Mount Rose — Sunday, Sep. 4, 2011

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

What a lovely hike! It was definitely strenuous and the trail was relentlessly steep. We took the steeper left fork at the loop going up and then came down the longer way for a total of 6.7 miles. While the first two miles of the trail on the way up were nice, there weren't too many views. The forest itself was just lovely though on the last part of the way up. And the wildflowers close to the summit were amazing. We met a few people on the way. We didn't encounter any snow on the trail. Thanks much to the volunteers who maintain this trail!