Table Mountain

Mike scored an epic campsite on Table Mountain, a couple of hours north of Ellensburg.

Glamour shot on Table Mountain
Glamour shot on Table Mountain

 

View from Table Mountain
View from Table Mountain...best shot of the trip thanks to the fading sun.

 

Hammock site
The hammock pitch

 

Pull up a chair and enjoy the sunset
Pull up a chair and enjoy the sunset

 

long shadows
Long shadows

 

Going, going, ...
Going, going, ...

 

Sunrise shadows
Sunrise shadows

Dust nap

We were climbing a rocky section just north of 410 when my front wheel slide to the right and the bike decided to take a short cut up the cliff.

dust nap
I have 5 dust naps across the trip, accumulating minor scratches to the bike, nothing serious.

 

Let's get this bike up the hill
Let's get this bike up the hill

 

Mike captured this recovery on video, which I’ll share at the end of the trip report. The first photo above doesn’t quite share the exposure of the hill to the left of the trail, it’s a significant drop.

Timberwolf Meadow

We camped in a meadow just below the summit at 6000 feet.

Meadow through the trees
Meadow through the trees

 

Parked on the edge of the meadow
Parked on the edge of the meadow

 

Upper meadow at Timberwolf
Upper meadow at Timberwolf

 

Meadow road
Meadow road

 

Biolite charging a GoPro
The Biolite stove is slick - great for warmth, and it will charge a GoPro.

 

Upper meadow on Timberwolf
One more meadow picture