Mount Walker — Sunday, May. 2, 1999

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

We were the only people on the trail on this drizzly Monday. Mt. Walker is a great warm-up hike: 2 miles up and 2000 feet elevation. There was no snow at all on the trail and only a few small, inconsequential patches on the road between the north and south lookouts. Since there were a few sun-breaks during our hike, we had some glimpses of the higher mountains, and a nice view of Puget Sound. Unfortunately, although we had the pleasure of isolation, it turned out not to be an isolation of quiet. There was a logging operation on Buck mountain and the sound of the helicopter continued throughout the entire time of our hike. From the south lookout we watched it for a few minutes through our binoculars. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the exercise and the lovely woods.