Mount Townsend — Saturday, May. 19, 2001

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

Started late in the afternoon for this trip up the little quilcene trail on Mt. Townsend (around 4PM) and reached the summit by 6. This is a beautiful and very easy climb, just steep and long enough to give you a good workout. The trail is snowy in parts, but easy to follow and mostly dirt (the snow is almost all gone). No axe required. Almost no snow at the top. Pack a good PB&J or a tasty snack and get up this hill for breathtaking views of the (whole) Puget Sound and more. It'll only take you about 40 minutes to get down and once you're bach at the car, you'll wish you lingered on top a bit longer so put on your coat and stay a while.....