Day Hike - Dirty Harry's Peak

Meet 8:10 am at trailhead, ready to hike.

From Seattle, take exit 38 towards the Fire Training Academy. After exiting, head right at the stop sign and drive 1.8 miles. The road comes to a junction. Turn left to go underneath the freeway and you will see the parking lot ahead of you with a trailhead sign and a bathroom.  Dirty Harry's Peak — Washington Trails Association (wta.org)

If you care to carpool, let me know. I can meet anywhere W of trailhead along I-90. Or, if you're coming from north, south, or east, contact other participants about carpooling.

Please be ready for snow melt stream crossings, possible mud, less likely but possibly snow crossings, with appropriate footwear, poles, and appropriate clothing. Microspikes and poles both optional, but please leave poles at home only if you're sure you don't want/need them. Please be ready and fit for this elevation gain (3300') and this distance (9 mi) at approximately the suggested pace.

Weather permitting, we will spend approx. 30 min at summit ridge area, so please bring patience, lunch or snacks, appropriate clothing to spend that long at the summit, and something to sit on if you like. It may be windy.

Weather forecast for 3500' elevation https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-121.69576263427736&lat=47.510680896602736

Hourly forecast https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=47.5107&lon=-121.6958&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical

Please also see recent trip reports   https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/dirty-harrys-peak  https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/washington/dirty-harry-s-peak-trail--2

We will be a generally stick-together group. Definitely regroup at all junctions. If you think you'll want to go faster, please consider bringing extra weight so it will be more of a conditioner for you. (I recommend full water containers for extra weight so can dump the water if turns out to be too much weight.) Or maybe, if this pace sounds either too slow or too fast, perhaps not the trip for you.

Due to the strenuous nature of this hike, the snow conditions, and this last-minute posting, members and participating members' guests only, please. Thank you for your understanding. Also, if it's not obvious from your recent activities with the Mountaineers that you're fit for this hike -- with respect to the pace, altitude gain, and possible snow, when you sign up, please send me an email of recent hikes or other activities (e.g. trail running, snowshoe trips) that are relevant. I will want to consider everyone's recent activities, and there's not a lot of time between sign-up closure and our hike.