A basic half day canyon with easy access from the Sea to Sky Highway near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. It features a jump and slide area, a freehanging rappel, a massive cave, and some technical downclimbing.

An easy 5.2 mile hike with 960 feet of elevation gain on the well-maintained Pacific Crest Trail to beautiful alpine lakes in the William O. Douglas Wilderness near White Pass.

A great short roadside canyon to do if you want to splash around in some gorgeous pools with fun rappels and low commitment. There are slides, jumps and thoughtful down-climbing

A seldom done, moderate hike that takes you past a couple of waterfalls, climbs through lush old forest, and leads to nice views above a wooded lake basin in Mount Rainier National Park. It's 10 miles and 2,200 feet of elevation gain round trip.

A difficult, 9 mile loop with 1,500 ft in elevation gain. The trail starts in a long, narrow valley skirting the base of Bald Mountain but soon opens up to views of the Big Four.

A moderate, 8 mile round trip hike with 1,600 feet of elevation gain to a very strenuous hike of 16 miles and 3,450 feet of elevation gain. The trail winds up Canyon Creek to Deer Lake with the possibility of continuing up towards Bogachiel Peak.

Hike the ridge from Slab Camp up to Deer Park on the north side of the Olympics. Consider visits to Blue Mountain and Maiden Peak or a loop trip with Three Forks, Gray Wolf, and Slab Camp Creek Trails.

A strenuous and challenging scramble of one or two peaks off of the Mountain Loop Highway near Monte Cristo. It's up to 14 miles round trip and 5,500 feet of elevation gain.

Denny Mountain is a scramble of 6 miles with 2,500 feet of gain.

Follow DeRoux Creek out of De Roux campground and hike to Gallagher Head Lake. Enjoy the incredible spring and summer wildflower display. Shorten this hike a bit to enjoy the wildflowers or make it longer to hike around Esmeralda Peaks. Or scramble Esmerelda Peaks, DeRoux Peak or Koppen Mountain.

A small forested park in Des Moines that's a great destination for families with young children.

The Des Moines Creek Trail starts near a beach along the Puget Sound and then makes its way through a forested path that approaches SeaTac International Airport. The path is paved and welcomes both hikers and cyclists.

Packraft up to 95 miles of the lower Deschutes River, a designated Wild and Scenic River in north central Oregon.

A recreation area 100 miles east of Portland, Oregon with over 25 miles of relatively level trails. Hike, backpack, or bikepack next to the Deschutes River on the Atiyeh Trail or above it on the Old Railbed Trail. Enjoy views of the eastern side of the Columbia River Gorge.

Desolation Peak is a strenuous, 10 mile round trip with 3,700 ft in elevation gain. The trail begins at the water taxi landing on the beach beneath the mountain. It is then a nonstop steep hike up to the fire lookout, with lots of switchbacks.

Located at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia's Desolation Sound offers miles of marine park shoreline, calm water, and stunning views of the surrounding peaks. It's most definitely a sea kayaking paradise.

Desolation Wilderness is a protected federal wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. At 63,960 acres, it located near the southwest corner of Lake Tahoe in central/eastern part of the state near the Nevada border.

Gain 3,200 feet climbing up the four miles to a decommissioned fire lookout atop 5,045-foot Devil's Peak near Oregon's Mount Hood. Enjoy scenic views of the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness and Mount Hood, Mount Adams, and Mount Jefferson and even stay the night in this first-come, first-served shelter.

Because of its relative relief from the summit Devil's Peak offers far greater views and the feeling of an alpine climb than one would expect of its modest 5,456 ft summit. The rock on this climb is short, consisting of three short pitches of Class 4 climbing, but the combined steep snow approach and navigation challenges to reach it make this an excellent first alpine climb for new climbers.

A very strenuous backpack of 25 miles with 8,150 feet of gain on the western edge of the Pasayten Wilderness, east of Ross Lake in the North Cascades. Intimate views of Crater Peak and Jack Mountain are framed with alpine meadows covered in wildflowers are the reward on this 25 mile, partial loop trip. The strenuous journey pays off with the incredible beauty of this remote region, which sees few visitors.