An early June day hike to Norse Peak using trail 1191 (Parked at Gold Hill Road gate).
We had a beautiful, sunny day to scramble Tamanos from the northern end of the Owyhigh Lakes Trail. A black bear ambled across the road while we were putting our boots on at the trailhead--what a way to celebrate National Black Bear Day!
Great first big trip of the summer, but my legs would say otherwise.
Snow on route is gone. What's left on the descent is going fast.
One day ski mountaineering climb of Koma Kulshan/Mt Baker via Squak Glacier for a team of three climbers
Overnight trip to Pete Lake as a field trip for the Seattle Basic Backpacking Course.
Beautiful coast, nice group. We adjusted the itinerary to account for demanding conditions and total average fitness of the group. Tides, seaweed strewn craggy rocks, and overland traverse are no joke! Gorgeous shoreline and great camping. Glad to be with a group willing to take the pulse and adjust to keep everyone safe.
This was an exploratory trip down the Samish River. Only 50cfs, which was not enough, but even if there'd been more water, there were big trees down EVERYWHERE. Not a navigable route.
A sporty glacier climb with close-up views of Mt Baker.
Eight climbers enjoyed a day of cragging at Keechelus Ridge. Many climbers got to experience a new-to-them crag, and more experienced climbers helped newer climbers develop their skills.
Excellent outing on surprisingly quiet weekend
If you love woodland streams, alpine lakes, and mountain views, this one's for you! And far less crowded than most wonderful lakes along the I-90 corridor.
Chill basic graduation climb for the JA SIG up the Fryingpan Glacier to double bag a couple peaks. Amazing glissading nearly the whole way back after the glacier.
10-mile Wallace Falls and Wallace Lake loop, going up the main waterfalls trail and down the Greg Ball trail.
Exceptional mostly singletrack route through diverse scenery
A beautiful morning scramble to the main and North peaks of Mount Si.
A warm and pleasant evening for a hike to have dinner by a lake.
May overnight scramble trip to the Enchantments. Camped at Snow Lakes for three nights. Went up to climb Cannon on day 2. Then McClellan on day 3. Core was covered in a deep blanket of snow making travel enjoyable.