The high country season ends when I say it ends November 9, 2024 Or when the roads are all closed by snow. It's really more about the weather, but I like to pretend. full story and photos

Wolverines, foxes, and lynx! November 5, 2024 I've joined the board of the Cascades Carnivore Project and to celebrate I went for a hike. Big surprise, right? full story and photos

Hey, slacker, you waited too long November 3, 2024 Ah, dang. There's too much snow to go where I want to go. full story and photos

Even more fun on the PCT October 27, 2024 It can't be a surprise there are sections of the PCT we haven't hike given there's 2650 miles of it. Plus: A bonus lesson! full story and photos

Just a simple everyday hike? October 13, 2024 Or is it another crazy idea destined for greatness/disaster? full story and photos

Why isn't this a National Park? October 6, 2024 I guess not every stunning landscape can't be a National Park, but this is literally right outside North Cascades National Park. Couldn't they have extended the boundary just a little? full story and photos

I hope you like rocks September 8, 2024 There's the easy way up and there's the rocky way up. Rocks it is! full story and photos

Who lives on Pineapple Pass above the clouds? September 1, 2024 Pika. Lots and lots of pika. full story and photos

Another side of Tahoma August 22-24, 2024 Every time I venture into Mount Rainier National Park I feel like I find something new. At least... when the clouds lift so I can see more than 50 feet. full story and photos

Dear PCT, I'm sorry August 18, 2024 How was I supposed to know you've matured nicely and are no longer the clearcut disaster you were 20 years ago? full story and photos

Lilly's return to the mountains August 9-11, 2024 After four years of beach backpacking trips Lilly asked to go back to the mountains. So of course we went to the Mountain and were graced with a lonely camp site and amazing conditions. full story and photos

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