I had been talking about day-tripping Mount Fernow for years and this perfect weather fall weekend as the perfect time to make it happen....

Hike in to Lower Ice Lake   I apparently couldn’t get enough of driving the Phelps Creek Road this summer, so I braved the endless miles...

I have been climbing mountains in the Cascades for my entire life, but somehow had never attempted Mount Rainier. That changed when our...

Katie and I made the long drive to the Entiat river valley in the trusty Prius on Friday night. Once you leave pavement the road is 95%...

Western Washington had been plagued by near consistent wildfire smoke during the exceptionally dry September and October of 2022. I had...

I'd been eyeing Robinson for years as a fun day-trip Bulger but had never gotten around to it. That would change in September 2022. After...

Bulger season was upon us, and that called for a long drive to a remote part of Washington to kick it off. Katie, my dad, and I made the...

Katie, Marissa, and I made the long drive down from Seattle on Saturday evening with nervous anticipation for what was bound to be a fun...

Abernathy Peak is one of the most straight-forward of Washington’s Top 100 mountains, so I decided to make a day trip out of it. I...

With some weekdays available and a decent weather forecast, Katie and I headed out to the Chelan Sawtooths for some peakbagging, larch...

A mid-September venture into the Glacier Peak Wilderness was on the schedule and we couldn’t be more excited. This trip promised meadows,...

With resplendent larches, rugged granite peaks, and a fraction of the crowds of the Enchantments, the Chelan Sawtooths are a great...

I had spent precious little time in the Pasayten Wilderness, and it was time to change that. The Pasayten is in the northeast corner of...

Fern, Erik, and I set out to bag two more Bulgers in the beautiful part of the world that is the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Chiwawa and...

Snowfield Peak is a great glacier climb in the heart of the North Cascades. I was excited for my second ascent of the mountain, this time...

Big plans came together for an amazing mountain experience over the Fourth of July weekend. The Inspiration Traverse is a super...

The Ragged Ridge is an aptly named, rugged subrange of mountains in the North Cascades that rise sharply above the Fisher Creek Valley....

As masters of the alpine start, Fern and I got going from Rainy Pass at the impressive hour of 1:30 pm. The vast majority of our hike in...

I make a pilgrimage to the Phelps Creek Trailhead about once a year. The area is home to some of the biggest peaks in Washington,...

Silver Star Mountain makes its presence known on Highway 20, rising dramatically above the Washington Pass area. It is a big mountain...