Hike-a-thon is three weeks away, and I am woefully under-prepared.

I don’t have my hikes all planned out. I haven’t been training for three months. I don’t even have backpacking food drying out in the dehydrator! (Ok, ok… perhaps I’m being a bit silly.)

But, plans are starting to come together.

At least two backpacking trips are on the table: 1) Deception Pass (the one in the Central Cascades, not on Whidbey Island) and 2) Dutch Miller Gap (a repeat, but that was an awesome trip!). Ptarmagin Ridge is in the plans as well, and maybe Lake Elenor (Mt. Rainier).

And then the day trips. I think gas costs will keep me close to home, but that’s ok. Perhaps this is the year I’ll do the whole traverse of Tiger Mountain – something like 30 miles, if I remember correctly.