Trips - 2022

xc = Cross Country Skiing      ss = Snowshoeing      * = In City Coronavirus Hike      HH = Headlamp Hike
G = Gary Westerlund    J = John Sluder    D = David Holm
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Date
 Destination
 Distance
 Elevation Gain
01-08-22
 Cougar Mt. Loop - Pass closed, trails busy, I cut out many down logs & branches
   8 miles
1200' 
01-09-22 Grand Ridge-Duthie-Mitchell Hill - Long day, 32 degrees up to 52 in Seattle later 14 miles 2200'
01-15-22 HPE-T2 Sawing - Climbed above fog, sunny day, sawed out many logs, cleaned up from storm   7 miles 2500'
01-17-22 Hyak To Dam - (xc)(w/Gary) - MLK Holiday trip, warm and not crowded 12 miles       0'
01-22-22 RMT Traverse - (w/Gary) - Rattlesnake Lake to Snoqualmie Pt, half on snow, sunny above fog 11 miles 2900'
01-23-22 Squak SP-Debbie's View-WP-BF Loop - Cold under inversion, sunny and warmer up in sunshine   7 miles 1900'
01-27-22 Tiger2_Loop - (HH)(w/GJ) - Clear night, nice sunset, cold at the end   8 miles 2500'
01-29-22 Sunset-Poo Poo-T1 - Temp 30-48, clear, new Poo Poo trail, snow free 12 miles 3400'
01-30-22 - 9 Trips RT-SCTH-CP-AA Loop - Moist day, fast hike, home by 12:00 pm   8 miles - 87 miles 1300' - 17,900'
02-08-22 HPE-T1-T2 Loop - (HH)(w/GJD) - Nice headlamp hike, just a few drops of rain   8 miles 2800'
02-12-22 Chuckanut Mt-Rock Trail - Sunny day, cool morning, clear views 11 miles 2700'
02-13-22 South Tiger Circuit - 27 at start, 56 degrees at end, nice sunny day   8 miles 1700'
02-16-22 Sunset-SL-T3-ALT-WT-Loop - (HH)(w/GJD) - Nice evening hike, headlamps on at 6:15 pm   8 miles 2600'
02-19-22 Grand Ridge Big WT Loop - I beat the rain, fast trip at 3.3 mph   8 miles 1200'
02-21-22 Amabilis Mt. (xc)(w/Gary) -Beautiful holiday ski trip, plastered trees, almost no other people 11 miles 2100'
02-24-22 - 16 Trips HPE-RC-T2-T3 Loop - (HH)(w/GJ) - Nice evening for a hike, icy trail coming down   8 miles - 149 miles 2500' - 33,500'
03-03-22 Sunrise-Central Peak-Old Griz-Eastside Loop - (HH)(w/GJD) - Dry hike, nice loop trip   7 miles 2400'
03-05-22 Middle East Tiger Loop - First time on Side Hustle Trail, a true loop trip 10 miles 2300'
03-06-22 Fidalgo Island Foursome-(w/Gary) - Gary led 4 hikes on Fidalgo Island coast 10 miles 2000'
03-09-22 Sunset-AT-SL-TR-T3-BT-Sunset - (HH)(w/GJ) - Cold summit on headlamp hike   9 miles 2700'
03-12-22 RT-SCTH-AA-CP-WP-SCTH-RT - New Wilderness Peak Trail open now 11 miles 1500'
03-20-22 Windy Pass - (xc)(w/Gary) - A little new snow, good conditions, 1 hour down 10 miles 1500'
03-24-22 HPE-RC-T1-T2-TMT-HPE - After work hike, no headlamp needed, clear views   8 miles 2800'
03-27-22 ML-QL-East Tiger-NWTT Loop - Nice spring day, skunk cabbage, yellow violets 10 miles 1900'
03-29-22 - 25 Trips RMT-Grand Prospect - (w/Gary) - Snow only at GP, no headlamps needed   8 miles - 232 miles 2200' - 52,800'
04-02-22 Sunrise-CP-Fireplace+Old Griz-Eastside-New Trail Loop - New trail, rain held off   8 miles 2900'
04-07-22 Sunset-Poo Poo-Tiger 3 Loop - (w/Gary) - After work, 75 degrees at start, wildflowers 11 miles 3000'
04-09-22 RT-SCTH-CP-AA-LBT Loop - 41 degrees, some wildflowers, very fast 3.3 mph   8 miles 1100'
04-15-22 Kendall Lakes - (ss)(w/GJ) - Good Friday trip, new snow, broken binding, made 1st lake   8 miles 2000'
04-17-22 Squak SP Big Loop - Easter morning hike, some wildflowers, several first time hiked trails   9 miles 2400'
04-21-22 Sunrise-Central Peak-New Trail-Old Griz-Phil's Creek - (wGJD) - A lttle rain, 1 person seen   7 miles 2400'
04-23-22 RT-DW-FCL-FR-MR-RT - (w/Kim) - Cougar Mt, lots of wildflowers, chocolate lilies   7 miles 1000'
04-24-22 - 33 Trips Fragrance Lake-Rock Trail-Viewpoints Loop - (w/Gary) - Nice day, found viewpoints 11 miles - 301 miles 2400' - 70,000'
05-01-22 Wallace & Jay Lakes - GBall + Road Loop - Long trip, overcast, dry, few wildflowers 16 miles 2000'
05-03-22 Old Si-New Si-Doug Fir Loop - (w/GJ) - Cloudy, cool evening, snow just at summit   7 miles 3500'
05-07-22 Squak SP Big Loop - (w/Gary) - A little rain, few hikers, back by 11:38 am, 1st time for Gary   9 miles 2400'
05-08-22 Horse Lake Wenatchee - (w/Janet & Barry) - First time on trails, pretty good wildflowers   7 miles 1800'
05-11-22 HPE-T1-T2-Loop - (w/John) - Dry evening hike, saw 2 people, lots of trillium   8 miles 2800'
05-14-22 Squak SP Medium Loop - (w/Kim) - Overcast, misty, then sunny, good wildflower show   7 miles 1800'
05-21-22 Blanchard Hill-Oyster Dome Loop - (w/Kim) - Finally a sunny day, flowers, not crowded   8 miles 1700'
05-22-22 Diablo Lake + Ross Dam - (w/Gary) - Sunny day, few hikers, wildflowers, great views 12 miles 2900'
05-25-22 Little Si-North Road Loop - (w/GJD) - Loop via an old road we had not hiked, warm evening   7 miles 2400'
05-28-22 Exclamation Point Rock + Slab - (w/Kim) - Holiday, few folks, a little rain, fantastic flowers 10 miles 1700'
05-30-22 - 44 Trips Grand Ridge-Mitchell Hill Partly - A little drizzle, not crowded on Memorial Day, down at 10:50 10 miles - 402 miles 1900' - 94,900'
06-04-22 HPE-RC-T2+-HPE - Bad forecast, great day, trails rebuilding after clear cuts, down before 11:00   7 miles 2500'
06-08-22 Sunset-OV-T1-T2-T3-Swamp Trail-Sunset - (w/GJD) - Warm trip, long loop 11 miles 3400'
06-11-22 Ingalls Creek-WF Teanaway - (w/Gary) - Flowers at Ingalls, bitterroot at Teanaway, nice sunny day 15 miles 2800'
06-16-22 East Rattlesnake Mt. - (w/GJD) - Overcast but almost dry, solitude above ledges   9 miles 2700'
06-20-22 Devil's Gulch-Mission Ridge - (w/GJ) - Warm not hot, wildflower bonanza,  passed 2 people 17 miles 3800'
06-25-22 Tronsen Ridge (S-N) - (w/Gwen) - Sunny day, few folks, lots of wildflowers   9 miles 1900'
06-26-22 HPE-RC-T2-HPE - Morning hike on hot day, clear views, back down by 10:47 am   7 miles 2500'
06-30-22 - 52 Trips Old Mt. Si-North Road - (w/GJD) - After work hike, 76 degrees, steep route   7 miles - 484 miles 3500' - 118,000'
07-02-22 Granite Lakes+ - (w/Gary) - Overcast dry 1st day of holiday weekend 10 miles 2900'
07-04-22 Cougar-RT-SCTH-AA-CP-WP -RT - Cool dry day, back at 10:41 am, beat traffic 10 miles 1500'
07-09-22 Grand Ridge-WT Loop - Morning trip, down at 9:50 am   8 miles 1100'
07-10-22 Exit 42-Old Mason Lake-Bandera Summits-Loop - (w/GJ) - Sunny day, 1 lake, 2 summits 10 miles 4100'
07-16-22 RMT-Grand Prospect-West Peak Loop - Misty, light rain, summit area being logged 11 miles 2800'
07-24-22 Little St. Helens-Scout Patrol Peak - (w/Gary) - New trail for Gary, new peak for both, good flowers 11 miles 2200'
07-30-22 TMT-Lingering Trail Loop - Good saprophyte display, early hike, it later reached upper 90s   5 miles 1200'
07-31-22 - 60 Trips Mt. Peak - Early hike before business meeting, first visit, on  95 F day   4 miles - 553 miles 1200' - 135,000'
08-03-22 Kendall Katwalk Via Commonwealth - (HH)(w/GJD) - Headlamp hike, sunny, Gary fell, slow descent 10 miles 2800'
08-06-22 Fragrance Lake-Viewpoints - (w/Kim) - Sunny day, not many hikers seen, hazy views   9 miles 1800'
08-11-22 Red Pass Via Commonwealth - (w/John) - Hot & humid, few people, back before dark, met Len R   7 miles 2500'
08-13-22 Gobblers Knob - (w/Janet) - Bike/Hike - Biked to TH, hiked to lookout, fast bike trip down, Avy lilies   8 miles 2500'
08-14-22 HPE-T1-T2 Loop - Cool morning warmed up fast, few people, mostly clear though hazy sky   8 miles 2800'
08-16-22 HPE-RC-T2-RC - HPE - (w/John) - 83 degrees at start, very hot, made it up and down   7 miles 2400'
08-20-22 Rainbow & Blazer Lakes - (w/Kim, Gwen, John) - Two lakes, few people ++1000th TRIP REPORT++ 12 miles 3100'
08-21-22 RT-SCTH-CP-AA-LBT Loop - Not too warm but humid morning, down by 11:05 am   8 miles 1100'
08-27-22 East Tiger-ML-QL-Road Loop - Low 50s, misty, and cool, nice after a week of 80 F days   8 miles 1700'
08-28-22 - 70 Trips Iron-Bean Peaks Loop - Very warm day, saw 7 people all day, some haze but clear sky 12 miles - 642 miles 4400' - 160,100'
09-01-22 Sunrise-Old Griz-CP-FP-Reverse - (w/John) - Warm humid evening, saw 2 people   8 miles 2400'
09-04-22 Mt. Teneriffe Via Road - 2:59 up, sunny on top then clouds came in, not crowded 13 miles 4400'
09-11-22 Snoqualmie Tunnel - Wildfire smoke avoidance trip, tunnel was almost smoke free 10 miles   100'
09-15-22 HPE-T1-T2-RC-HPE - (w/John) - Hazy & humid evening, saw no other people   8 miles 2800'
09-18-22 Cascade Pass-Sahale Arm - (w/John) - Clouds then sunshine, great views, some fall color 12 miles 4100'
09-24-22 Mt. Dickerman+ - (w/John) - Warm, not hot, great views all around. John's first time   9 miles 4000'
09-25-22 Grand Ridge WT Loop - Done hiking at 8:52 am to beat traffic nightmare, closed bridge   8 miles 1100'
09-29-22 - 78 Trips East Rattlesnake Mountain - (w/John) - Fast trip, down just at dark   9 miles - 719 miles 2700' - 181,700'
10-02-22 Blanchard Hill - Oyster Dome Loop - (w/Kim) - 70+ degree Oct day, hazy views from smoke   8 miles 1700'
10-08-22 Cutthroat Pass - (w/Janet) - Some smoke, great larch and leaf colors, mid 60s degrees 11 miles 2300'
10-12-22 HPE-RC-T2-T3-Trad Lake-HPW Loop - Smoke down low, blue sky above   8 miles 2400'
10-15-22 Olallie Lake - Ridge Loop - Bad smoke except here, few hikers seen, 70+ degrees   8 miles 2400'
10-16-22 Cougar Big Loop CCW - Unexpectedly not smoky, 82 degrees in October 12 miles 2000'
10-22-22 Snoqualmie Tunnel + Dirty Harry's (10+2)(100'+700') - First rainy day hike in months!Trips 2022 12 miles   800'
10-23-22 Squak SP Medium Loop - (w/Kim) - Misty hike after weeks of wildfire smoke, not crowded   7 miles 1800'
10-26-22 HPE-RC-T2-T3-Trad Lake-HPW Loop - 39 degrees on T2, back just before dark   8 miles 2400'
10-29-22 RMT-Grand Prospect  - (w/Kim) - Nice day, not crowded, back for Pie Night, 800 miles reached   8 miles 2200'
10-30-22 - 88 Trips HPW-Tiger 3-Plateau - Beat the rain, high winds on top, down at 10:30 am, 200,000' reached   7 miles - 808 miles 2100' - 201,800'
11-02-22 HPE-Tiger 1-2-3-Round Lake-HPW - (HH)(w/John) - Cold, some snow, dry hike, back after dark 10 miles 2900'
11-05-22 Grand Ridge To WTA Bridge + - Almost rain free, many logs down after recent storm   9 miles 1500'
11-09-22 HPE-T3-2-1-HPE Loop - (HH)(w/John) - Sunny, 26 F on top, snow above 1700', down in the dark   8 miles 2900'
11-12-22 Wallace & Jay Lakes Loop - Up Greg Ball, down road, two side trips, cold and sunny day 17 miles 2100'
11-13-22 Cougar-RT-MRT-WP-CP-AA-LBT-SCTH-RT - Cold, clear morning, very fast hike 10 miles 1500'
11-15-22 RMT-Grand Prospect-WP Loop - (HH)(w/John) - Cool evening, just a little snow up high   9 miles 2400'
11-19-22 Granite Lakes + Defiance Trailhead - (w/John) - 23F at start, partly on snow, up to Defiance Trail 11 miles 3300'
11-20-22 Sunset-PooPoo-RR Grade-Brink - Another cold clear day, 30F at start, 1st time on Brink Trail 10 miles 2100'
11-23-22 HPE-LT-TMT-T2-T3-Plateau Loop - (HH)(w/John) - Nice sunset, 2 deer, no snow left   9 miles 2400'
11-26-22 East Tiger Via Hwy 18 Long Road - Fresh snow up high,  34F at car and on summit 15 miles 2400'
11-27-22 - 99 Trips HPE-LT-RR-TMT-BT-AT-BigT-RLake-BT-HPE - Cool but dry day, meandering route 12 miles - 928 miles 2000' - 227,300'
12-03-22 Coal Creek-CP-AA-Back - Snow almost entirely, few hikers, and sunshine 14 miles 1600'
12-04-22 HPW Lot-T3-BT-RL-NT - Microspikes day, icy trail, windy on top, plateau roaming   8 miles 2200'
12-07-22 HPE-T1-T2 Loop - (HH)(w/John) - Some knee deep snow, very cold on top, headlamps down   8 miles 2800'
12-10-22 RT-SCTH-Coal Creek-RT - Hiked between rainstorms, snow almost gone   9 miles 1200'
12-11-22 Deer Creek Road - (ss)(w/Janet) - Thin new snow became much deeper higher up   7 miles 1300'
12-17-22 Sunset-PPP-Tiger 1-CTree-HPE - (w/John) - One way, snow up high, snowing too 11 miles 3200'
12-26-22 RT-Coal Creek-SCTH-QT-CCF-RT - (w/Gary) - 1st hike with Gary since August, waterfalls 10 miles 1400'
12-31-22 - 107 Trips HPE-T1-T2-Sunset-NYE - (w/GJ) - No snow, cold & windy on top, one way trip 11 miles - 1006 miles 3000' - 244,000'

Month
 Trips
 Miles
 Gain
January
 9
 87
 17,900'
February
 7
 62
 15,600'
March
 9
 83
 19,300'
April
 8
 69
 17,200'
May
 11
 101 24,900'
June
 8
 82 23,100'
July
 8
 69
 17,000'
August
 10 89 25,100'
September
 8 77 21,600'
October
 10
 89
 20,100'
November
 11
 120
25,500'
December
 8
 78
 16,700'