Trips - 2026

xc = Cross Country Skiing      ss = Snowshoeing      * = In City Hike      HH = Headlamp Hike
G = Gary Westerlund    J = John Sluder    D = David Holm
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Date
 Destination
 Distance
 Elevation Gain
01-08-26 Cougar Loop - Afternoon trip, RT-MR-AA-CP-CCF-QT Loop, rain held off   8 miles 1400'
01-10-26 Hyak To Roaring Creek - (xc)(w/GJ) - Fog then clearing, freshly groomed, crowds later   9 miles       0'
01-14-26 HPE-T2-T3 Loop - (HH)(w/GJ) -Warm day, cloudy on top, nice sunset, headlamps down   8 miles  2500'
01-17-26 Grand Ridge -WTA Bridge+ Mitchell Start - 33F To 48F, sunny day, done by 11:54 am 10 miles 1700'
01-19-26 Fragrance Lake-Burnout-Rock Trail - MLK holiday hike, blue sky all day, great views 10 miles 2300'
01-24-26 Chanterelle Loop - (w/Gary) First time on trails, cold, sunny, hair ice & turkeytails 11 miles 2500'
01-27-26 HPE-T2-T3 Loop - (HH)(w/Gary) - Wind did not occur, few people, down after dark   8 miles 2500'
01-31-26 - 8 Trips South Tiger Circuit+Middle Tiger - (w/Gary) - Warmish dry day with more hikers than expected 11 miles - 75 miles 2700' - 15,600'
02-05-26 PT-T1-T2-RC-HPE - (HH)(w/GD) - 61F high, sunset on Tiger 2, 46F back at HPE   8 miles 2800'
02-08-26 Tiger 3-2 + Plateau - Views from above the fog, 42 minute descent, plateau wandering   9 miles 2400'
02-10-26 Sunset-SL-T2-T3 Loop - (HH)(w/GJD) - Sunny day, steep route, 2 summits, first yellow violet   9 miles 2900'
02-14-26 Grand Ridge WT Loop - Cool dry morning hike, not crowded   8 miles 1000'
02-15-26 Chuckanut Big Loop - (w/Gary) - Lost Lk TH, Burnout, Lost Lk, Rock Trail loop, lots of people 11 miles 2700'
02-21-26 Cougar Big Loop w/Short Cut - (w/Gary) Rain held off most of the morning, better than expected 11 miles 1800'
02-24-26 - 15 Trips HPE-T2-T3-Rnd Lake - (HH)(w/Gary) - Rain forecast, dry hike, sunshine on summits, dark at end   9 miles - 140 miles 2600' - 31,800'
03-01-26 Wallace Falls-Lake Loop - (w/Gary) - 31F up to 55F, sunshine all day, down via road 14 miles 2100'
03-05-26 Sunset-SL-TRT-T3-BT - (HH)(w/GD) - Rain held off until late, frogs were croaking at Round Lk   9 miles 2700'
03-07-26 RT-SCTH-Coal Creek - Rain held off, good waterfalls, done by 11:15 am   8 miles 1300'
03-12-26 Sunrise-Central Peak Loop - (w/Gary) - Rain from start to end with falling snow up high   7 miles 2400'
03-15-26 Kendall Road Snowshoe (ss)(w/GD) - A lot of fresh snow, turned around before lakes   8 miles 1800'
03-21-26 HPE-T123-Round Lake - Mist, in clouds, snowing, then sunshine, trip report #1,200 10 miles 2900'
03-28-26 Tiger 3-2 + Plateau - 7:35 am start, 1:04 up, view except to the west, 36F to 52F   8 miles 2400'
03-29-26 - 23 Trips Margaret's Big Squak Loop - (w/Gary) - Rain held off, Gary knee injury & FD rescue 11 miles - 215 miles 3000' - 50,400'
04-04-26 Rattlesnake Mountain Traverse - (w/John) - Cool start, 65F finish, sunny with great views 11 miles 3000'
04-09-26 Cougar South Loop - (w/John) - 67F afternoon/evening hike, wildflowers are getting started 10 miles 1500'
04-12-26 Sunset-PPP-T1-T2-HPE - (w/John) - Some wildflowers, few people, one way Tiger hike 11 miles 3600'
04-17-26 Grand Ridge To Mike O Bridge - (w/John) - Day off work, wildflowers and mushrooms 13 miles 1900'
04-18-26 Fragrance-Burnout-Rock Trail - (w/Kim) - A lake, views, some sunshine, and wildflowers,   7 miles 1500'
04-26-26 Middle East Loop - Cool morning, sunny day, Middle Tiger views, wildflowers, East Peak (2x) 12 miles 2600'
04-29-26 - 30 Trips Squak Big Loop - (w/John) - Warm afternoon, few people, and lots of wildflowers 10 miles - 289 miles 2400' - 66,900'
05-02-26 Iron Horse-South Cle Elum - Cool morning, 80F at end, lots of wildflowers in bloom 16 miles   100'
05-09-26 Westberg-Palouse RR - (w/Kim) - Part of Westberg then to Grade, wildflowers galore   7 miles   600' 
05-10-26 HPE-Tiger 2-HPE - Cool morning, up HPT down LT, cloudy on top, only 1 person seen ascending   8 miles 2500'
05-17-26 Ingalls Creek + Swauk Discovery - (w/John) - Long day, lots of wildflowers, not many people 15 miles 2400'
05-20-26 HPE-Tiger2-HPE Bear - (w/John) - Humid hike, my first bear seen on Tiger over 43 years   8 miles 2500'
05-23-26 Mt. Si Via Teneriffe Rd - Overcast day, summit above the clouds, not crowded 10 miles 3300'
05-24-26 Sunset-AT-Poo Poo Pt-WT - Another humid hike, 7:50 am start, down at 11:11 am   8 miles 2100'
05-25-26 Cougar Short Loop - (w/Kim) - Overcast, lots of wildflowers left, down before rain came   7 miles   900'
05-31-26 - 39 Trips South Bessemer Mt. - (w/John) - No snow, clouds came and went, 4 hikers seen, good views 13 miles - 381 miles 4100' - 85,400'
06-03-26 Sunrise-ER-Old Griz-CP -(W/John) - Mid-week hike with John and friend   7 miles 2300'
06-07-26 East Tiger Big Loop - ML-QL-ET-OTG-NWT - Cool & overcast, not crowded 12 miles 2100'
06-13-26 Pratt & Lower Tuscohatchie Lakes - Long hike with some wildflowers and two lakes 13 miles 3100'
06-19-26 Esmerelda Loop - (w/John) - Juneteenth hike, fantastic wildflower show, very warm, great views 12 miles 2900'
06-21-26 Tiger 3-2+ - Cool morning with great wildflowers around the peaks   7 miles 2400'
06-25-26 HPE-Tiger 1-2-3 Loop - (w/John) - Humid climb, solitude until T3, wildflowers in bloom   9 miles 2900'
06-28-26 - 46 Trips Cougar Loop-RT-MR-AA-CP-WP Loop - Cool dry morning, flowers done, not crowded 10 miles - 451 miles 1600' - 102,700'
07-03-26 Tiger Saprophyte Tour - HPE-LT-HPW+ - Lots of saprophytes, some drizzle   7 miles 1200'
07-04-26 Norse Peak - (w/John) - Mostly sunny, great views, and great wildflowers 10 miles 3000'
07-11-26 Mt. Baldy - Even steeper than I remembered, surprisingly good wildflower display   8 miles 3200'
07-12-26 HPE-RC-T2-LT - Similar stats to day before, much easier, more Indian pipes   8 miles 2500'
07-18-26 Surprise & Glacier Lakes+ - Cool, overcast day, 2 lakes & part way to Surprise Gap 12 miles 3200'
07-19-26 Tiger 3-2 + - On Trail at 7:07 am, on T3 at 8:15 am, home in time for World Cup final   7 miles 2400' 
07-22-26 Snoqualmie Tunnel - (HH) - After work hike, 94F at start and 89F at 6:07 finish, big groups of children 10 miles   100'
07-25-26 Ranger Creek - (w/John) - Smoke, a race, saprophytes, and a change of hike led to a great day 14 miles 3500'
07-28-26 Grand Ridge WT Loop - Afternoon, cloudy & humid, not very crowded   8 miles 1000'
07-30-26 - 56 Trips RMT-GP-West Peak - (w/John) - After work hike, 76F hazy to the west, lots of Indian pipes   9 miles - 544 miles 2400' - 125,200'
08-02-26 Navaho Peak - First trip since last year's burn. Pass, summit, east ridge, I saw zero people 12 miles 4200'
08-08-26 Discovery Park - Smoke to east good in Seattle, 2x big loop + 2x up road,  counting due to smoke 10 miles 1400'
08-09-26 - 59 Trips HPE-T1-T2-HPE - Smoke finally cleared, morning hike, really humid, few other hikers   8 miles - 574 miles 2800' - 133,600'

Month
 Trips
 Miles
 Gain
January
 8 75 15,600'
February
 7 65 16,200'
March
 8 75 18,600'
April
 7 74 16,500'
May
 9 92 18,500'
June
 7 70 17,300'
July
 10 93 22,500'
August
 3 30   8,400'
September
October
November
December