August 11, 2007.
Boundary Trail to Harry’s Ridge out and back, about 8 miles and 1000′ ele. gain
No visit to the Northwest is complete without checking out some of the local volcanoes so I decided to take my brother on a hike exploring the north side of Mt. St. Helens. I’d never been out to [...]
August 7 – 8, 2007.
Mt. Jefferson has the reputation of being the baddest of the bad in the Oregon Cascades. So when I was approached by a friend to join a climb, I said, “why not?” Actually, right from the start I dashed any hopes of reaching the summit, but I wanted to [...]
July 29 – August 1, 2007.
Hoh River trail to Blue Glacier climbing route
Mt. Olympus stands tall at 7965 feet, not even close to some of the grand Cascade peaks just inland of here. It is nestled deep within the wilderness of the Olympic peninsula in Olympic National Park. The hike in to the [...]