6/28/2026 I was in need of a big day in the mountains, but June-uary wasn’t cooperating with my plans. Just about everywhere in Washington and BC was forecast to experience cloudy conditions with some light rain over the weekend. After studying some weather models, there appeared to be a short-lived gap in the clouds over the rain-shadowed northeast part of the Olympics on Sunday morning. I decided to capitalize on this by making a quick visit to Royal Basin, with the hope of

1/19/2025 Enjoyed a pleasant snow hike out to Hurricane Hill with my dad and Katie. The drive up to Hurricane Ridge was easy, the weather was perfect, and the snow was perfectly compact for easy walking. Olympics in the morning light Heading up on open slopes The summit ahead Good to be above the marine layer Heading down Final Stats: 6 miles / 1,021 feet of gain