Base weight was the same as the Rainier loop. Again carrying 1L of water at a time. This time my food was around 5 lbs at the start of the hike. A bear canister was required for this loop. We each carried it for 1 day and rented it from the Port Angeles WIC for a recommended $3 donation.
After finishing the Rainier Northern Loop my grlfrand and I headed back to our hosts place to regroup for a night before heading to Olympic National Park. We secured our walk-up permits for 2 nights in Seven Lakes Basin at the Port Angeles Wilderness Info Center at around 8am after hitting up Olympic Bagel Company for some salmon bagel sandwiches. This was one of the first hikes muh grl had ever mentioned to me, so she was excited.
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Base weight was the same as the Rainier loop. Again carrying 1L of water at a time. This time my food was around 5 lbs at the start of the hike. A bear canister was required for this loop. We each carried it for 1 day and rented it from the Port Angeles WIC for a recommended $3 donation.
After finishing the Rainier Northern Loop my grlfrand and I headed back to our hosts place to regroup for a night before heading to Olympic National Park. We secured our walk-up permits for 2 nights in Seven Lakes Basin at the Port Angeles Wilderness Info Center at around 8am after hitting up Olympic Bagel Company for some salmon bagel sandwiches. This was one of the first hikes muh grl had ever mentioned to me, so she was excited.
Here is a map of the 19ish mile loop: https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=287121