Trips - 2013

xc = Cross Country Skiing        ss = Snowshoeing

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Date
Destination
Distance
Elevation Gain
01-05-13
Mt. Si - Icy trail in middle, SAR search at Little Si
  8 miles
3400'
01-06-13 W. Tiger 3 + Round Lake - Headlamp hike on top at 7:55 am   8 miles 2100'
01-21-13 Mt. Washington - Inversion, 20 degrees warmer on top than home   9 miles 3200'
01-27-13 HS-Poo Poo Pt. - Morning hike, just beat rain, no views at all   8 miles 2000'
01-31-13 - 5 Trips HS-T2-T3-Talus Rocks Loop -(w/Gary & John) Misty wet headlamp hike   8 miles - 41 miles 2900' - 13,600'
02-03-13 Dixie Peak via Talus Lp - (ss)(w/BSBE) - First time up on a gray day 12 miles 4200'
02-07-13 RMT-Grand Prospect - (w/GJD) - Headlamp hike with great conditions   8 miles 2200'
02-09-13 Welldigger's Ass - (ss)(w/SB, Barb, Opus - Cloudy day for 2nd time up   4 miles 1800'
02-10-13 Granite Creek - (ss) - Deep snow near lakes then found new Mailbox trail 10 miles 2600'
02-14-13 HPE-Tiger 2-3 Loop - (w/Gary & John) - Dry headlamp hike   7 miles 2400'
02-17-13 Red Mt. - (ss)(w/Barry, Elle, David) - Unexpectedly deep snow up high   7 miles 3600'
02-18-13 Lime Kiln - (w/Kim & Jon) - Dry day with the usual many shades of green   7 miles   600'
02-23-13 Cougar Mt - RT-AA-WP-LVP-FCL Loop - Snowing in mtns, dry for me 11 miles 2000'
02-27-13 - 14 Trips HS-Poo Poo Pt. - Misty afternoon and back before dark   8 miles - 115 miles 2000' - 35,000'
03-03-13 Teanaway Butte - (ss)(w/Barry & Carla) - Overcast most of the day, light snow 11 miles 2500'
03-07-13 HS-T2-T3-Talus Rocks Loop - (w/Gary & David) - Headlamp hike, fresh snow   8 miles 2900'
03-09-13 Mazama Ridge - (ss)(w/Gwen & Janet) - Beautiful sunny day at Mt. Rainier   5 miles 1500'
03-10-13 HPE-LL-TMT-HPW - (Kim & Jon) - Cloudy misty ramble on Tiger Mountain   5 miles 1200'
03-14-13 East Squak Central Pk - (Gary, John, David) - No headlamp needed   7 miles 2100'
03-17-13 E. Tiger Mt.-Sally's Summit+ - Cold w/ rime ice & a few other groups   9 miles 2000'
03-21-13 RMT-Grand Prospect - (w/Gary & John) - Snowed all night, back after dark   8 miles 2200'
03-24-13 Amabilis Mt. Loop - (xc)(w/Gary, John, Mark) - Beautiful spring day 10 miles 2200'
03-29-13 W. Granite Mt. - (ss)(w/John) - Good Friday hike, nice views 10 miles 3900'
03-31-13 - 24 Trips Pratt River Connector - First time on this trail,  a warm spring day 12 miles - 200 miles 1700' - 57,200'
04-11-13 RT-CP-WP-FCL - (w/Gary, John, Boeing) - Dry evening with skunk cabbage   7 miles 1400'
04-13-13 East Squak Central Pk - Oops, picked annual race day for second year in row   7 miles 2100'
04-14-13 Pratt River Connector - (w/Kim) - Fresh snow on trip to the Big Tree 10 miles 1400'
04-17-13 HPE-T1-T2-K3 Loop - (w/Gary & John) - First time up Gary's short cut   7 miles 2800'
04-20-13 Sauer Mountain - (w/Gwen) - First visit, mostly sunny day, great wildflowers   7 miles 2200'
04-26-13 Grand Ridge - Warm afternoon weekday hike, trillium still blooming 10 miles 1500'
04-28-13 - 31 Trips Tiger Middle East Tour w/SS - No snow, cold but only a little rain 11 miles - 259 miles 2600' - 71,200'
05-02-13 TMT-K3-T2_T3 Loop - (w/Gary, John & Boeing) - 70 degree evening   7 miles 2500'
05-04-13 Lake 22 - Warm day, still 5' of snow at lake, big avalanches behind lake   6 miles 1400'
05-05-13 Black Canyon - (w/Janet) - 84 degrees and great wildflower show 10 miles 2300'
05-11-13 Keystone Point (Entiat) - (w/SB & Janet) - Blazing hot, first time hiked   8 miles 3500'
05-15-13 HPE-T2-T3 Loop - (w/Gary) - Damp evening hike on Tiger w/ few hikers   7 miles 2500'
05-19-13 - 37 Trips Ingalls Creek - (w/Janet) - Sunny day with more good wildflowers 14 miles - 311 miles 2200' - 85,600'
06-01-13 Mt. Si - (w/Gwen) - Grape Nuts give away hike, saw over 500 people   8 miles 3400'
06-05-13 HPE-East Tiger Traverse - (w/Gary) - Warm evening for a one way hike   9 miles 3000'
06-09-13 Tamanos Mt. - (w/Gary & John) - Great views with in and out clouds   9 miles 3400'
06-13-13 Chirico-HF-PT-T1-TMT-Poo Poo Lp -(w/Gary) New trail, back right at dark   9 miles 3200'
06-15-13 Pratt & Tuscohatchie Lakes - Explored old Pratt Valley & Pratt Lake trails 14 miles 3400'
06-19-13 HPE-K3-T2-T3-FC Loop - (w/Gary) - Wet brush, dry hike on evening hike   7 miles 2500'
06-22-13 Mt. Aix - (w/Gwen) - Long day to 7766' with great views 12 miles 4500'
06-29-13 - 45 Trips Rainbow & Blazer Lakes - Heat wave in Seattle, I'm at a cool mountain lake 11 miles - 390 miles 3100' - 112,100'
07/04-07/13 Horseshoe Basin - (w/Gwen & Janet) - 3 summits, great flowers, & few people 29 miles 5000'
07-13-13 Fortune Ponds - (w/Gwen & Kim) - First time, forest, flowers, & ponds 13 miles 3100'
07/20-21/13 Bald Eagle Trail - (w/Kim) - First time on trail, saw two groups, great views 15 miles 3500'
07-27-13 Cougar-RT-AA-CP-WP Loop - Cool morning with few hikers   9 miles 1700'
07-28-13 - 50 Trips Spray Park Loop - (w/Gary & John) - First time over Knapsack, great flowers   9 miles - 465 miles 3000' - 128,400'
08-03-13 Melakwa - Pratt Loop - (w/Kim) - Four lakes and few hikers on this loop trip 13 miles 3200'
08-10-13 East Squak Central Pk - Very humid, saw only 3 other hikers   9 miles 2500'
08-11-13 South Tiger Circuit+ - No T-Storm, saw 32 people on a not popular route   9 miles 1900'
08/17-18/13 Sulphur Mt. Bikepack - (w/Kim) - Biked in, camped, & climbed Sulphur Mt. 10 miles 4700'
08-25-13 - 55 Trips Grand Ridge To Boardwalk - Fast trip, back to trailhead before noon 12 miles - 518 miles 1700' - 142,400'
08/31-09/02/13 Goat Rocks Loop - (w/Gary & John) - Lakes, summit, and great views 35 miles - 553 miles 9500' - 151,900'
09-08-13 Bean Peak Loop - (w/Gwen) - Blue sky & saw zero people all day   9 miles 3200'
09-14-13 Talapus - Pratt River - (w/Kim & Gwen) - One way trip on abandoned trail 16 miles 1700'
09-19-13 RT-AA-CP-WP Loop - Very warm day with very few folks seen   9 miles 1600'
09-20-13 Circle Peak - (w/Kim & Gwen) - Tough drive, short hike, great views   5 miles 2000'
09-26-13 - 61 Trips Bandera Mt. - (w/Gary & David) - First headlamp hike of the season   7 miles - 599 miles 3000' - 163,400'
10-05-13 Kendall Katwalk - Sunny day with 2-3 feet of fresh snow up high 11 miles 3000'
10-06-13 W. Tiger 3 - Early morning, home by 10:00 am   6 miles 2000'
10-13-13 Ingalls Lake - (w/Gary) - Great larch hike with sunshine and snow   9 miles 3000'
10-19-13 Oyster Dome Loop - Fog all day down low but sunny up high   9 miles 2000'
10-20-13 Bald Mt. - (w/Kim & Gwen) - Inversion, warm in mountains cold in town   9 miles 2800'
10-26-13 Thompson Lake - First visit, short cut, and sunny above inversion 12 miles 4300'
10-29-13 - 68 Trips RMT- Grand Prospect - (w/John & David) - Cool clear night hike   8 miles - 663 miles 2200' - 182,700'
11-03-13 East Rattlesnake Mt. - Cool with a little snow on top   9 miles 2600'
11-09-13 Goat Lake - (w/Kim) - Cool but dry, only a few folks on the trail 10 miles 1400'
11-14-13 HPE-T2-T3 Loop - (w/Gary, John, David) - Rained all day, dry night hike   7 miles 2400'
11-16-13 Oyster Dome Loop - (w/Janet) - Cool dry day, lots of mushrooms   8 miles 2000'
11-17-13 HPE-T1-T2 Loop - Wet, wetter, & wettest   8 miles 2800'
11-23-13 Cougar - RT-FCL-LVP_WP-AA Loop - Cold but sunny day 11 miles 2000'
11-24-13 Skyline Lake - (ss) (w/Gwen) - Sunny & very warm up high, my first visit   3 miles 1600'
11-30-13 - 76 Trips RMT Traverse+ (E to W) - (w/Janet) - Dark but rain held off 12 miles - 731 miles 3100' - 200,600'
12-05-13 Nook-SL-T3-T2-HPE Loop - (w/G,J,&D) - Headlamp hike, 20 degrees   8 miles 2400'
12-07-13 Lake 22 - (w/Gwen) - Clear but frigid at 5 degrees with lots of ice   6 miles 1400'
12-14-13 Wallace Falls - Lake Loop - Cold dry day, just a little snow 12 miles 1800'
12-19-13 HPE-K3-T2-T3 Loop - (w/John & David) - Clear cold headlamp hike   8 miles 2500'
12-21-13 Grand Ridge - Foggy & misty day with few other people on trail 10 miles 1500'
12-25-13 RT-IT-WP-CP- Loop - My first ever Christmas Day hike   7 miles 1300'
12-28-13 Chirico-OV-TMT-T3-T2-T1-PT- Loop - Misty drizzly day 10 miles 3600'
12-29-13 E. Tiger + Sallies Summit - Another dark misty day, few people   8 miles 1800'
12-31-13 - 85 Trips TMT-South-Middle-Tiger Traverse - (w/Gary & John) - Misty day   9 miles - 809 miles 3100' - 220,000'

Month
Trips
Miles
Gain
January
5
41
13,600'
February
9
74
21,400'
March
10
85
22,200'
April
7
59
14,000'
May
6
52
14,400'
June
8
79
26,500'
July
5
75
16,300'
August
5 1/3
64
18,100'
September
5 2/3
70
16,900'
October
7
64
19,300'
November
8
68
17,900'
December
9
78
19,400'