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| Page Type: Trip Report Location: Washington, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 47.99540°N / 123.4672°W Date Climbed/Hiked: May 31, 2005 Activities: Hiking, Scrambling Season: Summer | Page By: gimpilator Created/Edited: Apr 25, 2006 / Dec 17, 2006 Object ID: 190322 Hits: 832 Loading... Page Score: 81.39% - 2 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Frantic FunI reached the Hurrican Ridge lookout via nighthawk motorcycle as the sun was getting low in the sky. Looking northeast from Sunrise Ridge, not knowing what peak I was viewing, I thought to myself "I want to climb that". I knew I had very little time to do so before dark so I started jogging along the trail and hoped I would make it back before dark.
On Klahhane Ridge, I accidentaly ran right past a black bear that was poking around and making a lot of noise in the bushes. Understandably, I did not stop to consider the bear but kept right on going. I think my sudden appearance scared the bear because by the time I realized what it was, the bear was already moving away from me.
At the end of the Mount Angeles trail, I struggled up the scree and ascended the middle couloir not knowing there was a better route to the north-east. These rocks proved to be much harder than they looked and almost vertical in a few spots. I'm sure it would have been a lot easier if I could have traded my clunky hiking boots for some climing shoes but since I had not even planned this hike, I didn't have so much as a water bottle with me. The top afforded great sunset views of Mt. Olympus and the straight of Juan De Fuca.
After watching the sunset, I jogged back to the parking lot just as dusk was setting in and from there rode down the winding Hurrican Ridge Road in total darkness. Looking back, I know the whole thing was a last-minute rush with a few near misses, but overall it was a lot of frantic fun. Images
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