Snoqualmie Lake Oct 17-18, 2020 Eric and Katie We drove up the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Saturday morning and started hiking in mid day. After an 8-mile hike we reached the shore of Snoqualmie Lake and, surprisingly, had it all to ourselves. Clouds were descending and it was pretty chilly…. Continue reading
Old Baldy (7,844ft), Clark Peak (7,890ft), Mt McCay (7,440ft), Spur Peak (6,880ft) Oct 10-11, 2020, Eric I drove out Saturday morning intending to start out from Harts Pass after the morning rain ended. But shortly after rounding deadhorse point my tire pressure sensor went off. Luckily I was near a… Continue reading
Backpacking to Pasayten Airstrip Eric and Matthew, Oct 2-4 67 miles Matthew flew in from California for the weekend and our goal was to maximize time in the wilderness but minimize driving time. The Pasayten Wilderness is one of the most remote places in washington, so that seemed to fit… Continue reading
Pratt Mountain (5,099ft) Eric and Katie September 27, 2020 We had a fun hike up to Olallie Lake on a very crowded trail Sunday morning. From the north end of the lake we followed an unofficial use trail up to the Rainbow-Island trail, then eventually scrambled up talus on the… Continue reading
Peak 4628 (aka Bootalicious Peak) and Peak 4697 Sept 26, 2020, Eric 15 miles, 4,000ft gain Saturday was supposed to be cold and very rainy state-wide so I did a short character-building trip close to home. I figured out a way to mountain bike up a few thousand feet to… Continue reading
Lost Peak (8,464ft), Many Trails Peak (8,241ft), Johnny Peak (8,211ft) , Three Pinnacles (8,124ft) Sept 20, 2020, 2:15am – 8:45pm 33.5 miles, 12,300ft gain Eric The smoke finally cleared out of the mountains after the rain Friday and Saturday, so Saturday evening I drove out to the Billy Goat trailhead… Continue reading
Big Chiwaukum (8,081 ft) and Snowgrass Mountain (7,993ft) August 31, 2020, Eric 22 miles, 9,900ft gain I left town early in the morning and was hiking up the White Pine trailhead by 6:45am. The trail had tons of blueberries along the way, which led to some delays. As I reached… Continue reading
Yakima River Packrafting Eric and Katie August 29 We drove to a bridge over the Yakima river near Thorpe on Saturday morning and stashed our bikes in the woods, then drove back to Cle Elum. We put in near the baseball field and had a fun 4-hour paddle down. There… Continue reading
West McMillan Spire (8,000ft) August 26, 2020, 6:55am – 6:45pm 19 miles, 9500ft gain I had been taking quite a few rest days after my big summer push to climb all the Colorado hundred highest, Wyoming 13ers, and Montana 12ers. After about a week I was ready to test my… Continue reading
Rocky Mountains Slam – Colorado 14ers + Wyoming 13ers + Montana 12ers June 16 – Aug 15, 2020 Completion time: 60 days, 9 hours, 20 minutes (new FKT for this route). 1,030 miles, 432,500ft gain, 205 peaks (all over 12,000ft) Awarded #3 Fastest Known Time of the Year (FKTOY) award… Continue reading