Jeffrey C. Hood
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My Hiking Adventures

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Below is a list of my 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); 2-3 days; 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 (incl. the High Divide); Olympic NP; with Larry Hood
  • Skyline Trail; Olympic NP; 4 days; solo

2001

  • Wonderland Trail; Mt. Rainier NP; 93 miles; 7 days; solo

2003

  • Big Creek - Mt. Sterling Loop; Great Smoky Mountains NP; 21 miles; 2 days
  • Copper Ridge Loop - (incl. Whatcom Pass); North Cascades NP; 44 miles; 5 days; with Ronald and Timothy Gertson

2004

  • Old Settler’s Trail; Great Smoky Mountains NP; 22.4 miles; 2-3 days; with Larry Hood
  • North Cascades Southern Loop; North Cascades NP; 60 miles; 6 days; with Jerry Boettcher and Ronald Gertson

2005

  • Forney Ceek Trail; Great Smoky Mountains NP; 14 miles; 2 days; with Jeff and Steve Hood families
  • Olympic Traverse – N. Fork Quinalt to Elwha; Olympic NP; 4-5 days; solo

2006

  • Futaleufu Rafting / 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; 18 miles rt; 2 days; with the Hood and Boettcher families

2007

  • Northern Loop Trail / Spray Park Figure 8 Loop; Mt. Rainier NP; 45 miles; with Carsten Hood

2008

  • Wonderland Trail; Mt. Rainier NP; 93 miles; 8 days; with Carsten Hood (August)

2009

  • NE Olympic Grand Loop; Olympic NP; 44 miles; with Carsten Hood

2010

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

2011

  • Yellowstone Lake Canoe Trip; Yellowstone NP; 7 - 9 days; 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; 17 miles; one day; with Hannah Hood, Brett and Lauren Gray (May)
  • Hoh Rainforest Trail (to Glacier Meadows); Olympic NP; 35 miles; 3 days; solo (July)

2013

  • Olympic South Coast; Olympic NP; 18 miles; 2 days; solo (June)
  • Grand Canyon Rafting Trip; 9 days; Hood and Boettcher families; (June)

2014

  • Olympic South Coast; Olympic NP; 18 miles; 2 days; with Amelia Hood and Niki Kivlin (July)
  • Stehekin to Diablo Lake; North Cascades NP; 28 miles; 3 days; solo (August)

2015

  • Chesler Park; Canyonlands NP – Needles District; 16 miles; 2 days; solo (March)
  • Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim; Grand Canyon NP; 45 miles; 5 days; solo; (April)
  • West Coast Trail; Vancouver Island BC; Sea to Sky Expeditions; 47 miles; 7 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; 80 miles; 6 days; solo (February)
  • Fitz Roy Grand Tour; Los Glaciares NP; Argentine Patagonia; 36 miles; 3 days; solo (February)
  • Hermit-Tonto-Bright Angel; Grand Canyon NP; 25 miles; 2 days; solo (March)
  • Coyote Gulch; Grand Staircase of the Escalante; 26 miles; 2-3 days; solo (March)
  • Kilimanjaro; Lemosho Route; 8 days; with Amelia Hood (June)
  • Enchanted Valley Loop; Olympic NP; 39 miles (extra miles due to road washout); 5 days; with Shawn Hood (July)
  • The Rockwall Trail; Kootenay NP; Canadian Rockies; 45 miles; 4 days; solo (September)

2017

  • Havasu Falls; SE Grand Canyon, Arizona; 20 miles; 3 days; with Brenda Hood (March)
  • The Escalante Route (Tanner Trail to Grandview Trail); Grand Canyon NP; 32 miles; 6 days (incl. rest day); with Hannah Hood and Kenzi Hume (April)
  • Everest Base Camp Trek (including Cho La Pass and Gokyo Lakes); 87 miles; 12 days; with Amelia Hood (June)
  • Maroon Bells Circuit; Colorado; 27 miles; 4 days; solo (September)
  • Teton Crest Trail; Grand Teton NP; 39 miles; 4 days; with Shawn Hood (September)
  • (Other hikes canceled due to fires)

2018

  • Milford Track; New Zealand; Ultimate Hikes; 33 miles; 5 days; with Brenda Hood (January)
  • Routeburn Track; New Zealand; Ultimate Hikes; 20 miles; 3 days; with Brenda Hood (January)
  • Inca Trail; Peru; Explorandes; 26 miles; 5 days; with Amelia Hood (March)
  • Huaraz Santa Cruz Trek; Cordillera Blanca, Peru; Explorandes; 31 miles; 4 days; solo (March)
  • Art Loeb Trail; North Carolina; 33 miles; 3 days; solo (April 5–7)
  • Hulahula River Rafting; ANWR – Brooks Range, Alaska; 11 days; with Brenda Hood, Amelia Hood, Sarah Hood, Shawn Hood and Madison Borowski; (June)
  • Chilkoot Trail; Alaska; Sea to Sky Expeditions; 33 miles; 7 days; (July 25–31)
  • Turquoise Lake Traverse; Lake Clark NP, Alaska; Alaska Alpine Adventures; 5 days; with Carsten Hood and Joel Stevens (August)
  • White Mountains Traverse; New Hampshire; 53 miles; 6 days; with Carsten Hood (Sept 2–8)

2019

  • Fish Canyon / Owl Canyon Loop; Utah; 17 miles; 3 days; solo (March)
  • Grand Gulch; Utah; Far Out Expeditions; 20+ miles; 3 days; (March)
  • West Highland Way; Scotland; 95 miles; 8 days; with Brenda Hood and Amelia Hood (May)
  • High Uintas Basins (Naturalist Basin and Rocky Sea Pass); High Uintas Wilderness, Utah; 30 miles; 4 days; with Sarah Hood (August–September)
  • Beartooth Traverse; Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana; 32 miles; 4 days; solo (August)
  • St. Mary to Two Medicine; Glacier NP; 34 miles; 3 days; solo (August)
  • Glacier Northern Circuit; Glacier NP; 55 miles; 5 days; with Shawn Hood (August–September)
  • Gunsight Pass Trail; Glacier NP; 21 miles; solo (August–September)
  • Crypt Lake Trail; Waterton Lakes NP, Canada; 11 miles; day hike; solo (August–September)
  • Beehive Traverse; Capitol Reef NP; Red Rock Adventures; 20+ miles off trail; 5 days (October)

2020

  • Three Capes - Cape Hauy; Tasmania; day hike; with Brenda and Amelia Hood
  • Overland Track; Tasmania; Tasmanian Walking Company; 40 miles; 7 days (January)
  • Bay of Fires; Tasmania; Tasmanian Walking Co.; 20 miles; 3 days; with Brenda Hood and Amelia Hood; (January)
  • Great Ocean Walk; Australia; Tasmanian Walking Co.; 4 days (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, Dead Horse and Marble Canyons); Death Valley NP; Wildland Trekking; 26 miles; 4 days (February)
  • Canyonlands Traverse (Salt Creek TH to Squaw Flat TH); Canyonlands NP –Needles District; 28 miles; 3 days; solo (April)
  • Chimney Rock Canyon; Capitol Reef NP; day hike; solo (April)
  • Cohab Canyon and Frying Pan Trail; Capitol Reef NP; day hike; solo (April)
  • Boulder Mail Trail; Grand Staircase of the Escalante; Wildland Trekking; 30+ miles; 5 days; (April)
  • Kanab Creek Adventure (Kanab Canyon to Grand Canyon); Wildland Trekking; 55 miles; 7 days (May)
  • Wilcachoca Lake; Peru; day hike; Peru (May)
  • Laguna 69; Peru; 8.7 miles; day hike; (May)
  • Cordillera Huayhuash; Peruvian Andes; Explorandes; 85 miles; 12 days; with Jerry and Robin Boettcher (June)
  • (Summer hikes canceled due to fires)

2022

  • The Subway; Zion NP; 9 miles; day hike; solo (April)
  • Virgin Narrows (top-to-bottom); Zion NP; 17 miles; 2 days; solo; (May)
  • Taylor Creek Trail; Zion NP; 4.4 miles; day hike; solo (May)
  • Zion Traverse (incl. Angels Landing); Zion NP; 37 miles; 4 days; with Sarah Hood and Kenzie Hume (May)
  • Paria Canyon; Paria River Wilderness, Utah; Wildland Trekking; 38 miles; 5 days (May 9–12)
  • Staircase to Duckabush; Olympic NP; 33 miles; 4 days; solo (August 3–6)
  • Yosemite Grand Traverse; Yosemite NP; 50 miles; 7 days; Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides; (August)
  • Mineral King Loop; Sequoia NP; 45 miles; 4 days; solo (August 28–31)

2023

  • Kanarra Falls; Kanarraville, Utah; day hike; solo (April)
  • Golden Cathedral / Choprock Canyon; Grand Staircase of the Escalante; Wildland Trekking; 18 miles; 4 days; (April 12–15)
  • Tour de la Vanoise Glaciers; Vanoise NP; French Alps; 31 miles; 5 days; with Grayson Nichols (August 14–18)
  • Tour du Mont Blanc; France, Switzerland and Italy; 103 miles; 10 days; with Amelia Hood and Sarah Hood (August 21–31)
  • Kungsleden (Abisko to Nikkoluokta); Arctic Sweden; 65 miles; 6 days; with Carsten Hood (September 5–10)
  • Skyline Trail; Paradise; Mt. Rainier NP; 6 miles; day hike; solo (September 13)
  • Wonderland Trail (Longmire to Sunrise); Mt. Rainier NP; 58 miles; 5 days; solo (September)

2024

  • Upper Muley Twist; Capitol Reef NP; 9 miles; day hike; solo (April)
  • Lower Muley Twist / Halls Creek Narrows; Capitol Reef NP; Wildland Trekking; 37 miles; 6 days (April 16–19)
  • Banff Highline Trail; Banff NP; Canadian Rockies; Yamnuska Mountain Adventures; 60+ miles; 7 days; (September)
  • Skoki Valley Grand Tour; Banff NP; Canadian Rockies; stayed at Skoki Lodge; 28 miles; 3 days; with Sarah Hood (September)
  • Iceline Trail; Yoho NP; Canadian Rockies; 13 miles; day hike; with Sarah Hood (September)
  • (Jasper hikes cancelled due to fires)

2025

  • White Sands NP; day hiking; with Brenda Hood (May)
  • High Dune; Great Sand Dunes NP; 5 miles; day hike; with Brenda Hood (May)
  • High Divide Loop; Olympic NP; 19 miles; 2 days; solo (July 28–29)
  • Timberline Trail; Mt. Hood, Oregon; 42 miles; 4 days; with Sarah Hood
  • Mt. Adams Highline Trail; Gifford Pinchot NF; Washington; 42 miles; 4 days; solo
  • Lakes Basin; Wallowa Mountains; Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon; 25 miles; 3 days; solo
  • Redfish to Pettit (incl. Baron Lakes); Sawtooth National Recreation Area; 37 miles; 4 days; solo

2026

  • South Rim Trail (incl. East Rim and Emory Peak); Big Bend NP; 22 miles; 2 days; solo (April)
  • Big Bend NP 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 (April)
  • Guadalupe Mountains NP day hikes: Guadalupe Peak; Devil’s Hall Trail; solo (April)
  • Manning Camp Loop (Douglas Springs TH); Saguaro NP; 29 miles; 3 days; solo (April)
  • Aravaipa Canyon; Arizona; Wildland Trekking; 20 miles; 3 days; with Brenda Hood (April)
  • The Maze District; Canyonlands NP; 5 day cycling/hiking trip - Escape Adventures; with Brenda Hood (May)
  • Lost Coast Trail; King Range NRA; California; Wildland Trekking; 25 miles; 4 days (May)
  • Tre Cime di Lavaredo; Dolomites, northern Italy; Alpenwild; 10 miles; day hike (July)
  • Alta Via 1; Dolomites, northern Italy; Alpenwild; approx. 70 miles; 8 days (July)
  • Alta Badia - Santa Croce; Dolomites, northern Italy; Alpenwild; 9 miles; day hike (July)