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”
2020-06-27 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”
2019-09-21 Goat Island Mountain
Distance: 9.2 mi.Elevation Gain: 3800 ft. Usually when Craig and I make new friends, it’s because we’ve realized that our current set won’t do any more stupid…… Read more “2019-09-21 Goat Island Mountain”
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”
2019-03-30-31 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”
2019-01-13 Bullion Basin Ski
Distance: 7.5 mi. Elevation Gain: 3400 ft. With the weather having been clear for several days and temps above normal I had kind of assumed all backcountry…… Read more “2019-01-13 Bullion Basin Ski”
2018-10-11 Sweet Peak and Florence Peak
Distance: 7.3 mi. Elevation Gain: 4100 ft. I drove down from Seattle in the morning, and got started at 11 AM. I took the West Boundary Trail,…… Read more “2018-10-11 Sweet Peak and Florence Peak”
2016-05-07 Naches Peak Ski
Distance: 4.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 1800 ft. We parked at Cayuse Pass, which had just opened up for the summer, at 9:15 AM and walked up the road…… Read more “2016-05-07 Naches Peak Ski”