Trips - 2010

xc = Cross Country Skiing        ss = Snowshoeing

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Date
Destination
Distance
Elevation Gain
01-03-10
Mt. Catherine - (ss)  (w/SB & Carla) - Fresh snow, few tracks
  9 miles
2800'
01-09-10 Taylor Mountain - Roamed all over on my second visit.   9 miles 1400'
01-10-10 Norse Peak Ridge - (ss)(SBK & Co) - Ferocious wind coming up   4 miles 2600'
01-16-10 W. Tiger 3 - 62 minutes to the top   6 miles 2000'
01-17-10 Windy Pass - (w/Gary) - Bad forecast, great conditions 10 miles 1400'
01-23-10 Explorer Falls + (w/5 hikers + 6 dogs) - Figured Echo Lake route   8 miles 1200'
01-30-10 RMT - Grand Prospect - Drizzly, many cars and few people   9 miles 2200'
01-31-10 - 8 Trips E. Tiger & Sally's Summit via Silent Swamp - New trail & summit 13 miles - 68 miles 2400' - 16,000'
02-07-10 Oyster Dome + Lakes - Gray day, few people 11 miles 2500'
02/20-21/10 Artist's Point - Lake Ann (ss)(w/S,D, Barb, Lauren, Beth) - Sunny days 13 miles 4600'
02-25-10 W. Tiger 3 - 62 minutes again, not very crowded   6 miles 2000'
02-27-10 Lake 22 - What snow?   6 miles 1400'
02-28-10 - 13 Trips Umtanum Canyon - (w/Janet) - First visit, first wildflower this year   6 miles - 110 miles   500' - 27,000'
03-03-10 HS-WT 3-2-3 HPW - (w/Gary, John) - Down in the dark   7 miles 2800'
03-06-10 Park Butte LO - (ss)(w/SBK, David, Elle, Barb - Sunny day   9 miles 2800'
03-07-10 Cougar - RT-FCL-LVP-WP-SBT Loop - First skunk cabbage   9 miles 1700'
03-13-10 Ranger Creek - Pt. 5781 - (ss)(w/Gary & John) New trail & summit 13 miles 3400'
03-14-10 Fuller Mt. + Lakes - First time on trail, nice winter day   7 miles 1200'
03-17-10 Preston - Tiger 1-2-3-HP - (w/Gary & John) Only saw 3 people   8 miles 2800'
03-20-10 Wallace Falls/Lake Loop - (w/Kim) - 67 degrees 11 miles 1700'
03-23-10 New/Old Mt. Si One Way - (w/Gary & John) Warm and clear   8 miles 3300'
03-27-10 - 22 Trips Mt. Higgins - (ss)(w/SB & David) - Deep snow and sun   8 miles - 190 miles 3400' - 50,100'
04-01-10 CL-TMT-K3-T2-T3 Loop - (w/Gary & John) Missed the rain   7 miles 2500'
04-08-10 RT-CCFalls-WP-LVP-FCL Loop - (w/Gary & Boeing) No rain   8 miles 1800'
04-10-10 Kendall Lakes - (xc)(w/Gary) - Lots of new snow   8 miles 2000'
04-11-10 Big Spruce Trail & CCC Road - New trail, big trees   7 miles 1600'
04-15-10 Little Si & Boulder Garden - (w/Gary & John+) - Warm night   6 miles 1700'
04-17-10 Big Spruce Trail+ - (w/Kim) - Damp and very green   4 miles   800'
04-18-10 HS-SL-T3-2-1-Poo Poo Loop - 70 degrees, lots of people 11 miles 3500'
04-25-10 - 30 Trips Jester Mt via Shaser Creek - (w/Gary & John) - Long abandoned 10 miles - 251 miles 3200' - 67,200'
05-04-10 HPE-Tiger 1-2-3 Loop - (w/Gary) - Total solitude, not one person   8 miles 2800'
05-09-10 Tibbetts Mt. -(w/S,Barb,John,Tisha) - Warm, flowers, and new trail   8 miles 3800'
05-15-10 Ashland & Twin Falls Lakes - Beautiful spring day & waterfalls   9 miles 1400'
05-29-10 Mt. Washington + RR Grade - Non stop rain 11 miles 3300'
05-30-10 Whiskey Dick Mt & Reecer Ck - (w/Janet) - Lots of flowers   1 mile   100'
05-31-10 - 36 Trips W. Tiger 3 - Drizzle and drips all the way   6 miles - 294 miles 2000' - 80,600'
06-06-10 Squak Mt. Loop - First visit in 28 years, wet and gray   6 miles 2000'
06-12-10 Kachess Ridge - (w/Gary) - Warm day lots of flowers   8 miles 3300'
06-13-10 Granite Lakes - Flowers, lakes, and few people 11 miles 2500'
06-19-10 Teanaway Ridge - (w/Kim & Janet) - First time, overcast   5 miles 1300'
06-20-10 Three Brothers & Navaho - (w/SB, David, Daryl, Tom) - No rain 13 miles 5500'
06-26-10 Glacier Basin (Monte Cristo) - Warm day lots of snow in the basin 13 miles 2400'
06-27-10 - 43 Trips RT-AA-CP- Quarry Loop - Lots of wildflowers   7 miles - 357 miles 1200' - 98,800'
07-03-10 Oyster Dome Loop - New Lily Lake shortcut trail   9 miles 2200'
07-04-10 Tronsen Ridge - (w/Janet, Kim, Jonathan) - Great flower show   6 miles 1200'
07-11-10 Rainbow & Blazer Lakes - Hot day, cool lakes 11 miles 3100'
07/17-18/10 Benchmark Mountain - (w/TP) - Sun, wind, cold, & flowers 15 miles 4400'
07-24-10 Bearhead Mt & Summit Lake - Hot day, good flowers 10 miles 2500'
07-25-10 - 49 Trips Anderson Butte & Watson Lakes - (w/TP) - Hot day new trip   8 miles - 416 miles 2700' - 114,900'
08-07-10 Grand Park (MRNP) (w/Janet) - Overcast with good flowers still 11 miles 1500'
08-11-10 HPE - Tiger 2 - Hot afternoon, saw zero people   7 miles 2300'
08-14-10 Summerland/Banshee Peak - Cool place on a scorching day 14 miles 4000'
08-21-10 Iron - Bean Peaks Loop - August flowers in the Teanaway 12 miles 4400'
08-28-10 Kendall Peak + Ridge Lake - Comfortably cool day 13 miles 3600'
08-29-10 - 55 Trips Bald Mountain - (w/SBK, Barb, Daryl) In clouds & blueberries   9 miles - 482 miles 2800' - 133,500'
09-05-10 Bald Mountain, ID - Sunny day hike to 9150' 10 miles 3400'
09/06-08/10 Sawtooth Mt. Blitz, ID - 1 summit & many lakes 34 miles 7600'
09-11-10 Pioneer Cabin, ID - Beautiful sunny day, a touch of fresh snow   8 miles 2600'
09-18-10 RMT - GP, East & West Peaks - Clouds then sun 13 miles 2800'
09-19-10 W. Tiger 3+ - Pouring rain coming down   7 miles 2000'
09-22-10 Mt. Washington - (w/Gary) - Came down in the dark   9 miles 3200'
09-25-10 Mt. David - (w/Gary & John) - Great color, loop variation 15 miles 5900'
09-29-10 - 63 Trips Mt. Pilchuck - After work, sunny summit clouds in Seattle   6 miles - 584 miles 2300' - 163,300'
10/02-03/10 Cutthroat Pass - Snowy Lakes - (w/Gary) - Fantastic larch 21 miles 4000'
10-09-10 East Tiger + Sallys Summit - Some rain, 73 minutes up   8 miles 1800'
10-10-10 Lime Kiln - (w/Kim) - Dark, damp, no rain & no people   7 miles   600'
10-13-10 Preston - Tiger 1-2-3-HP - (w/Gary & John) - Unseasonably warm   8 miles 2800'
10-16-10 Skyscraper Mt. - (w/Gary & John) - Long day few people 16 miles 3700'
10-17-10 Grand Ridge - Sunny day, first time on trail 10 miles 1500'
10-20-10 HS-Poo Poo - (w/Gary & John) - Headlight hike, 65 degrees   9 miles 2000'
10-23-10 Earl Peak - (w/Janet) - Dry with a few snow flurries   7 miles 3300'
10-30-10 RT-AA-CP-WP-FCL Loop - Rain came early 10 miles 1600'
10-31-10 - 73 Trips Coal Creek - First time since trail rebuild   6 miles - 686 miles   800' - 185,400'
11-13-10 Tiger Middle East Tour + Sallies Summit - Gray but dry 12 miles 2500'
11-14-10 Annette Lake + Grade To Tunnel - Gray wet day 10 miles 1800'
11-15-10 Section Line - W Tiger 3 Loop - (w/Gary & John) Headlamp hike   6 miles 2000'
11-20-10 HPE - Tiger 1-2 Loop - A little snow on top   8 miles 2800'
11-21-10 Boulder River - (w/Kim & Janet) - Blocked by huge blow downs   2 miles   500'
11-27-10 RT-FCL-LVP-WP-CP-AA-CCF Loop - Mostly snow free 12 miles 2100'
11-28-10 - 80 Trips Mt. Si Via Teneriffe Road - Fresh snow from bottom to top 10 miles - 746 miles 3000' - 200,100'
12-04-10 Teanaway - Pt. 3784 - (w/Janet) - Solitude and powder snow   9 miles 1400'
12-05-10 South Squak Loop - Two summits & new trip   8 miles 2400'
12-11-10 Cougar Loop - Abandoned trail still there after a dozen years   7 miles 1300'
12-12-10 Old Robe Trail - Another Big Flood   2 miles   200'
12-19-10 Hex Mountain - (ss)(w/Janet) - Back after 10 years, good snow   8 miles 2700'
12-23-10 Cougar Loop - (w/Kim) - Rainy birthday hike   5 miles   900'
12-26-10 Grand Ridge - Only a few folks out today 10 miles 1600'
12-30-10 Rattlesnake Rd - Stan's Overlook - Sunny and freezing all day 10 miles 1700'
12-31-10 - 89 Trips Chirico-WT 1-2-3-HPE (w/Gary & John) Cold & sunny   9 miles - 814 miles 3300' - 215,600'

Month
Trips
Miles
Gain
January
8
68
16,000'
February
5
42
11,000'
March
9
80
23,100'
April
8
61
17,100'
May
6
43
13,400'
June
7
63
18,200'
July
6
59
16,100'
August
6
 66
18,600'
September
8
102
29,800'
October
10
102
22,100'
November
7
 60
14,700'
December
9
 68
15,500'