I didn't write up a Pilchuck report yet, at all, but I did create thumbnails for my recent trips.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Granite Mountain Trip Report 07/11/09
Clearly I'm too busy to duplicate these TR's, so for now I'll just link to the report I posted over at nwhikers.
I didn't write up a Pilchuck report yet, at all, but I did create thumbnails for my recent trips.
I didn't write up a Pilchuck report yet, at all, but I did create thumbnails for my recent trips.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Granite Mtn / Pilchuck quick summary
Wow!
What a day for spending in the mountains! It was fantastic!
All day long my legs and thighs have been reminding me just how much fun I had. Surely they'll keep reminding me tomorrow as well.
Here is a very short summary, and a video, with a full trip report to follow in a few days as I get the pictures cleaned up and posted.
Granite Mtn: Made it to the summit and back down in one piece. 8 miles and 3,800 feet of elevation gain. Gave some water to someone who had run out and was in need of it. Took the 'scramble' route... it was heart racing excitement!
Mt. Pilchuck: Arrived at about 4:15pm and everyone coming down the trail warned me about bugs. They were right. After about 1.6 miles and 1,200 feet of elevation gain the bugs had sucked all the fun out of the hike so I turned around to head home.
Total for the day: 11.2 miles round trip and 5,000 feet of elevation gained.
Here is the cheezy video I made that looks like it was made by an amateur stalker instead of an amateur hiker.
Laugh at the video if you want. I do.
The camera is being sent in to Canon this week for lens repair (and cleaning!).
The dark spot that always shows up in the upper-middle-left is some debris inside the lens. The dark spots that race across the screen are flying bugs.
Happy Trails!
~E
What a day for spending in the mountains! It was fantastic!
All day long my legs and thighs have been reminding me just how much fun I had. Surely they'll keep reminding me tomorrow as well.
Here is a very short summary, and a video, with a full trip report to follow in a few days as I get the pictures cleaned up and posted.
Granite Mtn: Made it to the summit and back down in one piece. 8 miles and 3,800 feet of elevation gain. Gave some water to someone who had run out and was in need of it. Took the 'scramble' route... it was heart racing excitement!
Mt. Pilchuck: Arrived at about 4:15pm and everyone coming down the trail warned me about bugs. They were right. After about 1.6 miles and 1,200 feet of elevation gain the bugs had sucked all the fun out of the hike so I turned around to head home.
Total for the day: 11.2 miles round trip and 5,000 feet of elevation gained.
Here is the cheezy video I made that looks like it was made by an amateur stalker instead of an amateur hiker.
Laugh at the video if you want. I do.
The camera is being sent in to Canon this week for lens repair (and cleaning!).
The dark spot that always shows up in the upper-middle-left is some debris inside the lens. The dark spots that race across the screen are flying bugs.
Happy Trails!
~E
Friday, July 10, 2009
Itinerary update for July 11, 2009 Outing
Currently planning on venturing out to hike the Granite Mountain trail to the Lookout tower Saturday morning, located along I-90 between North Bend and Snoqualmie Pass. I didn't quite make the summit last fall, due to leg cramps.
Depending on weather, time, stamina and energy I'm considering a hike to the Mount Pilchuck Lookout in the afternoon. Mt. Pilchuck is located just beyond Verlot, along the Mountain Loop Highway (outside of Granite Falls).
With the long daylight hours, nice weather and since it's 'almost' on my way home it would be nice to capture the views from the Lookout tower. Last time I was there it was a snow storm and views were limited to about 50 feet.
Two peaks & two lookouts on a sunny summer day? Sounds fantastic and I hope my body holds up for success.
Feel free to join me on either or both of these hikes... just give me a call.
Happy Trails!
~E
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Depending on weather, time, stamina and energy I'm considering a hike to the Mount Pilchuck Lookout in the afternoon. Mt. Pilchuck is located just beyond Verlot, along the Mountain Loop Highway (outside of Granite Falls).
With the long daylight hours, nice weather and since it's 'almost' on my way home it would be nice to capture the views from the Lookout tower. Last time I was there it was a snow storm and views were limited to about 50 feet.
Two peaks & two lookouts on a sunny summer day? Sounds fantastic and I hope my body holds up for success.
Feel free to join me on either or both of these hikes... just give me a call.
Happy Trails!
~E
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Next Hike: Saturday July 11, 2009
Roll call!!!
Who's in?
I tried to get in a visit to the Pilchuck Lookout tower Sunday morning to take advantage of the blue skies and cool morning temperatures, but life just wasn't cooperating.
Hopefully the weather will be better than what is forecasted for the next few days.
Torn between doing some repeats (RR Grade, Pilchuck, Sauk or Granite) or something totally new & epic. All depends on participants & weather (and me being out of shape once again).
~E
Who's in?
I tried to get in a visit to the Pilchuck Lookout tower Sunday morning to take advantage of the blue skies and cool morning temperatures, but life just wasn't cooperating.
Hopefully the weather will be better than what is forecasted for the next few days.
Torn between doing some repeats (RR Grade, Pilchuck, Sauk or Granite) or something totally new & epic. All depends on participants & weather (and me being out of shape once again).
~E
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