- Sep 17, 2023
Columbia Peak - Sept 2023
Katie, Eric and I set out for a fun camping and climbing adventure out of Monte Cristo – and what better way to reach the old ghost town...
- Sep 5, 2022
Lost Creek Ridge - Sept 2022
Katie and I spent 4 days exploring Lost Creek Ridge over Labor Day weekend. This was an area that had always interested me, and I’d...
- Aug 22, 2022
Tolmie Peak - Aug 2022
Took advantage of the long days of summer by doing a quick weekday evening jaunt up Tolmie Peak in Mount Rainier NP. The Mowich Lake Road...
- Aug 21, 2022
Tomyhoi Peak - Aug 2022
Tomyhoi Peak is great Type 1 fun trip off the Mount Baker Highway. Eric and I started from the Yellow Aster Butte Trailhead at a...
- Jul 9, 2022
Keyes Peak - July 2022
Keyes Peak was a long time coming for me. I had been drawn to it since my first of many trips to Blanca Lake years ago. It also helped...
- Jul 1, 2022
Townsend Mountain - July 2022
The weather for the Fourth of July weekend wasn’t looking too great for western Washington. The saying “summer doesn’t start until July...
- Jun 25, 2022
The Craggies - June 2022
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...
- Sep 7, 2021
Gunn Peak - Sept 2021
With another great September day on our hands, Fern, Isabel and I headed out in search of Gunn Peak (or the infinity tarn if we were...
- Jul 27, 2021
Desolation Peak - July 2021
Desolation Peak is a worthy destination not only because of its unique approach and incredible scenery, but also because of the...
- Sep 7, 2020
Berdeen Lake - Sept 2020
There are some places in the Cascades that have a near magnetic pull on me. I love looking at maps of the mountains and dreaming of new...
- Aug 27, 2020
Pasayten Peakbagging - Aug 2020
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...
- Aug 8, 2020
Fortress and Chiwawa - Aug 2020
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...
- Aug 1, 2020
Snowfield Peak -August 2020
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...
- Jul 30, 2020
Sloan Peak - July 2020
Sloan Peak is called the Matterhorn of the Cascades. It is obvious why when viewed from a variety of different angles throughout the...
- Jul 6, 2020
Inspiration Traverse - July 2020
Big plans came together for an amazing mountain experience over the Fourth of July weekend. The Inspiration Traverse is a super...
- Jun 23, 2020
Ruth Mountain - June 2020
One of the most amazing parts of living in Washington state is to be bored one day and have the option to decide to go sleep on top of a...
- Jul 27, 2019
Ragged Ridge - July 2019
The Ragged Ridge is an aptly named, rugged subrange of mountains in the North Cascades that rise sharply above the Fisher Creek Valley....
- Jul 14, 2019
Tower and Golden Horn - July 2019
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...
- Jun 30, 2019
Dumbbell and Greenwood - June 2019
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,...
- Jun 9, 2019
Silver Star Mountain - June 2019
Silver Star Mountain makes its presence known on Highway 20, rising dramatically above the Washington Pass area. It is a big mountain...