Exploratory outing to the fascinating and gorgeous Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in the Malheur National Forest of eastern Oregon.
Successful late spring climb in the Canadian Coast range.
Successful 2 day trip (via Bedal Creek) in the fog & rain
Dense fog, high winds and temperatures below freezing prevented getting to the top of the summit pyramid.
An excellent alpine experience in the Olympics with a little bit of everything: groomed trail through movie-set like old growth (check); idyllic camping in flowered meadow (check); 2000 ft plus elevation gain through talus/scree hell and steep snow (check); fourth class rock finish with heart-stopping views (check).
Gorgeous Little Tahoma and Mt Rainier views on this ~11 mile/~3500’ loop of Goat Island Mountain.
An enjoyable snow scramble of Anvil rock.
It was a wet evening. A fun group to have dinner in the rain with.
a nice enjoyable day hike, a bit of a fast breeze and intermittent sunshine.
We toasted both of our now qualified graduates, Jenney from Seattle and Jennifer from Olympia! Photo credit: Jeff Evans
An intense alpine climb under perfect weather.
The climbing was fun and easy; the approach was made difficult because the snow has melted revealing giant talus fields.
Successful early June climb via Leroy Creek basin.
Fantastic group and lots of variety on the trail, but the trail was very overgrown and there were rattlesnakes.
Cloudy conditions with some thunder in the distance once we made the summit. We took a cross country shortcut on the way back that proved to be much more enjoyable than the jeep road.
Beautiful day. Trail was almost completely melted out. We found some snow to glissade and plunge step on the way down off trail.