Today's Yoh! hike was a re-do of our very first Yoh! Hike at Big Creek way back on 10/22/11. Can't believe Yoh! has been around for a dozen years now. This time it was Pam, Teresa, Michele, Miranda and I along with 3 rambunctious dogs. We ended up hiking it counterclockwise, which is a bit longer, but has a few flat areas whereas from the other direction it's one straight uphill climb. The weather held out for us, and we only had a few minutes of sprinkles; I didn't even need my raincoat. In all we completed 4.88 miles with 1,057 feet of elevation gain in 2 hours and 42 minutes, including the times we stopped to catch our breath & enjoy the many bridges along the trail. We sighted both a bridge troll and a tiny mouse along with some early flowering Evergreen violets, salmonberry, trillium and skunk cabbage. The trail was in good shape with only a little bit of mud in parts and no snow. After we finished, we stopped in Hoodsport for some celebratory ice cream.
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| Teresa's T-shirt says it all! |
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| Michele was today's designated model. |
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| Bridge crossing over No Name Creek. |
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| Bridge over Skinwood Creek. |
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| Bridge troll! |
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| Passing over Parallel Creek. |
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| Rock motel? |
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| Pam excited that we finally made it to the top! |
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| Bridge over Big Creek. |
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| Just go left. |
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| Miranda and Briar on Dick's rock. |
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| We don't know who Dick is, but he has a big rock! |
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| Michele was the designated tree hugger. |
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| L to R: Miranda w/Briar, Susan, Michele & Pam |
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| L to R: Miranda w/Briar, Teresa w/Logan & Aspen, Michele & Pam |
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| We made a little mouse friend! |
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| The deets. |
