Another HikerQuitting BackpackingRecently I did another great hike, and by another I mean to say I almost quit backpacking. This was a trial run: if I could not get a good…Apr 4Apr 4
Another HikerHow it Went: The Good, Bad, and Cold: First Snowshoe Camp Trip, Blue Mountain via Deer Park…I recently completed my first successful camp-in-the-snow bacpacking trip, which is a big deal for me. I’ve camped in the snow before (it…Feb 27Feb 27
Another HikerHow it Went: First Snowshoe Camp Trip!So first of all I will say: mistakes were made. I spent a very cold night at the top of the mountain which was my worst fear…Feb 19Feb 19
Another HikerAnother Snowsperience: The Wolf Creek Trail via Hurricane RidgeWolf Creek trail — where is it?Feb 14Feb 14
Another HikerMy Tunnel Creek Hike: How’d it Go?As I so proudly proclaimed before, I decided to do tunnel Creek to 5050 pass, Valhalla peak and Harrison lake. It…went. It was not the…Feb 8Feb 8
Another HikerA Snowy Run: My First Snow HikeI have been moping lately. This is not a good look for anyone but especially someone in their thirties who has worked so, so hard to manage…Jan 25Jan 25
Another HikerMy First Snamping Trip: Tunnel Creek to Harrison LakeThis is a proposed itinerary that I, after careful review of the weather, avalanche danger, snow levels, and other materials I obsess about…Jan 15Jan 15
Another HikerWinter Hiking Terminology: An Early Snow Dictionary from my Initial ResearchI love winter hiking especially because it’s so quiet and so uniform. To my autistic brain it is so pleasing to be in an environment that…Jan 13Jan 13
Another HikerGeyser Valley, Abandoned Cabins, and Some Early Elwha HistoryI recently did a deep-dive into (the beginnings of) a history search of the Elwa basin. This is a hugely important watershed in the north…Jan 4Jan 4