Day Hike - Point Defiance Park
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
We met up at the Duck Pond and did a 5 1/2 mile loop hike. Wonderful Hike with wonderful people.
We met up at the Duck Pond and did a 5 1/2 mile loop hike. Wonderful Hike with wonderful people.
Fairly straight forward climb with beautiful views. Having excellent scramble skills seems more important than technical rock skills for this one.
I can not lie, it was a very hot day but luckily mostly under good canopy. We took our time and kept ourselves hydrated. Good trail conditions with for hikers, runners and mountain bikers. The first 1.7 miles is straight up but then begins rolling on to the lakes. Everyone with good spirits and all were successful!
Our group was prepared for the forecasted heat with plenty of water. We took regular rest stops to rehydrate and also took advantage of copious shady areas. Back to the parking lot around 1pm.
An intrepid group of 11-12 year old kids backpacked to O'Neil Creek camp (8 miles one way), day hiked to the Enchanted Valley Chalet (14 miles round trip) and then back to the trailhead on day 3. It was during the record breaking 100F weather, but the glacier-fed Quinault River kept us cool and fed refreshing river breezes.
An intrepid group of 11-12 year old kids backpacked to O'Neil Creek camp (8 miles one way), day hiked to the Enchanted Valley Chalet (14 miles round trip) and then back to the trailhead on day 3. It was during the record breaking 100F weather, but the glacier-fed Quinault River kept us cool and fed refreshing river breezes.
We spent 3 days and 2 nights exploring the Navaho Pass area and surrounding peaks. Despite very hot temperatures and lots of bugs, we enjoyed delightful 360 degree views of the area and lots of beautiful wildflowers.
never hiked this before. Sometime again I will hike this trail.
A relaxing and fun 5 days of bright sunshine in our beautiful San Juan Islands! Photo credit: Terry Jaret
Warm weather trip with a fantastic group. Gale force gusts turned us around at the top of the Roman Wall.
Successful hike to Ranger Falls and Green Lake, Mt. Rainier National Park. This hike was offered through Tacoma's Conditioning Hiking Series class.
A perfect, beautiful, incredible day, lots of fun and camaraderie!
3 Day private climb of Mount Terror (6/20/21-6/22/21).
Encountered heavy snow on trail at about 1 mile. Snow became eventually 1- 3 feet deep. Forced to turn around at about 3.6 miles due to a major stream crossing.
