We launched from Fair Harbor marina since the tide was only at 10.6ft for a high at 10:36am and there would have been a lot of mud in Allen on our return. The owner of the marina ( Kelly Grainger @ 253 315-1629) let us park in the grass area in front of the marina and use the restrooms. We had excellent weather with calm winds and 71 degrees. Great company and our student rescue practice far surpassed the required rescues.
Perfect time to clime both peaks. The Sawtooth's deliver!
Overnight in the headlamp basin area with amazing weather and crew
7:30am- Trail start 8:45am- Get to base of route, 4 ppl ahead 3:30- Reach Summit 4:45- Down to backpacks 6:15pm- Back to car
Delightful spring trip to climb both Gardner and North Gardner Mountains.
An easy first day and a surprisingly challenging second one.
Island in a sky full of clouds. Fresh snow, lots of animal tracks.
Paddle Route Changed to: Port Gamble across Hood Canal to Shine Tidelands to Bywater Bay and around Hood Head and Point Hannon
Our attempt on Seymour was thwarted by several inches of fresh snow on the rocky part of the scramble. Most of us then scrambled Tahtlum instead.
Our group of eleven had a great time and enjoyed dramatic views on this wonderful hike! Also, congrats to our seven Olympia Conditioning Hiking Series (CHS) students who experienced new kinds of fun and challenges on snowy terrain!
Beautiful flowers and sun breaks, but limited views (lots of clouds, no rain) on this ~11 mile, ~5000’ loop.
Field trip went well. A few folks didn't show up. But finding the Georgetown Steam Plant (GSP) is not easy. Maps sent me to the wrong place again. The GSP was unusually quiet. But met some nice new people and had fun.
The hike was a gradual grade along a well maintained trail. We encountered snow about half way on the trail. The basin provided great views, including downed trees from a previous avalanche. We also hiked the Emmons Glacier side route, which was more steep, included crossing White River via a foot bridge. The views of both Emmons Glacier and Mount Rainier were beautiful.
Sucessful
Successful summit, steep snow, some scree,and great rock
Fun trip with strong group that ticked majority of Olympics todos
Why do The Tooth under ideal, sunny conditions like everyone else when you can suffer a little like a true Mountaineer? The Tooth is a forgiving place with solid rock that dries remarkably fast. The approach is another matter with fast thinning snow and suspicious snow bridges.
Pleasant weather and a strong group made this a super fun hike!
not much snow to walk on until basin ~5800' . as usual, less snow down low equals more time and more energy required.