A very beautiful, very strenuous, and comprehensive tour of the upper Enchantments for very experienced scramblers with a high level of conditioning. The 8,000 foot elevation gain of this trip sees it all via the seldom visited Toketie Lake, Toketie Pass, Pogo Col, upper Enchantment Lakes, Aasgard Pass, and Lake Colchuck.

A National Forest campground at mile eight on Icicle Creek Road just outside of Leavenworth. It's a great base camp for hiking and climbing in the Leavenworth area.

A strenuous hike or backpack of up to 16 miles and 4,600 feet of elevation gain in The Enchantments area of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The trail follows Eightmile Creek steeply to Lake Caroline after Little Eightmile Lake. Continue past Lake Caroline to Little Lake Caroline and then Windy Pass to extend your trip. From Eightmile Lake scramble Eightmile Mountain, one of the higher peaks in the Stuart Range.

A community center in Seattle with rental space that can be reserved for meetings and events.

Translated as "The Little Corral," this is one of the largest big wall sport climbing destinations in the world. It boasts over 650 sport climbing routes with more than 140 of them being multipitch. Situated on the edge of the Chihuahua Desert in northern Mexico near Hidalgo in Nuevo León, the area enjoys prime climbing weather from November through February.

Sea kayak in an inlet in the southern part of Puget Sound near Olympia and enjoy exploring tidal estuaries with productive shellfish populations at the southernmost tip.

A truly inspiring glacier climb with a gnarly "kinda wide" log crossing, a strenuous approach through talus and boulders to camp with 4,000 ft of elevation gain, and ending with an exhilarating knife-edge snow ridge leading to the true summit. Views into the North Cascades are tremendous. Times: 5-6 hr trailhead to camp, 3-5 hr camp to summit.

Eldorado Peak via the Northeast Face is a Grade III snow or ice climb.

Sail with Skipper Bill Jenks aboard his Catalina 42 "Eleven" out of Tacoma Yacht Club. Wheel steering.

Hike to pristine alpine flats with two lakes near Squamish, British Columbia and enjoy stunning views of Canada's Mount Garibaldi from the ridge of Round Mountain. This is a very popular area for hiking, backpacking, and cross-country skiing. Dogs aren't allowed on this trail. It's 12.5 miles round trip with 2,700 feet of elevation gain. From Elfin Lakes, consider hiking to Mamquam Lake.

A 4-mile round trip trail to a lake in the East Olympics

Backpack or day hike in a British Columbia Rockies diverse, scenic, and rugged mountain park studded with the pristine Elk Lakes, several other lakes and tarns, glacier views, dramatic alpine limestone terrain of Upper Petain Basin, cascading Petain Waterfall, and coral fossils in the Coral Pass area. Wildlife viewing opportunities include moose, elk, bear and more. There are options for backcountry camping and Alpine Club of Canada hut stays.

Located 30 minutes east of Chinook Pass on Hwy 410, Elk Ridge Campground offers year-round accommodations including nine unique cabins, 20 RV sites and 2,200 feet of private frontage along the Naches River.

Running for 28 miles along the Elkhorn Range at an average elevation of 7,200 feet, this scenic trail takes you past some of the tallest peaks of Oregon's Blue Mountains. As the trail rolls along repeatedly crossing the North Fork John Day Wilderness, enjoy dramatic views, varied geology, and wildflowers in July. And keep an eye out for elk and mountain goats.

After a century of inundation, the Elwha's canyons have finally come to life again after removal of two dams. Paddle up to 15 river miles of class II-IV whitewater to the Salish Sea.

Elwha River from Whiskey Bend is an easy, 23 mile round trip backpack with 1,900 ft in elevation gain. The trail follows the river up past the removed dams to the historic Remanns Cabin and back.

The location of the former dam on the now free-flowing Elwha River.

The Elwha to Hurricane Hill hike is a very strenuous, 12.4 mi round trip hike with 5,300 ft in elevation gain. The trail ascends through forest and breaks out in the meadows on Hurricane Ridge with views of the Olympics and Mount Olympus.

2 beautiful high peaks at the eastern edge of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Entiat, Chelan

Emerald Downs is the Northwest's premier Thoroughbred racing facility. Nestled in the Green River Valley in the shadow of majestic Mount Rainier, Emerald Downs is home to the Seattle-area's only professional equine athletes. The beauty and tradition of the Sport of Kings in the Seattle-area dates back to the early 1900s. Emerald Downs opened its doors June 20, 1996 and continues to feature live racing every April to September.