Not just 3-4,000 bats.....harbor seals with a bald eagle eating an afterbirth, peregrine falcon fledglings hunting for juvenile bats, and about 300 cormorant nests in a relatively new colony across the bay. Plus an intact shed snake skin. This is a fabulous night trip!
This hike is about 5 miles with about 1000 feet of elevation gain. It includes many of the iconic features of Mt. Rainier National Park: lakes, river, water falls, meadows, woods, and scenic views.
Great climb in the North Cascades that provides a great overnight challenge.
Enjoyable easy paddle with soft rain, little wind, seals and herons.
A pleasant day, overcast but no rain, cool temps, solitude, and flowers blooming!
Managing rope drag is the name of the game for this climb. Breaking things up into shorter pitches would be helpful instead of trying to stretch things out. I would recommend doing 3 single-rope rappels to help reduce the chances of getting ropes stuck. We did double raps and with so much rope flying around on the pull, we got our ropes stuck twice. Other than that, it was a great trip!
4 hours up to the summit and back to the bottom of the summit block, (where we left our packs). 2 hours back to the car. Rock on the summit was wet on this drippy day, but there are good holds so we took our time and were fine. Trail is amazing nice. Except for a short rocky section, it was like walking on a pine-needle carpet :-)
We launched at ~ 9:45 am with out incidence from Roosevelt Beach into a shore break that was a little larger than predicted by "Magic Seaweed, (from Westport)". Everyone got thru on the first try, we regrouped and paddled south to the offshore rock outside of Copalis Rock. Everyone joined in the Rock Gardening fun! We then paddled south to the outfall of the Copalis river. We made our way over the bar,a entered the calm, slough. After lunch we again rode some waves before heading back North to our cars.
From July 1st to July 5th Karen Cramer, Charlie Michel, and I paddled the Pacific coast of Washington from Makah Bay in the north to Ruby Beach in the South. This is the roadless stretch of wilderness beaches in the Olympic National Park. This trip is right in our “back yard” but because the coast is exposed to the Pacific with very limit protection from surf and winds it requires skill and experience paddling the open ocean.
Successful climb in great conditions
A fantastic alpine adventure to a remote and incredibly beautiful area of the North Cascades. The views into the Banded Lake and glacier were otherworldly!
Long 4 miles from trailhead to the Lakes over an unmaintained trail. Steep and rocky in places. Not quite a scramble, but almost; hands are needed to navigate several logs and boulders.
Great two days spent climbing Hinman and La Bohn Peaks in the beautiful Necklace Valley.
Enjoyable rock scramble near Paddy-Go-Easy Pass with good views of the Central Cascades.
Gorgeous views and perfect trails at the Sea to Sky Gondola park.