Backpack - North Fork Skokomish River & Flapjack Lakes
Fri, Sep 21, 2018 - Sun, Sep 23, 2018
Three day backpack to Flapjack Lakes in the Olympics.
Three day backpack to Flapjack Lakes in the Olympics.
Traveling up to the ridge between Silver and Tinkham, followed by a traverse over both of Tinkham’s peaks and a descent to Mirror Lake, makes this do-able as a scramble in wet weather.
The open book and the ledges to its right were still wet, so we opted for a detour.
The weather was very cooperative and the view from the top was really amazing. It was a great half day day hike
Escaped the rain, got a few "Land of Mordor" glimpses towards the Enchantments.
Bluebird late summer weekday for a fun scramble up Dege, Antler, and McNeeley Peaks.
Echo and Observation Rocks via Knapsack Pass on a spectacular day.
We had perfect weather for this 8 mile hike with close to 3,000 feet of elevation gain.
I paused at one point to slowly turn my boat 360 degrees to take in yet again that the Skagit River created one of the most beautiful gorges I’ve ever seen, let alone paddle in.
Successfully threading the weather window needle for a fun sunset scramble.
A great rainy day way to stretch your legs, as well as checkout the first part of the Lookout Dome - Storm King Traverse. After early season snow prevented access to our earlier alternate (Deer Park/Grand Ridge), this 18 mile/3,500’ trip provided a great workout with views of the Hughes Creek Drainage.
Hiked Goode Ridge trail instead due to Purple Pass trail being closed due to proximity to fires.
We were going to hike to Monte Cristo. We turned around due to a slippery log crossing. We hiked to the Ice Caves instead.
We attempted to hike into Monte Cristo. We turned around due to a slippery log crossing.
Fun quick trip to a quiet corner of the Enchantments. Good skills-building practice and good humor despite rain!
We turned around because of very slick wet rock above Pinnacle Lake.
Paddled 14.6 nm around Mercer Island in 6 hr 16 min with four rest stops.
A pleasant evening hike at a local state park.
