Hiking, Mountaineering, and Climbing in the Western Cascades, Washington State
When we returned from Italy, it took us almost a week to recover from jet lag and get everything put away. Since then it seems like we haven’t stopped. We have come home long enough to wash clothes, plan another trip, and pack. Mt Logan During the heatwave, we decided it was a good time…
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…
Earlier this summer, Erika and I compared schedules to come up with one possible weekend to go climbing this summer. It also turned out to be the only rainy weekend in the last couple of months. Jim did his best to come up with something that we might be able to climb. But in the…
Since I was still getting over jet lag from Europe, Jim and I decided to do a 3-day trip into Del Campo and Gothic peaks. Jim was able to work until early afternoon on Friday. We were on the trail just before 4pm and arrived Foggy Lake just before dark. We enjoyed a quite dinner…
With a 2 day weekend and a decent weather forecast, Jim and I headed out with Deb and Steve to attempt Whitehorse. It has been on our list ever since we watched “High Ice” together. “High Ice” is a very cheesy movie done in 1980 which involved a mountain rescue on Whitehorse. The movie does…