2016 Review

Illaca Lake, Peru

This post highlights the statistics of 2016; not necessarily the most riveting read, but if you are into numbers you might find it interesting. I have included my main areas of record keeping – running mileage, time, and vertical gain. Furthermore these stats are compared to my previous 11 years of record keeping. Additionally, I added race statistics, peak bagging numbers, and my (little) Big Year birding total. Enjoy…

Miles = A total of 3662.72 miles running

This year ranks number 5 out of 12 for most miles in a year; the highest year remains 2013 with 4,409.37 miles.

The longest individual run of the year was the Idaho Mountain Ultra Trail Festival 100 miler which was actually more like 103 miles.

Time = 772 hours 07 minutes and 04 seconds spent running.

I believe that my time spent running/hiking equates to 9% of the year.

Vertical Feet = 448,044 feet.

Considering this is the first year I have kept track of this metric, I will assume it is the highest of my lifetime.

My cross training was lacking with about 104.9 miles of biking, 1000 meters of swimming and 5 miles of kayaking.

Monthly Stats

Month          Miles     Time           Vertical Gain        Rank All Time

January        400.16    57:35:45       46,664ft                  1

February       305.81    42:31:02       29,669ft                  4

March          300.72    41:49:58       29,192ft                  6

April          253.45    42:39:28       34,162ft                  6

May            315.78    45:10:59       31,713ft                  2

June           305.93    54:04:46       35,704ft                  5

July           359.71    63:50:45       57,703ft                  5

August         332.75    64:40:49       55,476ft                  6

September      283.43    60:29:23       47,925ft                  8

October        267.21    42:12:21       30,547ft                  7

November       277.11    48:54:05       25,357ft                  4

December       260.66    36:54:33       24,022ft                  7

Race Stats

Race Bridle Trails	Distance 50,000m	Time 3:25:00	Place 1
Fort Ebey	26.25 miles	3:28:31	1
Gorge Waterfalls	100,000m	10:14:11	7
Cougar Mountain	26.25 miles	3:52:36	1
IMTUF	100 miles	27:15:01	20
Bill's Badass	50,000m	4:28:14	1

A total of 6 races for 278 miles. Two trail marathons, two trail 50Ks, one 100K, and 100 mile race. Four wins in the shorter trail races and two blow ups in the longer distance races.

Peak Bagging

Mountains/Passes	Location	Elevation	Total Summits
Rondoy Punta	Pocpa, Ancash, Peru	15,584ft	1
Sambuya Punta	Pocpa, Ancash, Peru	15,551ft	1
Pampa Llamac	Llamac, Ancash, Peru	14,108ft	1
Macrash Punta	Pocpa, Ancash, Peru	14,016ft	1
Bear Pete Ridge	McCall, ID	08,280ft	1
Diamond Ridge	McCall, ID	08,000ft	1
Wallaby Peak	Mazama, WA	07,995ft	1
Mount Frosty	Manning, BC, Canada	07,949ft	1
Crestline Pass	McCall, ID	07,890ft	1
Snowslide Summit	McCall, ID	07,875ft	1
North Crestline	McCall, ID	07,440ft	1
Slate Peak	Mazama, WA	07,440ft	1
Fall Creek Summit	McCall, ID	07,350ft	1
Mount Bonaparte	Tonasket, WA	07,257ft	2
Duck Lake Pass	McCall, ID	07,100ft	1
Rock Mountain	Leavenworth, WA	06,852ft	1
Lick Creek Summit	McCall, ID	06,850ft	1
Mount Kobau	Oliver, BC, Canada	06,117ft	1
Thorpe Mountain	Salmon La Sac, WA	05,854ft	1
Fir Mountain	Wauconda, WA	05,674ft	1
Mount Bannon	Tonasket, WA	05,017ft	1
Strawberry Mountain	Oroville, WA	04,743ft	1
Mount Si	North Bend, WA	04,167ft	1
Whitemore Mountain	Nespelem, WA	03,920ft	1
Rattlesnake Mountain	North Bend, WA	03,527ft	1
Ka'au Crater	Honolulu, HI	02,375ft	1
Steamboat Rock	Electric City, WA	02,250ft	2
Cactus Mountain	Oroville, WA	02,000ft	20
Ninemile Mounain	Oroville, WA	01,884ft	1
Wilderness Peak	Issaquah, WA	01,600ft	1
Mount Erie	Anacortes, WA	01,273ft	1
Koko Head Crater	Honolulu, HI	01,208ft	1
Little Round Top	Anacortes, WA	00,926ft	1
Sugar Loaf	Anacortes, WA	00,890ft	1
Diamond Head Crater	Honolulu, HI	00,571ft	1
Goose Rock	Deception Pass, WA	00,484ft	1

Descending Snowy Peak, British Columbia

There are a total of 36 peaks, passes, summits, and prominences that I remembered. The list represents three states and two provinces spanning three countries. The vantage points range from buttes to craters to summits to mountain passes. This list of peaks adds to my lifetime list of 92 and includes some one time hikes and also some daily hill repeats.

Birds = 130 new species bringing the life list to 204.

Bufflehead	Union Bay Seattle, WA	January	2016
Wood Duck	Union Bay Seattle, WA	January	2016
Double Crested Cormorant	Union Bay Seattle, WA	January	2016
Mew Gull	Richmond Beach WA	April	2016
California Quail	Nespelem Bunkhouse WA	May 13th	2016
Rock Pigeon	Richmond Beach WA	April	2016
Downy Woodpecker	Whitmore Lookout Nespelem	May	2016
Black Capped Chickadee	Sky Nursery Shoreline, WA	April	2016
Brewer's Blackbird	Neseplem Bunkhouse	May	2016
Dark-Eyed Junco	Sky Nursery Shoreline, WA	April	2016
American Coot	Sun Lakes Dry Falls SP	May 14th	2016
Western Kingbird	Neseplem Bunkhouse	May 13th	2016
Eastern Kingbird	Neseplem Bunkhouse	May 13th	2016
Bullock's Oriole	Neseplem Bunkhouse	May 13th	2016
White-Crowned Sparrow	Sky Nursery Shoreline, WA	April	2016
Song Sparrow	Edmonds Marsh WA	April	2016
European Starling	Edmonds Marsh WA	April	2016
Anna's Hummingbird	Sky Nursery Shoreline, WA	April	2016
Spotted Sandpiper	Edmonds Marsh WA	April	2016
Caspian Tern	Sun Lakes Dry Falls SP	May 14th	2016
Glaucous-Winged Gull	Edmonds Marsh WA	April	2016
Hooded Merganser	Union Bay Seattle, WA	May 20th	2016
Pie-Billed Grebe	Union Bay Seattle, WA	May 20th	2016
Cinnamon Teal	Union Bay Seattle, WA	May 20th	2016
Gadwall	Union Bay Seattle, WA	May 20th	2016
Savannah Sparrow	Union Bay Seattle, WA	May 20th	2016
California Gull	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
Bewick's Wren	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
Brandt's Cormorant	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
Pigeon Guillemot	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
Yellow Warbler	Cape Arago Oregon	May 26th	2016
House Wren	826 House Yard	May 29th	2016
Pacific Loon	Cape Arago Oregon	May 27th	2016
Tree Swallow	Tiffin, Ohio	May 29th	2016
Violet-Green Swallow	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
Eastern Bluebird	826 House Yard	May 29th	2016
Brown-Headed Cowbird	Garlo Nature Preserve	May 31st	2016
Baltimore Oriole	826 House Yard	May 29th	2016
Purple Martin	Hedges Boyer Park Tiffin, Ohio	June 1st	2016
Mountain Caracara	Cordillera Hauyhuash Peru	June	2016
Ruddy Duck	Cordillera Hauyhuash Peru	June	2016
Andean Goose	Cordillera Hauyhuash Peru	June	2016
Andean Ibis	Cordillera Hauyhuash Peru	June	2016
Puna Ibis	Nazca Peru	June	2016
Lessor Goldfinch	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Cuzco Brush Finch	Machu Picchu Peru	June	2016
Ochre-naped Finch	Cordillera Hauyhuash Peru	June	2016
Fawn-Breasted Tanager	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Rufous-Collared Sparrow	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Tawny-Crowned Greenlet	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Vermillion Flycatcher	Nazca Peru	June	2016
Stripe-Faced Wood Quail	Machu Picchu Peru	June	2016
Great Grebe	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Neotropic Cormorant	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Snowy Egret	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Andean Condor	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Common Moorhen	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Giant Hummingbird	The Hoff Peru	June	2016
Long-Tailed Hermit	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
White-Bellied Hummingbird	Machu Picchu Peru	June	2016
Torrent Duck	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Striated Heron	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Black-Crowned Night Heron	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Inca Tern	Miraflores Lima Peru	June	2016
Long-Tailed Mockingbird	Nazca Peru	June	2016
Hooded Siskin	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Grayish Saltator	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Many-Striped Canastero	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Tit-Like Dacnis	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Many-Colored Rush Tyrant	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Bright-Rumped Yellow Finch	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Ash-Breasted Sierra Finch	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
White -Browned Ground Tyrant	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Plain-Tailed Warbling Finch	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Cedar Waxwing	Pine Creek Road Tonasket, WA	July 4th	2016
Cassin's Finch	Tonasket, WA	July 5th	2016
Mountain Chickadee	Tonasket, WA	July 5th	2016
Varied Thrush	Salmo-Priest Wilderness WA	July 9th	2016
Common Loon	Beaver Lake WA	August 5th	2016
Western Tanager	Fish Lake WA	July 16th	2016
White-Breasted Nuthatch	Lost Lake WA	August 5th	2016
American Dipper	Sinlahekin WA	September 5th	2016
Common Merganser	Salmon River WA	September 16th	2016
Yellow-Headed Blackbird	Sidley Lake	July	2016
Lazuli Bunting	Sinlahekin WA	July	2016
Western Bluebird	Sinlahekin WA	July	2016
Spruce Grouse	Pasayten Seven Pass Loop WA	August	2016
Northern Harrier	Sinlahekin WA	July	2016
Say's Phoebe	McClauglin Canyon WA	July	2016
Cooper's Hawk	Tonasket Airport Road WA	September	2016
Hairy Woodpecker	Lost Lake WA	August 5th	2016
Northern Shoveler	Union Bay Seattle, WA	October 8th	2016
Pileated Woodpecker	Whistler Canyon Trail	October 14th	2016
Western Wood-Pewee	Whistler Canyon Trail	July 19th	2016
Chukar	McClauglin Canyon WA	August 7th	2016
Hawaiian Duck	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Pacific Golden-Plover	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Red Junglefowl	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Cattle Egret	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Spotted Dove	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Zebra Dove	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Red-Vented Bulbul	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Common Myna	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Red-Crested Cardinal	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Common Waxbill	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Java Sparrow	Honolulu, HI	November 2nd	2016
Gray Francolin	Hawaii	November 5th	2016
Great Frigatebird	Hanauma Bay, HI	November 4th	2016
Hawiian Coot	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Hawiian Moorhen	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Black-Necked Stilt	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Bristle-Thighed Curlew	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Long-Billed Dowitcher	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Ruddy Turnstone	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Sanderling	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Wandering Tattler	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Northern Pintail	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
Cackling Goose	James Campbell WLR, HI	November 5th	2016
White Tern	Waikiki Beach, HI	November 7th	2016
Western Grebe	Wenatchee, WA	November 12th	2016
Tufted Titmouse	Pokagon SP, IN	November 20th	2016
Red-Bellied Woodpecker	Pokagon SP, IN	November 20th	2016
Common Redpoll	Pokagon SP, IN	November 20th	2016
Barn Owl	Ohio Bird Sanctuary, OH	November 27th	2016
Rough-Legged Hawk	Ohio Bird Sanctuary, OH	November 27th	2016
Eastern Screech Owl	Ohio Bird Sanctuary, OH	November 27th	2016
American Black Duck	Toledo, Ohio	November	2016

Jimi Hendrix/Led Zeppelin
Cover Band Concert

The year 2016 was quite a year, and though I chose to summarize the year in stats in this post, they fall short of capturing all the life changing memories. The highlights are included among the 33 posts that I dispensed this year. If you have some time to kill and would like to get some ideas for trips and adventures for 2017, feel free to give them a look. Thanks for reading and I wish you a fun and productive 2017!