When: April 2012
Where: Bainbridge Island
Distance: Can be tailored to whatever distance you choose
Level: Easy – Moderate (2/9)
With gas prices continuing to rise, the cost of fuel has to be weighed even when deciding on backpacking and hiking trips. Not that backpacking in Silver Falls isn’t worth the 6 hour drive (it is), but our [...]

Hike Report – Rainbow Falls State Park / Willapa Hills Trail
Difficulty rating: 2/9 (Easy) Hard pressed to think of one easier.
Day 1: Start at Ceres Hill Trailhead. We had hoped to start at the Spooner Road Trailhead, but the bridge was out. It wasn’t something that could be waded. Must have [...]

Eight Scouts and four dads spent five days hiking in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in early August. The trip began at the West Fork Foss River Trailhead south of Skykomish off US2 and challenged the group w/ 2,400 feet of elevation gain in 4 miles, to reach our first camp at Copper Lake, Elevation 4,000’. [...]