Distance: 9.34 mi.Elevation Gain: 3453 ft. We were driving back to Seattle from Mazama and decided we wanted to do a short hike. We arrived at the…… Read more “2017-07-04 Alpine Lookout”
Category: Trip Reports
2017-06-18 Sauk Mountain
Distance: 3.65 mi.Elevation Gain: 1800 ft. We were itching to get outside, so opted for this hike on a rainy, foggy day. We started at 10:30 AM…… Read more “2017-06-18 Sauk Mountain”
2017-05-29 Unicorn Peak
Distance: 4.78 mi.Elevation Gain: 3164 ft. We reached the trailhead at 10 AM and got started southward on some rolling uphills and downhills toward the base of…… Read more “2017-05-29 Unicorn Peak”
2017-06-24 Mount Baker via the Coleman Deming Route
Distance: 11.8 mi.Elevation Gain: 7681 ft. We decided to do Mount Baker as a two-person team in a day! We wanted to do the Coleman Deming route,…… Read more “2017-06-24 Mount Baker via the Coleman Deming Route”
2017-08-19-20 Chimney Rock
Distance: 19.6 miElevation Gain: 8463 ft. We started up the trail just before 3 AM to try to set up camp and complete the climb before dark.…… Read more “2017-08-19-20 Chimney Rock”
2017-07-29 Eldorado Peak
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”
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”