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
It was that time of year again when my wife had her summer vacation. That means one thing…..It’s time to take her on a hike. So what to do and where to go? Well a certain virus has made decisions a bit easier so Norway it is. So the plan was simple lets go do some summer hiking in the Lyngen Alps and afterwards we would migrate to Senja for a week exploring an island known as “Little Norway”