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Mount Angeles was our first choice but with a foot of new snow covering the
steep route, called the Switchback Trail, and the parking area unplowed, we
opted to go for Hurricane Hill. This trail starts at the little visitor
center on Hurricane Ridge and follows the closed road for a mile or so, and
then continues on for two more miles to the little summit of Hurricane Hill.
Earlier parties had broken separate ski and snowshoe trails.
The snow was great, over a foot of new, on top of a very little base.
Hurricane is aptly named because the wind must really blow here when a storm
comes through. The west side of the Hill was almost bare of snow, while the
east side was piled high. Great skiing and snowshoeing! The views were off
and on all day, but quite spectacular! They must be amazing on a rare clear
day.
We spent the night camping overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fucca in an
almost deserted County Campground fighting off the raccoons. There were only
5 parties camping. We had a couple beers and a great fire while listening to
the waves smashing the rocks below. Once in the summer the only space
available was about ten feet between two huge RV’s! We kept on driving!
In the morning we headed for Mount Ellinor over in the Front Range above
Hood Canal. Doerte and I knew we wouldn’t have much time after driving, but
wanted to get a look at the mountain. We drove in the Lake Cushman road,
then just followed the signs up the road until the snow became too deep to
drive. We set out walking, but only made it to just beyond the lower
trailhead. The views of Mount Ellinor, 5944’, and Mount Washington, 6255’,
and the views east to the Sound were spectacular! A couple of parties were
higher up, but we opted to wait for a better day when the snow was
consolidated a bit. There were probably 10 parties on the road, but only the
two making a serious attempt at the mountain.
Mount Angeles, Mount Ellinor, and Mount Washington all will make excellent
early season trips, and should be doable with the continued fine weather our
drought is bringing us.
This is online if you prefer it that way:
http://www.members.aa.net/~mahanay/pacrpt2.htm
Mike Mahanay
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