Great snowy trip up Baring on a second attempt. Early start kept the avy danger to a minimum.
Heidi and McKenze were eager and ready to learn. They both did an excellent job in maneuvering the boat thru all points of sail including jibes and coming about. They were fast learners and asked good questions that showed a lot of study and preparation. Great job ladies!
Bitter cold wind and snow underfoot couldn't keep up from our goal! Make it!
A party of seasoned veterans snowshoed to Olallie Lake, gaining 2.100’ in a little under 6 hours round trip.
The flowers are out, and so are the birds in the evening.
Beautiful views of Mailbox, Revolution, Thompson Point, Russian Butte and the lakes below. Close to home and straightforward. Worth a try when conditions are good.
Friends Friends (+) 4-16-22, Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA, USA: Amazing sail on Flash, a J-43, in heavy squall with hail and then sun! Thanks, Jerry Mckay and Chona for the hospitality and training! ⛵️
Student sail #1
All smiles on this beautiful hike with bluebird skies and fresh snowfall. After several weeks of cold, rainy and snowy weather in the PNW, we all were extra giddy hiking to Snoquera Falls under blue, blue skies with very light wind.
Glorious clear skies and rising temperatures caused multiple small point release avalanches in our area. We abandoned our trip 2-300 feet from the saddle.
A great bad weather conditioner (~12 miles/~5000’), especially with such easy access. The less frequented Blowdown-Dixie ridges also gave us a bit of navigation practice (no boot/snowshoe tracks from other parties).
Good combo of a short traffic channel crossing and a long fetch up a relatively protected inlet.
Fun, wintry day at Big Creek with five Olympia Conditioning Hiking Series (CHS) students!
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Tacoma Conditioning Hiking Series hike to Little Mashel Falls was successful.
Beautiful Evening for Dinner by the Falls
Arrived at campsite around 10:30am Saturday All tent sites, design and construction were very good.A happy, fun group. Everyone seemed to learn a lot. Students were encouraged to come back and instruct Group kitchen got high wind during dinner. Most folks had a challenge with stoves and dinner. We learned what not to do. (where not to do it) Everyone learned about cold wind, fuel, stoves, hot water bottles, and oh yes dinner.Departed camp around 1100am Sunday Lazy Sunday morning, everyone was sleep deprived. So, we slept in and relaxed. Temperature got down to around 28º F with 10 inches of new snow and 10mph wind with 25mph gusts.Avalanche danger - Considerable (we did not travel in avalanche terrain)