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…
After a year of planning, Brooke, Jim, and I headed out on a 10-day backpacking trip through the Huayhuash mountains in Peru. Our goal was to do the Huayhuash circuit plus several high alpine side trips. We had expected to see no one else doing the route without a guide. After all, only crazy people…
We arrived back at our AirBnb at 9pm after our trip to Machu Picchu. We were heading out for our next trek at 4am. We had enough time to shower and repack before falling into bed. Our 3:45 alarm came way too quickly. Our drive to the start of the Ausangate 2-day trek was 3-1/2…
While Jim and Brooke tackled the stairs (all 1,800 of them), I joined the rest of our group for a bus ride up to Machu Picchu. Once again we got up at 3:45, out the door by 4, at the bus stop by 4:15. Our guide wanted us on the first bus up to Machu…
On Monday at 7am, we headed to the airport. 26 hours and 4 flights later, we landed in Cusco, Peru. 16 hours later, we were picked up in a van and off to our first trek: The Salkantay Trek. Also known as The Savage Mountain Trek to Machu Picchu. We would hike for 3 days…
On Monday, Carol and Thomas picked up Derek and I at 5am to take us to the airport. Derek was able to get the majority of his belongings in 6 suitcases: 4 extra large and 2 carry-on size. The 5 hour flight to Tampa went faster than expected. When we arrived Tampa, we retrieved Derek’s…
Every year, Fay and I do a climbing trip just the two of us. In years past, we have had some very intense climbs but this year we decided on a backpacking loop with some easy view points. Since Fay has been recovering from a back injury, I let her come up with our trip.…
Tony had been planning a week long trip in the Olympics for seven of us. When the weather turned bad in the Olympics, we all decided to head to Eastern Washington for clearer skies and less rain. Our group of seven became eight when Tony’s wife, Suzie decided to join us. We all meet in…
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