Mount Rainier West Side Road The West Side of Mount Rainier is possibly the most quiet with no road side trailheads and few options for trails to travel on. The area is linked together by the Wonderland Trail and has the most elevation gains and loss with 4 separate ridges between Longmire and Mowich Lake. … Read more
The Northern Loop section in Mount Rainier National Park is one of my favourite zones. Being much quieter then the Wonderland trail this section has stunning terrain rarely seen by most hikers. But it is not the trail that makes it so good but what is off the trail. This season I was trying to … Read more
Goat Rocks Wilderness is located in the Southern Cascades of Washington. Covering 108,023 acres it it composed of high alpine basins and numerous glaciers covering the highest peaks. Situated between Mount Adams to the South and Mount Rainier to the North it is a gem that is rarely visited compared to the mountains of the … Read more
Wanting to make the most out of a day hike Boot and I decided to head out to the opposing ridge of Crystal Mountain. Starting at the Norse Peak trail and following the Pacific Crest Trail before finally exiting via Silver Basin. Heading through this route we would pass numerous ski trips we had in … Read more
3 Day Hike From Stevens Ridge to Cowlitz Park Stevens Ridge and Cowlitz Park on the Southeast side of Mount Rainier National Park is a rare area without trails in beautiful alpine terrain. Stevens Ridge itself is a 3 mile scenic almost knife ridge which drops away to the Stevens Canyon Road 2,000 feet below … Read more
Leaving Trinity from the Buck Creek Pass Loop Skier Dan dropped me off near Leavenworth before my friend Ben picked me up. Like most of my friends he had also moved from Seattle over to the East Side. After spending a night at his new house we decided to head off for a camping trip. … Read more
The Spider Gap Buck Creek Loop had been a trip in the making for many years. Being a section of Glacier Peak Wilderness the trail goes through some of the more scenic parts of the North Cascades. My good friend Skier Dan had moved to the Leavenworth area and we plotted a 4 day trip. … Read more
It was time to head back home to Seattle after 4 years of being in Finland. Finally my wife and I had the option to go visit my Mom, friends and the mountains. The plan was for my wife to be there for 3 weeks and I would be there for an additional 3 weeks … Read more
The Peruvian Andes have always been a pipe dream for me. I never though I would have the chance to visit the place but always thought it would be an interesting place. While pouring through maps while in Bolivia I realized I was within traveling distance and decided to head that way. Passing through lake Titicaca to the old Inca empire.
Once returning to the car from our trip in the Lyngen Alps it was time to head to Southwest. Our plan was to car camp and do some hiking around Senja. The island is the 2nd largest in Norway and filled with steep fjords and an abundant amount of mountains to explore. My goal was to see what the terrain had to offer and potentially get the layout before returning mid winter.