I have a yearly goal of hiking 200 miles per year with at least 10 of those coming in every month, to force myself to get outside even in the cold and wet months.
This year I was 14 miles short until yesterday. After a short 3 mile snow hike yesterday I woke up early today and set off for a 12 mile hike in the Chuckanuts. I started at Mount Chuckanut trailhead and from there I went up to North Lost Lake trail, to Rock Trail, to the Ridge Trail and back to my car. I started at about 5:30am and hiked via flashlight for the first half. I never had any expansive views but the trees and mist in the early morning light made for some interesting scenery.
I was back to my car by 10:45, having walked 12 miles and climbed 2,200 feet.
The trail was in great shape as it always is and the star of the show was Rock Trail with it's boulders, huge sandstone walls and eerie mists.
Feels good to have met my goal for the year, even if it didn't happen until 12/30.
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