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”
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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”
2023-07-07 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”
2021-07-24 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”
2021-05-23 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”
2021-03-06 Skiing Yodelin
Distance: 3.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 1600 ft. Hi friends! After spending three months worth of weekends renovating our new fixer-upper, we were desperate to get out in the…… Read more “2021-03-06 Skiing Yodelin”
2020-10-12 Squak Mountain Chybinksi Loop
Distance: 6 mi.Elevation Gain: 1600 ft. Laura and I were looking for an afternoon hike that we could do near Seattle after the rain let up, and…… Read more “2020-10-12 Squak Mountain Chybinksi Loop”
2020-09-20 Poe & Irving
Distance: 7.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 3200 ft. It was a rainy weekend in Seattle but there was supposed to be clearing weather on Sunday on the east side…… Read more “2020-09-20 Poe & Irving”