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”
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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”
2020-11-01 High Rock
Distance: 3.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 1400 ft. We were treated to some very nice weather for November, but with the short daylength and snow up high we decided…… Read more “2020-11-01 High Rock”
2020-07-18 Dewey Peak and Seymour Peak
Distance: 10.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 3200 ft. We reached Chinook Pass at 9 AM and took the Pacific Crest Trail south. There were still several patches of steep…… Read more “2020-07-18 Dewey Peak and Seymour Peak”
2020-07-20 Banshee Peak and Main and Central Cowlitz Chimneys
Distance: 16.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 4700 ft. Although Craig had already climbed Banshee and Main (South) Cowlitz Chimney, he had to go back to the area for Central…… Read more “2020-07-20 Banshee Peak and Main and Central Cowlitz Chimneys”
2020-06-27 Three Way Peak, Crystal Mountain, Crystal Peak & Chinook Peak
Distance: 10.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 4600 ft. Craig and I have both been working on the Guide to 100 Peaks at Mount Rainier since our first date in…… Read more “2020-06-27 Three Way Peak, Crystal Mountain, Crystal Peak & Chinook Peak”
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”
2017-03-19 Skiing Paradise
Distance: 4.75 mi.Elevation Gain: 2225 ft. Avalanche danger was reasonable at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park so we decided to do a tour toward Camp Muir…… Read more “2017-03-19 Skiing Paradise”
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”