Nancy Lloyd
Day Hiking
Successful
A short day for a short trip, followed route as described in 100 Peaks in Mount Rainier National Park.
Great November day in Olympics: Marmot Pass, Buckhorn Mountain and a No Name Bump South of the Pass.
Great day to hike in November, started chilly but warmed up some. Trail in good condition, saw few people and completed hike before rain began. Left no trace for the pesky jays at the top.
A full value intermediate climb, conditioner, and early season scouting trip, with a satisfying amount of hard snow, alpine ice, water ice, and thin ice over rock on the route, on a wonderful calm and sunny blue bird day during the capricious shoulder season.
Fun scramble up buckhorn in the wind, rain and fog.
A great conditioner with frosty views in the SW corner of Mt. Rainier National Park.
Trip completed as planned. Winds mostly calm. Overcast. Some currents. Rips not to dynamic. A great time practicing rescues, towing, and then paddling.
Trip completed as planned. Winds mostly calm. Overcast. Some currents. Rips not to dynamic. A great time practicing rescues, towing, and then paddling.
Hakai is a beautiful archipelago similar to the Broken Island Group but much larger. It also includes narrow channels that (winding there way over amazing distances and connect bodies of water) and inlets. We spent 17 days paddling 174nm Klemtu-Calvert Island-Shearwater-Bella Bella.
Great late fall weekday trip at higher tide cycle. Eagles, harbor seals, sea lions abundant and active. Weekday reduced the number of water foul hunters out.
Flow from falls was greatly reduced. Fallen leaves on steep rocky areas could provide a slip hazard if wet. Recommend going in October to see the leaves change color and April for increased waterfall flow.
Snow free ascent of Monitor Ridge route on Veterans Day
The group enjoyed two loops - the first through the mature forest on the west side of the park and a second one through the center of the wetland and up over Rhodie Hill.