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%...

In search of a quick peak I could get in before rain came into Western Washington that afternoon, I chose Bald Mountain (East Peak) near...

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...

It was a slow workday, and I was hoping to do a unique after work hike despite the questionable weather forecast, so I drove over to Cle...

The long days were giving me some ambitious after work ideas, and I thought The Ark looked like a fun climb that was a potential...

Red Mountain is a fun, straightforward peak in the Salmon La Sac area that has a nice winter route. With the unseasonably cold April we...

Marissa was in town – so we had to get out on a fun adventure. Unfortunately the weather for the weekend was not cooperating. Our...

Somehow, I had never been to the Crystal Backcountry, and with the new year that had to change. The goal for these two trips was to check...

The Cascades had just received their first big snowfall of the year and it was time to go play in the snow. Katie and I chose to go down...

Western Washington was at the height of shoulder season – snow had fallen in the mountains but nowhere near enough for winter activities...

The late summer and early fall of 2022 had been unseasonably hot and smoky throughout the Cascades and Washington state. I had been...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The weather for the Fourth of July weekend wasn’t looking too great for western Washington. The saying “summer doesn’t start until July...