Sauk Mountain – Trip Report

Hike Summary: Destination: Sauk Mountain Peak Mileage: 2 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 1,200 feet Weather Conditions: Mostly Sunny This weekend I had the pleasure of going with my son on an AWANA camp out and hike. We left Friday at 5:30pm and drove east for about an out to Rockport. We camped at Howard Miller [...]

PCT – Ridge Lake Postlude

I forgot to mention a couple of things in the report. First that the Mountian Huckleberries and Blue Berries were ripe and in abundance everywhere. I have never seen so many in my life. We were able to pick them from the trail as we hiked to our hearts content. Second, I’m not sure why [...]

Pacific Crest Trail – Snoqualmie Pass to Ridge/Gravel Lakes 9-5-09 Trip Report

Hike summary: Destination: Ridge Lake Mileage: 15 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 2,500 feet to Katwalk, trail kinda levels out after that Camp Elevation: Ridge Lake around 5,400ft Hike Time: 4hrs in; 2hrs out Weather Conditions: Wind, Rain, Sleet, Snow Trip Length: 3 days / 2 nights 9.5.09 – 9.7.09 Pack Weight: 36lbs Hike Details:

Spider Meadows Trip Report

Last weekend Lu, Luis, Toby, Xavier, Emett, Gabe and I took a long hike (by our standards) to the Glacier Peak wilderness in the Wenatchee National Forest. It is a 14 mile out and back hike to a Meadow nestled in the Phelps Creek basin which is beautiful. My pack weight for the trip with food [...]

McAllister Trip

The weather was overcast and great for hiking. Personally this was the best backpacking trip i’ve had as far as stamina goes. I nailed my hydration and fueling for the hike in and back out. I had a lot of energy and didn’t feel tired or sore! Yay! This is the first hike I tried [...]

Panther Creek Trail

After all the planning and calculating I was able to get my pack down to 45 lbs carrying some of Gabe’s gear and my stuff. Still heavier than I hoped I’m going to try to get it down to 30 lbs for my next trip. Last year I must of had about 60 lbs.