Hiking, Mountaineering, and Climbing in the Central Cascades, Washington State
In late August, the smoke / weather forecast created a perfect window for Jim, Brooke, Andrew and I to do the Buck Creek Pass / Spider Gap loop. I have been wanting to climb Fortress Mtn since I first saw the north face of it from Suiattle Pass 6 years ago. We have been trying…
Back in May, Jim won a reservation spot in the Mt Rainier backcountry permit lottery. Jim has always wanted to do the Northern Loop and campsites were available. I booked our reservation and then all was forgot until a week ago. Last Friday, Yoko, Baram, Jim, and I parked in the Sunrise lot in Mt…
Jim and I decided to try something different over Labor Day weekend. Drive to Snoqualmie Pass, hike in 5 miles, and go camping. We took a one day climb and made it into a 3 day camping trip. We headed into Melakwa Lake early Friday morning to avoid the weekend crowds on the trail and…
Jim and I have been wanting to do an Alpine Lakes Traverse for many years. With help from Fay and Jim Aga, we were able to do the traverse over our anniversary last week. The weather forecast was not great for a 5 day trip: 3 nice days of weather sandwiched between 2 questionable days.…
One of Brooke’s buckle-list items was climbing Mt Rainier. Big Surprise! We were supposed to attempt it June 2020 but Brooke couldn’t get out of Australia. Covid lockdown. Brooke told us Australia lockdown again a week ago. They have 22 new cases. After spending the last 4 months testing out vanlife with Dan, Brooke returned to…
Last week, we took Brooke on her first backpacking trip in Washington State since she was 9 years old. Lets just say lots has changed. Brooke is now carrying a full pack, hiking at the same speed as Jim, and taking amazing photos. Some things have stayed the same. Brooke couldn’t wait to jump in…
Jim and I spent Labor Day Weekend hiking and climbing with Kevin, Maria, George, and Karen in the Goat Rocks Wilderness. It was so much fun having a base camp so we could all do our thing during the day and then regroup in camp for dinner and laughs. Fabulous, low key trip. We headed…
Jim, Lisa, and I ventured into the Alpine Lakes Wilderness for a three day trip. We left on Thursday to try and avoid the crowds. Even with a mid-week start, we got one of the last parking spots at the trailhead. Glad to see people are getting out and enjoying our summer weather. We headed…
Jim and I took the last 2 days to return to climb Gunn Peak. We were there in early June with George but there was too much snow enroute to reach the summit. Since Jim had never been to Gunn Basin in the summer, he wanted to see if we could follow the ridge route…
After several feet of snow dropped in Eastern Washington, Jim had to move our Golden Larch Trip to the west side which has no larches. After a hike up Defiance Peak with Erika a week ago, Jim had to move the hike to something under 5000 feet. Jim decided on the Loowit Trail which circumnavigates…
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