While driving from Goldendale to Cle Elum, I took a side trip west of Yakima to the summit of 6,962-foot […]
Archive for ‘Washington Cascades Hikes’
Mountain Goats
If not hunted, mountain goats become habituated to humans quickly. The good news is they lose their fear of humans […]
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Matthieu Lakes on the Pacific Crest Trail
While staying at good friends Paul and Sharon’s home in Black Butte, Paul suggested I return to Matthieu Lakes which […]
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iPhone Camera at Ingalls Lake
An iPhone camera. Great depth of field and wide angle too. Toss in a beautiful sunny, summer day with a […]
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Mosquito Heaven?
I drove to the Indian Heaven Wilderness, located southwest of Mt. Adams, early on a late July day. The Wilderness is […]
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Waterfalls in a Transition Zone
North of Carson, Washington and about 45 crow-flying miles northeast of Portland is an interesting ecosystem along Falls Creek. Beargrass […]
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Those Darn Elk
Elk are large animals with good-sized whitish rumps or “wapiti”, which is also the Indian name for elk. Clear-cuts and […]
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Big Huckleberry Mountain
As I left the summit of Big Huckleberry Mountain and reentered the forest, a loud and close-by Bull Elk bugled. The […]
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A Visit to Indian Heaven
A wonderful day in the Indian Heaven Wilderness. It was mid-September, and summer was hanging on. Huckleberries were beginning to […]
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A Volcanic Adventure
On a beautiful weekend day in August I hiked a loop trail on the west side of Mt. St. Helens. Due […]