How my journey started:
After a leisurely family hike to Mt Townsend in Eastern Olympics Peninsula in
Western Washington State during kids summer break in July 2010, I fell in love
with hiking and backpacking. Since then, I have tried to hike almost every
weekend, mostly rated difficult/strenuous day-hikes with the Kitsap-Outdoors
Meetup and the Kitsap Peninsula Wilderness Club (PWC),
Then, with the help by the Kitsap
Peninsula Wilderness Club (PWC)
members, I started cross country skiing to build leg strength and Kayaking
to enforce upper torso strength, ultimately for multi-days backpacking trips. My
goal is to hike many miles (10-20 miles) per day for a few days to see as much
as I can during my limited day offs.
Links to summarized
Isaac's Journey of Outdoor Actvities (UNDER CONSTRUCTION !!!):
1. Categorized
Trip (Hike, Backpack, Climb, Kayak, Nordic Ski, Bike, etc.)
2. Day Hikes
in Olympics: Olympics Trails
3. Backpack Trips in Olympics:
Tubal Cain Mine, Hawk Peak,
Duckabush
Deception & Royal Basins,
4 Passes,
4.
Backpack Trips in Cascades: Jack
Mt Loop, The Enchantments,
Wonderland Trail
5.
Mou6tain Climbing (Prominent
Peaks): Mt Hood
(2011),
The
Brothers Mt (2011), (2013),
Mt St Helens (2011),
(2014) Mt Adams
(2011),
Mt
Baker (2012) , Glascier
Peak
(2012), Mt Shasta
(2013),
Mt Rainier
(2013),,
Mt Constance(2013)
6. Multi-Days
Kayak Trips: San Juan Islands(2012),
San Juan Islands(2013),
San
Juan Islands (2014)
7. Non-Olympics Trips (Cascades, Columbia River
Gorge, etc.): Tuck and Robin
Lakes Devils
Loop the Enchantment
8. Nordic Ski Trips:
Cabin Creek
(1) (2) (3) Methow Valley
(2011) (2012) (2013) (2014) The Summit
(1) (2)
9. Snowshoe Trips: Hurricane Hill
(1) (2) Elwah
to H Hill Buckhorn Mt Elbo Creek Mt Angeles Deer Ridge Mt Townsend Little River Trai
10.
Bike Trips: Klickitat trail Olympic Discovery Trail, Iron Horse Trail, Ueland Tree Farm
Ueland Tree Farm to Green Mt Ueland Tree Farm to Mine Shft,
Gold M Port Gamble
Dayhike
of the Year:
-
2016 Mt Deception (2nd tallest), Olyumpics National Park, WndA (6/4
- 2015: Beyond Upper Lena Lake (Mt
Bretherton, Olympics National Park) (9/5/15)
- 2014: Appleton Pass, Spread Eagle Pass, & Heart Lak loop (7/18)
-
2013: Loop of Mt
Baldy, Gray Wolf Peak, & Mt Walkinsaw (7/26)
- 2012: Upper Lena, St Peter's Gate, Mt Stone Loop. SE, Olympics, WA (8/17)
- 2011: Heather Park, Klahhane Ridge, & Lake Angeles Loop, N. Olympics (9/17)
- 2010: Tuck and Robin Lakes,
Alpine Lakes Wilderness (Cascades) (9/4)
Links to useful websites:
Jay
Thompson's Website Tom Roger's PCT
Website
Jim Morrison's Blog
Mike's Blog
Pensinsula
Wilderness Club (PWC) NW
Hikers Forum Trip Reports Washington
Trail Association Trip Reports
NOAA Weather
Olympics
Mountain Weather NW
Weather Avalanche Center
Sunrise
and Sunset Tide
Chart US
Forest Service
.Olympics
Mountain Trails Maps Kitsap
Mountaineers