From I-90 overpass, we proceeded to Sahalie Ski Lodge to start our trip into the Basin. To reach the constructed bridge over Commonwealth Creek, we crossed two tributaries with open, running water.
This is a two loop Go Walk tour of Green Lake , Cowen , and Ravenna Parks . The route included the Green Lake and Ravenna Neighborhoods .
New year's day paddle around Burrows and Allen islands on a mild winter day.
Fun challenging trip with unique fog covered views! Really enjoyed this experience.
If you're looking for an easily-accessible, somewhat shorter snowshoe trip that takes participants through a forest of snowclad trees and interesting creek crossings in the Commonwealth Basin, this is it!
A brisk and strenuous day made more so by a recent (day before) foot of light powder snow plus brilliant (and cold) blue skies. We renewed our ‘winter scramble chops’ with the snow covered brush and talus terrain on the ridges between Blowdown and Dixie.
Enjoyable outing. Brian did an excellent job co-leading.
A mild and sunny day on opening day of the Bald Eagle Interpretive Center in Rockport. We saw very few eagles, about 2 dozen, and a gaggle of common mergansers.
A beautiful day in the snow on Mt. Rainier with an amazing group.
Excellent condition and camaraderie, trail gets busy pass mid-morning.
As Charles Dickens said, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”, just like this trip to Arthur Peak. A morning with perfect cold/dry conditions, followed by an afternoon of very wet type two fun.
A quick, steep and damp hike up on a Middle Fork day hike rarity.
Stellar Summit of Shasta - with a perfect road trip from Seattle. We had a perfect weather window in between two snow storms.
Close looks at wintering birds. Good birding no matter what weather.
Wonderful Scramble to one of the Tallest volcanoes in the Southern Oregon Belt
This Walk is a loop route in Carkeek Park . We had great views , including from the Beach . The Beavers were active with a dam on the creek .
A fun day in the snow. Never had so many backup plans before, but we found a safe place to snowshoe in a storm.
Cold and blustery with blue skies and clear views of the distant mountains. Some snow on the ground at high elevation; microspikes helpful.