Hiking, Mountaineering, and Climbing Adventures
Our goal for this trip was to take Fay out on her first backpacking trip since her back surgery in early March. We let Fay pick the trip. To my surprise, she picked a 6 day trip into the Olympic Mountains. A bit ambitious for a first trip but Fay has had her eye on…
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…
My girlfriend Lisa was in town from London visiting her folks for a month. We stole away for a few days to catch up and spend 3 days in nature. Lisa’s pick was Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains. Thanks to COVID, I was able to get us permits to camp in the upper basin.…
After a trip into the Pickets 5 years ago, our friend Tony started planning a trip to the Olympic Mountains. Something he knew Jim and I would enjoy. Tony has climbed in the Olympic Mountains for many, many years. Too many to count. This trip marked his 17th summit of Mt Olympus and who knows…
Day 1 – Trailhead to Gunn Basin Day 2 – Gunn Peak attempt, Gunn Point, and Tailgunner Peak Day 3 – Wing Peak, hike to Trailhead George, Jim, and I took advantage of the couple of nice days in the forecast to head into Gunn Peak basin in hope of climbing Gunn Peak and the…
Most trips to the North Cascades involves a drive through Arlington and Darrington. Every trip involves me asking Jim “What peak is that?!” as we drive past Whitehorse Mountain. It sticks up in the middle of farm land. Towering over the few near by peaks. We attempted Whitehorse a few years back with Deb and…
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…
With sun finally in the forecast, Jim and I headed out last Wednesday in hope of seeing some Golden Larch Trees. The forecast was for below freezing temps which we were willing to deal with in exchange for some views. Since the Golden Larch Tree can only be found in Eastern Washington at elevations above…
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…
Jim and I delayed our hike in to Martin Lakes as long as possible hoping to let the majority of the rain pass us by. In the end, it turned out that the rain didn’t stop until well after midnight. Needless to say, we were very wet when we arrived Martin Lakes. The rain had…
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