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08/02/21 - Klahane Ridge We made it up to Klahane Ridge via the Switchback Trail. We got an early start, so the shadows were long. The flowers were blooming, and the hills were green. It's a hard climb, around 1450', and while there are switchbacks, it ascends briskly. We took a few breaks to catch our breath, but we knew that the only way to the ridge is to keep climbing.	A view while climbing
Another view	The trail again
The cliffs	Lingering snow to the north of the ridge
A view from the ridge	Another view with the Olympics
Flowers	More flowers
Looking up Mount Angeles	Paintbrush, in context
Larkspur	More paintbrush
A view on the way down, different light	Harebells
The umbrella forest, almost back at the trailhead	Water in motion
Bog orchid	More water, in context

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10/23/19 - Hurricane Ridge - Early Snow There has been snow up at Hurricane Ridge for a while, but the road is still usually open. The Switchback Trail to Klahane Ridge is closed while they repair the road which is down to one lane there. The Hurricane Hill Trail is closed, because the twisty little road to Hurricane Hill is covered with snow and ice. The ridge, however, is reachable and navigable, though we recommend good boots for the snow and some icy patches. The views are spectacular with the Olympic Mountains covered with fresh snow. It isn't very deep, so the richly colored late autumn grasses still cover areas. Call the park, 360 565 3131, before you go to make sure that the road is actually open since they'll close it for snow falls, white outs and heavy fog. Still, if you can make it up there, the ridge is beautiful.	Autumn grasses
Snow and trees and mountains	Scenery
Further away	A bit more snow
The forest	The Olympic Mountains
Klahane Ridge	More of everything
The Olympic Mountains again	More autumn color
More mountains	More snow
Hurricane Hill Road	Mountain light

Keywords: autumn, hurricane hill, hurricane ridge, klahane ridge

09/13/19 - Klahane Ridge - A New Season It's already autumn up on Klahane Ridge. We drove into to the clouds after a fresh rain. The trail closes next week so they can rebuild the road, so we went on the first relatively dry day. The trail was wet. There were sparkling drops of water glistening on the lupine leaves. The clouds curled about the ridge. Visibility varied and the sun brightened and dimmed setting off the colors of the late summer, early fall foliage. There were no views of the distant Olympics. Not even Sunrise Point was visible. Still, the views were spectacular in their own way.	A misty scene
Less mist, more green	Rock plants
Late phlox	Clouds rising from the north meet the ridge.
The view north, no mountains in sight	Mist playing with the mountains
Pink yarrow, a mutant	Late summer foliage
Another bit of trail	Mist hiding the stone fingers
Another green carpet	More mist, more green
Berries of some sort	Drops of water on lupine leaves
Magic carpet beside the trail	More fog and cloud
Deeper in the cloud	The cloud thickens; reason one not to store your data in the cloud.

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09/12/19 - Klahane Ridge - More of the Season It was a spectacular hike. The clouds kept changing, now growing thicker and darkening the landscape, now thinner letting in light.	Late flowers
More green and fog	Ox parsnip by the trail
A last lupine
	Clouds above
Clouds beside	Clouds thickening
A passage	Late summer grasses
The texture of the garden	Bright green and mist
More bright green, more mist	Paintbrush
Another passage	Lower and thicker
Fog in the umbrella forest	Carnivorous plants on stone

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08/22/19 - Klahane Ridge - High Summer Once again we put on our hiking boots, grabbed our hiking sticks and hauled ourselves up to Klahane Ridge by way of the Switchback Trail. We didn't set any speed records, but we made it. The climb was sunny with a blue sky, but by the time we made it to the ridge, clouds were rising from the sea and shrouding peaks and valleys. We rested a bit and watched the clouds rise with the warmth of the day. By the time we made it back to the parking lot, the sky was mostly blue again. It was a late summer hike. The lupines and larkspur were long gone. Vegetation was thick, but only a handful of flowers remained, mainly in microclimates. Many plants had gone to seed, but the yarrow was near its peak.	Clouds and Mount Olympus
Brilliant sun	Another bright scene
Two butterflies	Those two again
A last bit of phlox	More clouds at the ridge
Clouds seeping in from the north	A view of the Olympic Mountains
Asters	Another spectacular view
Larkspur and paintbrush	Late summer blooms
A view from on the way down	A bit of the trail now that the sun had returned
Paintbrush	A hawk we had seen soaring earlier
A last few lupines	More paintbrush

Keywords: flowers, klahane ridge, summer

07/03/19 - Klahane Ridge, Hurrah To our amazement, we made it up Klahane RIdge on our first try this season. We needed to stop and rest a fair bit, but that just meant more time to enjoy the amazing view while catching one's breath. It was a perfect sunny day for a good long climb.	That's how steep it is.
The view from the ridge	More of that view
Still some snow on the north face	A bit of trail
The park service has been doing repairs.	Lush green by the trail
A pocket view	The umbrella forest not far from the trailhead

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07/02/19 - Klahane Ridge and More Here are some more photos from our first climb up Klahane Ridge in 2019. The good news is that the alpine flowers are in bloom. The bad news is that there were goats still around. We met a ranger armed with a paint gun who went after them. Then, she had to race off to get to a meeting at headquarters on time. Being a ranger is a job. We walked down from the ridge in a more leisurely manner and took our time admiring the flowers.	The bowl to the north and the Strait of San Juan de Fuca
The goats heading towards the ridge	The goats scampering away after a warning paintball shot
Pasque flowers	Wall flowers
A green collage	Lingering phlox
Larkspur and wall flowers	Larkspur and paintbrush
Some lupines	An assemblage
A close up	Bog orchids by the stream near the trailhead
The little waterfall near the trailhead	A close up of some carnivorous plants

Keywords: flowers, klahane ridge

07/26/18 - Klahane Ridge Again We climbed Klahane Ridge again, once again rising early and getting to the trailhead while the shadows were still long and the day still cool. We made it to the ridge, and then headed on to the kick-in-the-ass. That's what one energetic hiker called the section of the trail down to Lake Angeles that actually takes one high along the ridge into a series of alpine gardens with fantastic views north and south. On our way back, someone mentioned seeing mountain goats. We had missed them. As we neared the ridge junction, there was a patch of snow in the bowl to the north. There they were, an entire herd of goats. We had noticed the patch of snow and what appeared to be rough patches where the snow had piled up. Those were the goats! This time we paid attention, and there they were.	Early morning shadows
Early morning view	More morning light
A section of trail	Cow parsnip and larkspur (or perhaps lupines)
The goats in the distance	A closeup for the goats
Wandering goats	Morning light and shadow
Another fine view	One of the alpine garden "rooms"
More alpine gardens	Still some melting snow
Another garden scene	Yet another
And another - This is one of our favorite parts of the hike when we have the strength to get there.	Still shadows on our way down
Descending trail	Another view of the trail

Keywords: klahane ridge, mountain goats

07/08/18 - Klahane Ridge - Flowers It's still early in the season on Klahane Ridge. The lupines are back. The phlox is passing. Here are some pictures.	Western wallflower
Lupines	Not sure, but it's pretty neat
This is likely a chipping sparrow.	Paintbrush
Toad lily or chocolate lily, take your pick.	Bloodwort
Shooting stars	Bog orchid and friends
Just a bog orchid	Cow parsnip, ox parsley?

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07/07/18 - Klahane Ridge We made it up to Klahane Ridge via the Switchback Trail. As usual, it was hard work and breathtakingly beautiful. The hillside snow has melted, and the flowers are coming into bloom. It was an amazing hike with amazing views. Despite the road work, we've been getting up to the high country.	At 1000 feet above the trailhead the mountains are level with Sunrise Point.
A view from the ridge	Snow on the north face, not where we hiked
Clouds pouring into the bowl below	More clouds
Rocky outcrops	Lush green along the trail
Another dramatic view	Another piece of the trail
The stream below, quite full	A view up to the ridge

Keywords: high country, klahane ridge

07/20/17 - Klahane Ridge Again Our three favorite high country trails are the Hurricane Hill Trail, the Lilian Ridge Trail out of Obstruction Point and the Klahane Ridge Trail via the Switchback Trail. This season, the last of those of three keeps calling us back. We've been watching the flowers, with more and more lupines appearing as the phlox starts to fade. We've been watching the mountain goats, carefully, as there seem to be a lot of them. There were over a dozen on our descent. We didn't stop for photos. We wanted to keep an eye on them and be ready to react. We made it up past the ridge overlook and followed the trail leading to Lake Angeles. The "rooms", areas carpeted with alpine flowers and divided by crags, were a trip back to early in the season. Only a few flowers had blossomed, though we expect more when we answer the call of Klahane Ridge again.	A view from the ascent
As we approached the ridge	A mountain goat and her kid
Another view of them	A view of the Olympic Mountains
One of the alpine "rooms"	The end of our hike, lingering snow
Phlox, probably at its peak - It's a pity there isn't HTML to capture the scent.	Lupines, a great year
Blood wort	Bog orchid

Keywords: flowers, high country, klahane ridge, mountain goats, trails

07/05/17 - Goat Patrol - Klahane Ridge Edition After two failed attempts, we made it up to Klahane Ridge, and even a bit beyond. Just about all of the snow has melted, and the wildflowers are out in force. The view from the ridge was spectacular. We continued on the trail a bit to check out the alpine gardens. There, the snow was still melting, and we turned around when walking in the snow became a problem. On the way up to the ridge, we saw a mountain goat with a kid. We thought this was a great mountain goat sighting, but on our way there were at least a dozen mountain goats grazing on the trail. We made a bit of noise and they moved aside rather nonchalantly. None of them seemed particularly agitated which was good given that they have rather sharp looking antlers.	Mother and child
From the distance	High country
Flowers	Mountains with rocks in the foreground
More flowers	The view north with a Mount Baker visible - Click the image for a better view.
Mountain goats on our way down	The trail
More mountain goats	More mountains

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06/25/17 - Klahane Ridge - Round Two We tried climbing Klahane Ridge again. This time we got within a 150 foot climb to the ridge, but just couldn't face trudging through the mound of snow blocking the trail. We had made our way through a couple of snow barriers, but this last one was enough for us. We will be back.	This time we climbed higher.
The distant mountains	Mountains and ridges
Snow and mountains and ...	Our impasse
From high on the ridge	The trail

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06/24/17 - Klahane Ridge - Round One We didn't get very far up on our first attempt to climb Klahane Ridge via the Switchback Trail, but we did get some beautiful views. We also saw a group of mountain goats on the hillside to the west. We will be back.	Mountains, green, snow, clouds
Glacier lily	Green hillside
Mountain goats	Another view of the mountain goats
Paintbrush	Water
A butterfly - This has been a great year for them.	The hillside

Keywords: klahane ridge, mountain goats

08/29/16 - Klahane Ridge - Part 2 We spent some time on the ridge. The view to the north was obscured by clouds, but the view to the south was spectacular. We felt a few raindrops as we explored, and as we descended there was a brief drizzle that seemed to clear the air and dampen the trail. We’re hoping the rain, such as it was, dampens the Cox fire as well.	Another view
And yet another	More smoke and mountains
It is late in the flower season, but there were some stragglers.	Drama
Smoke	A chipmunk devouring yarrow
As we descended	Perhaps a bit less smoke
Larkspur	A few more stragglers

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