Random olympic photos

[old 5.9]

Olympic forums kinda dead lately, here's some stuff to entice some of you would be peak baggers.

Mt.Pershing

 

Upper Royal Basin

 

Mt Mystery and Deception Basin

 

Dusk on the Snowdome

 

Edited February 13, 2008 by old 5.9

[OlympicMtnBoy]

Now if all that snow would just settle down so we could get somewhere. Thanks for the pics!

[letsroll]

My personal..now if they would get the road to Hoh river TH fixed.

[old 5.9]

I ran into the trail crew forman up at Olympic NP. sez that North Fork Quinault is nearly blown flat from junction up to the ranger station, the park is actually gonna sell some logs. Graves creek road is washed out and will have to go thru NEPA to appease the tribe before it gets fixed, possibly closed for the season. I'd heard from some friends who live down at Quinault that the forest behind the mercantile to the forest service nature trail got heavily hit as well.

[leviticusjones]

That is a nice shot of snow dome

[bremerton_john]

Hoot hoot!

 

[OrygunJim]

[olyclimber]

[old 5.9]

Orygun Jim,

That's funny, the one cat looks to be quite excited about it.

 

Here's the reverse of Bremerton John's photo

 

Here's the looking out the Elwha from above Camp Wilder

[old 5.9]

Porter,

I think when I look out the window here at home I am looking at the north side of the stuff in yer photo. Fitzhenry and companions?

[OrygunJim]

Porter, Can you post panorama peak names please? Great shot you have there.

 

My contribution, though puny. Deception and Mt. Johnson in late season, from Royal Basin.

 

 

 

 

[old 5.9]

Jim,

Porter's panorama is Mt Carrie on left and Olympus on right all from high divide

[bremerton_john]

I've posted this one before, but dang I just like that corner of the park.

 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2008 by bremerton_john

[OrygunJim]

The Olympics have such allure, and a mystical feel when the marine layer moves in. Like some 11th Century Chinese scroll painting. Too bad the rock isn't as solid as it might have been in the 11th century!!

I'm pulling out my guidebooks, and planning some trips thanks to this thread. What are the best 3-4 day trips you've taken on the peninsula? So much to explore there.

[bremerton_john]

In an extended weekend when there are views to be had it's hard to beat a trip around the Seven Lakes Basin and up on High Divide. Low on the technical scale but high on most everything else. Run out to the catwalk or take a sidetrip over to Appleton Pass.

 

I'd also put Royal Basin near the top of the list for great 3 day trips in the past. Sawtooth ridge another. A couple years back we did the one day run up to Upper Lena Lake, crossed over past Scout Lake, up St. Peter's Gate, climbed Mt Stone, cruised past Lake of the Angels and went down the Putvin Way trail and rode our stashed bikes back to the Lena trailhead. Made for a long, fun day. But it would also make a great multi-day trip where you'd have the opportunity and time to climb Bretherton, Mt. Lena, Stone, The Bandersnatch and Skokomish too.

 

As a general statement you'll find more options for shorter (less than 4 days) trips on the east side because of the relatively shorter approaches.

[rob]

[old 5.9]

nice shots John!

[olyclimber]

Jim,

Porter's panorama is Mt Carrie on left and Olympus on right all from high divide

 

yep. from a hike in late November from a few years back. we tried to climb mt. carrie in a day from the trailhead, but got just to the base before having to turn around and head back.

 

west to north from cruiser

[bremerton_john]

Great pano there Porter.

 

Here's one I took this past Saturday up at The Ridge.