{"id":4929,"date":"2016-03-13T17:44:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T01:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=4929"},"modified":"2016-06-08T16:17:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T00:17:51","slug":"hex-mountain-snowshoe-march-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=4929","title":{"rendered":"Hex Mountain Snowshoe, March 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hex Mountain Snowshoe<br \/>\nDate:<\/strong> March 12, 2016<br \/>\n<strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> 6 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Distance:<\/strong> 7 miles roundtrip<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong> 2,600 feet<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 3 to 4 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> I-90 exit 80; Near Cle Elum Lake<br \/>\n<strong>Users Group:<\/strong> Hikers &amp; Leashed Dogs Only<br \/>\n<strong>Permits:<\/strong> No Permits Required<br \/>\n<strong>Trail Conditions:<\/strong> Packed to Fresh Snow<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking with:<\/strong> Jim Darmiento, Linna Freeman, Matt Kerby and my dog Macho<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=4929&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4929 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=4930'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jim-Rick-Matt.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jim-Rick-Matt.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jim-Rick-Matt.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jim-Rick-Matt.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jim-Rick-Matt.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"4930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=4930\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jim-Rick-Matt.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1457832265&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;44&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jim, Rick &amp;#038; Matt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jim Darmiento, Rick Freeman &amp;#038; Matt Kerby on top of Hex Mountain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jim-Rick-Matt.jpg?fit=584%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4930'>\n\t\t\t\tJim Darmiento, Rick Freeman &#038; Matt Kerby on top of Hex Mountain\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=4932'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Lovers.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Lovers.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Lovers.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Lovers.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Lovers.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"4932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=4932\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Lovers.jpg?fit=2000%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1457832181&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lovers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick &amp;#038; Linna Freeman on top of Hex Mountain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Lovers.jpg?fit=584%2C876&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4932'>\n\t\t\t\tRick &#038; Linna Freeman on top of Hex Mountain\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=4933'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Roselyn-Cafe.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Roselyn-Cafe.jpg?w=2448&amp;ssl=1 2448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Roselyn-Cafe.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Roselyn-Cafe.jpg?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Roselyn-Cafe.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Roselyn-Cafe.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Roselyn-Cafe.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Roselyn-Cafe.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Roselyn-Cafe.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"4933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=4933\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Roselyn-Cafe.jpg?fit=2448%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1457794141&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0018450184501845&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roselyn Cafe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jim Darmiento, Linna Freeman &amp;#038; 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Hex Mountain <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/y5tL2N\">goo.gl\/y5tL2N<\/a> has been popping up on trip reports on Washington Trails Association and I thought it was time to mark this mountain off my list. Maybe I would have done this peak sooner if it was a bit closer to home, but 180 mile round trip is a lot of travel time and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll need to drive over the weather beaten Snoqualmie pass twice.<\/p>\n<p>Our exploration party consisted of my lovely wife Linna and my good friends Jim Darmiento and Matt Kerby. None of us have attempted this trek before and we had a difficult time finding the trailhead but managed to find the right area to start. Well&#8230;we had to ask a few people after driving back and forth along Cle Elum Lake a couple of times.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a lack of snow at the base of the mountain we packed in our snowshoes until we hit enough snow to put on our Tubbs Flex VRT 28 <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/4U8DAP\">goo.gl\/4U8DAP<\/a>  snowshoes. I must add a Freeman review about these snowshoes because I truly love these badass snow stompers. I am overwhelmed how easy it is to secure the Tubbs Flex to your boot, their patented Boa closure system is fast and easy to use which is extremely important when you are putting them on in freezing weather.  The round control knob or Boa dial is large enough to use with thick gloves and the foam pad that wraps around your boot when you are turning the knob distributes the pressure of the binding equally across your boot.  Not only is the Flex VRT is easy to put on, they are very comfortable to wear all day on all types of terrain.  I own five pairs of various snowshoes and this season I am only wearing my Tubbs Flex VRT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s!<\/p>\n<p>We really didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t follow a trail up but blazed our own route to the summit&#8230;well we thought it was Hex peak. We hit some pretty steep terrain making our way to the top weaving through the trees.  Maybe the distance and lack of fresh snow kept people way from this mountain because we only saw one other group of people&#8230;just as it should be.  I am looking forward to this trek early next season with fresh heavy snow all the way to the base of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>We ended our day with lunch at the Roslyn Caf\u00c3\u00a9 in Roslyn, Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hex Mountain Snowshoe Date: March 12, 2016 Difficulty: 6 out of 10 Distance: 7 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 2,600 feet Time: 3 to 4 hours Location: I-90 exit 80; Near Cle Elum Lake Users Group: Hikers &amp; Leashed Dogs Only &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=4929\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[25],"tags":[600,30,641,642,581,602,604,605,603],"class_list":["post-4929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-snowshoeing","tag-hex-mountain-snowshoe","tag-linna-freeman","tag-matt-kerby","tag-matt-kerby-bellevue","tag-rick-freeman-seattle","tag-roselyn-cafe","tag-tubbs-flex","tag-tubbs-flex-vrt","tag-tubbs-mens-flex-vrt-28"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jXSd-1hv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4929"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5180,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4929\/revisions\/5180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}