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| | Packing light: Explore the Olympic Peninsula without breaking your back (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | HOODSPORT -- As you stand atop the airy rock promontory of Mount Ellinor nearly 6,000 feet above nearby Hood Canal, it's hard not to be staggered by the wilderness surrounding you. |
 | | Look north and west into the heart of Olympic National Park, and an incredible array of jagged peaks scratch the sky: Mount Olympus, Mount Cruiser, Mount Skokomish, Mount Washington, Mount Constance, the Brothers and a hundred or more lesser ones. |
 | | Other day hikes along the eastern Olympics she recommends include Mount Townsend (eight miles round trip with a gain of 2,880 feet); Mount Zion (7.2, 1,324); Mount Walker (four, 2,000); Lena Lake (6.4, 1,250); and Marmot Pass (10.4, 3,500). |
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