Day Hike - Twin Falls (Olallie State Park)
Wed, Sep 11, 2019
Beautiful evening for dinner by the falls.
Beautiful evening for dinner by the falls.
Last of Olympia Wednesday evening/early afternoon paddles with fair weather, some clouds, beautiful sunset, blue heron, seals, eagles, sea otter and wild red and yellow breasted kayakers.
We hiked the Little Wenatchee River trail route with 3,000 ft of elevation gain . The trail is in good condition with the exception of a few logs . The view from the lookout site was great of North Cascades Peaks. Our hikers were outstanding and we had an enjoyable time.
In April, traveled to Nepal to trek to Everest Base camp, then climb both Lobuche Peak and Island Peak.
Horribly rutted road to the trailhead and short scramble, but the views into the Enchantments are gorgeous.
A successful climb of Golden Horn but not Tower Mountain
Successful climb of Silver Star Mtn via Burgundy Col.
The trip was cut short do to an Olympic rain storm. The trip was a one night trip with a long 14 mile last day as we explored the upper basin before hiking out in the rain.
Don't trust good weather reports! We were turned around at high camp due to a freezing rain storm and high winds.
A beautiful (and challenging) one day traverse in the Olympics rain shadow, with beautiful alpine lakes, meandering ridge crests, and commanding views in all directions.
The Mountaineers hike yesterday to Gladys Divide was cancelled due to only one participant. The leader and I decided to do it as a private trip, and it was fabulous!
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Great scramble in the North Cascades, about 2 hrs 15 minutes from Seattle. The first 4 miles is all trail and a obvious boot path leads to the summit, some exposure and a little scramblesque in places.
Successful climb lead by mentored leader Tad Englund.
Not recommended as first Basic climb. Loose approach and exposure on route.
Spectacular North Cascades backpack loop along Copper Ridge returning along the Chilliwack River
An accessible and great Basic rock climb.
An accessible, good scrambling and Basic rock climb.
Successful climb on Glacier Peak Labor Day weekend with good weather in general. Glacier passable with snow bridges starting to look sketchy. Efficient team made fairly good time.
Planned trip of Marcus Peak and Palisades Peak. Had to skip Palisades due to time considerations. Still a fun scramble. Great weather and fun group!
We launched at Kennedy and paddled the length of Totten Inlet, taking out at Arcadia Boat Ramp.