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Cathedral Lakes — complete album This hike has been on our priority list for a few years, and between fires, weather, and the desire to do this hike during prime golden larch season in early October, everything finally came together this year. The weather was unusually stable and warm all summer and through September, and … Continue reading “Cathedral Lakes, October 2022”
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Link to full album. Again, considering Boomer, we looked for easy backpacking trips that either he could walk, or we could carry him to enjoy. The trail to Excelsior Pass is pretty short and less than 2,000ft gain to great views of the north side of Baker. Friday night we drove the long and shockingly … Continue reading “Excelsior Pass – High Divide”
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Link to full album For the longer weekends, we try to head further to discover and enjoy areas new to us. We had plans to backpack up the Chewuch River in October, so we decided to do some exploring of this less-used and comparatively remote area well north of Winthrop, Washington. Our plans were to … Continue reading “Labor Day 2022 – Chewuch River and Goat Peak Lookout”
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Railroad Grade — complete album We hadn’t been back up to the Railroad Grade area on the southwest approach to Baker in a couple of years, so we braved the usual crowds and less ideal weather in hopes we could find a spot to call our own for a night. We found a decent spot … Continue reading “Railroad Grade, August 2022”
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Full picture album here. It’s been a loooong time since the last installment of our adventures. Part of it is just laziness to sit and write, but a good bit of it, too, is that we’ve done fewer trips this season since returning from our grand visit to Petersburg back in June. Also, I was … Continue reading “Gladys Lake / Grand Valley, Olympic National Park”
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Here is a brief trip report I put up on Washington Trails Association. Pictures are up on Google+. The trip really began at 4AM Thursday, when I got up to drive the 110 miles to the Wilderness Information Center in Marblemount, WA, to get in line early to get the permit. Permits are issued no … Continue reading “Sahale Glacier Party Camp — Aug 1-3, 2014”
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We all hike for various reasons; getting out of the city, adventure and exploration, enjoying nature, letting our dog be a dog, the spirituality, photography, and always, exercise. Some hikes offer a good balance of many or all of those, others can offer only one or two. I prefer a combination of all of those, … Continue reading “Looking for a tougher workout than Mailbox Peak? Try Mt. Teneriffe.”
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This time of year I grow impatient waiting for the snow to melt on many hiking and backcountry trails, especially the trails that head deeper into the wilderness and away from the I-90 and western slope hordes. Here’s what I typically run into above 4,500 ft this time of year. This was scrambling up the … Continue reading “Waiting…”
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This is not what you expected to see here. We have to eat after all that hiking, right? One of my all-time favorite meals is grilled bratwurst. I grew up outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, so brats were a summertime staple and always on hand at any family event or ball game. I’ve cooked several hundred bratwurst … Continue reading “How to Grill Bratwurst”
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With Boomer on the mend, I wanted, no needed, to hike something new that wasn’t too far or too crowded. I read recent trip reports on Perry Creek and it sounded like a good hike with some adventure. Some folks made the ridge and others turned back — looked like a challenge. So we started … Continue reading “Perry Creek”
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