Sea Kayak - Nisqually Delta & Reach
Sat, Aug 17, 2019
A nice pm paddle with scenic views of wildlife.
A nice pm paddle with scenic views of wildlife.
Fun scramble with lots of veggie belays. Did a bonus scramble of Yakima Peak afterwards
The hike began at the Sunrise Parking lot, went out by Frozen Lake, and then on down into Berkeley Park. Flowers are past peak but still beautiful, especially by the numerous streams.
A stunning loop with panoramic views along the Chelan summit, across lake Chelan, and out across the Columbia basin; through lush green meadows rich with flowers even in mid August; and some of the best concentrations of larch in the region around lovely lakes with nice camps. Hard to lose here!
A pleasant evening hike to a view at Cougar Mountain.
Warm and sunny evening for dinner at the ledge. We had a great trip!
Beautiful wildflowers were in full bloom. Trail was easy with few uphill climbs. Great group of people.
Beautiful area, but a tough climb where participants need to be very comfortable with lots of choss and exposed scrambling. The 3 pitches to the summit are easy.
I had been anticipating seeing the sea lions and had my binoculars out as soon as we spotted at least 75 of them on the distant rocks. I looked them over through the lens but didn’t see any wee ones. I was watching a big one that was either picking on or trying to flirt with a smaller one on the far right of the group when the alarm must have sounded. What happened next was pretty amazing. Photo credit: Terry Jaret
This is a challenging but very rewarding scramble to a seldom-climbed summit not far from the Hannegan Pass Trail. It's a very prominent peak and the summit (7020') views are even better than those from Hannegan Peak (6160').
Climb of Easy Mox and Hard Mox peaks in the Chilliwacks over four days.
Owl hike on Dickerman. Hiked up in the dark, camped out for a few hours, watched the (spectacular) sunrise and then hiked down. Somewhere between a day hike and a backpack.
Successful Intense Basic graduation climb of Eldorado Peak via the Inspiration Glacier.
The excessive heat and the voracious mosquitoes turned what should have been a great trip into a suffer-fest.
