Distance: 8.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 7612 ft. We walked about 100 feet down the road from the parking lot, then turned right toward the river just before 7…… Read more “2017-07-29 Eldorado Peak”
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2017-07-08 Three Burroughs
Distance: 9.13 mi.Elevation Gain: 2969 ft. Vanessa’s friend Theresa was in town and we wanted to show her all that Rainier National Park has to offer, so…… Read more “2017-07-08 Three Burroughs”
2017-07-21-23 Mount Rainier via Emmons Glacier
Distance: 18.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 12,035 ft. We called the Mount Rainier Ranger Station (360-569-2211) 2 days before our start date to see if there were any camping…… Read more “2017-07-21-23 Mount Rainier via Emmons Glacier”
2017-08-06 Eagle, Chutla, & Wahpenayo
Distance: 9.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 4200 ft. It was a really smoky and hot day in Washington, but we decided to do some hiking in Rainier National Park.…… Read more “2017-08-06 Eagle, Chutla, & Wahpenayo”
2017-10-15 Thorp Mountain
Distance: 6.45 mi.Elevation Gain: 2458 ft. We saw that our friends Jim and Melissa climbed Thorp Mountain the day before and it looked fun, so we decided…… Read more “2017-10-15 Thorp Mountain”
2017-08-12 Enchantments Thru-Hike & Little Annapurna
Distance: 17.7 mi.Elevation Gain/Loss: 6703 ft./-8723 ft. We didn’t win the lottery for an overnight permit in the Enchantments, so we decided to do the Enchantments Thru-Hike…… Read more “2017-08-12 Enchantments Thru-Hike & Little Annapurna”
2017-11-24 Davis Peak Snowshoe
Distance: 7.77 mi.Elevation Gain: 4561 ft. We reached the trailhead at 10 AM and got started with our snowshoes on our packs. We finally hit consistent snow…… Read more “2017-11-24 Davis Peak Snowshoe”
2017-12-31 Skiing Delancy Ridge
Distance: 4.77 mi.Elevation Gain: 2567 ft. We were spending New Year’s in Winthrop and got a slow start to the day. We reached the end of the…… Read more “2017-12-31 Skiing Delancy Ridge”
2017-10-28 Shriner Peak
Distance: 8.28 mi.Elevation gain: 3943 ft. We reached the trailhead at 11:30 AM. The trail was almost completely snow-free, so we could have gotten away with trail…… Read more “2017-10-28 Shriner Peak”
2017-07-15-16 Mount Constance
Distance: 18.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 10,200 ft. Due to the road washout we brought mountain bikes and walked/biked the 4.5 miles to the trailhead. We started biking at…… Read more “2017-07-15-16 Mount Constance”