Hiking Galleries

Leroy Creek Basin / Mt Maude August 2007 : This year's summer backpacking trip on the east side of the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the Washington Cascades. Based primarily out of the Leroy Creek basin, this trip included a climb of Mt Maude (9,082') another visit to Spider Meadows, and a sidetrip up to upper Phelps Creek basin

Leroy Creek Basin / Mt Maude August 2007

This year's summer backpacking trip on the east side of the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the Washington Cascades. Based primarily out of the Leroy Creek basin, this trip included a climb of Mt Maude (9,082') another visit to Spider Meadows, and a sidetrip up to upper Phelps Creek basin

Updated: Sep 02, 2007 10:32pm PST

Spider Gap / Buck Creek Pass Loop, August 2006 : This phenominal 44 mile loop accesses some amazing scenery in the northeast part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness. The starting point is the trailhead for Spider Meadows and the exit point is the nearby Phelps Creek Campground at Trinity. This can be a grueling but rewarding trip!

Spider Gap / Buck Creek Pass Loop, August 2006

This phenominal 44 mile loop accesses some amazing scenery in the northeast part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness. The starting point is the trailhead for Spider Meadows and the exit point is the nearby Phelps Creek Campground at Trinity. This can be a grueling but rewarding trip!

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 5:08pm PST

Hannigan Pass & Peak- July 7th, 2007 : A beautiful day on one of the great scenic hikes in the Washington Cascades

Hannigan Pass & Peak- July 7th, 2007

A beautiful day on one of the great scenic hikes in the Washington Cascades

Updated: Jul 13, 2007 7:02pm PST

Mount Saint Helens - May 6th, 2007 : Bad weather aborted this attempt at 7300 feet. No photos above 6000 feet due to wind driven rain. You can watch an edited video of my trip on YouTube.

Mount Saint Helens - May 6th, 2007

Bad weather aborted this attempt at 7300 feet. No photos above 6000 feet due to wind driven rain. You can watch an edited video of my trip on YouTube.

Updated: May 07, 2007 6:44pm PST

Horseshoe Basin, Pasayten Wilderness 8/17 - 8/20/2008 : "A STRONG AND WET STORM SYSTEM MORE TYPICAL OF AUTUMN WILL BEGIN AFFECTING WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE TUESDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM PROMISES TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE AREA FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS AND CASCADES. ELSEWHERE...A QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH SOME SOME SITES ON THE COAST RECEIVING NEAR AN INCH." With a description like that, our original plans to hike in the Glacier Peak Wilderness were quickly altered. We decided to try and head further east and north to the Okanogan region. Sadly, this year's annual hiking trip was still cut short due to Mother Nature. The "unseasonable" storm brought rain/hail/thunder/lightning/sun to our trip so we hiked out 2 days early.

Horseshoe Basin, Pasayten Wilderness 8/17 - 8/20/2008

"A STRONG AND WET STORM SYSTEM MORE TYPICAL OF AUTUMN WILL BEGIN AFFECTING WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE TUESDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM PROMISES TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE AREA FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS AND CAS ...

Updated: Aug 25, 2008 9:33pm PST