Attempted to reach Klahhane Ridge on the Klahhane Ridge Trail from the Hurricane Ridge parking area. Because of a large snow field on a steep slope about 1.3 miles along the trail, I did 2.6 miles overall with 560' gain (I would next do the Switchback Trail up to Klahhane Ridge)
Deer at the parking area at the parking lot near the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center.
I started on the High Ridge Trail going to the right at the first turn, looked back, and saw another deer.
Lupine was blooming along the lower portions of the trail.
more deer along the trail
There were a nice assortment of wildflowers in bloom throughout the hike.
Pano looking east to south: Sunrise Point, Mt Angeles, Klahhane Ridge, and more Olympic mountains
Buttercups and prairie smoke in bloom as I looked back towards Mt Olympus and the Visitor Center
Took the short spur trail that goes up to Sunrise Point, before turning down the Klahhane Ridge Trail (Sunrise Point on the left, Mt Angeles and Klahhane Ridge to the right)
view to the north on Sunrise Point, looking across the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Vancouver Island. Mt Angeles casting a large shadow below
Back on the Klahhane Ridge trail, I could see deer and a marmot down in the meadow below, too far away to get a decent photo.
asters and phlox alongside the trail
Wide angle view to the north: Hurricane Hill, Unicorn and Griff Peaks and Mt Angeles
paintbrush, saxifrage, pea, and douglasia blooming in the meadow
Glacier lilies in bloom where snow fields have recently melted.
small headed penstemon
wallflowers in bloom, this was a slow hike, so many wildflowers in bloom and fabulous views to admire
Larkspur, parsley and phlox
more paintbrush and parsley
About 1.3 miles from the parking lot, a large snow field covered the trail on this steep slope. The snow was icy in the morning. Even though I had my micro spikes, I opted to turn around, not knowing how the trail was after this.
When I reached the junction with Sunrise Point and the High Ridge Trail and the Klahhane Ridge Trail, stayed on the Klahhane Ridge Trail to take a different way back to the parking area. Here there was a nice view of Mt Olympus and
I saw a marmot soaking up the sun in a meadow.
some of the wildflowers I saw in bloom along these trails this morning:
Lupine was blooming along the lower portions of the trail.
Glacier lilies in bloom where snow fields have recently melted.
wallflowers in bloom, this was a slow hike, so many wildflowers in bloom and fabulous views to admire
I saw a marmot soaking up the sun in a meadow.
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