Olallie Mountain (4,440ft) Dec 10, 2020 I wanted to test out a new pair of climbing skins for my skis so headed up to the Hyak area of Snoqualmie Pass, which had still not officially opened. The parking lot was empty and I skinned up the snow-covered road to tag… Continue reading
Rattlesnake Mountain West and Snoqualmie Highpoint Dec 9, 2020 I was running errands near North Bend and finished by early afternoon, so decided to squeeze in a hike. I parked just outside the gate at the Rattlesnake Mountain trailhead since it was likely I would be hiking after dark, and… Continue reading
Mt Washington (4,400ft) Dec 8, 2020 I was looking to get some exercise close to town, so drove up to exit 38 and started hiking up in the pouring rain. Not surprisingly I was the only person at the trailhead or on the trail. As I got higher the trail… Continue reading
Snaggle Tree Peak (4,898ft) Dec 6, 2020 Eric and Damon I needed a bit more practice with my snowmobile before bigger trips so headed to Stampede Pass with Damon on Sunday. We were the only ones in the Crystal Springs sno park in the morning. We snowmobiled over gravel to… Continue reading
Mt Hyak (3,475ft) and Ski Acres Hill (4,200ft) Dec 4, 2020 Snoqualmie Pass resort had just partially opened, but the Hyak area was still closed. That area sounded perfect to get some exercise away from other people. I drove up friday morning, passing a very crowded main area of the… Continue reading
National Park Highpoints of the Midwest Nov 27 – Dec 2, 2020 Highpoints of Indiana Dunes, Voyageurs, Theodore Roosevelt, Badlands, and Wind Cave National Parks Friday – Leave Berea, climb Indiana Dunes highpoint, drive to northern Minnesota Saturday – Climb Voyageurs highpoint, drive to North Dakota Sunday – Climb Theodore… Continue reading
Indian Fort Mountain and Anglin Falls November 2020 I had a fun few days in Kentucky hiking to the pinnacles at Indian Fort Mountain, including the narrow slot canyon known as fat-man’s misery just below Indian Fort lookout. Another day I had a fun hike to Anglin Falls. … Continue reading
Snoqualmie Pass Skiing Nov 15, 2020 Sunday morning I drove up to snoqualmie pass to get my first turns in of the season. The resort was closed but about 3 ft of snow had recently fallen. The lot was unplowed but I parked on the side of the road and… Continue reading
Dandy Mountain (4,360ft) November 14, 2020, Eric and Damon For the past few winters I’ve been trying to squeeze longer and longer trips into weekends to climb Bulger peaks. For most of these peaks the roads to the trailheads are snowed-over all winter and impassable to passenger cars. This has… Continue reading
Prophet Massif Circumnavigation by Packraft Eric Gilbertson Nov 7-8, 2020 51 miles (34 hiking, 17 packrafting) I was looking to go packrafting before the weather got too cold, and was also interested in scouting out a winter approach to some peaks in the north cascades. Lots of searching around on… Continue reading