Trips - 2023

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
01-01-23
 Grand Ridge-WTA+-Mitchell - Misty start and sunny later, not crowded
  11 miles
1900' 
01-07-23 Kendall Peak Lakes - (ss)(w/GJ)- God snow, T lakes, John had broken snowshoes   8 miles 2000'
01-10-23 Sunset-AT-SL-T3-TRocks-NT-BT-WT-Sunset - (HH)O(w/GJ) - Windy & sunny   8 miles 2900'
01-14-23 East Tiger - ML-QL-ET-Road+ - A sunny day, 2x summit,  down by 1:00 pm 11 miles 2100'
01-16-23 Old Mt Si-New-Doug Fir Loop - (w/Gary) - Fresh snow on top, MLK Day hike   8 miles 3700'
01-22-23 Squak SP Big Loop+ - Cloudy, above fog, counterclockwise this time 10 miles 2600'
01-25-23 HPE-T1-T2-K3-HPE Loop - (HH)(w/GJD) - A misty, cloudy headlamp hike   7 miles 2800'
01-29-23 - 8 Trips Fragrance Lake-Viewpoints-Rock Trail Loop - (w/GJ) - Cold clear day 11 miles - 74 miles 2400' - 20,400'
02-01-23 HPE-T1-T2-T3-HPW - (HH)(w/GJD) - Cool clear day/night hike, good views   8 miles 2800'
02-04-23 Sunset-AT-PPP-OV+-Plateau - Rain held off, nice close in hike 11 miles 2400'
02-08-23 Sunset-AT-SL-T3-TRT-BT-Sunset - (HH)(w/GJD) - Warm low & cold up high   8 miles 2700'
02-11-23 Hyak To Dam  & Back - (xc)(w/GJ) - Sunny day, fast icy track 13 miles       0'
02-15-23 Sunset-WT-SL-RR-PooPoo-AT Loop - (HH)(w/GJD) - Fresh snow & clear sky   9 miles 2500'
02-19-23 Cougar Big Loop - (w/Gary) - Gray damp day, little rain, few people, clockwise loop 12 miles 2000'
02-23-23 Sunrise-Central Peak-Old Griz - (w/GJD) - Cold but sunny, down before dark   7 miles 2400'
02-25-23 - 16 Trips Amabilis Mt. - (xc)(w/Gary) - Sunny day, 7F at start, good snow, great views 11 miles - 153 miles 2100' - 37,300'
03-01-23 HPE-RC-T2-T3-TR-Nook-HPW - (w/John) - Mostly oh snow, cool, back before dark   8 miles 2600'
03-05-23 Cold Creek-HV-High Horse-Grade - (xc)(w/Gary) - Nice sunny day, Windy Pass closed 10 miles 1100'
03-12-23 RT-FCL-LVP-WP-CP-AA-MR-RT - (w/John) - Big loop, just beat the rain 12 miles 2000'
03-15-23 HPE-RC-T2-T3-Plateau Loop - Post DST, fresh snow up high, down before dark, solo   9 miles 2500'
03-18-23 Nordic Pass Work Party - (w/Gary, Louise + 7) - Warm sunny day, many diamonds put up   7 miles 1500'
03-21-23 HPW-TMT-K3-T2-RC-LT HPE - (w/GJD) - Nice hike, stolen catalytic converter   8 miles 2600'
03-25-23 Squak Big Loop - 37F at start, 50F at end, some fresh snow up high, trail nearly snow free 10 miles 2400'
03-29-23 - 24 Trips RMT-Grand Prospect-West Peak Loop - Snow up high, down before dark   9 miles - 226 miles 2400' - 54,400'
04-07-23 RT-QT-CP-AA-LBT-MR Loop - Damp Good Friday hike, first wildflowers seen this year   8 miles 1200'
04-14-23 HPW-T3-T2-Back-Swamp Trail - Sunny day, no snow, lots of parasailors   8 miles 2400'
04-15-23 South Tiger Circuit - No snow, best wildflower show so far this year   8 miles 1700'
04-21-23 HPE-RC-T2-T3-TR-Nook-HPW - After work, slight rain, cloudy summits & trillium   9 miles 2600'
04-22-23 Grand Ridge-Duthie-Mitchell Hill - Great wildflowers, 23 miles in 24 hours, 61F at end 14 miles 2200'
04-27-23 HPE-T1-T2-HPE - After work, 70F at start, lots of trillium, sunny but hazy up high   8 miles 2800'
04-29-23 - 31 Trips East Tiger Via Long Road - 79F at end, saw a bobcat, long day 15 miles - 296 miles 2400' - 69,700'
05-02-23 Sunset-PPP-T2-T3-BT-Sunset - (w/John) - Warm afternoon, lots of flowers 12 miles 3200'
05-07-23 Middle East Tiger Loop - Misty, rain, then a little clearing, good flower show 12 miles 2600'
05-09-23 East Rattlesnake Mountain - (w/John) - Cloudy day, solitude after ledge, snow last half mile   9 miles 2700'
05-13-23 Exclamation Point Rock - Hot day, early start, some wildflowers, near total solitude 10 miles 1800'
05-14-23 Grand Ridge-WT Loop+ - Hot morning, good wildflowers, done by 10:10 am   8 miles 1200'
05-20-23 HPW-T3-T2-Round Lake - Sunny morning hike, hazy views, down by 11:15 am   8 miles 2400'
05-21-23 Sunset-Plateau Loop - (w/Kim) - Cool, cloudy day, with wildflowers   6 miles 1300'
05-28-23 - 39 Trips Iron Bear-Jester Peaks - (w/GJ) - Sunny day, good flower show, steers head, saw Janet   8 miles - 369 miles 2300' - 87,200'
06-03-23 Pratt Connector-Big Tree - (w/Janet) - Sunny day, some wildflowers, Big Tree, few people   9 miles 1400'
06-04-23 Diablo Lake Trail - (w/Kim) - Sunny day, some wildflowers, and views   8 miles 2000'
06-10-23 Exclamation Point Rock - (w/Kim) - Good flowers, overcast day, few bitterroot 10 miles 1700'
06-17-23 Three Brothers Mt. - (w/John) - Sunny but not hot, lots of wildflowers 12 miles 5300'
06-19-23 HPE-T2-LT-HPE - Juneteenth holiday, total white out then sunshine & clouds   7 miles 2400'
06-24-23 Squak Big Loop - Cool cloudy morning, turned to sunshine, went  CCW 10 miles 2400'
06-25-23 Rainbow Lake - Sunny but not hot, a few wildflowers, less crowded than usual 11 miles 2900'
06-29-23 - 47 Trips HPW-Tiger 3-Plateau - Before work hike, started at 6:44 am & done at 9:08 am   6 miles - 442 miles 2000' - 107,300'
07/01-02/23 Devil's Head, Bean, Iron Peaks - (w/Gary) - Backpacking trip with 3 summits 16 miles 5500'
07-04-23 HPE-LT-T2-LT-HPE - Early start on hot day, Indian pipe are present   8 miles 2400'
07-08-23 Lookout Mt. - (w/Gary) - Warm day, great views, first visit since 2006   9 miles 4500'
07-09-23 Tiger Saprophyte Tour - From prime to a little early,  good display already   7 miles 1600'
07-11-23 East Rattlesnake Mt. - (w/GD) - After work, sunny but not hot   9 miles 2700'
07-15-23 Sunset-AT-PPP-WT - Hot day, early start, close to a big owl   8 miles 2000'
07-16-23 Kendall Katwalk - Ridge Lake - Early start, sunny, some flowers still 13 miles 3100'
07-22-23 Palisades Lake-Brown Pk-Slide Mt - (w/GJ) - Warm day, second visit, some flowers 10 miles 3000'
07-23-23 - 26 Trips HPW-T3-T2-BT - 6:45 am start, down at 9:40 am, 56F to 68F, nice morning hike   7 miles - 529 miles 2400' - 134,500'
07/29-08/01/23 - 57 Trips Pilot Ridge-NF Sauk Loop - (w/GJ) - Good weather, great views, added moraine to loop 40 miles - 569 miles 11700' - 146,200'
08-06-23 - 58 Trips HPE-T2-HPE - Humid cloudy day, met Richard Burt & friends on Tiger 2   7 miles - 576 miles 2400' - 148,600'
08-12-23 Wallace & Jay Lakes+ - Up Road and down Greg Ball, few people seen on a Saturday 16 miles 1900'
08-18-23 HPE-T2-HPE - Warm afternoon, near total solitude, hazy Friday   7 miles 2400'
08-19-23 Sunrise-Old Griz-CP-Fireplc-OG-Sunrise (w/Gary) - 6 am start beat smoke that did not come   8 miles 2500'
08-26-23 Ranger Creek-Ignoble Knob - (w/Gary) - Hot day with smoke everywhere but here 12 miles 3400'
08-27-23 - 63 Trips Lodge Lake(4) - Snoqualmie Tunnel(6) - Bad air and very hot, pass only place with clear air 10 miles - 629 miles   800' - 159,600'
09-02-23 Frog Mt.(8) - Heybrook Ridge(3) - (w/Gary) - Hot day, less smoke, two hikes 11 miles 3000'
09-04-23 Cougar-SCTH-AA-CP-CCF-Old Man Trail-SCTH - (w/Kim) - Cool drizzly day was great   7 miles 1000'
09-09-23 Mt. Teneriffe Via Road - 50 F at start & 80 at finish, 2:56 up, few hikers seen 13 miles 4400'
09-10-23 Grand Ridge WT Loop - Morning hike, done at 9:35 am, 56F to 69F   8 miles 1000'
09-16-23 Wallace Falls & Lake Loop - (w/Kim) - Another clear high 70s day, mushrooms coming up 10 miles 1800'
09-17-23 RMT-Grand Prospect-WP Big Loop - Cool morning, 1:28 up,  logged bike trails are open 10 miles 2400'
09-21-23 HPE-T1-T2-T3-Plateau-HPW - After work, home just before dark, sunny but hazy   9 miles 2800'
09-23-23 ML-QL-East Tiger+-Road Loop - Cool day, beat rain, up in 1:29, double summit ascents 11 miles 2100'
09-30-23 - 72 Trips Excelsior Peak - (w/Gary) - The first snow and some fall colors, great mountain views 10 miles - 718 miles 4100' - 182,200'
10-05-23 Ingalls Lake - (w/Gary) - Magical larch hike, no snow, warm day, right near peak   9 miles 2800'
10-07-23 Pratt & Tuscohatchie Lakes - A long trip with few hikers seen, sunny and warm, many shrooms 13 miles 3100'
10-08-23 Cougar Loop-SCTH-AA Loop - (w/Kim & Jon) - One of the best mushroom hikes I have done   5 miles   500'
10-14-23 Squak Big Loop - Excellent mushroom display, down before the rain arrived 10 miles 2400'
10-15-23 HPW-T3-SVT Exploring-T2-HPW+ - Morning hike, found new SVT, plateau   8 miles 2500'
10-18-23 HPE-T2-T3-SVT-HPW - (w/Gary) - After work loop, first SVT hike since logging   9 miles 2500'
10-21-23 Middle East Tiger Loop - Clouds low, sun up high, ET summit twice 12 miles 2600'
10-22-23 Grand Ridge WT Loop - Misty morning, done by 10:34 am, lots of mushrooms   8 miles 1000'
10-28-23 South Tiger Circuit+ - 25F at start, only 7 hikers seen, new ST trail, to train wreck site 10 miles 2000'
10-29-23 - 82 Trips Exclamation Point Rock - (w/GJ) - 15F at start, okay larch trees, and total solitude 10 miles - 812 miles 1600' - 203,200'
11-03-23 HPW Lot-T3-T2-T3 Back - After work, before, dark, and before the rain arrived   7 miles 2400'
11-05-23 Sunset-AT-PPP-RR Grade-WT - Early morning hike before the rain returned   8 miles 2100'
11-08-23 East Rattlesnake Mt. - (HH)(w/GJD) - After work, clear, 35 degrees on summit   9 miles 2700'
11-12-23 East Tiger 2x Via Long Road - Solitude for 6 miles, a little fall color 15 miles 2400'
11-16-23 RMT-Grand Prospect - (HH)(w/GJD) - Sunset near top, headlamps on descent   8 miles 2200'
11-18-23 Cougar Big Loop - Cool, a little sunshine, a whole lot of leaves on the ground 12 miles 2000'
11-20-23 HPE-T2-T3-HPW - (HH)(w/GJD) - Two summit loop, cool buy dry headlamp hike   8 miles 2500'
11-24-23 Mt. Si Via Teneriffe Rd+Falls - 29F to start, few people seen, sunny day 12 miles 3800'
11-26-23 HPW-T3-T2-Round Lake+ - 28F at start, 45 on T2, sunny with fog down low   9 miles 2500'
11-29-23 - 92 Trips Sunset-AT-SLT-SVT-T3-BT-WT-Sunset - (HH)(w/GJD) - Cold evening hike   8 miles - 908 miles 2600' - 228,400'
12-09-23 HPW-T3-T2-T3-BT-AT-RL-HPW - Headlamp start to beat heavy rain 10 miles 2600'
12-10-23 Grand Ridge WT Loop - Bad forecast, dry hike, waterfalls, and sunshine   8 miles 1000'
12-12-23 Sunset-WAT-SL-T3-ST-BT-Sunset -(HH)(W/GJ) - Clear day/evening, great sunset   8 miles 2700'
12-16-23 Chuckanut-Lost Lake-Rock Trail Loop - Clouds then sunshine, clockwise hike 12 miles 2700'
12-17-23 Sunrise-Old Griz-CP-Old Griz-Back - Cool dry day, few hikers seen   7 mile 2300'
12-19-23 HPE-T2-T3-HPW - (HH)(w/GJD) - Drizzle turned to rain & wind on top   8 miles 2500'
12-23-23 West Rattlesnake Mt Via Hwy 18 - Fresh snow & sunshine,  big birthday hike 17 miles 2500'
12-24-23 RT-QT-CP-AA-LBT-MR-RT - Empty trails on Christmas Eve   8 miles 1200'
12-26-23 HPE-LT-RC-TMT-BT-HPE - Sunny day, getting close to a big number   7 miles 1500'
12-28-23 Preston-T123-TR-HPW-HPE - (w/Gary) - Wet then dry, no wind, I went over 1000 miles 10 miles 3000'
12-29-23 Sunset-AT-PPP-RR Grade-Back - 61F at start, windy at PPP, nice day   8 miles 2200'
12-31-23 - 104 Trips HPE-HPW-TMT-K3-T321-PT-LT-HPE - (w/GJ) - 40th Tiger NYE hike in 41 years 10 miles - 1021 miles 3100' - 255,700'

Month
 Trips
 Miles
 Gain
January
 8
 74
 20,400'
February
 8
 79
 16,900'
March
 8
 73
 17,100'
April
 7
 70
 15,300'
May
 8
 73
 17,500'
June
 8
 73
20,100'
July
 9 3/4 116
 37,700'
August
 6 1/4 71
 14,600'
September
 9
 89
 22,600'
October
 10
 94 21,000'
November
 10
 96
 25,200'
December
 12 113 27,300'