Trips - 2024

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
01-01-24
 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 HPW-T3-2 Plateau - Morning hike, very cloudy, crowded at the end   8 miles 2400'
11-06-24 Fragrance Lake-Viewpoints-Rock Trail Loop - (w/Gary) - Day off hike, overcast but dry 12 miles 2600'
11-09-24 Sunrise-East Side-CP-FP-East Ridge-Access - (w/Gary) - Rainy Day except over us, Access first time   9 miles 2600'
11-15-24 HPE-LT-T1-2-3 Plateau Loop - (HH)(w/Gary) - Big loop, drizzle, hail, snow, & sun, I reached 800 miles 11 miles 2800'
11-16-24 - 85 Trips Grand Ridge WT Loop - Early morning before rain, 34F at start, done in 2:30 at 9:50 am   8 miles - 808 miles 1000' - 204,900'

Month
 Trips
 Miles
 Gain
January
 6 56 12,700'
February
 8 78 20,600'
March
 8 77 19,100'
April
 7 77 16,600'
May
 9 85 19,500'
June
 7 67 20,800'
July
 8 70 20,800'
August
 9 90 22,900'
September
 9 74 20,500'
October
 9 86 20,000'
November
 5 48 11,400'
December