CP-WP_LVP_FCL Loop - Gray day w/ a trail running race 11 miles 2000'
06-17-12 Kachess Ridge Beacon + - (w/Kim) - Great flowers little snow   6 miles 2700'
06-23-12 Chirico-Hidden Forest - (w/Kim) - Hard rain all the way down   7 miles 2500'
06-24-12 - 48 Trips Tronsen Ridge - (w/Kim, Jonathan, Gwen) - Great flower show again   8 miles - 429 miles 2200' - 118,300'
06-27-12 Snoqualmie Pass Bike Loop - (w/Gary & John) - Great weather, 4th time 35 miles 2000'
07-01-12 Yellow Hill - Elbow Peak - (w/Janet & Gwen) - Long day, great wildflowers 12 miles 4200'
07-04-12 Snoqualmie Lake via Taylor River - Long and fast day with (almost) no snow 18 miles 2800'
07-07-12 Goat Island Mt. - (w/Gary, John, Paul) - Great snow and sunshine 13 miles 4000'
07-08-12 Crystal Lake (GPW) - (w/Kim, Gwen, Craig, Jonathan, Dawn) - Hot day   9 miles 2400'
07-14-12 Cougar Mt. Loop - Humid day, thunder in the distance 11 miles 1700'
07-15-12 Koppen Mt. Via Medra - (w/Gwen) - Great flowers & almost no people 11 miles 3400'
07-21-12 Three Brothers & Navaho Peaks - (w/Gary) - Long day, great weather 15 miles 6000'
07-28-12 RMT - GP - Misty morning with no views, ripe berries, and not many hikers   8 miles 2200'
07-29-12 - 57 Trips Rainbow Lake + Blazer OL - Sunny day, brushed Blazer trail 11 miles - 537 miles 2900' - 147,900'
08-04-12 Bearhead Mt & Summit Lake - (w/Janet) - Very hot day with great flowers 10 miles 2500'
08-05-12 Glacier Basin (MC) (w/Gwen) - Blazing hot but comfortably cool in basin 13 miles 2400'
08-11-12 Ashland & Twin Falls Lakes - (w/Kim) - Sunny with few bugs or people   9 miles 1400'
08-18-12 Dead Car - Asahel Nature Trail - (w/Gary & John) - Fitting part of a bad week   0 miles   000'
08-19-12 Summerland/Banshee Peak - (w/Gary & John) - Sunny with great wildflowers 15 miles 4000'
08-25-12 Foss Lakes - Long day, five lakes, few bugs, not that crowded 15 miles 5000'
08-26-12 - 63 Trips Tiger 3-2+Plateau (from gate) - A rare hike with the hoards, nice cool morning   8 miles - 607 miles 2400' - 165,600'
09/01-04/12 Pilot Ridge - NF Sauk - Whitechuck Basin Loop (w/Gary & John) - Spectacular! 45 miles 12,200'
09-08-12 Kendall Peak & Katwalk - (w/SB & Darryl) - Busy trail and summit 10 miles 3100'
09/14-16/12 Green Mt. (Suiattle) - (w/Gary) - Solitude on old trail w/21 mile bike ride too 14 miles 5300'
09-23-12 Rainbow & Blazer Lakes - (w/Kim) - Smoky haze from fires, a little sunshine 11 miles 3100'
09-26-12 Bandera Mountain - (w/Gary, John, David) - Smoky but warm   8 miles 3000'
09-29-12 HPE-Tiger 2 - Cool day with few hikers, ran into Jay & Lindy   7 miles 2400'
09-30-12 - 70 Trips Yellow Aster Butte+ - (SB, Janet, Barb, Tisha, Darryl) - Good color   8 miles - 710 miles 3100' - 197,800'
10-11-12 Ingalls Lake - (w/Kim) - Peaking larch, last day before heavy rain   9 miles 2600'
10-17-12 East Rattlesnake Mt. - (w/Gary, John, David) - Headlamp hike   9 miles 2600'
10-21-12 Chirico-Tiger 1-2-3 TMT Wandering Loop - A little snow on top, few hikers 11 miles 3800'
10-25-12 RMT- Grand Prospect - (w/Gary & David) - Dry headlamp hike   8 miles 2200'
10-28-12 - 75 Trips Iron Goat Trail - (w/Big Group) - First time on trail & misty day   8 miles - 755 miles   800' - 209,800'
11-01-12 Preston-T1-T2-HPE - (w/Gary, John, David) - Wet but warm headlamp hike   8 miles 2800'
11-04-12 Iron Peak - (w/Janet) - Wet rainy day but another year up Iron   9 miles 2900'
11-10-12 Mt. Dickerman - (w/Gwen, Janet, Nancy, Mark) - Some snow no views on  top   9 miles 3900'
11-15-12 HS-SL-SV-Tiger 2-3 Loop - (w/Gary, John, David) - Saw 5 deer on night hike   8 miles 2700'
11-17-12 RT-AA-CP-BWT-WP Loop - (w/Kim) - Rainy day, abandoned trail, & solitude   8 miles 1800'
11-24-12 Grand Ridge To Boardwalk - No rain but lots of water on the trail 12 miles 1700'
11-25-12 Tiger 3 + Plateau From Gate - Cool early morning hike   7 miles 2100'
11-27-12 - 83 Trips HPE-Tiger 2-3 Loop - (w/Gary, John, David) - Surprisingly warm night & 5 deer   7 miles - 823 miles 2400' - 230,100'
12-02-12 Boulder River - (w/Janet & Gwen) - All day rain, running water on trail & few hikers   9 miles 1100'
12-05-12 Chirico-Poo Poo-OV-HV-PT-T1-TMT Loop - (w/GJD) - Long headlamp hike 10 miles 3300'
12-09-12 East Rattlesnake Mt. - (w/Kim) - Snow higher up and some rain during descent   9 miles 2600'
12-12-12 RMT-Grand Prospect - (w/Gary & John) - Great night with snow on top   8 miles 2200'
12-16-12 HPE-Tiger 2 - Snow above Ruth's Cove, 8-9 inches on top   7 miles 2400'
12-19-12 HPE- Tiger Christmas Tree - (w/GJD) - Rain, rain and more rain headlamp hike   8 miles 2000'
12-23-12 RT-FCL-LVP-WP-CP-AA Cougar Mt. Loop - Dry hike with few other hikers 11 miles 2400'
12-28-12 HPE-Tiger 1-Tiger 2 Loop - Two feet of snow up top, sunny all day   8 miles 2800'
12-29-12 Wallace Falls & Lake - (w/Kim & Sarah) - Deep snow up top, snowed all day 10 miles 1700'
12-31-12 - 93 Trips Tiger Middle East One Traverse - (w/Gary & John) - Long day lots of snow 14 miles - 917 miles 3800' - 254,400'

Month
 Trips
 Miles
 Gain
January
 8
 66
 17,300'
February
 9
 80
 21,700'
March
 8
 70
 21,400'
April
 7
 53
 15,500'
May
 8
 88
 24,900'
June
 8
 72
 17,500'
July
 9
 108
 29,600'
August
 6
 70
 17,700'
September
 7
 103
 32,200'
October
 5
 45
 12,000'
November
 8
 68
 20,300'
December
 10
 94
 24,300'