Trinity Alps > Salmon Mountain > Climber's LogSalmon Mountain Climber's Log
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| wildanessX | Nice!  Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2010 | |
| hike was pleasant. The air was mostly clear, a few clouds. Thank you Humboldt! | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2011 2:14 am | ||
| Slothman | Sunrise over Shasta Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2010 | |
| Left Arcata around 2:30 and summited just after sunrise, beautiful view watching the coastal fog drift out to sea and shasta illuminated on the horizon. Unfortunately it appears that the log book is MIA from the summit... | ||
| Posted Oct 12, 2010 12:14 am | ||
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| Slothman | Re: Sunrise over Shasta | |
| This was my second time summiting this year, first time was a backpack trip starting in Orleans and summiting...april snow made that a lot of fun. | ||
| Posted Oct 12, 2010 12:15 am | ||
| mrchad9 | Nice morning Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2007 | |
| Dewy wet in the morning, mist added to the walk through the woods, then lovely views on top. Hike Bear Mountain the day before. Backpacked in to Thompson Peak in the afternoon to climb it the next day. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2010 2:11 pm | ||
| Dennis Poulin | Standard Trail Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2004 | |
| Nice hike on a beautiful day. | |
| Posted Dec 13, 2009 8:43 pm | ||
| Adamus | Salmon Summit Trail Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009 | |
| Pretty hike through the woods. Waited until 7:30 for the clouds to clear before starting. The view was nice with clouds rolling over the hills. The PVC register lost its plug and paper. | ||
| Posted Sep 8, 2009 7:09 pm | ||
| keema | Very Wet! Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2009 | |
| Started raining as I was getting my stuff together at the trail head. Quit for a bit as I neared the summit and while on the summit so had pretty views of dark peaks against a sea of low clouds. As I got back to near the north side of the peak the rain started again. Drove the forest road to the trail head in the dark arriving at 9:30 to sleep in the back of my truck. As I drove out it was a little unnerving to see what I drove in the dark. | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2009 11:44 pm | ||
| Brian Kalet | Red Cap Trail Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008 | |
| 2nd of 7 county highpoints in 4 days. | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2008 2:29 am | ||
| cmc56789 | Humboldt County Highpoint Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2007 | |
| Did this one after a two night trip in the Marble Mountains. Pretty nice to not have the heavy pack on to do this one. Hazy views of the Marbles, Salmons, Trinities, and Shasta. Lost Coast Great White Ale on top to celebrate the Humboldt spirit. Interesting scenic drive from Sawyer's Bar. I like the cliff side roads with no guardrails! Very beautiful area. Took eight hours to get back to Portland after this one. Was thankful for the 24-hour Dutch Bros. on the way back! Secure valuables at this trailhead! I had an ipod taken from my truck while I was hiking this one. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2007 3:04 pm | ||
| mlarkin2002 | Normal route Date Climbed: May 28, 2005 | |
| Climbed along with Indian Rocks (interesting) and Whitney's Peak (lame). | ||
| Posted Oct 17, 2006 10:33 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Red Cap Trail Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2006 | |
| As Dean pointed out, the drive is the crux of this baby. Easy hike, long but scenic drive - don't be in a hurry or it will drive you nuts. Trip Report | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2006 10:02 pm | ||
| Rockman | Salmon Mtn Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2006 | |
| I was up in the area so I figured I'd do this one. The drive was most excellent as I've never been on Hwy 96 and the ride to the trailhead was good. I arrived at the trailhead early Tues evening so just camped at the trailhead. Not a single car on my journey or during my stay. Started the hike around 8:00 am and was up quick. Lots of bear scat but no bears. Stayed on the trail to the southern side of the mountain and went up from that direction. A little longer but much easier. Hung out for well over an hour enjoying one of the best views I've seen from a county highpoint. Came off the peak on the northern ridge and had some minor class 3 to get through. Overall, it was a good mountain. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2006 5:12 am | ||
| Dean | Route Climbed: Salmon Summit trail Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2005 | |
| It took me as long to drive to the trailhead for this one from my home (12 hours) as it does to go to Kings Peak Utah. The drive from I-5 to Orleans went on forever and is very short on services in that stretch (gas stations passed in 100+ miles, zip) Even the main little wide spot in the road, Happy Camp, had no gas station. A LONG drive for a short hike but hey, that's the nature of county highpointing at times. This is a nice hike, once you get to the trail past the brushy beginning. I enjoyed it but I didn't see another person all day. Hike this mountain if you want solitude because you'll get all you want. The view from the summit was excellent. I spent 40 minutes on top enjoying the views (pacific ocean to the west and a sea of mountains in all other directions) 2 hours up, 1:40 down. The hardest part is the drive getting to this one. | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2005 3:16 pm | ||
| derbilly | Route Climbed: Salmon Summit Trail Date Climbed: May 28, 2005 | |
| Plenty of snow left on Salmon, but the trail is clear. We had fleeting glimpses of the trinities, marbles, siskiyous and shasta due to the low clouds. | |
| Posted May 31, 2005 8:16 pm | ||
| Diggler | Route Climbed: SALMON SUMMIT TRAIL NO. 6E03 Date Climbed: 29 May, 2004 | |
| Great start of a Memorial Day weekend getaway to Humboldt County with Lara. Aside from seeing a truck going the other way miles before getting to the trailhead, we didn't see another person until driving back- such solitude on a weekend like Memorial Day weekend was wonderful! Getting a late start after a filling breakfast at the cafe in Orleans, we left the trailhead at 12.52. Adopting a very leisurely pace, reached the summit at 15.50. Hung out, ate a little food, had a Lost Coast brew, admired the amazing scenery for awhile. Left the summit at 16.56, arriving back at the car at 19.26. Saw a bear's fat ass running away from the car on a side road, as well as a deer, on the way down. Wonderful day to be high atop Humboldt County! | |
| Posted Jun 2, 2004 9:31 pm | ||
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