6.1 Miles Saturday -- And Fell In The Creek!

6.1 miles. The GPS says I averaged 2.9 mph -- when I was moving. I didn't stop except to talk to some horses.

We packed the CamelBak M.U.L.E., nylon windbreaker, banana, apple slices, and about 2 litres of water. (Why is it that when I hike, I inevitably forget to pack the cell phone?)

New Balance boots, walking poles, nylon pants, polar fleece pull-over. GPS hanging off the waist belt of the M.U.L.E. (It's an acronym -- we know not for what.).

Out to the end of Peter Johnson Road. The road dates from about 1900 and used to access what is now Weyerhauser property. Road surface turns to dirt and then a clear-cut from recent logging. Drainage from Tucker Creek runs beside this road, meandering through bottom-land, skunk cabbage, marsh.

We followed game trails through the woods, traversing the creek -- losing balance and falling into it -- Fortunately the creek is no more than a ditch here. In an effort to meet the Weyerhauser access coming in from the southwest, some dicey bushwhacking across fallen trees, blow-down . . .

Bypassing the marsh and finally traversing to higher ground in a clear-cut we came upon the Weyerhauser logging road leading out to Logan Road.

Then north on Logan Rd. to Gary's property, up the hill. No one home at Gary's house, and we hiked up the Pacific Power high-tension line maintenance road, over the ridge and down into Carlson's Nursery, (steep!), Tucker Creek Road, and return to Young's River Road, Peter Johnson Road and home.

Decent walk, a bit arduous, dirty/wet, but 6 miles that put together the lay of the terrain around Tucker Creek and Peter Johnson Road. We're probably not going to make this a "regular route."

Fluctuating between 215 and 220 these days, 23% to 29%.