Distance: 6.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 2200 ft. Although I’ve heard that this hike is beautiful in the fall, I’ve been scared off by its popularity. Since Melissa and…… Read more “2019-10-04 Maple Pass Loop”
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2019-08-03-04 Twin Lakes and Columbia Peak
Distance: 21.5 mi. (~10 mi on bike)Elevation Gain: 6900 ft. My top priority for this summer was finishing my list of “Smoots” and I had just two…… Read more “2019-08-03-04 Twin Lakes and Columbia Peak”
2019-07-13 Sloan Peak Corkscrew Route
Distance: 10.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 6000 ft. We managed to cram all five of our gear and bodies into Jim’s Subaru and left Seattle at 5 AM. We…… Read more “2019-07-13 Sloan Peak Corkscrew Route”
2019-07-07 Goat Peak
Distance: 5 mi.Elevation Gain: 1400 ft. We spent the July 4th holiday in Mazama and decided to cap off our weekend on an easy hike up Goat…… Read more “2019-07-07 Goat Peak”
2019-06-22-23 Star, Courtney, Buttermilk & Oval
Distance: 21.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 10200 ft. Rodrigo and I had several plans for an exciting weekend, most of which were not looking good due to the weekend…… Read more “2019-06-22-23 Star, Courtney, Buttermilk & Oval”
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”
2019-02-02 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”
2018-11-25 Winchester Mountain Lookout
Distance: 6.0 mi.Elevation Gain: 3000 ft. We had stayed at the Mountaineers Baker Lodge the night before ($39-59 pp incl. dinner and breakfast + help with chores)…… Read more “2018-11-25 Winchester Mountain Lookout”
2015-10-24-25 Mount Maude
Distance: 16.8 mi.Elevation Gain: 8,100 ft. After a failed attempt up Mount Maude earlier in the year, we wanted to make a final effort for the year…… Read more “2015-10-24-25 Mount Maude”
2016-10-02 Dock Butte
Distance: 3.9 mi. Elevation Gain: 1600 ft. We had a nice weather window so Craig agreed to do a hike that I had been wanting to do.…… Read more “2016-10-02 Dock Butte”