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| Hiking | 13.83 Miles |
3,034 AEG |
| | Hiking | 13.83 Miles | 5 Hrs 27 Mns | | 2.63 mph |
| 3,034 ft AEG | 12 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Opted for good mileage close to home today. I don’t like driving thru the town of Rathdrum (actually, I don’t like anything about that town) but the annoyance is short lived.
Headed up Westwood Loop. Then, I was hoping Frog Spit would be the lower part of the shortcut up to the upper portion of Storm King. Lots of new trail work, but it was not the shortcut I was hoping for. Added a half mile of unnecessary hiking. Then a ten foot drop off the embankment down to the road. I held onto the base of a tree, lowered myself as far as I could while still hanging, then dropped the last three feet or so. Covered in dirt and leaves after that. Took the standard route up Storm King. Boring, but easy. Noticed another new trail being cut. Saw a juvenile moose ahead of me. Heard his mom in the brush below, but never saw her. Luckily they both ran downhill.
Once above the park boundary, followed the forest roads up to the summit. Fall colors just starting. Cool breeze. Again, easy hiking. Quick stop at the summit, then headed back down.
Took the upper portion of the same shortcut I was hoping for. Luckily, it is now complete, and ends just south of where I was expecting it to be. Cuts off a ton of extra walking. Steep in places, but not bad. Using this route probably would take a good four miles off the roundtrip to the summit.
Cool temps all day, felt great. Only saw four other hikers, mostly near the trailhead. |
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