Dendroalasia abietina moss |
Such an inviting trail |
Mount Rose |
I had a hard time dragging myself out of the house for this hike. I’ve been ill for weeks and the weather was cold. I'm still on anti-biotics for a sinus infection. Dry Creek is not my favorite trail, but it is one of the few trails that I can walk my dog on and has a plowed road leading to it. Right now there is pretty much no access to trails in the Olympic National Forest unless they are on plowed roads. There is too much snow out there for anything but a monster truck or a snowplow to get through.
I started my hike at 11 and finished at 5:30. I hiked in the dark for about ½ hour. Sunset was at 4:30. I did not make my goal of the river. I lost the trail and was too tired to bother looking for it, so I just sat down and had lunch in an alder grove. I did not enjoy this hike, but still I’m glad I got out and did it and I’m looking forward to my next hike now. Mild digestive issues and general malaise kept my mood low today.
I found a hatchet and a half used can of bear spray on the trail.
Below is a video section of my hike from start to finish. 8 miles with 900 feet elevation gain
I found a hatchet and a half used can of bear spray on the trail.
Below is a video section of my hike from start to finish. 8 miles with 900 feet elevation gain
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Lunch |
No Parking |
Lake Cushman in the blue light |
Old growth stumps line this trail |
snowy 119 |
This is new |
Now that's a dry dock |
trail marker |
snowy staircase |
More trees down |
mystery saprotrophic fungi |
about to put these on |
Turn off for Mount Ellinor |
2 comments:
Glad your feeling better.
Thanks Jake
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