A beautiful route with a perfect ski summit. The approach trail is a bit of a mess right now, but on the plus side it preserves the solitude that makes this trip so special.
Hope Island Reef Peek with the year's lowest weekend tide of -3.7'.
Backpacking trip to Five Mile Camp
A scramble up a variety of terrain to the summit of an Alpine Lakes Home Court peak
Great weather for a fairly tough evening conditioning hike. Unfortunately the last half mile to the Hiker's Hut is blocked by downfall.
4 day climb of Sinister Peak with approach from Stehekin.
Putting it all together to ski Glacier Peak over Memorial Day weekend!
Great early-season backpack to get in some good conditioning and amazing views!
Beautiful Memorial Day weekend for some scrambling. Melting snow made for a bit of a route finding adventure.
Higher-than-expected winds and waves the morning of the trip forced us to cancel this student paddle.
the classic leg-stretcher in typical summer conditions
Completed counter-clockwise loop, starting at Luhr’s Landing, paddling across Nisqually Reach to Anderson Island, paddling along the SW side of Anderson Island to Andy’s Marine Park, crossing back over Nisqually Reach to Tolmie State Park, then returning to Luhr’s Landing.
Breathtaking vistas plus lots of ‘find the fossil trail’ practice on this challenging one way traverse (~17 miles, ~5500’ gain). A great place to escape crowds and civilization.
3500 CFS. Average moving time 4.8 mph. 2 hours moving time. 2 1/2 hours from put in to take out. A wide and scenic reach, characterized by class II rapids and many islands to navigate around. The S-Bends, class III drops, were the most exciting and challenging but straightforward at this level.
About 3 miles each way on logging Road 2700, with about twenty minutes spent on the South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group's Kennedy Creek Salmon Trails, and a half mile each way on an unmaintained path to Kennedy Falls.
Exploratory bikepack on singletrack trail with last minute route changes due to logging.