Distance: 4.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 2350 ft. I hadn’t been out on more than just a hike yet this year. A lot of short hikes with the baby…… Read more “2022-07-02 Helena Peak”
2022-01-15 Pinnacle Peak
Distance: 3.2 mi.Elevation Gain: 1000 ft. The weather was looking good at the beginning of this three day weekend. We are still constrained to shorter hikes with…… Read more “2022-01-15 Pinnacle Peak”
2021-07-05 Independence Peak & Some Lakes
Distance: 7.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 4000 ft. Monday, July 5 was the observed Independence Day. I had wanted to get into the mountain loop to be able to…… Read more “2021-07-05 Independence Peak & Some Lakes”
2021-07-11 Breccia Peak
Distance: 10.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 4700 ft. I had been eyeing a trip up Breccia for a little while and Matt happened to suggest it…so we were off…… Read more “2021-07-11 Breccia Peak”
2021-07-24 Valhalla Lake & Lichtenberg Mountain
Distance: 9 mi. (6.6 to the lake and back)Elevation Gain: 2300 ft. (1400 to the lake and back) Laura was interested in a relaxed hike to a…… Read more “2021-07-24 Valhalla Lake & Lichtenberg Mountain”
2021-08-22 Appleton, Everett, Boulder Peak
Distance: 36.4 (16.4 on bike) mi.Elevation Gain: ~10k (2k on bike) ft. – GPS said 13,640′ but I think that is exaggerated I had originally planned a…… Read more “2021-08-22 Appleton, Everett, Boulder Peak”
2021-07-04 Gobblers Knob
Distance: 12.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 2600 ft. Due to the closed, washed-out Westside Road to the true trailhead for Gobblers Knob, we parked along the side of the…… Read more “2021-07-04 Gobblers Knob”
2021-05-23 Red Top Mountain
Distance: 1.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 400 ft. We had previously tried to go to Red Top in Spring of 2020 when the weather wasn’t great and we just…… Read more “2021-05-23 Red Top Mountain”
2021-05-28 Lightning Peak
Distance: 6.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 4000 ft. Plans for bigger objectives were foiled by late May snowfall, so we dialed the plans back to this low elevation peak.…… Read more “2021-05-28 Lightning Peak”
2021-06-19 Tamanos Mountain
Distance: 10.2 mi.Elevation Gain: 3200 ft. This was birthday weekend for Brian and I, so we headed out with Jim to Rainier for a relatively easy scramble.…… Read more “2021-06-19 Tamanos Mountain”