West Granite (winter)
Sun, Apr 23, 2017
Early Spring snow scramble approaching from Pratt Lake Trail
Early Spring snow scramble approaching from Pratt Lake Trail
One cancellation, one addition to the trip. All material covered. Great sail with LOTS of wind. :)
Everyone showed up and all material was covered during the dock-side portion of the sail. Two students showed up to an additional sailing portion the following Sunday, and the third showed up for a race the following Wednesday.
There was too much wind in the morning to safely go sailing so we conducted a class at the dock including performing tacks with all the proper commands. We also went over the parts of the boat, points of sail, knots, safety equipment, etc.
Combination photography & naturalist trip to the refuge.
This trip was up the first part of the Duckabush Trail in the pouring rain.
Rain in Seattle, snow on Reflection Lakes. We took the lakes trail from Narada falls up over the ridge (210 m) and down to the lakes and back again. 5.35km. Total elevation gain about 420 m. Snow was consolidated. Previous snowshoers had packed out a nice track.
April 2017 CHS1 hike from Snoqualmie Point Park to Stan's Overlook and return.
Turned around at Lone Tree Pass
Successful Foss Peak summit in mixed conditions.
Reasonably good conditions, though a lot of work due to unconsolidated snow. Avy release the day before in the gully reveling a ice layer 6" below surface. Snow wall in good shape for unroped assent.
Spring snow scramble of Mutton Mountain.
Great weather window (despite dismal forecast) and strong party resulted in an excellent trip.
A lovely evening ramble around Carkeek with 10 aspiring naturalists.
Great midweek hike to the ledge with beautiful views, then up to East Peak for a nice spring conditioning hike.
A rainbow, a really big north to south rainbow. And a little rain for a most pleasant walk along the lake and a quiet neighborhood.
We went up Mazama Ridge yesterday, instead of to the ridge east of Castle as had been planned, due to wet avalanche potential.
