Church Creek Shake Down

Ultralight hiker
but what silly trekking poles!

Just a quick social hike to the top of the Church Creek trail in the rain.  4 miles RT with 1,500 feet elevation gain.. whew, that's a steep trail, no wonder it used to always kick my butt.

  My rain gear did well except for my boots.  These particular Solomon  gortex boots were never very good, they started leaking within three hikes.

 Normally Soloman gortex boots will stay water proof for about 20 hikes.  I don't know if I want to invest in another pair of gortex boots this year, so I've been spraying silicone on the surface of the boots. So far the silicone is not helping. 

The wildlife gates shut on Monday, so I probably won't be back here for six months.


red belted conk
mycena mushrooms and
Lobaria Oregana lichen



The wet forest

woolly chanterelle (don't eat these)



Pink coral



Pigs ears mushrooms
some people eat these



woolly chanterelle (don't eat these)



King bolete



Ultralight hiker
NOT!



King bolete



These were in the video the last
time I hiked here, they have grown



 

Today's track is in yellow

2 miles with 1,500 feet elevation gain