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Trips with Carly

TripReport, TripReport2023

9/10-9/14/2023 – Necklace Valley Backpack

September 15, 2023 Rob Williams Leave a comment

This trip was my annual backpacking trip with Carly – number 20! These are all the backpacking trips we’ve taken:

2002-Duffy Lake – Mt Jefferson Wilderness
2004-Red Lake
2005-Shining Lake
2006-Big Slide Lake – Bull of the Woods Wilderness
2007-Doris

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TripReport, TripReport2023

8/2/2023 – God’s Thumb

August 3, 2023 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Today’s trip was a totally unplanned, last minute trip. We were on our family vacation in Lincoln City and we were kind of in-between “things”. Abby stayed at a house in Lincoln City a month or so ago and had

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TripReport, TripReport2022

9/6-9/9/2022 – Alpine Lakes Wilderness Backpack Loop

September 11, 2022 Rob Williams Leave a comment

This trip was my annual backpacking trip with Carly (Number 18). Originally, we were planning to climb Luna Peak a little farther north. A few days before we were to leave, a fire broke out near where we would be

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TripReport, TripReport2022

6/28/2022 – Sahalie Falls Loop

June 30, 2022 Rob Williams Leave a comment

This hike was an “all hands” hike that was family friendly. We did it on our family vacation near Sisters. The plan was to view Koosah falls and then take the river trail to Sahalie Falls and back. It is

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TripReport, TripReport2022

6/27/2022 – South Sister Summit in Snow

June 30, 2022 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Today’s hike was Carly’s request. We had a family vacation in Sisters and since she didn’t get to climb South Sister in 2019 when did the Three Sisters backpack loop, she wanted to do it during this trip. Nicholas wanted

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TripReport, TripReport2022

1/12/2022 – Eagle Creek Trail – 501

January 14, 2022 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Today’s hike was a great day out with Carly and the 3 dogs. She was down visiting for a few days as a late Christmas celebration. Since pickings are slim due to all the fire closures and all the low

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TripReport, TripReport2021

9/14-9/16/2021 – Olympic National Park South Coast Trail Backpack

September 17, 2021 Rob Williams Leave a comment

This trip was a resumption of our “mostly” annual Father/Daughter backpacking trips with Carly. Last year we were not able to do a trip due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was our 17th annual trip in 19 years. We’ve only

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TripReport, TripReport2020

6/20/2020 – White Iris Trail

June 20, 2020 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Today’s hike was a quick run up to the White Iris trail. Carly had come down for Father’s Day and we had until early afternoon so we did a quick hike to see if the white iris were in full

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TripReport, TripReport2019

12/27/2019 – Wentachee – Burch Mountain

December 29, 2019 Rob Williams Leave a comment

This was another “short” hike while we were in Wenatchee with Carly during Christmas. I put short in quotes because it was originally intended to be a relatively short hike as the one yesterday was. Carly thought this would be

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TripReport, TripReport2019

12/26/2019 – Wenatchee – Saddle Rock

December 29, 2019 Rob Williams Leave a comment

We spent Christmas with Carly in Wentachee – Carly said we could do a quick hike the day after Christmas. This trail started out behind her gym and climbed up to a view of Saddle Rock (or Hill – I

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TripReport, TripReport2019

7/13-7/18/2019 – Three Sisters Loop Backpack

July 21, 2019 Rob Williams Leave a comment

This was the “big” backpack trip for 2019. It was the annual Father/Daughter trip with Kirk and Sarah and Carly and I, along with Jeff, a member of our scout troop.

Originally we were thinking about going to Glacier National

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TripReport, TripReport2018

9/16-9/19/2018 – Eagle Cap Backpacking

September 23, 2018 Rob Williams Leave a comment

This was our annual father/daughter backpacking trip. I wasn’t sure it was going to happen this year – the summer just kind of got away from both of us, but Carly was able to get a few days off and

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TripReport, TripReport2018

8/28/2019 – Minotaur Lake

August 29, 2018 Rob Williams Leave a comment

This hike was a completely unplanned hike. We went up to Leavenworth to spend a few days with Carly, and we had originally planned to visit the Gran Coulee dam, however we did so much driving the day before, no

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TripReport, TripReport2017

11/04/2017 – Hillockburn Trail

November 5, 2017 Rob Williams

Todays hike was intended to be a higher hike – I was hoping I could sneak in one last higher elevation hike before winter set in for good. It was not to be. We started seeing snow on the side

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TripReport, TripReport2017

7/23 – 7/25/2017 – Sawtooth Backpacking

August 1, 2017 Rob Williams

This trip was our annual Father/Daughter backpacking trip and “phase 2” of the week. Phase 1 was driving to the trailhead (about 550 miles). Phase 2 was this trip, Phase 3 was a couple of days in the Grand Tetons,

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TripReport, TripReport2017

7/27/2016 – Grand Tetons – Mormon Row and Laurel Lake

July 30, 2017 Rob Williams

This was our last day in the Grand Tetons, and Carly had to work a morning shift (until 3PM). We decided to do some “touristy stuff” in the morning and early afternoon, deciding to drive around a bit and visit

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TripReport, TripReport2017

7/26/2017 – Grand Tetons – Delta, Surprise and Ampitheater Lakes

July 30, 2017 Rob Williams

This hike was the first hike with Carly in the Grand Tetons. This was a partly offtrail hike (up to Delta Lake) and then up to Surprise and Amphitheater lakes.

We started out and headed up the Lupine Meadows trail,

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TripReport, TripReport2017

4/22/2017 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703

April 23, 2017 Rob Williams

This hike was originally intended to be a waterfall exploration hike, but since our guide got injured, we had to come up with an alternative. The alternatives this time of year are minimal due to the snow levels. The choice

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TripReport, TripReport2016

10/2 – 10/3/2016 – Thornton Lakes Backpack

October 5, 2016 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Hike description

This trip was kind of a last minute plan. Originally, I didn’t think we would be able to do our annual Father/Daughter backpack trip due to Carly working in Stehekin again, but she sent me a message mid

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TripReport, TripReport2016

8/10/2016 – Beullers Bluff – Stehekin

August 22, 2016 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Hike description

This was a very special hike for me. It was very short, but special. It was a hike we did on the last day of visiting Carly while she was working in Stehekin. In addition, most of the

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TripReport, TripReport2015

9/11 – 9/14/2015 – Devils Dome Loop Backpacking

September 16, 2015 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

This trip was one of our annual father/daughter backpacking trips – it may be our last – certainly for the next 2 years at least, since Carly is heading off to the Peace Corps for the next

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TripReport, TripReport2015

3/27/2015 – Indian Heaven Backpack Trip

March 28, 2015 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

This was to be a quick backpack trip into the Indian Heaven Wilderness. In a normal year, this would not have been accessible at all in March, but due to the extreme low snow this year and

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TripReport, TripReport2015

2/21/2015 – Tidbits Mountain Trail

February 23, 2015 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

My daughter called me earlier in the week and said the weather was supposed to be nice. I was supposed to be on call for work, but I got one of my co-workers to cover for me

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TripReport, TripReport2015

1/31/2015 – MP3 and Rimrock Trails

February 2, 2015 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

My daughter called me and asked if I wanted to go hiking on Saturday – the weather was supposed to be nice. She wanted mountain views. I thought about it for a while and looked at different

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TripReport, TripReport2015

1/21/2015 – Harris Ranch Trail – 1347

January 21, 2015 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

This is a hike that has been on my list for a while. I saw it in my backpacker magazine a few years ago – the part that intrigued me was the comments about lots of wildlife

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TripReport, TripReport2014

7/28-7/31/2014 – Enchantments Backpack Trip

July 31, 2014 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

An epic backpacking trip if there ever was one. It started with the lottery that you have to go through to get a permit to stay the night in the Enchantments (an area in the Alpine Lakes

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TripReport, TripReport2013

9/13-9/14/2013 – Goat Rocks Wilderness backpack trip

September 15, 2013 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

This was our “annual” father/daughter hike – this year we decided to go to the Goat Rock Wilderness in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. I had seen good reports about this area, and since Carly really liked Eagle

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TripReport, TripReport2013

1/19/2013 – Alder Swamp, 3 Lynx Falls, Sounds Trail

January 19, 2013 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

This was originally going to be a short wintertime hike on the old Alder Swamp Trail. I was on this trail a couple of years ago with Don, and it is a good wintertime hike. Not too

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TripReport, TripReport2012

9/12-9/14/2012 – Eagle Cap Wilderness Backpack

September 22, 2012 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

WOW – I said that a lot during this hike. Some other descriptive words about this trip – Spectacular, Dramatic, Beautiful, Rugged, Epic.

This was intended to be our annual backpacking trip with my daughter last year,

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TripReport, TripReport2010, Vol3

8/20 – 8/21/2010 – Bagby – Whetstone – Battle Ax Creek Trails

August 22, 2010 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

What a weekend! The original plan was to hike the south end of the Bagby trail, going up to Silver King Lake for night #1, then come down across the Whetstone trail and then down the Gold

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TripReport, TripReport2010, Vol3

8/13/2010 – Elk Lake Creek – Welcome Lakes – Geronimo – Motherlode Trails

August 13, 2010 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

This was a rather long hike, one I like to call an “epic” hike. Essentially, it is a long hike that is rather challenging for me. I invited my daughter to accompany me, and to my surprise,

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TripReport, TripReport2009, Vol2

7/9 – 7/11/2009 – Elk Lake Creek, Welcome Lakes Backpacking

July 12, 2009 Rob Williams Leave a comment

Description of Hike:

A 3 day, 2 night backpaking loop in the Southern part of Bull of the Woods wilderness. I did this as a quick plan, since I didn’t have a lot of time to prepare. It was a

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