The calm waters and the friendly group made a great day for kayaking.
We set out from the Carbon River Road trailhead at 7:30am, hoping to reach the North Peak of Old Desolate. However, we decided to turn around at Pacific Point, a scenic viewpoint with excellent views of Carbon Glacier, Vernal Park, Echo Rock, and Mount Rainier. We moved quickly, but the 22 miles and 4800 feet of gain still took us 11 hours.
This itinerary was a really great way for a hiker to get a great sampling of Croatia's diverse landscapes, parks and some of their historic sites, along with getting a bit of a dose of local culture and beach sunshine! The country is even more diverse and lovely than expected, and the mix of hiking time and driving time as well as the time of year turned out even better than I had hoped, and our self-guided outfitter was fantastic. I might leave out one or two of the hikes or make them optional, and a couple of the hotels were a bit generic and out of the way. Crowds in Split and Dubrovnik detracted from those experiences but the October date was much better than earlier would have been and I wouldn't want to leave out those historic cities.
Five brave scramblers survived weekend crowds and a challenging tree problem for a successful summit of Coleman Pinnacle.
Getting in one last scramble out of the Sunrise side of Mt. Rainier. A beautiful fall day on a non-technical scramble
This is my second year in a row to do this paddle on a beautiful fall day! Going forward I will stay outside the piling markers no matter what time of the year!
Critical hands-on first aid training for Mountaineers activity leaders. "Stop The Bleed is as important as CPR training", according to Barb Jensen RN - manager of the EvergreenHealth trauma unit.
Gem of a trail along a lesser-traveled Tiger route!
Had a great October climb. Clouds rolled in and out adding to the experience. Fall colors are in full swing. We manage car to car in just about 10 hours.
Snow on pitch 2 led us to bail at the top of pitch 1. Better luck next year!
A beautiful Fall hike on a cool, but sunny day with amazing views.
An adventurous day on the west side of Mount Rainier, with stunning views of the Sunset Amphitheater, interspersed with cloud induced drama. Substantial fresh snow over steep heather and boulders made things ‘interesting’.
Tow Clinic - Basic - For Beginners
Beautiful day and gorgeous fall color as we hiked to an alpine lake for lunch.
Thru hiked the Enchantments on the first nice day after a big snow storm earlier in the week
6-day Educational guided hiking trip in Glacier National Park