Distance: 36 mi.Elevation Gain: 13,400 ft. While Craig was busy climbing in the Olympics, I was on the other side of the country on a peak bagging…… Read more “2019-05-25-28 Franconia Notch to Crawford Notch Backpacking”
2019-06-01 Mt. Skokomish
Distance: 9.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 5100 ft. Having only one car between us, my options for getting out on Saturday were limited. I made a weak attempt to…… Read more “2019-06-01 Mt. Skokomish”
2019-05-26 Tyler, Baldy & Gray Wolf Ridge
Distance: 11.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 6500 ft. Rodrigo and I had high hopes for the long weekend but ended up struggling to make a decision based on a…… Read more “2019-05-26 Tyler, Baldy & Gray Wolf Ridge”
2019-05-18 Middle and North Chiwaukum
Distance: 12.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 5500 ft. We were spending the weekend in Skykomish and thought this would be a fun nearby ascent with good weather and (hopefully)…… Read more “2019-05-18 Middle and North Chiwaukum”
2019-05-11-12 Little Tahoma and Whitman Crest
Distance: 15.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 9100 ft. Knowing that there are only two walk-up campsites available for the Little Tahoma Zone in Mount Rainier National Park, we got…… Read more “2019-05-11-12 Little Tahoma and Whitman Crest”
2019-05-04-05 Jack Mountain – Nohokomeen Headwall
Distance: 25.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 8000 ft. For a few years, I had been eyeing Jack Mountain, as it was one of the highest peaks of the north…… Read more “2019-05-04-05 Jack Mountain – Nohokomeen Headwall”
2019-03-30-31 Foss, Plummer, and Denman Peaks
Distance: 9.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 4400 ft. Despite slight chance of precipitation, we thought it would be overall good weather for an overnight ski tour in the Tatoosh…… Read more “2019-03-30-31 Foss, Plummer, and Denman Peaks”
2019-03-10 Tatoosh Skiing
Distance: 5.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 2800 ft. Vanessa was working all weekend and I was able to recruit Laura for a Sunday ski day. Avalanche danger was moderate…… Read more “2019-03-10 Tatoosh Skiing”
2019-02-02 Mount Higgins Snowshoe
Distance: 13.4 mi. (5.6 with bikes)Elevation Gain: 4800 ft. I had been wanting to do Mount Higgins for several years thanks to being a shameless peakbagger, and…… Read more “2019-02-02 Mount Higgins Snowshoe”
2015-12-31 Tronsen Head Ski
Distance: 7.0 mi.Elevation Gain: 2350 ft. Three short years ago I was brand new to backcountry skiing, and Craig thought that Tronsen Head would be a nice…… Read more “2015-12-31 Tronsen Head Ski”