I started the process today, putting the pack together for the Press Party hike coming up this weekend. I’m planning on heading out to the Elwha on Saturday evening, then spending the next week following the route that the Press Expedition took on their Olympic crossing of 1889-1890. Up the Elwha River to Low Divide (where I’m anticipating doing a little climbing), and out the Quinault.
I’m hoping to get the pack weight down to 20 pounds, not including water.