June 26, 2020
12 miles, 2,750 feet elevation gain
Guy and I got up early and drove up the Dungeness River to the trailhead, arriving about 8:00. It was a beautiful day, nice and cool in the morning underneath the big trees.
We hiked steadily up to Camp Handy, where we stopped for a break and some trail mix. We explored the campsites a little bit. Two women and their four kids were camped along the river, singing in and playing games. Kind of sweet.
We decided to go a little further, and continued up the trail as it gains elevation. Stopped at noon for lunch. Afterwards I said to Guy, “I think we’re only about twenty or thirty minutes from Boulder Shelter. Want to try to reach it?” He decided to rest, and I took off for the shelter. It actually took me more like 33 minutes to get there, but I made it. It felt good to push myself and see if I could keep up a good pace on the trail.
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| Meadow at Boulder Shelter |
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| Looking out at the upper Dungeness River valley |
I returned to Guy who was patiently waiting for me and we started back to the car. There was a nice breeze in our faces as we hiked down the valley. Go back about 4:00, home by dinner.
For this hike I bought new insoles for my boots to replace the worn Dr. Scholl’s insoles. The new ones seemed quite a bit better, with more padding under my feet. My feet were tired, but much better than last week’s hike up Mt. Townsend.
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