Category: Hiking
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Glacier National Park 1
Swiftcurrent Pass and Lookout We arrived at the Many Glacier Campground late in the afternoon on Friday, August 6, 2021 after a full day of driving. A ranger stopped each vehicle at the entrance to the campground to go over bear-safety instructions. They were around; I wouldn’t be going anywhere without my bear spray. We…
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Baldpate Mountain
NE 100 Highest #95 Friday, August 12, 2022 #100 of 100! We chose Baldpate Mountain to be our final mountain of the New England Hundred Highest list. We lucked out with a beautiful day. I wore my hiking pants and a light jacket to start; very different than the hot and humid weather we had…
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Boundary Peak
NE 100 Highest #83 Thursday, August 11, 2022 There was some confusion in how to get to this mountain (much like getting to Snow Cupsuptic yesterday – seems to be a theme with the mountains in the area!). Google Maps had us go up Route 27 in Maine and cross the border into Canada at…
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Whitecap & Kennebago Divide
NE 100 Highest #82 and #96 Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Continuing our glorious day, we drove down more dirt roads from Cupsuptic Snow to as far as we could make it for Whitecap and Kennebago Divide. Luckily this trailhead was not too far from Snow, and we would definitely recommend doing both of these hikes…
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North Cascades National Park 2
Hikes: River Loop — Pyramid Lake — Thunder Knob Perhaps it was because we were in an actual room and not a tent, but John slept in while I listened to podcasts and read in bed. Soon we were up and at ’em. Our first stop was for ice, and a nice man asked us…
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North Cascades National Park 3
Hidden Lake We woke up from our site in Newhalem Campground (see North Cascades 2) before our alarms and were packed and out of there by 6:02 AM. By the time we got coffee and Gatorade in Marblemount and drove up the ridiculously horrible Hidden Lake Road, it was 7:54 AM when we hit the…
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North Cascades National Park 1
Sahale Glacier After an emotional morning of saying goodbye to Aspen at the airport, John and I spent a couple hours at the Museum of Pop Culture (see Seattle) before heading north to find a campsite in the Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. It had rained in the area earlier in the day, and when we arrived…
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Olympic National Park 4
Hurricane Ridge Aspen, John and I woke up at 4:20AM, so we could drive from the Sol Duc Campground (see Olympic National Park 3) to where there was cell coverage by 5:25AM, so we could check Aspen into his Southwest Airline flight for the next day. What a hassle! But it worked; he was able…
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Olympic National Park 3
Sol Duc Sol Duc – Day 1 We had a leisurely morning packing up at the Mora Campground (see Olympic National Park 1 and 2). We got ice, gas and coffee in Forks (Vampire-Danger level was still high), then it was off to the Sol-Duc area of Olympic National Park. There were informative signs at…
Adventuring with Mel and John 