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Our trip started in Prague, then went to Budapest, Slovenia, and ended in Croatia.
Enjoy!
Cheers, -Mark & Dani.
7/11/2007
9/25/2006
7/16/2006
Indian Head Peak loop hike
Day 1
On July 1, we set out from Seattle early in the morning to hit the trail and spend a weekend in the backcountry. Our plan was to do a 26-mile loop in 3 days.
We set out on the Indian Creek Trail which stays along the White River for about 2 miles. This would have been a nice, flat, beautiful way to begin our trip had it not been for the mosquito convention taking place. Needless to say, we hightailed it trying to escape being biten...there was no escape and by the time we took the camera out for this photo we were covered in little, red bumps!
Once we got past the mosquitos, over a gradual incline, the hike became fun! The weather was beautiful, it was a holiday weekend, and we had nothing but each other and Murphy...that is until we stumbled upon this bad boy track. This set the stage for a weekend of clapping, singing, and random talking so as not to startle any bear.
At home we did some research and found this to be a rather good size black bear print.
We hit the snow and only vaguely lost the trail. At just under 11 miles for the day, we reached a segment of the Pacific Crest Trail and camp.
We set up camp, dried out socks and boots, filtered water, and prepared a yummy dehydrated pasta meal. Ok, it wasn't all that yummy but we were really hungry!
On July 1, we set out from Seattle early in the morning to hit the trail and spend a weekend in the backcountry. Our plan was to do a 26-mile loop in 3 days.We set out on the Indian Creek Trail which stays along the White River for about 2 miles. This would have been a nice, flat, beautiful way to begin our trip had it not been for the mosquito convention taking place. Needless to say, we hightailed it trying to escape being biten...there was no escape and by the time we took the camera out for this photo we were covered in little, red bumps!
Once we got past the mosquitos, over a gradual incline, the hike became fun! The weather was beautiful, it was a holiday weekend, and we had nothing but each other and Murphy...that is until we stumbled upon this bad boy track. This set the stage for a weekend of clapping, singing, and random talking so as not to startle any bear.At home we did some research and found this to be a rather good size black bear print.
We hit the snow and only vaguely lost the trail. At just under 11 miles for the day, we reached a segment of the Pacific Crest Trail and camp.
We set up camp, dried out socks and boots, filtered water, and prepared a yummy dehydrated pasta meal. Ok, it wasn't all that yummy but we were really hungry!
Indian Head Peak loop hike
Day 2, part 1
Our tent was less than ten feet away from a loud, babbling brook formed by the snow melt, which made for a slumber from which one does not easily roll out of bed. We mildly awoke to the faint beep-beep sound of a watch, although it ended after putting forth little effort to ignore it. Once again, our eyes peeled open an hour or two later to the slow warming of the tent from the sun's rays. This, I might add, is one positive way to ensure getting up in the morning. As your body heats to an uncomfortable level the desire to stay in the bedroll quickly vanishes.
We had some oatmeal and one toasted english muffin with hot tea to wash it down. Our plans to eat the other muffin disappeared when Murphy decided to grab it and run. It was a soggy mess by the time it was back in Mark's hands. ) : Dani filtered water while Mark rolled the tent up and took care of returning a call. Once packed and ready we started our hike. Within five minutes Murphy spotted a Marmot and bolted after him. Squeaking ensued along with Mark chasing the dog down and encouraging him to stay by our side. We only had a few miles on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which had minimal elevation gain and a number of snowy patches.
We stopped for lunch somewhere on the PCT, which included leftover PB&J and a tuna kit. The bread had become quite soggy--so we recommend putting PB on both sides with jelly in the middle if you plan on holding on to a PB&J longer than 4 or 5 hours.
We continued north and soon found our Junction with the White River trail which led back east.
We explored the area and hiked about a mile north on the PCT to discover Mirror Lake (which was covered in snow) along with a field of avalanche lillies and expansive views of the area, including Glacier Peak. Dani and Murphy took a short nap while Mark caught a few photos.
Our tent was less than ten feet away from a loud, babbling brook formed by the snow melt, which made for a slumber from which one does not easily roll out of bed. We mildly awoke to the faint beep-beep sound of a watch, although it ended after putting forth little effort to ignore it. Once again, our eyes peeled open an hour or two later to the slow warming of the tent from the sun's rays. This, I might add, is one positive way to ensure getting up in the morning. As your body heats to an uncomfortable level the desire to stay in the bedroll quickly vanishes.
We had some oatmeal and one toasted english muffin with hot tea to wash it down. Our plans to eat the other muffin disappeared when Murphy decided to grab it and run. It was a soggy mess by the time it was back in Mark's hands. ) : Dani filtered water while Mark rolled the tent up and took care of returning a call. Once packed and ready we started our hike. Within five minutes Murphy spotted a Marmot and bolted after him. Squeaking ensued along with Mark chasing the dog down and encouraging him to stay by our side. We only had a few miles on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which had minimal elevation gain and a number of snowy patches.
We stopped for lunch somewhere on the PCT, which included leftover PB&J and a tuna kit. The bread had become quite soggy--so we recommend putting PB on both sides with jelly in the middle if you plan on holding on to a PB&J longer than 4 or 5 hours.
We continued north and soon found our Junction with the White River trail which led back east.
We explored the area and hiked about a mile north on the PCT to discover Mirror Lake (which was covered in snow) along with a field of avalanche lillies and expansive views of the area, including Glacier Peak. Dani and Murphy took a short nap while Mark caught a few photos.
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