Feeling the need to get one more good backpacking bash in before the irrevocable arrival of winter, a bunch of us piled into our rented van, after work, and proceeded to drive all night to Jackson, Wyoming. With five people sharing the driving duties, the road trip went well, but sleep was definitely in short [...]

Pete and nine of his friends enjoyed another successful spring pilgrimage to the desert southwest. This time, the destination was Buckskin Gulch on the Utah/Arizona border. A narrow slot known as Wire Pass provides access to the upper portion of Buckskin Gulch. This side canyon is less than a mile long, and it becomes quite [...]

It took a long time to locate a couple of free days on our respective calendars, but eventually Rob and I managed it. Better late than never. Fortunately, our amazingly sunny summer cooperated with our plans. Rob and I drove to the Paradise parking lot on a beautiful Friday morning, and the mountain looked great. [...]

It was good to finally get on the water and start paddling. It had been a long day already: getting the kayaks after work, packing the car, driving to the ferry dock, “sleeping” in the parking lot, catching the ferry to Nanaimo, and driving more than 5 hours to the North end of Vancouver Island. [...]

I picked Doug up at his house at 3:30am Monday morning. It’s so hard to get up early for work, but I never seem to have a problem getting up to go play. Our destination was Little Tahoma, an 11,000′ pinnacle on the east side of Rainier. It’s really considered part of Mount Rainier, but [...]