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    Well we took 3 days, but that was being lazy. ...

    Well we took 3 days, but that was being lazy. It's only about 20 miles total, with perhaps 3000 feet of elevation gain, mostly from Spider Meadow to Spider Gap. Holden is at the end of a road...
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    Spider Meadow-Lyman Lakes-Holden Village

    My daughter and I did a 3 day trip through Spider Meadow, over Spider Gap, into Lyman Lakes and out Railroad Creek to Holden Village this last week. All in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of Washington...
  3. Thanks for all the kind comments! I have more...

    Thanks for all the kind comments! I have more pics here: http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/583219201cGNGAa
  4. Grace Lakes - Alpine Lakes Wilderness- WA State

    Did a 3 day trip into the Grace Lakes near Stevens Pass in north central Washington State over the weekend. Actually only made it to Lower Grace Lake because my dog (and I, truth be known) just...
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    Hey Curt, I answered your question over at...

    Hey Curt, I answered your question over at NWHikers, but will answer here as well:

    Not sure about breakfast. If the lodge is open, I suspect they will have the restaurant open for breakfast,...
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    Lakeshore Trail Washington State

    Did a 3 day trip along the 18 mile Lakeshore Trail in Washington State. This is a very easy and popular trail that I have wanted to do for years. It follows along the north side of Lake Chelan in...
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    Ingalls-Jack Creek, ALW WA

    My daughter Catrina and I usually do a trip of some sort every year. She moved to the wet side of the state a couple of years back and we have not been able to continue our tradition since. This...
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    That is indeed a Cascade Mountain Shih Tzhu, and...

    That is indeed a Cascade Mountain Shih Tzhu, and he has seen lots of the mountains. He has been to Thunder Mtn. Lakes, Entiat Meadows, etc. Loves to go with me although the heat wrecks him when his...
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    Hanging at Lake Ethel

    Did a short overnight hang at Lake Ethel in the Cascades of Washington a few weeks ago. Weather has been crazy up here this year, snow has lingered much longer than years past. Bugs are pretty...
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    Entiat Meadows hang 9-13-10 to 9-15-10

    Did a trip up into the Entiat Valley of North Central Washington State this last week. It was a chance to clear my head and come to grips with being unemployed for the first time in nearly 30 years,...
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    Well, it didn't get shredded, but it was headed...

    Well, it didn't get shredded, but it was headed that direction. It's an Equinox 10x12. I lost a grommet last year and started using grip clips for the tie-outs and one of them pulled out leaving a...
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    Labor Day in the Sawtooths, WA

    I did a hang this Labor Day weekend on the east side of Sawtooth Ridge in North Central Washington State. I went with a friend and his son to several high lakes. This area is east of the Cascade...
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    That I did. I live up in Waterville on the...

    That I did. I live up in Waterville on the plateau. EVERYTHING is big city to me.
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    Trap Lake in Washington State

    In an effort to beat the heat, clear my head, and generally get out of Dodge, Max and I headed up to Trap Lake in the Alpine Lake Wilderness of Washington State this last weekend. We also threw in a...
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    I use a Back Country Blanket in my hammock. ...

    I use a Back Country Blanket in my hammock. Works great. I velcro up the footbox and leave the rest undone. The velcro can be a pain sometimes, grabbing my clothing and such, but I still prefer it...
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    Hi hikingjer, I wrote a little report here too...

    Hi hikingjer, I wrote a little report here too about that adventure. I use a CCF pad and a thermarest 3/4 so I can go to ground if needed. Seem to work just fine, although I did find some moisture...
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    Pasayten Wilderness-Boundary Trail, WA

    My daughter and I did a 9 day trek through the Pasayten Wilderness of Washington State from July 11 to July 19. This was a 105 mile trek on the Boundary Trail and extentions thereof from Irongate...
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    Cow Creek Meadow hang (WA)

    Did a hang in Cow Creek Meadow in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area of Washington State a couple of weeks ago. Used my Byer Moskito and continue to enjoy it. Posted a trip report here so will not...
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    If you are meaning the tarp east_stringray, no,...

    If you are meaning the tarp east_stringray, no, there is no door. And being a tarp, yes, you have to stake it such that the opening is away from possible heavy weather.

    Cannibal, thanks for your...
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    Grounding my Moskito (and other stuff)

    Always looking for ways to lighten my pack, I got a Moskito this year. It's about a pound lighter than my Trek Light double with netting settup, which means that rather than 2lbs. I am down to 1lb. ...
  21. 5 days hanging in along the Chelan Ridge (North Cascades)

    Did a 5 day trip using my Trek Light a week or so ago. Here are a couple of pics of some of my hangs:

    http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/12032/2192715650042424817S600x600Q85.jpg
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    Ridgerest is the ticket

    Just thought I would post a followup to my insulation problems. This last Labor Day weekend I was hanging at Marble Meadows in the Cascades (near the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the Entiat River...
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    Not wedded to a Trek Light, no. It's my first...

    Not wedded to a Trek Light, no. It's my first hammock and I just was looking for something light and simple to try. Seems like a lot of them are pretty much the same design with exceptions of...
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    Rock Creek hang

    Have not posted in a while, but I continue to work on my Trek Light hammock camping skills. This last weekend I wandered up Rock Creek which is in the North Cascades of Washington State. Here is a...
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    The adventure continues...

    Thought I would make some more observations on my "hammock evolution". I have done a couple of late season trips using my Trek Light and various pads and tarps. Right now, I have had good luck with...
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    Great! Thanks guys for the info. Lots of ideas...

    Great! Thanks guys for the info. Lots of ideas to chew on here.
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    Cannibal: no sleeve in the hammock for pads. I...

    Cannibal: no sleeve in the hammock for pads. I was considering just folding over and sewing a little edge on each side of the hammock, sort of a pocket for the ends of the ccf pads I am trying to...
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    My evolution continues. I took my Trek Light...

    My evolution continues. I took my Trek Light camping this last weekend, just a family overnighter in a developed campground. I also took a new tarp I bought to experiment with some pitching over...
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    Rapt, I did see that Cuben is sold for...

    Rapt, I did see that Cuben is sold for do-it-yourselfers. That might be an option...

    BB58, yep, I was at nearly 6000 feet in mid 30F weather with blowing sleet/rain and fog. I slept comfortable...
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    Rapt, that Cuben tarp is sweet! But not sure I...

    Rapt, that Cuben tarp is sweet! But not sure I can swing $250 for something like it right now. I was basing my weight estimate more on something from Campmor in the 10x12 size, like a basic...
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    Thanks FF, that Speer site is full of good info! ...

    Thanks FF, that Speer site is full of good info! Miguel, that solution is similar to what I was considering...

    I am trying to keep my gear weight about where I am now, so adding items is...
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    Well, I used my hammock setup this last weekend...

    Well, I used my hammock setup this last weekend in some pretty nasty conditions, and I love the thing! Slept 12 hours and could have laid there longer, no back pain, no aches. I have become...
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    New Trek Light hammock and user too!

    After lots of thinking and reading in this forum (and elsewhere) I took the plunge and bought a Trek Light double for my first hammock. Last night I slept in it for the first time. I just tied it...
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