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Jeff's Hiking Adventures

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Below is a list of Jeff’s hiking and wilderness adventures to-date. There is a lot to see and do out there, but fortunately I have knocked out a good chunk of my bucket list.

Early Trips (2000 and Prior)

  • High Divide Trail; Olympic NP; (first backpacking trip) 1x solo; 1x with Ronald Gertson; 1x with Boettchers and Hoods; 1x with David Hugley and Alexandra Gustafsson; (overall have done 6 times total)
  • Bogachiel River Trail; Olympic NP; with Larry Hood
  • Skyline Trail; Olympic NP; 4 days; solo

2001

  • Wonderland Trail; Mt. Rainier NP; 7 days; solo

2003

  • Copper Ridge Loop; North Cascades NP; with Ronald and Timothy Gertson

2004

  • North Cascades South Loop; North Cascades NP; with Jerry Boettcher and Ronald Gertson

2005

  • Olympic Traverse – N. Fork Quinalt to Elwha; Olympic NP; 4-5 days; solo

2006

  • Futaleufu Rafting and Hiking Trip; Chile; Earth River Expeditions; 9 days; Hood Family
  • Olympic North Coast – Shi Shi Beach to Rialto Beach; Olympic NP; 5 days; with Carsten Hood and Andrew Boettcher
  • Royal Basin Trail; Olympic NP; 2 days; with the Hood and Boettcher families

2007

  • Northern Loop Trail and Spray Park (Figure 8 loop); Mt. Rainier NP; with Carsten Hood

2008

  • Wonderland Trail; Mt. Rainier NP; 8 days; with Carsten Hood (August)

2009

  • NE Olympic Loop; Olympic NP; with Carsten Hood

2010

  • High Sierra Trail (aborted part way); Sequoia NP; with Carsten Hood, Jerry Boettcher and Andrew Boettcher (July)

2011

  • Yellowstone Canoe Trip on Yellowstone Lake; Hood family

2012

  • Buckskin Gulch; Paria Wilderness, Utah; 2 days; with Hannah Hood, Brett and Lauren Gray (May)
  • The Narrows top-to-bottom; Zion NP; one day - 17 miles; with Hannah Hood, Brett and Lauren Gray (May)
  • Hoh Rainforest to Glacier Meadows; Olympic NP; 3 days; solo (July)

2013

  • Olympic South Coast; Olympic NP; 2 days; solo (June)
  • Grand Canyon Rafting Trip; 9 days; Hood and Boettcher families; (June)

2014

  • Olympic South Coast; Olympic NP; 2 days; with Amelia Hood and Niki Kivlin (July)
  • Stehekin to Diablo Lake; North Cascades NP; 3-4 days; solo (August)

2015

  • Chesler Park Loop including Druid Arch; Canyonlands NP – Needles District; 3 days; solo (March)
  • The Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim; Grand Canyon NP; 5 days; solo; (April)
  • The West Coast Trail; Vancouver Island BC; Sea to Sky Expeditions; 9 days; with Hannah Hood; (June)
  • John Muir Trail; Yosemite to Mt. Whitney; 230 miles; 19 days; with Hannah Hood (September)

2016

  • The “O”; Torres del Paine NP; Chilean Patagonia; solo (February)
  • Fitz Roy Grand Tour; Los Glaciares NP; Argentine Patagonia; solo (February)
  • Hermit-Tonto-Bright Angel Hike; Grand Canyon NP; solo (March)
  • Coyote Gulch; Grand Staircase of the Escalante; solo (March)
  • Kilimanjaro; Lemosho Route; 8 days; with Amelia Hood(June)
  • Enchanted Valley Loop; Olympic NP; with Shawn Hood (July)
  • The Rockwall Trail; Kootenay NP; Canadian Rockies; 4 days; solo (September)

2017

  • Havasu Falls; SE Grand Canyon, Arizona; 3 days; with Brenda Hood (March)
  • The Escalante Route; Tanner Trail to Grandview Trail; Grand Canyon NP; with Hannah Hood and Kenzi Hume (April)
  • Everest Base Camp Trek; with Amelia Hood (June)
  • Maroon Bells Circuit; Colorado; 4 days; solo (September)
  • Teton Crest Trail; Grand Teton NP; 4 days; with Shawn Hood (September)
  • (Other hikes canceled due to fires)

2018

  • Milford Track; New Zealand; with Brenda Hood (January)
  • Routeburn Track; New Zealand; with Brenda Hood (January)
  • Inca Trail; Peru; Explorandes guide company; with Amelia Hood (March)
  • Huaraz Santa Cruz Trek; Cordillera Blanca; Peru; Explorandes guide company; (March)
  • Art Loeb Trail; North Carolina; solo (April 5–7)
  • Hulahula River Rafting Trip; ANWR – Brooks Range, Alaska; with Brenda Hood, Amelia Hood, Sarah Hood, Shawn Hood and Madison Borowski; followed by Alaska cruise (June)
  • Chilkoot Trail; Alaska; with Sea to Sky Adventures (July 25–31)
  • Lake Clark NP; 5-day hike with Alaska Alpine Adventures; with Carsten Hood and Joel Stevens (August)
  • White Mountains Traverse; New Hampshire; with Carsten Hood (Sept 2–8)

2019

  • Fish Canyon / Owl Canyon Loop; Utah (March)
  • Grand Gulch; Utah (March)
  • West Highland Way; Scotland; 10 days; with Brenda Hood and Amelia Hood (May)
  • High Uintas – Naturalist Basin and Rocky Sea Pass; High Uintas Wilderness, Utah; with Sarah Hood (August–September)
  • Beartooth Traverse; Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana; 30 miles; solo (August–September)
  • St. Mary to Two Medicine; Glacier NP; 34 miles; solo (August–September)
  • Glacier Northern Circuit; Glacier NP; 5 days; 55 miles; with Shawn Hood (August–September)
  • Gunsight Pass Trail; Glacier NP; 21 miles; solo (August–September)
  • Crypt Lake Trail; Waterton Lakes NP, Canada; 11-mile day hike; solo (August–September)
  • Beehive Traverse; Capitol Reef NP; with Red Rock Adventures; 5 days (October)

2020

  • The Overland Track; Tasmania; Tasmanian Walking Company; 5 days (January)
  • The Bay of Fires; Tasmania; Tasmanian Walking Co.; 3 days; with Brenda Hood and Amelia Hood; (January)
  • The Great Ocean Walk; Australia (January)
  • Yosemite Southern Circuit; Yosemite NP; 5 days, 60 miles; solo (August)
  • Yosemite Northern Circuit; Yosemite NP; 7 days, 85 miles; solo (August)

2021

  • Death Valley Classic Hike – Cottonwood Canyon, Dead Horse Canyon and Marble Canyon; Death Valley NP; with Wildland Trekking (February)
  • Canyonlands Traverse – Salt Creek Trail; Canyonlands NP – Needles District; solo (April)
  • Chimney Rock Canyon; day hike; Capitol Reef NP; solo (April)
  • Cohab Canyon and Frying Pan Trail; day hike; Capitol Reef NP; solo (April)
  • Boulder Mail Trail; Grand Staircase of the Escalante; with Wildland Trekking (April)
  • Kanab Creek Adventure – Kanab Canyon to Grand Canyon; Wildland Trekking; 7 days (May)
  • Wilcachoca Lake; day hike; Peru (May)
  • Laguna 69; day hike; Peru (May)
  • Cordillera Huayhuash; Peruvian Andes; Explorandes guide company; 12 days; with Jerry and Robin Boettcher (June)
  • (Summer hikes canceled due to fires)

2022

  • The Subway; Zion NP; day hike; solo (April)
  • The Virgin Narrows top-to-bottom; Zion NP; 2 days; solo; (May)
  • Taylor Creek Trail; Zion NP; day hike; solo (May)
  • The Zion Traverse; Zion NP; 4 days; with Sarah Hood and Kenzie Hume (May)
  • Paria Canyon; Paria River Wilderness, Utah; Wildland Trekking; 5 days (May 9–12)
  • Staircase to Duckabush; Olympic NP; 4 days; solo (August 3–6)
  • Yosemite Grand Traverse; Yosemite NP; 7 days; with Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides; (August)
  • Mineral King Loop; Sequoia NP; 4 days; solo (August 28–31)

2023

  • Kanarra Falls; Kanarraville, Utah; day hike; solo (April)
  • The Golden Cathedral – Choprock Canyon; Grand Staircase of the Escalante; 4 days; with Wildland Trekking (April 12–15)
  • (Cancelled other Utah hikes due to Larry’s surgery)
  • Tour de la Vanoise Glaciers; Vanoise NP; French Alps; 5 days; with Grayson Nichols (August 14–18)
  • Tour du Mont Blanc; France, Switzerland and Italy; 10 days; with Amelia Hood and Sarah Hood (August 21–31)
  • Kungsleden – Abisko to Nikkoluokta; Arctic Sweden; 6 days; with Carsten Hood (September 5–10)
  • Skyline Trail; Paradise; Mt. Rainier NP; day hike; solo (September 13)
  • The Wonderland Trail; Longmire to Sunrise; Mt. Rainier NP; 5 days; solo (September)

2024

  • Upper Muley Twist; Capitol Reef NP; day hike; solo (April)
  • Lower Muley Twist and Halls Creek Narrows; Capitol Reef NP; with Wildland Trekking; 6 days(April 16–19)
  • Banff Highline Trail; Banff NP; Canadian Rockies; 7 days; Yamnuska Mountain Adventures (September)
  • Skoki Valley Grand Tour; Banff NP; Canadian Rockies; 3 days; stayed at Skoki Lodge; with Sarah Hood (September)
  • Iceline Trail; Yoho NP; Canadian Rockies; long day hike; with Sarah Hood (September)
  • (Jasper hikes cancelled due to fires)

2025

  • White Sands NP; day hiking; with Brenda Hood
  • High Dune; Great Sand Dunes NP; day hike; with Brenda Hood (May)
  • The High Divide – Seven Lakes Basin Loop; Olympic NP; 2 days; solo (July 28–29)
  • Timberline Trail; Mt. Hood, Oregon; 4 days; with Sarah Hood
  • Mt. Adams; 4 days; solo
  • Lakes Basin – Eagle Cap Wilderness; Wallowa Mountains, Oregon; 3 days; solo
  • Redfish to Pettit; Sawtooth National Recreation Area; 4 days; solo

2026

  • South Rim Trail; Big Bend NP (including the East Rim); 2 days; solo (April)
  • Big Bend day hikes: Lost Mine Trail; Window Trail; Santa Elena Canyon; Tuff Canyon; Lower Burro Mesa Trail; Upper Burro Mesa Trail; Boquillas Canyon Trail; Grapevine Hills Trail; Pine Canyon Trail; solo
  • Guadalupe Mountains NP day hikes:  Guadalupe Peak; Devil’s Hall Trail; solo
  • Manning Camp Loop; Saguaro NP; start/end at Douglas Springs TH; 3 days
  • Aravaipa Canyon, Arizona; Wildland Trekking; 3 days; with Brenda Hood
  • The Maze District in Canyonlands National Park; 5 day cycling/hiking trip with Escape Adventures; with Brenda Hood
  • The Lost Coast Trail, California; Wildland Trekking; 4 days