Sat, Aug 23, 2025 - Sun, Aug 24, 2025
A great night, enjoying bioluminescence on the water between Wauna beach and Cutts island used to be called deadman Island in the old days we did a counter, clockwise rotation, crossed over to the Gig Harbor side of the peninsula and handlebar down to raft island then down two Cutts after a break we crossed over to Glen Cove, and did the hand bar or handrail thing up the shoreline. Minter Creek was the area that had the best bioluminescence. It was Gorgeous some saw blue bright blue. Different colors. And it was odd. You’d see a porch light, and on the side the porch light was coming from was the best light show.
Fri, Aug 8, 2025 - Sun, Aug 17, 2025
From a tiny native village in the tundra at the northernmost pass in Alaska, through the Brooks Range, to the mighty Koyukuk River, the John has a blend of personalities along the way. Plenty of down time to read and meditate with Arctic nature. While this is not intended as a complete TR, here are a few observations of mine.
Sat, Aug 23, 2025
A nice chill scramble for a hot day.
Thu, Aug 21, 2025
A very successful outing.
Fri, Aug 22, 2025
On a private hike, my daughter and I braved the mid-day heat and noshed on berries to the beautiful Blanca Lake. We enjoyed breezes, tadpoles in Virgin Lake, and 13 bird species, followed up with a celebratory DQ Blizzard afterward. Sweet success!
Wed, Aug 20, 2025 - Fri, Aug 22, 2025
Lazy evenings can coexist with a bit of frost overnight when you backpack in August. Check out these "ready for anything" new backpackers with Tacoma branch.
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Loop hike with woodland, lakes, a high pass plus pikas and marmots
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Pika Party: A perfect day at the Tooth
Sun, Aug 17, 2025
This is a fun scramble with lots of opportunities for varying the route with more challenging sections possible.
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
9 of us from CHS-2 enjoyed the trifecta of lakes from Exit 47. 5 types of berries, multiple pica sightings, a belted kingfisher, and the American goshawk at mile 2.5 were among the highlights, along with 3 swimmers going into Pratt Lake.
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
A late summer climb up the South Arete of SEWS.
Wed, Apr 9, 2025 - Sun, Apr 20, 2025
A group of 12 Mountaineers enjoyed 12 days day-hiking all around the verdant island of Madeira, spending days exploring the capital Funchal and the port town of Porto Moniz plus enjoying trails on all corners and in all the major ecosystems of the island, staying in nice conveniently located hotels along the way and being transported to trailheads with a shared van. We hired an outfitter to book the lodgings and transport and a local guide to take us on 5 different 'off the beaten track' hikes (we also did 2 of the best known hikes on our own) and we really enjoyed most of the hikes, though the island (especially the well-known trails) was extremely crowded with chaotic parking.
Sun, Aug 3, 2025
Cornice Pk is about 1/2 mile south of the Liberty Bell/South Early Winter Spire group of peaks. The scramble isn't overly difficult with a great 360-degree view of the North Cascades.
Sat, Aug 9, 2025
A fun day out with sunny weather, introductory current play, reef peeking and rescue practice.
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Great trail run with considerable elevation changes.
Sat, Aug 9, 2025 - Sun, Aug 10, 2025
Basic Climbing students () 5and Olympia Branch Leaders (4) set out to climb Sahale Glacier. The trip had a wide variety of adventures including steep climbing, gorgeous camp sites in the alpine, slabby boulder field approach and a very crevassed glacier that required navigation skills prior to the rocky scramble to the summit.
Sat, Aug 9, 2025 - Mon, Aug 11, 2025
Great trip to Washington's 3rd (or 4th?) tallest peak.
Fri, Aug 8, 2025
Successful summit of the South Arete of SEWS
Sat, Aug 9, 2025 - Sun, Aug 10, 2025
Two day climb of Chopping Block via Upper Goodell creek trail and Terror creek climbers trail approach.
