Red Mountain, out objectiveOne weekend in April, James and I decided to head up to Red Mountain for a little spring corn action. The route to the summit shares the start with Slot Coulior, meaning we hiked adjacent to Phantom Face and skied down close to the same...
I left you with Day 1 of our 2-day epic trying to reach Little Devil’s Peak in the North Cascades. Here’s how the rest of the trip shaped up:We awoke on Sunday morning to clouds and rainbows. There was definitely a storm coming in and we were glad we...
In late April, Kevin decided he wanted to make one more attempt to summit Little Devil’s Peak, an obscure, indistinguishable peak in the North Cascades that tops out at 6,985 ft. Kevin, who you remember from Slot Coulior, had made two previous attempts...
I started my birthday month off with a BANG traveling down to San Diego to run a half-marathon with some members of The Group. We stayed with our running Mo-Pho friend Lee and his lovely family. I’ve got lots and lots of pics to share, but for now, I’ll...
I have been hearing about the Slot Coulior on Mt. Snoqualmie since I started BC skiing. The skiers who dared face it’s perils said such thinks as: Oh man, SLOT is wicked steep Slot has to be IN or it’s a death trap Duuuude, Slot is sweeeeet You can imagine...
The day after my trip to Kendall Lakes, I ventured out again with Anne and James to the Tatoosh Wilderness Range, which lies in Mt. Rainier National Park. Long drive, but the snow and views were completely worth it.Tatoosh is full of pointy mountainsThe weather was...
This past weekend I got my recreation on in Anacortes, where I hung out on a boat with my friend Matt, and in Leavenworth, where I did some extreme hiking with Anne on Dirty Face. Yes, you read that right, Dirty Face Peak is an actual hike in Washington State and I...
As I was writing my Mt. St. Helens blog it dawned on me that I never actually wrote about my last birthday celebration. Lazy and unacceptable – so here you go! I spent my 27th birthday climbing Monkey Face at Smith Rock, Oregon. The iconic 350 foot rock...
On March 23 I ventured out into the Kendall Lakes area with my buddies Anne and James. Kendall Lakes are near Snoqualmie Summit along the I-90 corridor and we had some great views of the surrounding hills on the clear, sunny day!Summit at SnoqualmieI still can’t...
I meant to post this video to the St. Helens blog but forgot, so here you go blogosphere – the awesome spring-corny turns coming down Helens on my birthday weekend! As you can tell from the giddy laughter, I really, really like skiing. Also, here are some...
