Guides
With views of the Olympic Range, Puget Sound, and Vancouver Island, this hike is one to remember.
Hurricane Hill provides a quick hike out from the Hurricane Ridge Visitors Center to a small summit with 360deg panoramic views of Puget Sound, the Olympic Range, and Vancouver Island. As with seemingly any alpine hike, watch out for the rodents. The chipmunks and ground squirrels here are bold, climbing onto and into any pack left unattended. The...
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge provides a great place to check out waterfowl and seabirds on the coast.
First things first: this is an epically long hike on sand. It doesn't appear to be so bad from the start, but the spit is deceptively long. That said, it's a great way to spend a nice day. The nice part is that you can turn back at any point, there are no monumental landmarks along the way that you'll miss if you don't make the end. That doesn't...
Trips
My fraternity brother Charles took a weekend trip to Seattle. He and I went on a fantastic beautiful day-hike to Marmot Pass in the Olympic National Forest.
A short hike from the Hurricane Ridge parking lot on the final summer-like day of the year in Western Washington. Trail continues far beyond our turnaround point.
My mother made this trip about 25 years ago, her first real summit. After she passed away in the spring of 2007, my brother and cousin and I decided to recreate the trip.
Wagonwheel Lake Trail at Staircase (partial)
Lilliwaup, Washington, United States
Hiking | 1.6 miles
Hiking | 1.6 miles
The sign at the trailhead says this trail is very steep and they are not kidding. This is one of the steepest trails in the Olympic National Park. Ed, Pavel, and I attempted to hike to the lake at the end of this trail. Gaining 3200' elevation in 2.9 miles, the trail cuts through some real rough terrain. After about an hour of grueling switchbacks we only made 0.8 miles. At that rate the trip would have...
Obstruction Point - Deer Park Trail
Olympic National Park, Washington, United States
Hiking | 7.2 miles
Hiking | 7.2 miles
Took the dogs and an off-leash hike. Icy spots on trail in open areas even at the trailhead. GPS didn't register until downward stretch so stats might be off. Left car @ 11:45 returned @ ?
Hoh Rain Forest hike from Ranger Station to campsite 0.9. Great views. We had the opportunity to drive all the way around the Olympic Forest and this was one of our quick stop and hikes. The weather was perfect. 50+ degrees and sunny the whole day.
Olympic Hot Springs, Olympic National Park
Port Angeles, Washington, United States
Hiking | 5.6 miles
Hiking | 5.6 miles
Out for a little hike while staying in Port Angeles for a few nights.Some of us were feeling sick so we kept it short.
The
Celebration
The morning after our engagement, Kristina told me that she had planned a hike to Deer
Lake and that we
needed to be there by 4:30pm.
"Huh?...Why?" "It's a surprise”, Kristina said. She threw
me multiple diversions: "There's a festival at the top of the
mountain."…"If you could meet any famous person at Deer Lake,
who would it be?" We finally arrived at the Deer
Lake trail junction and Kristina
picked a post-it note off of a tree...
Olympic National Park: North Fork Sol Duc
Port Angeles, Washington, United States
Hiking | 17.2 miles
Hiking | 17.2 miles
The
North Fork of the Sol Duc River Trail,
Olympic National Park
We
have a “family trail” that runs along the North Fork of
the Sol Duc
River. My mom hiked this trail as a kid every summer
with her family and relatives. She and my dad took our family (me and my
two sisters, Julie and Gina) on this trail for two weeks every summer
throughout my childhood. The trail is flat and mossy with countless shades of
green. It...
Our Annual trek to Mt. Ellinor with Avanti High School trip.
See pictureshttp://pavel.treskunov.org/page/2009/jul/19
Hike to Devil\'s Punch Bowl - Lake Cresent, WA
Piedmont, Washington, United States
Hiking | 0.0 miles
Hiking | 0.0 miles
