Trips - 2016

xc = Cross Country Skiing        ss = Snowshoeing

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Date
Destination
Distance
Elevation Gain
01-02-16
Mt. McCausland - (ss)(w/Gwen, Kim, Kevin) - Beautiful snowy sunny frigid day
10 miles
2700' 
01-06-16 HPE-K3-T3-T2-TMT Loop - (w/GJD) - Snow up high on our headlamp hike   7 miles 2500'
01-09-16 Cedar, Pine Lakes & Padilla Bay - (w/Gwen) - Cool sunny day all first time trails   9 miles 1700'
01-14-16 East Squak - Central Peak - (w/GJD) - Dry headlamp hike, saw one person   6 miles 2000'
01-18-16 Amabilis Mt. + Course - (xc)(w/Gary) - MLK Day, lower track + up to junction 11 miles 1500'
01-24-16 HPW-TMT-K3-RR-TMT-HPE - (w/Kim) - Dry one way Tiger trip   6 miles 1600'
01-31-16 - 7 Trips Grand Ridge To Boardwalk - Only saw two groups going out 12 miles - 61 miles 1700' - 13,700'
02-06-16 Mt. Teneriffe - Half on snow, I met Dave who helped break trail 14 miles 4400'
02-07-16 RT-AA-CP-QT Loop (Cougar Mt) - Dry pre Super Bowl hike   7 miles 1100'
02-12-16 West Tiger 3 + Plateau - Sunny Friday before wet holiday weekend   7 miles 2100'
02-13-16 RT-FCL-LVP-WP-CP-AA Loop - Rain held off until near the end 10 miles 2000'
02-25-16 HPE-T1-T2-T3-Plateau Loop - Near 60 degrees, shorts and short sleeves   9 miles 2800'
02-27-16 - 13 Trips Margaret's Way -West-Central Pks-Perimeter Trail - 1st time & in clouds   9 miles - 117 miles 2600' - 28,700'
03-03-16 HPE-K3-T2-TMT-HPE - (w/JD)) - Dry night after wet day   6 miles 2400'
03-05-16 Blanchard Hill - Oyster Dome Loop+ - Clouds and clear, warm afternoon 10 miles 2100'
03-08-16  HPE-K3-T2-T3-TMT-HPE - (w/GJ) - Expected rain never came   7 miles 2500'
03-18-16 HPE-LT-TMT-BT-T1-T2-T3 Loop - 60 at the bottom, 40 on top   8 miles 2800'
03-19-16 Mt. Si+ (Old Trail) - Still snow on top, I went over 20,000 miles   8 miles 3600'
03-20-16 RT-AA-SBT-FCL Loop - 3rd straight day of hiking, out as rain began   8 miles 1200'
03-25-16 Chuckanut Mt. - (w/Gary) - Second visit, Good Friday getaway 11 miles 2600'
03-30-16 - 21 Trips HPE-East Tiger Traverse - (w/GJD) - Warm evening hike, home at 9:40 pm   9 miles - 184 miles 2800' - 48,700'
04-02-16 Hex Mt. - (w/Gwen) - Wrong turn again, fun trip, snow melting fast   8 miles 2800'
04-06-16 Preston - East Tiger - OTG-ML Traverse - (w/GD) - Wrong turn, new trail 10 miles 3100'
04-09-16 Mazama Ridge - (xc)(ss)(w/Gary) - Beautiful sunny day for a combo trip   6 miles 1300'
04-16-16 Wild Horse Wind Farm - Reecer Creek - (w/Janet) - Wildflowers galore   0 miles 0'
04-17-16 Mt. Washington + Grade + Hall Ck Trails - Mid 70s, some snow up high 10 miles 3500'
04-23-16 Anacortes Comm Forest - (w/Gwen, Kim, Greg) - First visit   7 miles 1100'
04-24-16 WF Teanaway - Exclamation Pt. Rock - Long road walk to unique spot 14 miles 1600'
04-27-16 Preston -E. Tiger-OTG-QL-ML Traverse - (w/Gary) - Found OTG-QL link   9 miles 2900'
04-30-16 - 29 Trips Grand Ridge-New Route - Quiet morning, bikers, runners, unicycle   8 miles - 256 miles 1000' - 66,000'
05-01-16 Lime Kiln+ - (w/Kim & Jon) - Hot day and cool trail   8 miles   600'
05-07-16 Goat Lake - (w/Kim) - No snow, lots of hikers, beautiful day   9 miles 1400'
05-12-16 RMT-Grand Prospect - (w/Gary) - Warm sunny afternoon/evening   8 miles 2200'
05-14-16 Greider Lakes - (w/Kim) - First visit since 1989, rained on way back   9 miles 1900'
05-22-16 Iron Bear & Jester Peaks - Flowers, mostly sunny, rain driving both ways   8 miles 2400'
05-26-16 East Rattlesnake - (w/GJD+Boeing) - Gray but dry evening hike   9 miles 2600'
05-28-16 Downey Creek - (w/Kim & Jon) - Damp day, first visit, incredibly green   4 miles 1100'
05-30-16 - 37 Trips McDonald Mountain - Saw only 4 people, clearest views on this visit 13 miles - 324 miles 3600' - 81,800'
06-04-16 Noble Knob - (w/Gary & John) - Solitude and little snow, very hot 11 miles 3800'
06-05-16 MF Snoqualmie River - (w/Kim) - Hot day, first visit   6 miles   500'
06-12-16 Navaho Peak - Sunny day but not too hot, good wildflower display 12 miles 4200'
06-18-16 Grand Ridge-Mine Trail - Gray damp day, quick hike   8 miles 1000'
06-19-16 Mason & Rainbow Lakes - (w/Kim) - Up new & down old, sunny day   8 miles 2800'
06-25-16 Cow Heaven - Helen Buttes - (w/GJ) - Long misty day, first visit 12 miles 5200'
06-26-16 RT-AA-CP- QT Loop - Morning hike, perfect weather   7 miles 1200'
06-30-16 - 45 Trips Bandera Mt - (w/Gary) - Old Mason Lake & Page Rt, all clouds   7 miles - 395 miles 3000' - 103,500'
07-02-16 Tired Creek - Polallie Lookout - (w/Kim) - Sunny buggy day great views 10 miles 2800'
07-04-16 Little Si & Cedar Butte - Overcast morning, home by 12:45 pm   8 miles 2200'
07-09-16 HPE-LT-T1-T2-LT Loop - Misty day but rain was minimal   8 miles 2800'
07-10-16 Boulder River - (w/Kim) -  Damp misty day on the trail   6 miles 1000'
07-16-16 Pratt - Tuscohatchie Lakes + - Nice cool overcast day 14 miles 3700'
07-17-16 Ashland Lake & Bald Mt Trail - (w/Kim) - New trail cloudy day   6 miles 1300'
07-27-16 Annette Lake + - Warm evening hike to the lake + RR Grade   8 miles 1700'
07-30-16 Lake Janus - Grizzly Peak - First visit, great ridge top views 16 miles 3600'
07-31-16 - 54 Trips RT-QT-CP-AA Loop - Cool overcast morning on Cougar Mt.   7 miles - 478 miles 1200' - 123,800'
08-04-16 Snow Lake - (w/Gary) - Warm after work hike, not overly crowded   7 miles 2000'
08-06-16 Mt. Dickerman + Ice Caves - Steep climb to views and the caves 11 miles 4100'
08-14-16 Crystal Peak-Deadwood Lakes-PCT-Crystal Lakes Loop - (w/Gary) 13 miles 4700'
08-21-16 Grand Ridge (Cave Trail Down) - Nice cool day after record heat   9 miles 1500'
08-27-16 Iron - Bean Peaks Loop - (w/Kim) - Sunny, cloudy, and windy 12 miles 4400'
08-28-16 RT-AA-CP-QT Loop - Cool and overcast morning   7 miles 1200'
08-30-16 - 61 Trips HPE-K3-T2-T3_Lake Loop - Humid overcast afternoon/evening   7 miles - 544 miles 2400' - 144,100'
09/03-05/16 Fortune Pond, Pear, Top Lakes - (w/Kim & Janet) - Rain then dry days 20 miles 4600'
09-10-16 Exclamation Pt. Rock + (w/Gary) - Bike/hike trip, went beyond big rock 11 miles- 16 miles total 2700'
09-15-16 HS-Poo Poo Pt. - Sunny afternoon to watch the parasailors   8 miles 2000'
09-18-16 Grand Ridge To Road - Long fast trip, cool but dry 13 miles 1900'
09-22-16 RMT-Grand Prospect - (w/Gary) - Mostly sunny afternoon, new trail   9 miles 2200'
09-24-16 Rainbow & Blazer Lakes - (w/Kim) - Nice day, colors, & berries 11 miles 3100'
09-28-16 - 68 Trips Ingalls Lake+ - (w/Gary & John) - Midweek sunny day for larch viewing 11 miles - 627 miles 3300' - 163,900'
10-02-16 RT-QT-CP-AA Loop - Morning hike, dry day   7 miles 1200'
10-05-16 East Rattlesnake Mt - (w/GJD) - First headlamp hike of the season   9 miles 2600'
10-09-16 RMT-New Trail - Misty but dry morning, not very crowded   8 miles 2000'
10-16-16 Snoqualmie Tunnel - Dry hike on a wet day after a big storm 10 miles   100'
10-22-16 Miller Peak - (w/Gwen, Pam, Jenny) - Mostly sunny October day   9 miles 3200'
10-28-16 HPE-T2-T3-Plateau Loop - Dry Friday evening before wet weekend   8 miles 2400'
10-30-16 - 75 Trips ML-QL-East Tiger-Road Loop - Dark at start, home by 11:15 am   8 miles - 686 miles 1700' - 177,100'
11-03-16 Nook-Talus-T3-T2-TMT-HPE Loop - (w/GJD) - New evening loop   8 miles 2500'
11-06-16 Iron Horse - S. Cle Elum East - Near total solitude, some leaves left 15 miles   100'
11-10-16 Squak Mt - Central Peak - (w/GD) - Very warm night, near 60 degrees on top   6 miles 2100'
11-13-16 RT-FCL-LVP-WP-CP-AA-Loop - Mostly wet umbrella hike 11 miles 2000'
11-17-16 HPE-LT-TMT-T2-T3-Loop - (w/John) - Cool dry evening hike   7 miles 2400'
11-20-16 Annette Lake + - Dry hike with a rainy drive both ways, first snow of season   9 miles 1700'
11-27-16 - 82 Trips T3-T2-TMT-LT Loop - Cloudy day, 34 degrees on top, just beat the rain   7 miles - 749 miles 2400' - 190,300'
12-01-16 HS-SL-T2-T1-Talus-Bus Loop - (w/GJD) - Cloudy summits but dry evening   8 miles 2900'
12-03-16 ML-QL-East Tiger-Road Loop - Morning hike, 1:32 to summit   8 miles 1700'
12-06-16 HPE-FC-T2-T3 Loop - (w/GJD) - 20 degrees on top, fresh snow   7 miles 2400'
12-13-16 HPE-K3-T2-T3-Plateau Loop - (w/Gary) - Lots of snow on top   7 miles 2400'
12-17-16 HPE-LT-T1-T2-TMT-LT Loop - Snowing, several feet of snow on top   8 miles 2800'
12-20-16 HPE-T1-T2-T3 Loop - (w/GJD) - Midweek hike, snow up high   8 miles 2900'
12-25-16 Mt. Si - Christmas hike, unusual solitude, fresh snow above mile 1   8 miles 3400'
12-30-16 RT-QT-CP-AA Loop - Half sunny day for next to last hike   7 miles 1200'
12-31-16 - 91 Trips HPE-T1-T2-TMT-LT Loop - (w/John) - Yet another NYE hike on Tiger   8 miles - 818 miles 2800' - 212,800'

Month
Trips
Miles
Gain
January
7
61
13,700'
February
6
56
15,000'
March
8
67
20,000'
April
8
72
17,300'
May
8
68
15,800'
June
8
71
21,700'
July
9
83
20,300'
August
7
66
20,300'
September
7
83
19,800'
October
7
59
13,200'
November
7
63
13,200'
December
9
69
22,500'