What a great day! I’ve done all these trails individually, but I had never actually done all three in a day. Started at Dog around 7:30am, up and down in just under 1:10.
Scooted over to Defiance. Managed to snag a parking spot! Whew. Had to do some foot care— my feet decided to give me trouble today, they were already a little shredded starting out. Anywho, got up and down Defiance in 2:54. Saw a young black bear on the way down! Looked bigger than a cub, but definitely a juvenile. Ran off into the trees. That’s always cool to see.
Got stuck in a little construction traffic on the way to Wahkeena, but nothing too bad. I was most worried about getting a parking spot there middle of the day on Memorial Day weekend but managed to snag one right as someone was pulling out. I’ve only done Devil’s rest once and I wasn’t a big fan. So overgrown on the last steep trail section. I missed a turn, but figured it out pretty quick. Tagged the uneventful summit and legs still felt good but I feel like I hobbled down cause my feet were killing me. Really stoked on the day. Didn’t expect to go sub 7hours, but managed to squeak by!
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I misspoke—My moving time on Defiance was ~2:49, and moving time on Devils was ~1:46 for anyone looking to go for it!