The Bailey Range Traverse – Olympic National Park
Finally! I got the opportunity to get back out into the Bailey Range. This time I got two of my backpacking buddies from Hawaii, yes[Read More…]
Finally! I got the opportunity to get back out into the Bailey Range. This time I got two of my backpacking buddies from Hawaii, yes[Read More…]
Below is a bit from the episode that followed a group who traversed the Bailey Range way back when. Take a trip back in time and remember how it was done in the “olden days.” The nostalgia in this clip is pretty amazing and underscores the basic things we all love about backpacking.
Fortunately, the pain of slidehilling was temporarily interrupted when we came across a lone bear about halfway down the hill. We were downwind so he didn’t spot us right away. Mel had a desire to get up close and maybe pet the bears, but I wan’t sure they were that tame. We got very near before it ran off.
For seven months I read and researched the Baileys. It sounded like it could be an adventure of a lifetime. Slowly researching routes became the drug of the day. I was addicted; I had to do this trip. Finally the day came to leave.
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