One day trip from Mowich Lake to Observation Rock on 25 September. Beautiful conditions made for a good day.
A day of fun and adventure during the calm before the storm!
Successful graduation hike for Tacoma's Conditioning Hiking Series. It was a beautiful day at Marmot Pass!
A beautiful fall traverse with miles of meadow meandering and breathtaking views in all directions. Our ascent line used the ridge south of 3rd Burroughs for an interesting perspective on Glacier Basin, Steamboat Prow, and the rapidly declining Inter Glacier.
An enjoyable rock climb with great exposure, quite possibly on the last weekend this year before the snow starts to pile up on the route.
Ascent of Mt Index, prominent peak off of Highway 2, via Persis traverse along horseshoe shaped ridge, camping midway south of Mt Perse Index.
Looking for moments of peace close to the beautiful blue skies above. I found a cozy spot at the last pond at Artist Ridge.
Full Ellinor hike starting from Big Creek campground down low, all the way to the top. Gorgeous fall weather, fantastic views of the Olympics and way too many people on top.
Vesper is a great peak with amazing views and very little exposure; it's perfect for beginner scramblers as long as they have the conditioning to handle the elevation gain.
Great combo with different views. Stunning on a clear day from both peaks.
This is a rugged and challenging but incredibly view-rich trek with the opportunity to see 80% of the Dolomite range along the way! Not to mention coffee and strudel mid-way through nearly every day, and warm huts with beer, wine and warm beds every night.
A beautiful day of socially distanced aid climbing at Index Lower Town Wall. We climbed the classic route City Park, among others. Keeping our aid climbing skills sharp during the pandemic. Great climbing with great partners! Click the link below to see some of the photos!
Three Day Traverse in seldom explored area in the North East Olympics out of the Upper Dungeness Trail Head
We made this into a 3-day backpack trip camping for 2 nights at beautiful Toleak Point. It was an out and back trip from the Third Beach trailhead. Our middle day turned out to be a little wetter than desired but that did not dampen our spirits as we had the big payoffs with spectacular views on the two other days. Both nights were on the south side of Toleak Point about 7 miles south of the Third beach trailhead and it was great camping right on the beach listening to the surf all night long.