Beautiful day at Rachel Lake, trail surprisingly uncrowded given the number of vehicles in the lot.
A trail less traveled to several beautiful alpine lakes lined with fragrant lupine had this group smiling all day. We successfully climbed up to Brown Peak giving our hikers another peak for the Seattle Branch 15 Hiking Peaks in Mount Rainier National Park!!
A fun day climb of a less traveled peak in Washington Pass. A worthy objective for Basic climbs
The Naches Peak loop was gorgeous on this July day, full of subalpine flowers, birds, and geology. We stopped often to check out details and had a wonderful time.
Four of us, women set to circumnavigate Orcas Island by sea kayak. We decided early on that we will avoid camping on popular destinations on weekends, enjoy leisurely morning before launching, and paddle between 8 - 12 NM/day.
A long but fun trip through beautiful scenery and sometimes lively conditions. Highlights included views of Beacon Rock, Multnomah Falls, Phoca Rock, Cape Horn and Rooster Rock.
The first 7 pitches of this new-ish 14-pitch climb in the Middle Fork area.
Fun rock scramble just above a sea of white clouds.
Great three day trip, with fantastic weather and a successful summit for a party of nine.
Unpleasant class 3+ dirt and ash wallowing leads to an iconic summit
A foggy Monday morning hike for 3 people from CHS-2 resulted in hearing 9 bird species, picking lots of berries, and enjoying peaceful solitude (only 4 others on the trail for the day).
I turned and watched glittering Ross Lake slide away out of my sight as I said a silent thank you again for another happy week of good memories. Every time I think the group can’t get better it does and this one will be very tough to beat. Everybody was so kind, considerate and helpful that it was just a joy to be around them in or out of our boats. I hope that there are now three more people who can understand why I say that Ross Lake is a magical place to be in a sea kayak!
A hike with beautiful views and lots to explore.
We hiked from Sunriste to Frozen Lake along Sourdough Ridge. From Frozen Lake, we dropped down into Berkeley Park and returned by way of Shadow Lake. Flowers were spectacular and we saw Mountain Goats, too.
Yakima and Seymour scrambles. Seymour via the "short" route.
A playful bikepacking social outing on the Cedar River trail network with Karen, Blake, and Laura, Saturday July 19th, 2025
Mostly a straightforward trail with a touch of route finding and class 2-3 scrambling.
Day trip out of Boston Harbor, circumnavigating Steamboat and Hope Islands with exploration of Squaxin Passage features and Belspeox Cove at Squaxin Island.
