Mt Carrie and Mt Fairchild from Mt Fitzhenry
Bailey Range Traverse is an unofficial, informal hiking-route over about 15 miles of the interior, core Bailey Range ridge-massif of the Olympic Mountains, within the Olympic National Park. Much of it has an easily-followed path, but there are sections that become unclear and uncertain, and thus can be especially memorable. Perennial – and varying – snow patches, fields and glacier-remnants exist in the south, upper, far-interior section. Hazards are generally mild, but it is rough terrain, and isolated. Weather is a large factor, especially on longer outings. Actual travel distance is at least half again the air-miles, and some parts can be slow or ‘tedious’. The full tour including approach & exit usually takes a week; hot-doggers post quicker transits, and the luckier folks take longer. The core portion alone is a good 3-day project. … cont’d >