Backpack - Home Sweet Home

Trip

Backpack - Home Sweet Home

Preference to Tacoma Introduction to Backpacking students. Trip open to all Mountaineers to register.

  • Strenuous
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 25.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 3,900 ft
  • Pace: 1.75 -2 mph
A 3-day trip in the Eastern Olympics.

The hike in to 9 Stream Camp on Friday is about 9 miles and 1,300 feet of elevation gain.

On Saturday, we will leave our heavy packs in camp and day hike up to First Divide and Home Sweet Home, a nice Alpine Meadow. About 3.5 miles one way and a 2600 feet elevation gain.  On Sunday, we’ll hike back the 9 miles to the car.

Permit cost is $17 per person and each car will need a National Park pass. 

Preference to Tacoma Introduction to Backpacking students. Trip open to all Mountaineers to register.

TBD

Route/Place

North Fork Skokomish River



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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

To be discussed at lecture for Introduction to Backpacking course students.

The Ten Essentials plus overnight gear which may include:

  • Tent with footprint/ground tarp
  • Stove and fuel
  • Sleeping bag
  • Sleeping pad
  • Water filter
  • Bear canister or Ursack
  • Cooking pot/pan with plate and utensils
  • Toilet paper and shovel or blue bag to deal with waste
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