Wed, Oct 8, 2025
An incredible fall day at Washington Pass—crisp air, golden larches in full transition, and a stellar climb up Liberty Bell. We ascended via the Becky Route, enjoying four pitches of classic 5.6 terrain, capped off with a couple of scenic rappels. Couldn’t have asked for a better way to soak in the season.
Tue, Oct 7, 2025
Scenes from Tuesday's Seattle Mountaineers paddle through the Ballard Locks to Carkeek Park and back (10-7-25).
Tue, Oct 7, 2025
Excellent fall day for a climb of the Tooth. 3 Basic students completed graduation requirements!
Tue, Oct 7, 2025
Wonderful fall foliage, great conversation, and 16 bird species including evening grosbeaks, a pair of red-tailed hawks, and a sooty grouse topped the list in today's hike above the inversion.
Mon, Oct 6, 2025
Gorgeous weather, gorgeous foliage, lots of blueberries, and we saw grouse, deer, and frogs, and saw tracks of bear, raccoon, and deer.
Thu, Oct 2, 2025 - Sat, Oct 4, 2025
Great Fall scramble of McGregor Mountain in North Cascades.
Sun, Sep 28, 2025
Overdue grass- and brush-cutting, and log-outs of a few downed trees, completed the work this year to make this historic trail free of obstructions from the Satsop Lake side on the west to the Church Creek side on the east.
Sun, Oct 5, 2025
Day scramble in peak larch season
Sat, Oct 4, 2025
While the currents were not as fast as other years or the moon as bright we were satisfied with what we got!
Sun, Oct 5, 2025
A beautiful, cool, Fall day to this Rainier 100 peak with great views
Sat, Oct 4, 2025 - Sun, Oct 5, 2025
Flatwater course overnight field trip #3. A good time was had by all and some new skills were taught and old ones reinforced.
Thu, Oct 2, 2025
A fantastic through hike from Tunnel Creek to the Surprise Creek. Beautiful fall color, Alpine Lakes; a lot of Mushrooms and berries!
Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Great way to close out the 2025 CHS season with a change-of-destination hike to sunny Snoqualmie Lake. Fall colors, a Northern pygmy owl, abundant mushrooms, and great conversations for ten hours, with just a hint of smoke and rain held off until we returned to the cars.
Sat, Sep 20, 2025 - Sat, Sep 27, 2025
We all agreed that the trip was well worth the time and gas to get there. So much beautiful scenery, amazing wildlife, outstanding campsites, lots of sunshine, warm water to paddle and swim in and how many sea kayakers can say they have seen big horn sheep from their boat?
Wed, Sep 3, 2025
After hiking 2.25 miles down, we turned around due to excessive wildfire smoke.
Sat, Aug 30, 2025 - Tue, Sep 2, 2025
This was a 4-day backpacking trip beginning, and ending, at the Thirtymile Trailhead (north of Winthrop). Cathedral Lake, with Amphitheater Mountain as a backdrop, is just amazing.
Wed, Sep 24, 2025
The Ebey Waterfront Trail is a paved trail along the Ebey Slough and Qwuloolt Estuary, south of Marysville, Washington.
Sat, Sep 13, 2025
Successful summit of The Tooth
Fri, Sep 19, 2025
Easy hike up to the peak with a plentitude of huckleberries
Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Get a different view of the perennially popular Mount Si on the Talus Loop Trail. A little over 5 miles long, the Talus Trail explores the eastern slopes of the mountain. You'll hike briefly with the crowds headed to the haystack, then peel off and enjoy a much quieter forest walk, along with a good workout.
