Mount Walker — Friday, Sep. 26, 1997

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

Mount Walker is an especially good conditioning hike at this time of year when the higher peaks are snow covered. On this misty Monday, we were completely alone, and even though the road up to the top was still open, there were no cars at the top (no view either!--it was such a cloudy day). Nonetheless, the 2000 feet climb in two miles gives a good workout; the forest is lovely, and the solitude made us feel we were much further into the Olympics. We walked to the South viewpoint to add about a mile (roundtrip) to our hike. We kept hoping the clouds would break and we would get a glimpse of the Sound and Seattle far in the distance--no such luck. But it didn't rain, and for that we were grateful.