Hike of the Month 2009

April 27, 2009

OUCH!

Nothing unexpected just a bit more pronounced than expected.

April 27, 2009

Did anyone keep account of the number of ferns which were harm in the accomplishment of this HOTM?

You had to be there to understand that line.

3.3k · April 28, 2009

Did anyone keep account of the number of ferns which were harm in the accomplishment of this HOTM?

You had to be there to understand that line.

Not sure about those ferns but my knee is a bit unhappy after my little fall near central peak. Just glad to do my part as a HOTM rookie and take one for the team. :unsure:

Definitely more than a few muscles reminding me where they are today. Tomorrow will be even more fun.

I still think we should have hotwired the Kubota. :yikes:

9.5k · April 28, 2009

Did anyone keep account of the number of ferns which were harm in the accomplishment of this HOTM?

You had to be there to understand that line.

Not sure about those ferns but my knee is a bit unhappy after my little fall near central peak. Just glad to do my part as a HOTM rookie and take one for the team.

Definitely more than a few muscles reminding me where they are today. Tomorrow will be even more fun.

I still think we should have hotwired the Kubota.

I was tempted. My right knee is reminding me the escalator is the best method to travel right now.

My track without corrections show 11.67 miles. I haven't compared it against Cstmfrmr's track yet but I will have that comparison up sometime this week. For now, I'll be busy logging the caches and then posting the pics. Keep tuned for the group pic.

April 28, 2009

I was tempted. My right knee is reminding me the escalator is the best method to travel right now.

My track without corrections show 11.67 miles. I haven't compared it against Cstmfrmr's track yet but I will have that comparison up sometime this week. For now, I'll be busy logging the caches and then posting the pics. Keep tuned for the group pic.

My corrected track log showed 10.9 miles, but I decided not to do the romp down to the Kabota and back.

1.2k · April 28, 2009

I was very suprized at what hurt. For me it was my calf mussles. not my knee or my foot.

April 28, 2009

:anicute: OK.. No making fun and who won the bet?

Yes, I missed placed the 2 pieces of paper I wrote the all the numbers on.

3.3k · April 28, 2009

OK.. No making fun and who won the bet?

Yes, I missed placed the 2 pieces of paper I wrote the all the numbers on.

Look in your wallet thingy. :anicute:

April 29, 2009

Hey... It was nice to meet all you guys up there at the Crazy Monkey Tripod Cache. Interesting cache to say the least. My hike only ended up being ~7 miles. I had come in from down near Squak Visit cache and came up to the top, hit all those up there, hit Tye Mill on the way out... My black dog usually limps around for a couple of days following a 4 or 5 mile hike (that's why I didn't join you for the planned 10 miles). Anyway, even after the ~7 miles she was fine the next day. I'm pretty happy with that. I had never been up to Squak Mt. Park before, it's a pretty nice place. I sure wouldn't want to go up there without the GPS and the NW Trails maps loaded. Seems like it's just a maze of trails up there. I look forward to next time...

Edited April 29, 2009 by SamSpade47

9.5k · May 2, 2009

Next hike is called Mum's the Word. It is scheduled for Mom's day on May 10. My Mom has been on these trails quite a bit by horseback and had bandied some ideas. We settled on Moss Lake. Three caches are bookmarked. This trail is short and easy with a modest elevation gain.

I'm gauging the start time based on who is joining and general walking speed of your Mom. My Mom has made the distance, but she's more active than most at her age (don't ask it ain't polite but I'm 51).

Some stats to work with.

Total elevation gain for the optional cache is 645 feet. Otherwise, the expected elevation gain in either direction is about 50-60 feet.

The total hike to the optional cache is 1.4 miles one way.

I'd like to time this for a lunch break where the kids serve up their Mom's in some similarity of style. Lunch break can be at the apex of the hike or back at the cars or even back at the lake. There are no picnic facilities which means we pack it in, we pack it out. There is a restroom at the parking lot.

Map with profile.

Edited May 2, 2009 by TotemLake

3.7k · May 3, 2009

Next hike is called Mum's the Word. It is scheduled for Mom's day on May 10. My Mom has been on these trails quite a bit by horseback and had bandied some ideas. We settled on Moss Lake. Three caches are bookmarked. This trail is short and easy with a modest elevation gain.

I'm gauging the start time based on who is joining and general walking speed of your Mom.

Any chance we could coordinate this with avroair's Cache Safari meet-n-greet in Issaquah, which is 11:00 - 1:00? I notice some respondents to that, including me, ideally would like to do both, as avroair just moved here from back east and we'd like to meet him and celebrate his daughter's 1st birthday...then go hiking. :sad: Heck, maybe we could get avroair to join us, if the two events didn't overlap.

Edited May 3, 2009 by hydnsek

9.5k · May 3, 2009

Next hike is called Mum's the Word. It is scheduled for Mom's day on May 10. My Mom has been on these trails quite a bit by horseback and had bandied some ideas. We settled on Moss Lake. Three caches are bookmarked. This trail is short and easy with a modest elevation gain.

I'm gauging the start time based on who is joining and general walking speed of your Mom.

Any chance we could coordinate this with avroair's Cache Safari meet-n-greet in Issaquah, which is 11:00 - 1:00? I notice some respondents to that, including me, ideally would like to do both, as avroair just moved here from back east and we'd like to meet him and celebrate his daughter's 1st birthday...then go hiking. Heck, maybe we could get avroair to join us, if the two events didn't overlap.

I'm in conflict. I made these arrangments with my Mom on the phone.

Edited May 3, 2009 by TotemLake

May 3, 2009

Next hike is called Mum's the Word. It is scheduled for Mom's day on May 10.

This one is practically in our backyard, so we plan to join you. Neither mom will be with us, however. Hopefully we will be able to keep up with your mom. :sad:

1.2k · May 3, 2009

This week I will go out and double check on the caches. Make sure I know where they are.

9.5k · May 3, 2009

I've worked out the coordinates for the multi from the last time I was there. The micro I don't know.

9.5k · May 3, 2009

http://www.totemlake.org/20090426.htm

Hi res group pic is up at that page too.

2.8k · May 3, 2009

Next hike is called Mum's the Word. It is scheduled for Mom's day on May 10.

This one is practically in our backyard, so we plan to join you. Neither mom will be with us, however. Hopefully we will be able to keep up with your mom.

No mom for me either, but I plan to be there for at least the first two (and another nearby)...the walk will depend...or maybe I'll wait and just get lunch (whatever it is) ready...

1.5k · May 3, 2009

Plaidguy and I might join in too, if I can convince my couch potato offspring to hike with Mom.

May 4, 2009

I'll be there and depending on the the start time maybe with my mom, she needs to be back to home in Puyallup by 1430.

Edited May 4, 2009 by LandRover

9.5k · May 5, 2009

As much as I would like to accomodate the event of our new residents (I do want to meet them), I'm inclined to stick to the main plan and perhaps start this with a meetup at 10AM so we can be back at the trailhead for lunch.

3.3k · May 5, 2009

http://www.totemlake.org/20090426.htm

Hi res group pic is up at that page too.

Thanks TL for taking the photos and getting them posted. It was a great day on the trails.

3.7k · May 5, 2009

As much as I would like to accomodate the event of our new residents (I do want to meet them), I'm inclined to stick to the main plan and perhaps start this with a meetup at 10AM so we can be back at the trailhead for lunch.

What would be ETA back at the trailhead afterward? I mean, if we start early enough, some of us could go to Issaquah afterward, instead of before....

May 5, 2009

For those doing the hike, I highly recommend you take the WASL: 8th Grade Science Retake. I'm not saying the final is anywhere near to Moss Lake, but if my calculations are correct...

9.5k · May 5, 2009

As much as I would like to accomodate the event of our new residents (I do want to meet them), I'm inclined to stick to the main plan and perhaps start this with a meetup at 10AM so we can be back at the trailhead for lunch.

What would be ETA back at the trailhead afterward? I mean, if we start early enough, some of us could go to Issaquah afterward, instead of before....

That depends entirely on the turnback point. Mom can take the entire loop which we ultimately want to do, but I can't speak for LandRover's Mom. I'll put it to you this way, if you feel you need to forage ahead to grab the caches and/or turn back early, our feelings won't be hurt. It still counts as an HOTM.

Trail conditions I was going to post yesterday were going to be favorable, but I'm afraid part of it now may be worse than what was provided to me. (Mom rode her horse through there Monday morning before the storm.) Most of the trail is groomed but there are parts that become mucky when wet.

3.7k · May 5, 2009

As much as I would like to accomodate the event of our new residents (I do want to meet them), I'm inclined to stick to the main plan and perhaps start this with a meetup at 10AM so we can be back at the trailhead for lunch.

What would be ETA back at the trailhead afterward? I mean, if we start early enough, some of us could go to Issaquah afterward, instead of before....

That depends entirely on the turnback point. Mom can take the entire loop which we ultimately want to do, but I can't speak for LandRover's Mom. I'll put it to you this way, if you feel you need to forage ahead to grab the caches and/or turn back early, our feelings won't be hurt. It still counts as an HOTM.

Trail conditions I was going to post yesterday were going to be favorable, but I'm afraid part of it now may be worse than what was provided to me. (Mom rode her horse through there Monday morning before the storm.) Most of the trail is groomed but there are parts that become mucky when wet.

I guess I was hinting that if we started a tad earlier, say at 9 am (the usual time), it might dovetail better with the other event, since a few folks wanted to do both. Selfishly, I was hoping to do the HOTM with friends as a birthday treat, then meet avroair at his event, but sounds like coordinating the two isn't in the cards. C'est la vie, it's your hike with your mom! I'll share birthday cake with the 1yo in Issaquah. Tasty!

Edited May 5, 2009 by hydnsek

9.5k · May 5, 2009

As much as I would like to accomodate the event of our new residents (I do want to meet them), I'm inclined to stick to the main plan and perhaps start this with a meetup at 10AM so we can be back at the trailhead for lunch.

What would be ETA back at the trailhead afterward? I mean, if we start early enough, some of us could go to Issaquah afterward, instead of before....

That depends entirely on the turnback point. Mom can take the entire loop which we ultimately want to do, but I can't speak for LandRover's Mom. I'll put it to you this way, if you feel you need to forage ahead to grab the caches and/or turn back early, our feelings won't be hurt. It still counts as an HOTM.

Trail conditions I was going to post yesterday were going to be favorable, but I'm afraid part of it now may be worse than what was provided to me. (Mom rode her horse through there Monday morning before the storm.) Most of the trail is groomed but there are parts that become mucky when wet.

I guess I was hinting that if we started a tad earlier, say at 9 am (the usual time), it might dovetail better with the other event, since a few folks wanted to do both. Selfishly, I was hoping to do the HOTM with friends as a birthday treat, then meet avroair at his event, but sounds like coordinating the two isn't in the cards. C'est la vie, it's your hike with your mom! I'll share birthday cake with the 1yo in Issaquah. Tasty!

This discussion isn't over yet. Stay tuned.

May 6, 2009

I'm out. See you at next month's HOTM!

May 6, 2009

As much as I would like to accomodate the event of our new residents (I do want to meet them), I'm inclined to stick to the main plan and perhaps start this with a meetup at 10AM so we can be back at the trailhead for lunch.

What would be ETA back at the trailhead afterward? I mean, if we start early enough, some of us could go to Issaquah afterward, instead of before....

That depends entirely on the turnback point. Mom can take the entire loop which we ultimately want to do, but I can't speak for LandRover's Mom. I'll put it to you this way, if you feel you need to forage ahead to grab the caches and/or turn back early, our feelings won't be hurt. It still counts as an HOTM.

Trail conditions I was going to post yesterday were going to be favorable, but I'm afraid part of it now may be worse than what was provided to me. (Mom rode her horse through there Monday morning before the storm.) Most of the trail is groomed but there are parts that become mucky when wet.

I guess I was hinting that if we started a tad earlier, say at 9 am (the usual time), it might dovetail better with the other event, since a few folks wanted to do both. Selfishly, I was hoping to do the HOTM with friends as a birthday treat, then meet avroair at his event, but sounds like coordinating the two isn't in the cards. C'est la vie, it's your hike with your mom! I'll share birthday cake with the 1yo in Issaquah. Tasty!

This discussion isn't over yet. Stay tuned.

An earlier time would not be a problem for us, even though we have such a long way to go to get there.

May 6, 2009

After reviewing homework requirements, I'm out of this one. See ya next month.

May 6, 2009

I received my HOTM signature item on Sunday, very cool! Sounds like everybody had a good time. Welcome to all the new inductees to the Crazy Monkey Club!

Peace, Nolenator

Wow. Looks like I really have to plan my schedule out now with all the other events getting in the way.

The next hike planned (and I have the OK from Mrs TL to do this) is on Sunday, 4/26. Squak Mountain. 5 caches planned and will be bookmarked. Optional 6 if we want to go more than 11 miles roundtrip.

Crazy Monkey Tripod is the targeted cache. Dogs are welcome, cameras are encouraged. We may have some non-cachers with us.

Details to follow soon.

9.5k · May 6, 2009

I received my HOTM signature item on Sunday, very cool! Sounds like everybody had a good time. Welcome to all the new inductees to the Crazy Monkey Club!

Peace, Nolenator

Wow. Looks like I really have to plan my schedule out now with all the other events getting in the way.

The next hike planned (and I have the OK from Mrs TL to do this) is on Sunday, 4/26. Squak Mountain. 5 caches planned and will be bookmarked. Optional 6 if we want to go more than 11 miles roundtrip.

Crazy Monkey Tripod is the targeted cache. Dogs are welcome, cameras are encouraged. We may have some non-cachers with us.

Details to follow soon.

Awesome. I had to stop about half way up and just catch my breath. I hadn't climbed a ladder like that in a very long time.

9.5k · May 8, 2009

Next hike is called Mum's the Word. It is scheduled for Mom's day on May 10. My Mom has been on these trails quite a bit by horseback and had bandied some ideas. We settled on Moss Lake. Three caches are bookmarked. This trail is short and easy with a modest elevation gain.

I'm gauging the start time based on who is joining and general walking speed of your Mom. My Mom has made the distance, but she's more active than most at her age (don't ask it ain't polite but I'm 51).

Some stats to work with.

Total elevation gain for the optional cache is 645 feet. Otherwise, the expected elevation gain in either direction is about 50-60 feet.

The total hike to the optional cache is 1.4 miles one way.

I'd like to time this for a lunch break where the kids serve up their Mom's in some similarity of style. Lunch break can be at the apex of the hike or back at the cars or even back at the lake. There are no picnic facilities which means we pack it in, we pack it out. There is a restroom at the parking lot.

Map with profile.

Based on off-line conversations, time has changed to meet up at the TH at 0900. Start time 9:15ish or so. We're planning on the full river loop which isn't evident on the NWT project but it's there.

1.2k · May 8, 2009

Looks like I may be there after all.

1.2k · May 9, 2009

Oh look some new caches were published near Moss Lake. What timing.

9.5k · May 9, 2009

Oh look some new caches were published near Moss Lake. What timing.

LOL One would think the hider was farming for something. :laughing:

1.2k · May 9, 2009

Not really. I confirmed that Skyscraper was gone and I couldn't refind Cedar Point, the area has changed.

So I figured I would place some slightly easier caches.

9.5k · May 9, 2009

Coincidentally, Russell Nail just archived Do You Cedar Point? I wonder if he was worried? :laughing:

9.5k · May 10, 2009

Bookmark has been updated. I'm going to be there at 9AM. Use the Moss Lake Multi for the coordinates to get there.

I have sandwich fixings. Mom's bringing potato salad.

Hydnsek, are you gonna be there, or was the lobbying for naught?

Edited May 10, 2009 by TotemLake

1.2k · May 10, 2009

Need to add one more TL

Mr Nail is at it again.

May 10, 2009

Need to add one more TL

Mr Nail is at it again.

Just when I thought there was one less of them to DNF :laughing: .

We'll see you all at 9:00

9.5k · May 10, 2009

Need to add one more TL

Mr Nail is at it again.

I'm not adding it. I've already modified everything and I'm not going back at it again. I'm having enough trouble keeping up with it and still try to get ready.

Edited to add May's HOTM page is up.

Edited May 10, 2009 by TotemLake

3.7k · May 10, 2009

Bookmark has been updated. I'm going to be there at 9AM. Use the Moss Lake Multi for the coordinates to get there.

I have sandwich fixings. Mom's bringing potato salad.

Hydnsek, are you gonna be there, or was the lobbying for naught?

Yes, I'll be there. Had to wait and see how I felt physically. Thanks for changing the time! Looking forward to it!

9.5k · May 10, 2009

Ok... Mr Nail is asking for forgiveness although he marked the size as Other. So we'll see. :laughing: I've had some sleep after a long frustrating day and It's been added to the bookmark.

2.8k · May 10, 2009

Well, falling asleep for three hours a few minutes before you want to leave for an 'event' isn't a good way to make it to said event. :anitongue:

I hope everyone had fun...

9.5k · May 10, 2009

Well, falling asleep for three hours a few minutes before you want to leave for an 'event' isn't a good way to make it to said event.

I hope everyone had fun...

I've done that. It's heck playing catch up.

The hike as a good one. We had a good crowd, half of them my family and found six out of six caches.

3.7k · May 11, 2009

Well, falling asleep for three hours a few minutes before you want to leave for an 'event' isn't a good way to make it to said event.

I hope everyone had fun...

I've done that. It's heck playing catch up.

The hike as a good one. We had a good crowd, half of them my family and found six out of six caches.

It was great! Sorry you missed it, Allanon. Thanks, TotemLake, for moving the time up an hour. I made it down to avroair's event in Issaquah and got to meet his family and mingle with the crowd there. Then I was so fatigued I took a siesta; so I guess Allanon and I sorta bookended the day's events with our napping.

9.5k · May 11, 2009

There was something about today and naps. I took a 2 hour siesta myself. Three things motivated me to wake up and get moving though. Feed the dog, feed me, finish replacing the light in the ceiling as promised. :anitongue:

May 11, 2009

There was something about today and naps. I took a 2 hour siesta myself. Three things motivated me to wake up and get moving though. Feed the dog, feed me, finish replacing the light in the ceiling as promised.

Wierd. We napped too. :anitongue:

9.5k · May 11, 2009

The group shot didn't come out. There was a twig that was in front that took over the focus. :anitongue:

May 11, 2009

The group shot didn't come out. There was a twig that was in front that took over the focus.

:lol:

Oh well, it was a fun day anyway. Thanks :anitongue:

Hike of the Month 2009

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