Hiking, Mountaineering, and Climbing outside Washington State and British Columbia, Canada
Inspired by Brooke and Dan, we decided to try living in a campervan for two weeks. We were lucky enough to have our friends, Deb and Steve, drive their camper down south to join us for the adventure. As seasoned camper-travelers, they were a wealth of information. Jim and I flew to Las Vegas with…
After the weather turned questionable on our Golden Larch trip to the Pasayten Wilderness, Deb and Steve recommended going to The Wallows in north-east Oregon. Having never been there, Jim and I jumped on board. Deb architected a beautiful loop trip with 3 lovely summits. It is amazing how many 9,000+ foot peaks there are…
Jim and I have been trying to climb Mt Whitney for the last several years. One trip didn’t go due to weather. The other didn’t go because of a fire closures. The day before our trip in June, we were informed that Whitney Portal was closed due to a fire. Whitney Portal was our exit…
For my birthday, Jim and I went to Yosemite to do our first backpacking trip of the season. Our main goal was Clouds Rest peak. We saw it 5 years ago from the summit of Half Dome and have wanted to climb it ever since. After a stop at Jim’s cousins, we headed into Yosemite,…
Last Wednesday, Jim and I headed to Sedona, Arizona to get some early season hiking in and enjoy some sunshine. Unfortunately we seemed to have taken the Seattle weather with us. Unknown to us, I happened to book the only hotel in town with a straight on view of Capital Butte. It immediately became a…
We decided to take the long way to Moab so we could see Capital Reef National Park. I had driven through the park several years ago with Erika but we only had time for one quick photo stop. Jim and Brooke were eager to stop at all the interesting rock formations. It was brutally cold…
We arrived the Watchman Campground in Zion National Park to find others camping in our spot. They were in no hurry to leave and hung out to watch us put up our tent. They actually milled around all night long. After setting up camp, we head into the park. We only had the afternoon so…
After spending a day at Cousin Chrissy’s eating, drinking, and doing laundry, we headed off to Yosemite. Our plan to avoid the wild fire smoke had worked. There was only a lingering haze in the air. We started off by heading to Glacier Point. Along the way, we stopped at Tunnel View for a quick…
After a quick trip to Florida to see Derek, we headed off to California to start an 18 day road trip through Southwest. Brooke, Jim, and I started planning our road trip before Brooke even left Australia. What we hadn’t planned on was the California wild fires which returned to full force after 80 mph…
Taking advantage of an Alaska Airlines one day sale, Jim and I headed to Las Vegas and Zion National Park. I have wanted to return to Zion ever since my half day visit with Erika several years ago. Jim and I decided to do some of the classic one day hikes: Angel’s Landing, The West…