Distance: 8.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 3600 ft. I just switched to a non-traditional work schedule (huzzah!), so for my first hike as a non-9-5er I decided to do…… Read more “2018-10-01 Tolmie Peak and Howard Peak”
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2016-09-11 Naches Peak
Distance: 5.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 1500 ft. After backpacking inside Mount Rainier National Park the night before, we were poised to do another short hike before heading back…… Read more “2016-09-11 Naches Peak”
2016-09-10-11 Dege Peak, Brown Peak, (South) Slide Mountain, Palisades Peak, and Marcus Peak
Distance: 15.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 6100 ft. We got it in our heads that we wanted to spend the weekend on a peakbagging spree in Mount Rainier National…… Read more “2016-09-10-11 Dege Peak, Brown Peak, (South) Slide Mountain, Palisades Peak, and Marcus Peak”
2016-06-26 Mount Adams
Distance: 12.2 mi.Elevation Gain: 6860 ft. We slept at the trailhead and got started at 2:45 AM, walking on dry trail in our trailrunners with our skis…… Read more “2016-06-26 Mount Adams”
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”
2016-04-16 Skiing Cowlitz Rocks
Distance: 6.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 2550 ft. It was a beautiful day in Rainier National Park and we arrived just after 9 AM. We walked a bit southeast…… Read more “2016-04-16 Skiing Cowlitz Rocks”
2018-03-31 Mount Saint Helens
Distance: 10.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 5678 ft. We wanted to take advantage of the last day before permit season (as well as the good weather window!) so we…… Read more “2018-03-31 Mount Saint Helens”
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”
2017-04-16 Mount St. Helens Attempt
Distance: 9.65 mi.Elevation Gain: 4529 ft. We started by getting a permit to climb Mount St. Helens a couple days before our climb. This is much easier…… Read more “2017-04-16 Mount St. Helens Attempt”
2017-05-29 Unicorn Peak
Distance: 4.78 mi.Elevation Gain: 3164 ft. We reached the trailhead at 10 AM and got started southward on some rolling uphills and downhills toward the base of…… Read more “2017-05-29 Unicorn Peak”