Date
|
Destination
|
Distance
|
Elevation
Gain
|
01-01-24
|
Coal Creek To CCF
- (w/Kim)
- Cool day, three waterfalls
|
8 miles
|
1000'
|
01-07-24 |
East
Tiger-ML-QL-ET 2x-Road Loop - Snow up high, heavily
flocked, great solitude |
10 miles |
2000' |
01-14-24 |
Cougar
Frozen Loop - 16F at start, 30 at end, lots of ice in
creeks and waterfalls |
10 miles |
1600' |
01-15-24 |
Margaret's
Way Big Loop - (w/GJ) - 19F at start, big loop,
mostly clear, MLK Day |
12 miles |
2900' |
01-23-24 |
HPE-T1-HPE - (HH))(w/GJD) - We lost David and found him, I
came down alone |
7 miles |
2600' |
01-28-24 - 6 Trips |
HPW-T3-T2-T3-Plateau-HPW
- 54F at start, thick clouds &
wind on summits, 60F later |
9 miles - 56 miles |
2600' - 12,700' |
02-01-24 |
Sunset-PPC-PPP-RR-AT-Sunset - (HH)(w/GJD) - Sunny day, new
camera, headlamps |
9 miles |
2500' |
02-04-24 |
RMT
Traverse - (w/Gary) - Cool, mostly clear day, East and
West summits+, no snow |
12 miles |
3200' |
02-10-24 |
Granite
Lakes+ - Fresh snow, saw both lakes, and up to
the Defiance Trailhead |
11 miles |
3300' |
02-13-24 |
Sunset-WT-SLT-T3-TRT-SL-HS-Sunset - (HH)(w/GJD) - First time
route, dry evening |
8 mile |
2800' |
02-17-24 |
Blanchard
Hill-Oyster Dome - 34F up to 50F, new Mt. Baker
viewpoint |
11 miles |
2200' |
02-19-24 |
ML-QL-East
Tiger-OTG-NWT Loop - Presidents Day hike, few
people, summit twice |
11 miles |
2000' |
02-22-24 |
HPE-T1-2-3-HPW - (HH)(w/John) - Mostly clear 44-50F, down
just after dark |
9 miles |
2800' |
02-24-24 - 14 Trips |
Squak
SP Medium Loop - (w/Kim) - Cool, cloudy day with no
rain, trees blooming |
7 miles - 134 miles |
1800' - 33,300' |
03-02-24 |
HPE-LT-RC-T2-T3-Plateau
- New snow upper half, windy, cold,
sun then hail |
10 miles |
2500' |
03-07-24 |
Sunset-AT-SL-SVT-T3-SWT-BTT
Loop - (HH)(w/GJ) - Fresh snow,
some sunshine |
8 miles |
2600' |
03-13-24 |
RMT-GP-WP Loop - (w/John) - Overcast then sun on WP summit,
snow half the trip |
9 miles |
2400' |
03-16-24 |
Wallace
& Jay Lakes Loop - Up Greg Ball, down DNR Road,
a record 75F at finish |
16 miles |
2000' |
03-19-24 |
HPE-RC-T2-T3 Loop - (w/GJD) - 65F day, shorts, hazy, back
before dark |
8 miles |
2500' |
03-24-24 |
Sunset-AT-RR-PPP-WT-Sunset
- Cool, misty, dry day, some views |
8 miles |
2000' |
03-29-24 |
HPE-T1-T2-RC-HPE - Good Friday hike, cloudy but clearing, few
other hikers |
8 miles |
2800' |
03-30-24 - 22 Trips |
Chuckanut
Figure Eight - (w/Gary) - Great Baker views, 2
lakes, a new trail |
10 miles - 211 miles |
2300' - 52,400' |
04-06-24 |
Cougar
Big Loop + DeLeo Wall - Rain held off, wildflowers
starting |
13 miles |
2000' |
04-10-24 |
Old Si-North Rd-New Si-Doug Fir - (w/Gary) - 62F at start,
cool on top, big loop |
8 miles |
3600' |
04-13-24 |
West
Rattlesnake Mt. Via Hwy 18 - Long trip, no snow, some
flowers, good views |
17 miles |
2500' |
04-17-24 |
HPE-T1-2-3 Loop - (w/GJD) - Cool, partly clear hike over 3
summits, blooming flowers |
9 miles |
2800' |
04-20-24 |
Cashmere
Canyons - (w/gj) - First visit, great flowers,
meadows and forest |
10 miles |
2800' |
04-21-24 |
Grand Ridge WT Loop - Cool morning, good wildflower
display, done at 10:10 am |
8 miles |
1000' |
04-28-24 - 29 Trips |
Cougar
Big Loop - (w/Gary) - Rain at the end, bleeding heart
bonanza |
12 miles - 288 miles |
1900' - 69,000' |
05-02-24 |
Umtanum
Ridge Loop - (w/John) - Fantastic flowers, hedgehop
cacti, blue sky, saw 4 people |
9 miles |
2600' |
05-04-24 |
Sunset-Plateau
Loop - (w/Kim) - Wildflowers, lots of green,
and the rain held off |
6 miles |
1300' |
05-08-24 |
Cedar Butte-Little Si - (w/Gary) - Mid week trip, two
summits, mostly sunny |
8 miles |
2200' |
05-12-24 |
Exclamation
Point Rock - (w/Kim) - Hot day, few people, good
wildflower display |
9 miles |
1400' |
05-15-24 |
Mt. Si Via Teneriffe Rd Loop - (w/GJ) - After work hike, 75F
at start, wildflowers |
10 miles |
3200' |
05-18-24 |
Ingalls
Creek - (w/GJ) - Long trip, fantastic wildflowers,
few people, dry day wet to the west |
15 miles |
2300' |
05-26-24 |
Devil's
Gulch-Mission Ridge - (w/GJ) - Great wildflowers,
cool temperature, long day |
17 miles |
3700' |
05-31-24 |
Lake 22 - (w/GJ)
- My 28th visit, first since 2019, I took off work today |
6 miles |
1500' |
05-31-24 - 38 Trips |
Heather
Lake - (w/GJ) - Second lake hike of the day, nice weather, knee
crunching trails |
5 miles - 373 miles |
1300' - 88,500' |
06-06-24 |
Annette
Lake - (w/GJD) - After work, sunny day, no snow, some
wildflowers |
7 miles |
1900' |
06-08-24 |
Thompson
Lake - (w/Gary) - Warm & cloudy, Gary's first
visit, some wildflowers |
12 miles |
4200' |
06-12-24 |
Mason
Lake-Bandera Mt Loop - (w/GJD) - After work, sunny
& not hot, down at 8:32 pm |
7 miles |
3100' |
06-16-24 |
HPE-T2-T3-TLT Loop - A little rain, met Brett Dyson on T2 and
hiked out with him |
9 miles |
2500' |
06-19-24 |
Mt.
Townsend - (w/Gary) - Juneteenth holiday hike, lots of
people, great views, mostly sunny |
9 miles |
3100' |
06-22-24 |
Rainbow
Lake - Overcast with some sun, snow near lakes, few
people |
11 miles |
2900' |
06-29-24 - 45 Trips |
South
Tiger Circuit + Middle Tiger 2x - (w/Gary) - New roads,
new trail, long day on the trail |
12 miles - 440 miles |
3100' - 109,300' |
07-03-24 |
Earl
Peak Via Standup Creek - (w/Gary) - Mid week, zero
hikers seen before top, great flowers |
9 miles |
4000' |
07-05-24 |
HPE-LT-RC-TMT-HPW Loop - 64F to 85F morning, saprophytes are
starting |
7 miles |
1600' |
07-07-24 |
HPW-Tiger 3-2 - Hot day 6:58 start, crazy amount of
wildflowers on top |
7 miles |
2400' |
07-13-24 |
Mt.
Dickerman - (w/GJ) - Hot & humid, great summit views
of snowy peaks |
8 miles |
3900' |
07-14-24 |
HPE-LT-RC-TMT-HPW Loop - Beat the heat, more saprophytes were
out |
7 miles |
1600' |
07-20-24 |
Tiger
3-2 (7 miles) + Snoqualmie Tunnel (7 miles) - Hot day,
two summits then the tunnel |
14 miles |
2400' |
07-21-24 |
Grand Ridge-Mitchell Hill-WT Loop - Cooler morning, longer
route than planned |
10 miles |
1600' |
07-27-24 - 53 Trips |
Rock Mt. Via Snowy
Creek - (w/Gary) - Sunny day, 3 people
seen, some distant smoke haze |
8 miles - 510 miles |
3300' - 130,100' |
08-03-24 |
RMT-GP-East
Pk-West Pk - Warm humid day, few people seen, fog
over North Bend |
13 miles |
3200' |
08-04-24 |
ML-QL-ETiger-Road Loop - Cool morning, hot afternoon, done by
10:15 am, 3 mph going up |
8 miles |
1700' |
08-10-24 |
Park
Butte-Scott Paul Loop - (w/Gary) - Lookout first then down the
Scott Paul Trail, humid and hazy |
12 miles |
3000' |
08-13-24 |
HPE-T1-T2-T3 Loop - (w/John) - Overcast & very humid,
three summits loop |
8 miles |
2900' |
08-17-24 |
Squak Big Loop+ - Cool morning heating up fast, much
solitude, done by 12:20 pm |
10 miles |
2600' |
08-22-24 |
Sunset-AT-PPP-RR-WT-Sunset - Afternoon hike, humid and
cloudy, lots of parasailors |
8 miles |
2000' |
08-25-24 |
Big
Cougar Loop - CCW this time, cool and cloudy, sunshine at
the end, not crowded |
12 miles |
2000' |
08-29-24 |
Sunrise-Old Griz-CP-Fireplace-Back To Sunrise - 75F at start,
saw 2 people, Done at 6:20 pm |
8 miles |
2400' |
08-31-24 - 62 Trips |
Rainbow
& Blazer Lakes - Hot day, not crowded, brushed
out Blazer Lake Trail |
11 miles - 600 miles |
3100' - 153,000' |
09-01-24 |
Squak Big Loop - (w/John) - Early start, hot day, done at
12:05 pm |
10 miles |
2500' |
09-07-24 |
Snoqualmie Tunnel - Smoky day, not as hot as forecast, cool
clean air in tunnel, morning marathon race |
10 miles |
100' |
09-08-24 |
HPE-T2-T3-TR Loop - (w/Gary) - Some smoke, humid hike,
minimal views |
8 miles |
2600' |
09-14-24 |
RT-QT-CP-AA-LBT-SCTH - Misty drizzle much of the way, more
mushrooms are up |
8 miles |
1200' |
09-15-24 |
Bean
Peak Loop - (w/GJ) - Counterclockwise, many cars, few
people, some sunshine and hail |
8 miles |
3200' |
09-21-24 |
Davis Peak
- (w/Gary) - Sunny day, great views, seven people
seen, first visit in 22 years |
9 miles |
4200' |
09-26-24 |
HPW-T3-2-3 - Half day of work then on the trail, clouds but
dry day, down by 2:40 pm |
7 miles |
2400' |
09-28-24 |
Sunset-Plateau Loop - Early start, few people seen, very
misty, back to my car at 10:10 am |
6 miles |
1300' |
09-30-24 - 71 Trips |
Green Mountain
- (w/Gary) - Cold at start, clear sky, great
views, fall colors, saw only 6 hikers |
8 miles - 674 miles |
3000' - 173,500' |
10-05-24 |
East Tiger-ML-QL-Road Loop - 1:30 up, top at 9:07 am, cool
and clear, 3 people seen to top |
8 miles |
1700' |
10-07-24 |
Ingalls
Lake - (w/Gary) - Warm sunny day, larch near peak,
far fewer hikers than on weekend |
10 miles |
3200' |
10-12-24 |
Navaho Peak
- (w/Gary) - Sunny warm day, not crowded, larch,
summit, ridge loop down |
12 miles |
4200' |
10-16-24 |
RT-QT-CP-AA-MT Loop - Early weekday hike, done at 3:15 pm,
beat the rain |
8 miles |
1200' |
10-19-24 |
HPE-Tiger1-K3 Loop - (w/GJ) - Overcast with wind & rain
on top,mostly dry, K3 going down |
8 miles |
2900' |
10-20-24 |
Grand Ridge WTA+ - Quick trp out and back in 3:16, mushrooms,
67F at the finish |
9 miles |
1500' |
10-22-24 |
RMT-GP-WP Loop - (w/GJ) - Cool, mostly sunny day/evening, few
hikers seen |
9 miles |
2300' |
10-27-24 |
Snoqualmie
Tunnel 1 Lap (6,0') + Sunset Plateau Loop
(5,1300') - (w/GJ) - Tunnel & Tiger hike |
11 miles |
1300' |
10-29-24 - 80 Trips |
Exclamation
Point Rock - (w/GJ) - Day off work for larch
trees and sunshine, no people seen all day |
11 miles - 760 miles |
1700' - 193,500' |
11-03-24 - 81 Trips |
HPW-T3-2 Plateau - Morning hike, very cloudy, crowded at the
end |
8 miles - 768 miles |
2400' - 195,900' |