Luke, Richard and I decided to do this loop on Saturday. It was
epic.
After I picked up Richard in Seattle, we drove up to the East Bank trail-head Friday night to camp out. We met Luke the next morning and got on the trail (GregH also joined us for the first 8 miles).
Lots of blowdowns and overgrowth at the latter portion of the loop, and significant snow on portions of Jackita Ridge, made for a slower run then we initially expected. It took us more than 12 hours to get it all done.
Luke put together a great blog post and WTA report:
Luke's WTA Trip Report
Luke's Blog Post
Richard's running across Iowa in July to raise money for veterans, you should check it out:
Running RAGBRAI
Pictures for your enjoyment.
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| Mile 4ishRichard flying across. Potential death involved if you slip and fall. |
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| Mile 35ish. Cool stream along the rollers along Ross lake. |
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| Mile 10ish. Young buck up ahead of Luke. |
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| Mile 15ish. Flowers. |
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| Mile 25ish. Top of Devils Dome. |
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| Mile 18ish. Jackita Ridge. |
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| Mile 18ish, looking off from Jackita Ridge. |
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| Mile 24ish. Jack Mountain in the background. |
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| Mile 20ish, a view from where we bushwhacked up to find a trail. |
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| Devils Dome |
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| Mile 25ish, after Devils Dome. Luke playing. The fall on the right is my slide. |
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| Mile 28ish, filling up at a stream. Water sources were plentiful. |
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| Greg crossing and not falling. |
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