Hiking, Mountaineering, and Climbing in the Central Cascades, Washington State
Kevin K, Lisa, Jim and I camped at the Colonial Creek Campground in order to get an early start on the traverse. After doing the car shuttle, we headed out on the Thunder Creek trail. We were supposed to cross Thunder Creek on the bridge leading into McAllister Campground but the bridge was washed out.…
Last year when Jim and I were climbing Cowlitz Chimneys, I got my first good look at Little Tahoma Peak. I have spent very little time in Mt Rainier National Park so the ruggedness of the peak was new to me. Jim had climbed Little Tahoma several years ago but the weather was questionable so…
With the success of our Rampart Lakes trip, Jim and I decided to step it up and see what my knees could do. Jim came up with a 3 day climb of Cowlitz Chimneys. It had a reasonable approach using the Wonderland Trail in Mt Rainier National Park. Believe it or not, I had never…
After being cleared to start hiking again, Jim decided Rampart Lakes was the perfect destination. The hike in was all on trail, less than 3000 feet of elevation, less than 6 miles. It also offered beautiful lakes and a summit which had a trail to the top, Alta Mountain. We headed out on Monday for…
Seems like over night the weather changed to fall. Jim and I only had a 2 day weekend and I needed to be back early on Sunday. We decided on a trip to Rock Mtn on the other side of Steven’s Pass. Typically a day trip but we would camp on the summit where the…
For Derek’s 20th birthday, we headed out to Tamanos peak in the Mt Rainer National Park. Erika joined Derek, Jim, and I.