Lots of stream crossings, some quite challenging. Stream on the northeast portion of the trail was impassable. Beautiful moss and fern scenery.
Two days of great snow, sunny skies, and good times!
We walked a 26 stairway loop route on Queen Anne . The oldest stairway in Seattle is on this route. We toured historic neighborhoods and schools .
Short & sweet with enough elevation gain to get the heart rate up
We had fun snowshoeing through snowy woods to a frozen lake.
Pleasant 7 ish mile hike through a park in Maple Valley. There is a pretty view on top of the mountain where we were lucky to see 4 juvenile eagles
The trip was cancelled due to the weather and avalanche foreast. A warm "atmospheric river" is forecast for Sat Feb 22 with heavy rains and wind. The avalanche forecaset is considerable at all elevations.
Cloudy (but not rainy) hike along the Tacoma waterfront
We had amazing sun breaks at West Tiger 1 for an early lunch. The changes in just four days are astounding: no snow until 500' from the summits, and crampons are only needed on the upper reaches of the mountains.
This route on City of DuPont trails takes you through wooded sections, across a marsh and down a beautiful forested canyon to Nisqually Reach.
We walked the Seattle Olmsted 50 : Section 2 loop route from the Woodland Park Zoo West entrance. This loop included Woodland Park , Green Lake Park , and the historic adjacent neighborhoods .
Great snowshoe with occasional views of the ski resort and Keechelus Lake from Kendall Knob, on a snowy day.
This is a trip report about a trail run that I did on our rest day leaving right from the the condominium. It is a great route to for a recovery day run.
A fun and rewarding overnight scramble. Cool temp kept the bugs away, and smokes from the cascades didn't really impact the air quality for us. We hiked in, camped, and had a leisure day on Friday (Day 1). We tagged The Brothers the next day. Routing finding, terrain management, and scrambling on loose scree were technical parts of the trip.
Wintry conditions for a short hike that still provides a workout.
We hit a great weather window for a ski trip up Amabilis. Great snow, great grooming and great group combined for a very pleasant outing.
4 of us enjoyed a snowy morning on Tiger, heading up Dwight/Preston to West Tiger 1 from High Point trailhead, and descending via Ruth's Cove. Three highlights included microspike malfunctions, amazing wind-snow sculptures at the summit, and a pileated woodpecker excavation site. Beautiful trip.
Completed a loop trip of West Tiger 2 & 3.
Youth ages 6-9 join us at the PC from 4:00pm - 6:00pm to climb, play group games, and create the occasional craft.