 | | From: | yuri | | Subject: | Backpacking in the Olympic National Park | | Date: | 16 Jan 2005 18:05:18 -0800 |
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 | Looking for advice on routes for a backpacking trip. I intend to go in
late May, early June for seven to ten days. I hope to see the coastline
and the rainforests, as well as some of the elevate terrain. I was
wondering if anyone could recommend a good route, preferably a rigorous
one - ten, twelve miles a day. Thanks in advance!
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| | From: | kapecki | | Subject: | Re: Backpacking in the Olympic National Park | | Date: | 20 Jan 2005 13:35:57 -0800 |
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| We had a really nice trip in the summer of 2002. We spent the first
four days hiking north from Rialto Beach in an in-out trip. Fascinating
for us non-coastal hikers. Be sure to pay attention to the tide tables.
Then we went inland starting at the somewhat obscure Bogachiel River
trailhead to the Divide trail, hiked along the divide, and then dropped
down to the quite populous Hoh River trail. We hiked in-out to Glacier
Meadows, then left via the Hoh Ranger Station. This is not a loop, but
the ranger station gave us the name of a person who would shuttle us
back to our car for a very modest donation.
This gives you sea and mountains, solitude and, well, crowds.
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| | From: | John Gunn | | Subject: | Re: Backpacking in the Olympic National Park | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 03:25:23 GMT |
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| "yuri" wrote in news:1105925698.874515.122380
@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
> Looking for advice on routes for a backpacking trip. I intend to go in
> late May, early June for seven to ten days. I hope to see the coastline
> and the rainforests, as well as some of the elevate terrain. I was
> wondering if anyone could recommend a good route, preferably a rigorous
> one - ten, twelve miles a day. Thanks in advance!
>
The hike from Third Beach to Oil City and the mouth of the Hoh is about as
good as it gets. It runs along the coast line and is spectacular.
John
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| | From: | Jim | | Subject: | Re: Backpacking in the Olympic National Park | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:31:16 -0900 |
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| Try amazon.com search by Author for Harvey Manning or Ira Spring, Ira
Died a year or two ago but they have good books on Washington hikes and they
have one with Olympic hikes, it has em laid out by days and difficulties
and routes.
Jim in Alaska
"yuri" wrote in message
news:1105925698.874515.122380@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Looking for advice on routes for a backpacking trip. I intend to go in
> late May, early June for seven to ten days. I hope to see the coastline
> and the rainforests, as well as some of the elevate terrain. I was
> wondering if anyone could recommend a good route, preferably a rigorous
> one - ten, twelve miles a day. Thanks in advance!
>
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| | From: | CMorHiker | | Subject: | Re: Backpacking in the Olympic National Park | | Date: | 17 Jan 2005 19:22:23 GMT |
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| I did the first 3/4 of the Hoh Rain Forest trail and have photo and trail info
on it on my website listed below.
Happy trails!
Chuck's Backpacking Bonanza
http://members.aol.com/CMorHiker/backpack/
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