Distance: 60.2 mi. (24.6 on bike)Elevation Gain: 18,600 ft. (1,500 on bike) Rodrigo and I had wanted to get out on a longer friends trip over a…… Read more “2024-08-25-28 Pinnacle, Saska, Emerald, Pyramid (West Chelan High Route)”
2024-05/31-06/01 Skiing Snowmass Mountain
Distance: 21.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 6000 ft. My friend Ben lives in Colorado and has been climbing the 14ers over recent years. He had only 2 remaining peaks…… Read more “2024-05/31-06/01 Skiing Snowmass Mountain”
2023-Sept 2-3 Super Amazing Adventure to Trout Lake
Distance: 4 mi.Elevation Gain: 600 ft. I can see you wondering, “How could a 4 mile RT backpacking trip be a super amazing adventure?” Let me tell…… Read more “2023-Sept 2-3 Super Amazing Adventure to Trout Lake”
2023-Sept 8-9 Merritt Lake to Rock Mountain Thru-Hike
Distance: 14 mi.Elevation Gain: 4500 ft. (5400 ft. descent) Having been past the Rock Mountain and Merritt Lake trailheads more than a dozen times on Route 2,…… Read more “2023-Sept 8-9 Merritt Lake to Rock Mountain Thru-Hike”
2023-Aug 26-27 Goat Lake & Petunia Peaks
Distance: 14 mi.Elevation Gain: 4900 ft. Craig and I hadn’t been on a backpacking trip together since August 2020 on the Bailey Range Traverse, so it was…… Read more “2023-Aug 26-27 Goat Lake & Petunia Peaks”
2023-07-07 Mason Lake
Distance: 7.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 2300 ft. After a couple trips to Bandera Peak, I had been meaning to return to this trailhead to check out Mason Lake.…… Read more “2023-07-07 Mason Lake”
2023-08-12-13 Surprise Mountain & Nimbus Mountain
Distance: 22 mi.Elevation Gain: 6700 ft. After almost 3 years since my last backpacking trip, the awesomely amazing Bailey Range Traverse, then growing and having a baby,…… Read more “2023-08-12-13 Surprise Mountain & Nimbus Mountain”
2023-02-04 Revisiting Yodelin
Distance: 4.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 2000 ft. With the avalanche forecast quickly notching up overnight due to widespread wind loading, we decided to head to Yodelin for some…… Read more “2023-02-04 Revisiting Yodelin”
2021-09-04-06 NW Warrior, Little Mystery & Mystery Mountain
Distance: 32.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 15000 ft. I had been hoping to do a long loop through the Olympics by myself, as I had not been on an…… Read more “2021-09-04-06 NW Warrior, Little Mystery & Mystery Mountain”
2021-07-25 Illabot Peaks
Distance: 6.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 2800 ft. After hiking to Valhalla Lake and not actually fishing because of the bugs and all the people, I wanted to get…… Read more “2021-07-25 Illabot Peaks”