Oct 2, 2022
Reynolds Peak via Williams Lake - Oct 2022
Western Washington had been plagued by near consistent wildfire smoke during the exceptionally dry September and October of 2022. I had...
Sep 24, 2022
Three Fingers - Sept 2022
It had been a goal of mine to sleep in the Three Fingers Lookout for years. It is an iconic and improbably place for a fire lookout with...
Sep 22, 2022
Robinson Mountain - Sept 2022
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...
Sep 16, 2022
Silver/Tinkham/Abiel - Sept 2022
The weather in the Cascades was finally starting to feel a little bit like fall. With commitments in Seattle later that day, we drove out...
Sep 4, 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 20, 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 8, 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...
Jun 30, 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 24, 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...
Feb 13, 2022
Mount St. Helens - February 2022
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...
Jan 29, 2022
Humpback Mountain - Jan 2022
Humpback Mountain is a solid winter destination close to Snoqualmie Pass. There are two viable approaches in the winter, either the...
Oct 6, 2021
Abernathy Peak - Oct 2021
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...
Sep 22, 2021
Sawtooth Slam - Sept 2021
With some weekdays available and a decent weather forecast, Katie and I headed out to the Chelan Sawtooths for some peakbagging, larch...
Sep 16, 2021
High Pass and Buck Mountain - Sept 2021
A mid-September venture into the Glacier Peak Wilderness was on the schedule and we couldn’t be more excited. This trip promised meadows,...
Sep 6, 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 26, 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...
May 14, 2021
Ruby Mountain - May 2021
This trip began with a bit of indecision. To bring skis or not to bring skis, that was the question. I had my splitboard in my car for...
Oct 3, 2020
Chelan Sawtooths - Oct 2020
With resplendent larches, rugged granite peaks, and a fraction of the crowds of the Enchantments, the Chelan Sawtooths are a great...
Sep 6, 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...