Hurricane Hill Trail is an easy 3.2 mile roundtrip hike from the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center. If you're lucky, the views of the Straits of Juan de Fuca and Vancouver Island to the north are stunning.
My buddy Don crossing "Thank God Ledge" on the NW Face of Half Dome. It was named by Royal Robbins, the first ascender. Robbins and his team had "telescope scouted" the climb from the valley floor, and had a pretty good idea where the route would go... except for dealing with...