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 Day Hike to Mount Saint Phillack, and Mount Saint Gwinear   Mount Saint Gwinear                                                            AllTrails:  https://www.alltrails.com/trail/australia/victoria/mount-baw-baw-mount-saint-phillack-and-mount-saint-gwinear Driving from Melbourne to Mt Baw Baw takes about 2h30min, beware the road up to Baw Baw village is very scenic, but narrow, there are areas with no centre lines, hence watch for oncoming traffic, and I did find a few very impatient drivers, so be sure to pull over in the slow vehicle spots. The parking at the village has tons of spots, and there is a restaurant, public restrooms and lots of signage. In saying that, it did take us a try or two to find the start of the trail we wanted to do Start of trail Once on the right track, there are ...

Camp Muir Overnight Backpack In Seattle Mt Rainier stands tall on a clear day from so many directions, it is generally know as "the mountain" and people often say "the mountain is out today" I learnt this very quickly after I moved over here :) The base camp for Mt Rainier is known as Camp Muir. It is a pretty strenuous hike up, at over 4600 feet gain in elevation over 4 miles, you are almost always going uphill :) https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/camp-muir Having done day hikes up to Muir, and once staying overnight at the shelter there for a climb, I thought it would be a cool experience to camp in a tent at 10080 feet and just enjoy the vibe, I know what you may be thinking....but the views ;) You will require a permit to stay overnight at Camp Muir ( alpine or Snow field ). This will need to be picked up at he Ranger station the night before or the morning of. We decided to pick it up the night before, and camp nearby, so we could start at 7am the next day. T...

  The weather this year has really been interesting, we are still experiencing tons of snow at elevation, and we have had a significant amount of rain as well! This clearly has impacted the backpacking planning for 2022. My hiking partner and I have been planning multiple trips based on weather, snow conditions, road conditions and trail conditions. For example this weekend was supposed to be a summer car camping trip, testing out my new paddleboard, and hoping to catch some fresh trout, instead the weather predicted rain all weekend. We did notice that due to the snow conditions, a large number of Enchantments permits were available, and using Mountain forecast we were able to plan a backpacking trip with tight weather windows. This was a risky plan, but we just could not miss an opportunity to snag the permits ..lol We got a Stuart Permit, and knew rain would be present, but there would also be small windows of cloud.  The road to Stuart Lake trailhead is open, and suitable ...

Rialto Beach is a very accessible backpacking location on the Olympic Peninsula.  Now in saying that, it will be a 3 to 4 hour drive from Seattle, and you can choose the ferry or drive the scenic route, I personally prefer to drive. For a day hike you can enjoy the beach and restrooms at the parking lot, however if you would like to stay overnight a permit is required. This site as lots of details about warnings, closures etc:  https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/rialto-beach.htm Step 1: Get a Permit ( Note this can be quite complicated!) a) Wilderness Camping Permit are required and be reserved at the  https://www.recreation.gov/ b) Search for Olympic National Park Wilderness Permit c) Select Overnight and the date you would like to start This will take you to the next page where you can see a list of available locations.  Note: some of your data might not carry across to the new page, so you may have to enter "overnight again" etc. d) You will also NOT see Rial...