Denny Creek Trail
Date: August 13, 2010
Difficulty: 5 out of 10
Distance: 9 miles roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 2,300 ft
Time: 4 to 5 hours
Location: I-90 exit 47
Users Group: Hikers & Leashed Dogs Only
Permits: Northwest Forest Pass Required
Hiking with: Jim Darmiento & Dr. Robert McElroy
This was the first time I had two good friends of mine finally coming together for the same hike.
Source Lake Trail
Date: December 4, 2009
Difficulty: 5 out of 10
Distance: 6 miles roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 700 ft
Time: 3 to 4 hours
Location: I-90 exit 52; Alpental Ski Area
Users Group: Hikers & Leashed Dogs Only
Permits: No Permits Required
Trail Conditions: Hard pack snow
Hiking with: Linna Freeman, Patricia Chow & Garth Heuchert
We met up at Starbucks, exit 17 off of I-90 determine our hike for the day. The bitter cold was still hanging around, but…it was going to be a beautiful sunny day. Knowing that Garth brought along his new MSR snowshoes, I thought it would only be right to get into some snow. There wasn’t any fresh snow for the last 4 or 5 days, so…and the only place to get into snow right away from the care would be the pass area; Source Lake was the lucky winner. We put on our snowshoes as soon as we got off the parking lot; it wasn’t really necessary…but they provided the traction needed on some slick areas.
Mt. Si & Teneriffe Loop
Date: December 3, 2009Â
Difficulty: 6 out of 10
Distance: 9 ½ miles roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 3,200
Time: 4 to 5 hours
Location: Near North Bend, Washington
Users Group: Hikers & Dogs Only
Permits: No Permits Required
Trail Conditions: Dry to the top, hard packed snow from Mt. Si to Tenerife road
Hiking With: Mike Curry
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Mike and I started the Mt. Si trail around 9:00 a.m. on a very chilly North Bend morning; temperatures around 32 degrees. There was only a few cars in the parking lot, unlike your typical busy summer weekend day for Mt. Si. The trail was clear and dry up to Haystack; the saddle between Mt. Si and the Tenerife road was hard packed snow. It was hard enough that you didn’t need snowshoes and soft enough that you had some traction. Once we traversed over to Tenerife road, there was still hard packed snow for another ½ mile descending down. We ended the day at North Bend Bar & Grille for a bowl of Jambalaya soup and a Guinness beer.
Granite Mountain
Date: November 14, 2008
Difficulty:Â Â 6 out of 10
Distance:Â 8 miles roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 3,900′
Time:Â 4 to 5Â hours
Location: I-90, Exit 47
Users Group: Hikers Only
Permits: Northwest Forest Pass Required
Hiking with: Mike Curry & Steve Schnurr
Granite Mountain is a staple hike.
I flew into Tulsa to attend a wedding of a very special friend of mine.
I usually visit Seoul, Korea once a year.
I was in Brussells, Belgium and decided to drive North to visit Gent.
I met up with a good friend of mine, Jerry Story in Frankfurt, Germany.
Another China Trip
I have always wanted to walk on the China Wall.
