......now I realize how tough it is to assamble many photos for a mountain.....you don't realize how much work goes into posting a mountain till you try it yourself.
Great job Brian, look forward to more of your postings!
p.s. going to do the elk/king traverse (or if that's too snowed over than will do them one after the other) this saturday.
it's just a matter of time ---- basically, letting more pictures of/from the mountain accumulate. I just assigned too much weight to the quantity of pictures as opposed to other useful info. on the page. Anyway, I've visted - I think most of your mountain pages - and find them very very useful. Got some 'what to do this weekend' ideas from them.
Actually, I'm curious about the coastal range mts. this time of year (February) - I think there are two you've added recently. Have you hiked those in the winter season? If so, can you tell me if they're more of a snowshoe trek or a pretty snow free hike up? This is pretty much our 1st winter here in the NW.
The only coast range one I did in winter conditions was Saddle Mountain. Supposedly, it's one of the more "alpine" coast range mountains as it's more exposed rock and has some alpine plants and flowers that are rare for any coast range mountains. It was snowy, foggy and icy near the top (hence no summit pictures) but no need for crampons or snowshoes at that time. In fact, up near the top of that one there are cables for the final bit.
I have not done Elk or Kings in winter although Sullivan's book has them listed as year-round ones. If one could catch a clear winter day, they might be neat to do. (at least you could avoid the bugs this time of year)
Glad to hear my random hikes have given you some ideas for weekend outtings. Hope you enjoy the Pac NW.
Brian
PS Yeah, my pictures are pretty bad for Elk and Kings. I wasn't really ever going to post the mountains up as I just used them as trainers for the big Cascade peaks but since there seemed to be interest in ones like these, I went ahead and posted them. I had fun on them though. If you do these hikes, maybe you can get some better shots.
Just looking through your pages, Very Nice work but one question. How do you get several (3000+) feet of cliff on the connecting ridge between peaks of 2500 (elk) and 3200 (kings) feet?
I just did this trail about a week ago and the summit sign is up but there was not a register anywhere that I could find. This was one of the most fun hikes I have done in a while. You will definately be on all fours a few times before you make it to the top. This is a great page also. Good job.
rpc - Feb 21, 2002 1:57 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled Comment......now I realize how tough it is to assamble many photos for a mountain.....you don't realize how much work goes into posting a mountain till you try it yourself.
Great job Brian, look forward to more of your postings!
p.s. going to do the elk/king traverse (or if that's too snowed over than will do them one after the other) this saturday.
Brian Jenkins - Feb 22, 2002 3:55 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentPlease let me know what you think would help make this a 4 star page so I can work on it. Thanks, would appreciate it.
-Brian
rpc - Feb 22, 2002 4:19 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentBrian,
it's just a matter of time ---- basically, letting more pictures of/from the mountain accumulate. I just assigned too much weight to the quantity of pictures as opposed to other useful info. on the page. Anyway, I've visted - I think most of your mountain pages - and find them very very useful. Got some 'what to do this weekend' ideas from them.
Actually, I'm curious about the coastal range mts. this time of year (February) - I think there are two you've added recently. Have you hiked those in the winter season? If so, can you tell me if they're more of a snowshoe trek or a pretty snow free hike up? This is pretty much our 1st winter here in the NW.
Thanks. Look forward to more postings.
radek
Brian Jenkins - Feb 23, 2002 2:15 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentHi,
The only coast range one I did in winter conditions was Saddle Mountain. Supposedly, it's one of the more "alpine" coast range mountains as it's more exposed rock and has some alpine plants and flowers that are rare for any coast range mountains. It was snowy, foggy and icy near the top (hence no summit pictures) but no need for crampons or snowshoes at that time. In fact, up near the top of that one there are cables for the final bit.
I have not done Elk or Kings in winter although Sullivan's book has them listed as year-round ones. If one could catch a clear winter day, they might be neat to do. (at least you could avoid the bugs this time of year)
Glad to hear my random hikes have given you some ideas for weekend outtings. Hope you enjoy the Pac NW.
Brian
PS Yeah, my pictures are pretty bad for Elk and Kings. I wasn't really ever going to post the mountains up as I just used them as trainers for the big Cascade peaks but since there seemed to be interest in ones like these, I went ahead and posted them. I had fun on them though. If you do these hikes, maybe you can get some better shots.
miztflip - Aug 27, 2002 9:23 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentJust looking through your pages, Very Nice work but one question. How do you get several (3000+) feet of cliff on the connecting ridge between peaks of 2500 (elk) and 3200 (kings) feet?
lol
chris
peakbagger4 - Sep 10, 2003 2:10 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentGreat job. This is a great training ground to prepare for the summer climbs to come.
Brian Jenkins - Sep 10, 2003 6:48 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks! Nice pictures you submitted too.
Dean - Feb 15, 2004 10:38 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentBrian Jenkins - Apr 21, 2005 9:40 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks for the vote!
Mr. Clam - Mar 25, 2006 2:56 am - Voted 10/10
Summit tree downThe tree that has the summit sign and summit regester has fallen, not sure if this is old news or not, but thought I might as well let you know.
rmay4 - Jul 13, 2006 8:08 am - Voted 9/10
Summit Sign back up.I just did this trail about a week ago and the summit sign is up but there was not a register anywhere that I could find. This was one of the most fun hikes I have done in a while. You will definately be on all fours a few times before you make it to the top. This is a great page also. Good job.
Brian Jenkins - Jul 15, 2006 1:13 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Summit Sign back up.Thanks very much for the nice words.