Two-night backpacking trip up to Royal Basin with a group of six.
One hot afternoon hike up to the ledge during a heat wave, but the cool breeze at the top made it all worth it!
Beautiful hike to two lakes on a bluebird day. Enjoyed the view of Mount Rainier from the trail above Olallie Lake.
The ice was in, and the temps were low! Ouray ice climbing trip was epic, and conditions allowed us to get a lot of laps in.
This route was a good choice for a January urban walk. Everyone enjoyed exploring the new pedestrian pathways at the Montlake/520 interchange and the arboretum's Witt Winter Garden added extra interest due to the witch hazel and other blooming fragrant plants. We also enjoyed seeing the sculpture shown to the right, titled Union by John Grade; it is represents western red cedar cell structures.
A clear day with great views. Fun in the sun and snow for our Year of the Snake hike.
My dog and I enjoyed a solo hike counter-clockwise along Coyote, looping around Bridle Trails pond looking for access (for waterfowl) and then continued along Trillium to Raven and back to the parking lot. Beautiful day, only one horse and a hairy woodpecker, 3 ravens, cross bills and kinglets among 18 bird species.
Snowshoe ascent of Arrowhead in eight hours car-to-car in sunny and cold weather.
A great hike to a relatively remote lake. Approach road, parking lot, and trail were all in excellent conditions.
Great group, route, weather, and tides! Saw many eagles, hawks, ducks, an otter and a seal.
Mythical Washington water ice climb is in good condition.
As field trip following lecture, this location best for small size student groups due to limited open spaces to practice skills.
Winter trees and twigs were the focus of the day at McLane Creek. We began our day hoping to ID ten, and ended up with firm ID's for 8 of the 10 on a crisp winter morning with lots of frozen fog on many surfaces.
Good day in the mountains! Low snow compared to years past. Scrambled both Kahuna and Norse
Snowshoed to Lanham Lake and the meadow area to the south.
Hiked the short steep trail to the top of the Upper Town Wall. Great views on a sunny winter day.