Enjoyable outing with reasonable snow conditions
A tour of West Point and Magnolia Bluff from Golden Gardens beach
Fun trip along the mostly flat Green to Cedars trail to Lake Wilderness, visiting a labrynth, the Arboretum and the Gnome trail
West Seattle Urban Night Walk featured a surprise astronomy pop-up by Dark Sky Committee Chair on clear, cold December outing.
Double loop / figure-8 plus extension to Far Country Viewpoint. Cleared of blowdowns & debris from Nov 2024 storms.
Spur of the moment Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Burner paddle! Great group and an unexpected encounter with a curious sea lion made for a fun day. Plus, higher than expected winds on the east side of the route made for a somewhat more vigorous paddle. So mission accomplished!
A cold and misty morning followed by a beautiful sunny afternoon with views of Mt. Rainier and the Olympics.
We had a magical experience padding in the fog, following a strategy of hugging the coastline most of the way. What changes were made to way-finding in limited visibility had a minimal impact on the original plan and we arrived back at La Conner just four minutes later than originally planned.
On a wintry, frosty, foggy morning, I took my dog on a scouting trip and had the trail to myself other than a trail runner, 2 women with dogs, and a man and his son. We had zero problems with downed trees and very little mud. Weekday mornings in winter seem to be a good time to try this; I imagine in summer it's packed with mountain bike riders.
An international sport climbing trip to one of the best climbing spots in the world.
A glorious sunny and calm day around this pristine island in Willapa Bay. Sunshine, light following winds, large flocks of shore birds and a surprise elk siting.
Trail snow free up to the base of the boulder field, very slippery after that. A few downed logs.
3 of us enjoyed a pre-Turkey hike starting at Licorice Fern Trailhead and turning around at Coal Creek Falls. Blow-downs from the bomb cyclone are passable if you're willing to scrabble a bit. A large tree has fallen in the middle of the Falls view so photo ops are a bit disturbed. Great day!
Low elevation gain, clearly marked trail run with mud and downed trees in areas but no dangerous or insurmountable obstacles.
Beautiful mossy haven with a great view over the clouds. Following our successful Otter and Big Creek Falls trip on 11/23 as a mentored lead, 3 of us continued our exploration up Garfield Ledges and got lucky with no rain as forecasted.
We had a successful visit to two raging falls five days after a bomb cyclone cut power to 600,000 homes across the PNW. Five of us enjoyed a much-welcome break in the weather and great conversation for a mentored lead hike for Courtenay Schurman.
Fallen trees in the dark were a challenge; but good company made it a delightful adventure.
A practice and play session in the late stage of the flood current, and later in the building ebb.
5 Stars for Fun, Despite the Blowdowns! Two days after the bomb cyclone, we hiked up Unmaintained Section Line Trail to the summit of West Tiger 3 and descended via the West Tiger 3 trail. Armed with some garden tools, we worked to clear our path through significant blowdown along the trail. There is substantial work to be done with chainsaws on West Tiger 3 to restore the trail.