Distance: 29.2 mi. (~10 on bikes)Elevation Gain: 7800 ft. I’ve been working on the 100 Peaks in Mount Rainier National Park for several years now, and although…… Read more “2019-08-26-27 Sluiskin Mountain Attempt”
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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”
2018-11-18 Mount Wow
Distance: 5.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 3500 ft. We were pleasantly surprised to learn that November in Washington State was going to deliver a perfect, sunny weekend. We decided…… Read more “2018-11-18 Mount Wow”
2018-10-27 Mount Aix
Distance: 10.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 5000 ft. We had to leave Seattle early to beat the rainstorms at this far-fetched destination. Craig has had his eye on this…… Read more “2018-10-27 Mount Aix”
2018-10-12 Tamanos Mountain
Distance: 10.2 mi.Elevation Gain: 3200 ft. I reached the Owyhigh Lakes Trailhead (en route to Sunrise Visitor Center) at 8:45 AM and got started up the gradual…… Read more “2018-10-12 Tamanos Mountain”
2018-10-02 Martin Peak and Virginia Peak
Distance: 3.2 mi.Elevation Gain: 1600 ft. After spending the night at Mowich Lake, I relaxed at the campsite for a bit before driving down the road a…… Read more “2018-10-02 Martin Peak and Virginia Peak”
2018-05-20 Dixon Mountain
Distance: 10.8 mi.Elevation Gain: 4500 ft. We actually tried this peak (from another the north trailhead) in November but had to bail due to difficult postholing losing…… Read more “2018-05-20 Dixon Mountain”