Mid-November on a cloudy, windy day. Eleven-mile hike to visit two long-removed wildfire lookout sites.
Archive for ‘Washington Cascades Hikes’
A Cold and Snowy Hike
The 3,500-foot cumulative elevation gain and 11 miles loop hike over Horseshoe Ridge is always tough. The pitches ascending and […]
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Turkeys and ‘Rooms
Mid-autumn on the west slopes of the Cascades. A ten-mile outing north of the Columbia River Gorge on a cool, […]
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Wildfires are Always a Concern
As I took a break on the summit of Observation Peak in the Trapper Creek Wilderness, a small wildfire was […]
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Hellroaring Adventure
Bird Creek Meadows on Mt. Adams are a sight to see in the late summer. Bright pink monkey flowers lining […]
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Jewels of the Pacific Northwest
Sometimes great photo opportunities are available from the road. On the way home from visiting central Washington, I was blessed […]
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Lenticular Cloud Progression
Lenticular clouds tend to form over the summit of high peaks. They are shaped like a biconvex lens, or an […]
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Elk in the Blast Zone
As I sit on top of the ridge, a large herd bull is minding his harem of 17 cows and […]
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Best day hike in the Pacific Northwest
A deep blue, ice cold tarn in a glacier-scrubbed, polished brown rock basin below the red-slab cliffs of 7,700-foot Ingalls […]
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Return to Goat Peak
My doberman, my folks’ black lab and I were sitting with our tongues hanging out at the summit of 6,500-foot […]