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Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

The Mt Clifty Adventure

My friend Annette and I have a track record of adventurous outings that never end up ordinary. With our crazy 3 dogs in tow we set out for Mt. Clifty, deep in the Cle Elum Ranger District to bag a peak for Sahaptin Outfitter's "Summit the District" contest. We had no idea it would turn into a 20-mile, all day outing!

Peakbagging

Rampart Ridge: Rainy, Soggy, Snowy *#!$#^ Hike

Not to be deterred by one of the worst September storms Seattle has ever seen, I packed my rain gear and met up with my crazy friend Annette to bag a peak on Sunday. Sounds like a perfect outdoor hiking weekend, right?

Backpacking

Earl Peak and Adventures in Solo Backpacking

Playing gear Tetris on a Friday night, sleeping in my Jeep with my dog during a rainstorm.. just your normal Labor Day weekend outing!

Peakbagging

Navajo Peak

After a rainy and cold ascent of Navajo Peak in the Teanaway we were treated to clearing weather and lovely views! There be snow in the mountains!

Peakbagging

Hex Mountain

A plan B hike through the fog to Hex Mountain after a whole lot of fail trying to find another trailhead. It turned into a suprisingly beautiful outing!

Peakbagging

The Enchantments Death March

The Enchantments Death March, a one day thru-hike gaining over 6k in 18 tough, rocky, granite-filled miles is simply stunning and a mountain goat paradise.

Fire Lookout Journal

North Twentymile Fire Lookout: Lessons in Perserverance

Tales of surviving a remote hike in near triple digit temps and finally checking off a summit that has evaded me for four years!

Backpacking Fire Lookout Journal

Backpacking to Heaven on the Devils Dome Loop

A trip report from a 3 day solo backpack of the Devil's Dome loop in the Pasayten. Devilishly steep? Absolutely, but full of heavenly ridgetop camps, North Cascades vistas, and surprising solitude.

Backpacking

Backpacking the Pasayten’s Hidden Lakes

In 2017 the Hidden Lakes area of the central Pasayten was badly burned by fire. 3 days backpacking here made me realize there is immense beauty in devastation and that nature is extraordinarily resilient.

Fire Lookout Journal

Doe and Ike Mountains

Doe Mountain in the Okanogan Range is a former fire lookout site that makes for a sublime ridge line cross country outing. Neighboring Ike Mountain is an easy bonus.

Peakbagging

Fawn Peak

Relatively unknown Fawn Peak in Mazama is a gem of a peakbagging destination. One of the the 200 most prominent mountains in Washington, Fawn provides an enjoyable, open, ridge line traverse, plenty of spring flowers, and a broad summit with stunning 360 views.

Peakbagging

Ramsey Peak

While I might not recommend the awful gauntlet of a deadfall route required to get to Ramsey's summit, exploring the Methow Wildlife Area is always a quiet, beautiful experience.

A Day of Fire Lookout Restoration at the Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center

Larches and Lookouts

Thrapp Mountain Lookout Site

The Wild Olympics

Goldmyer Hot Springs and Forces of Nature

The Healing Power of the Desert Southwest

An Off-Grid Airstream Winter

Investing in Energy Independence

Off-Grid Lessons: When Winter Says “Nope!”

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

The Mt Clifty Adventure

Rampart Ridge: Rainy, Soggy, Snowy *#!$#^ Hike

Earl Peak and Adventures in Solo Backpacking

Navajo Peak

Hex Mountain

The Enchantments Death March

North Twentymile Fire Lookout: Lessons in Perserverance

Backpacking to Heaven on the Devils Dome Loop

Backpacking the Pasayten’s Hidden Lakes

Doe and Ike Mountains

Fawn Peak

Ramsey Peak

Backpacking the White Pass/Pilot Ridge Loop in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Backpacking to Heaven on the Devils Dome Loop

Hiking the Grand Canyon’s Rim to River and Back in a Day

Goats Rocks Loop: Goat Ridge and Hawkeye Point Lookout Sites

Washington State Hot Springs

Washington State Hiking and Mountaineering Challenges