Day Hiking, Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
This trail ambles along salmon spawning Goldsborough Creek in Shelton. There are several areas to view manmade rapids where salmon can often be seen.
Climbing
Mount Goode via the Northeast Buttress is Grade III-IV, 5.4.
Backpacking & Day Hiking
A strenuous, 9-mile round trip day hike or backpack with 2,840 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows the Sauk River for a mile and then ascends steeply, going through forested, rough, rugged terrain and up a steep ridge. The payoff is a pristine alpine basin dotted with tarns, streams, lakes, and meadows all set in the shadows of Gothic Peak and Del Campo.
Photography & Urban Adventure
A ghost town in eastern Washington's Lincoln County with abandoned schoolhouse that is perfect for a photography outing. The little red schoolhouse was built in 1906, the year The Mountaineers was established. A 1927 fire gutted the town which was completely abandoned by 1942.
Scrambling
A scramble of 7 miles with 3,300 feet of gain.
Snowshoeing
An easy snowshoe trip 4 mile snowshoe trip along a road, gaining 500 feet and leading to an expansive basin with several lakes.
Sailing
Sail with Skipper Ken Wilson on his Catalina 320 "Gracie Elaine" out of Edmonds Marina Slip R47
Backpacking & Day Hiking
A vast, awe-inspiring national park in Arizona, home to the iconic Grand Canyon—a mile-deep gorge carved by the Colorado River over millions of years.
Day Hiking & Photography
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is a dramatic, multicolored gorge carved by the Yellowstone River, featuring sheer cliffs and two powerful waterfalls—Upper and Lower Falls. Its vibrant hues come from hydrothermally altered rock, making it one of the most iconic and photogenic landscapes in Yellowstone National Park.
Backpacking, Day Hiking & Scrambling
From just outside Mount Rainier National Park's northern boundary, hike to Lake Eleanor and then on to Grand Park. Traverse Grand Park and scramble Scarface and/or Mount Fremont with a loop through Cold Basin. Both are good scrambles in the northeast corner of Mount Rainier National Park after the road to Sunrise closes.
Day Hiking
Start high and stay high on the Obstruction Point-Deer Park Trail with stunning views of Obstruction Peak, Elk Mountain, Maiden Peak, Green Mountain and Mount Olympus. A trip here can vary from moderate to very strenuous depending on your plan.
Bikepacking, Day Hiking & Trail Running
A foothills trail system, 9.5 miles in length running from Duthie Hill Park to I-90 Exit 20 High Point with a moderate elevation gain of up to 1,400 feet. The forested trail has multiple access points, a mature grove of western red cedar, a wetland with a 600-foot boardwalk and salmon bearing creeks. It is a multi-use trail open to hikers, trail runners, mountain bikes, horses, and dogs.
Climbing
Exum Ridge is a classic Grade II, 5.5 intermediate alpine rock climb. Grand Teton is the highest peak in the Teton Range and Wyoming's second highest peak being just 34 feet shorter than Gannett Peak (13,804 feet) in the Wind River Range. The route offers many variations.
Day Hiking
Grand Valley is a strenuous, 10-mile loop day hike with 2,400 feet of elevation gain. The trail descends through scenic Badger Valley to the Grand Creek junction before going up to Grand Lake and Moose Lake. From there it goes up steep switchbacks to a ridge and back to the trailhead.
Packrafting
Packraft wild and scenic rivers in northeast Oregon and the Wallowas, typically a seven-day trip.
Day Hiking, Scrambling & Snowshoeing
A moderate to very strenuous hike or snowshoe trip in mixed forests from the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River through the beautiful Granite Creek Valley to alpine lakes. Hikes range from 8.4 to 16 miles with elevation gain from 2,810 to 4,110 feet. Leave the trail early and follow the "Z" of Zorro Road to Zorro Point or scramble to Revolution Peak up the ridge from Thompson Lake.
A great place to try curling in North Seattle.
Scrambling
Midway between Stevens Pass and Salmon La Sac lays the other Granite Mountain.
A longer drive and a lot longer hike, but the reward is a terrific scramble above a lovely lake. Along with Trico, (think “Tri-County”), make for a great two day trip or one very long day.
Day Hiking & Scrambling
Granite Mountain is a nice early season snow scramble, summertime day hike or rock scramble, or winter scramble in the Snoqualmie Pass area.
Day Hiking
Just south of Grants Pass, Oregon near Selma and Cave Junction are several short, easy trails renowned for their spring wildflowers, colorful serpentine flora, and spectacular fens (wetlands).