A popular three or four pitch climb with a short approach, two 5.5 moves but mostly easy climbing, a real chockstone chimney, and great scrambling. Scenic views of Liberty Bell and the North Cascades. Snow melts off rock early so climb can be done shortly after Highway 20 is opened in the spring. Times: 5-7 hr trailhead to summit. A great first alpine rock climb.

South Early Winter Spire via the West Face and Southwest Rib is a Grade III, 5.8 climb.

A 15-acre pocket of forested urban wilderness in Everett.

A little known hike in Olympic National Park that starts on Washington State DNR land and travels through old growth forest with big trees and moss. Consider an overnight at Big Flat backcountry camp.

Hike a challenging 36+ miles with nearely 6,000 feet of elevation gain in Oregon's Wallowa Mountains and Eagle Cap Wilderness. Visit the "blue hole" and travel over Hawkins Pass to Frazier Lake with mountains rising up on both sides of the trail. The trailhead at 4,580 ft is accessible earlier than much of the Wallowa area.

Ice climbing in the South Fork Shoshone River valley, about one hour drive from Cody, Wyoming featuring over 70 named ice climbs. Offers a variety of reliable single and multi-pitch climbs in an alpine-like setting.

A fun, splashy canyon with lots of swimming and waterpark features such as jumps and slides up to 20 feet (all optional). This half-day descent culminates in a scenic 100-foot rappel down Franklin Falls, a popular destination for waterfall enthusiasts. This canyon is usually run in August and September when it is rated v3a4 III.

Pleasant, easy to moderate sea kayak journeys near and from The Great Bend at the south end of Hood Canal.

An urban adventure that explores two glacially deposited hills atop Magnolia Bluff on city streets and stairways.

A classic wilderness river in southern Mackenzie Mountains of Canada's Northwest Territories with whitewater sections up to class III.

A community college in Olympia with ponds, a stream and multiple community buildings. Visit the art gallery, walk around the campus, enjoying the ponds and, or scheduling a meeting or event in one of their public spaces available for rent.

A long sea kayak trip in the Puget Sound from Olympia to Steilacoom. Paddle through Budd Inlet, past Boston Harbor, through Dana Passge, past Johnson Point and the southern tip of Harstene Island, across Nisqually Reach, past Devils Head around the north shore of Anderson Island and past Eagle Island on route to Steilacoom.

Kayak through Totten Inlet, past Steamboat, Hope and Squaxin Islands, through Dana Passage past Harstene Island, past Johnson Point and Devil’s Head. Choose to go north or south around Anderson Island to land at Steilacoom.

A 13-mile scramble with nearly 5,000 feet of gain to 10,358 feet in Oregon's Three Sisters Wilderness. From the summit, enjoy dramatic views of Broken Top, Middle Sister, North Sister, Mount Bachelor and on a clear day Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood. The mountain also contains one of the highest alpine lakes in the northwest.

A moderate scramble of 12 miles with 2,500 feet of elevation gain. It can be done as an out-and-back trip or a traverse. Enjoy spectacular and changing views much of the way, and wildflowers which are abundant in late summer.

Alpine climb in a fantastic setting in the shadow of Maude in the Entiats.

The tallest peak in the Sisters range. It is an excellent climb on unique rock and is occasionally done as a traverse with the North Twin Sister.

Visit more than 8 alpine lakes and high alpine terrain in Oregon’s spectacular Wallowa mountains and Eagle Cap Wilderness. This trip includes the beautiful Lakes Basin, but by a less-crowded southern route.

National parks, national monuments, slot canyons, antiquities, hiking, world-class mountain biking and more abound in this corner of the desert southwest. There are incredible wonders to be seen, unique natural beauty, and a thousand shades of red.

A reservoir in the Snohomish County PUD watershed. No combustion engines are allowed on Spada Lake making it a sea kyaker's heaven.