2012 Trips
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Nehalem Spit trail run

2012/12/28

Neahkahnie Mountain loop trail run

2012/12/27

Cape Horn loop

2012/12/24
Looking up river with Phoca Rock in the distance. "Phoca Rock was named by Lewis and Clark, after the Latin (Greek?) word for "seal", as presumably they saw many seals in the area" - http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/phoca_rock.html

Plan E Peak & Myrtle Lake

2012/12/22
We parked a quarter of a mile from the Mount Higgins lookout trail head and walked the road to the trail head.
A few rays of direct sunlight on Myrtle Lake.

St'auk Mountain from Barlow Pass

2012/12/13
Barlow Pass

Sobieski Mountain via SE slopes

2012/12/09
Our trail head was on the shoulder of the Foss River Road just SW of the Foss River crossing.

Taylor Mountain

2012/12/07
The watershed boundary was marked with a continuous line of these concrete fence posts strung with barbed wire.
I found devils club thorns in my bicep when I was taking a shower after this trip. I also had some thorns in the soles of my feet!

Mount Washington

2012/12/02
On the summit of Mount Washington.

Neiderprum Peak

2012/11/25
The North Fork Stillaguamish Valley.
North Mountain and the North Fork Stillaguamish Valley.
Ascending the south slopes of Neiderprum.

Shellrock Mountain

2012/11/23
Our trail head on the shoulder of I-84, east of the Wyeth exit and immediately after the large retaining wall.
Dad standing on the 1870s wagon road.
Licorice ferns

The Louvre via Paris Creek (attempted)

2012/11/18

West Blanca Point

2012/11/10
Sucker hole reflection on Blanca Lake.

Little Bulger via Dingford Creek Trail

2012/11/08
Little Bulger over Myrtle Lake.

Bearjack Ridge loop

2012/10/28
Big Leaf Maple!
Carla and Jack passing a Ponderosa Pine.
Lindsay admiring the Ponderosa Pines.

Mount Washington

2012/10/26
Who is watching us?
Mossy vine maples
My first fresh snow of the season

New PCT, old PCT loop

2012/10/05 (3 days)
Sunrise on Chimney Rock from my camp site on Escondido Ridge.
Summer is over.

Neahkahnie Mountain loop

2012/09/30

Osceola, Carru, & Rolo

2012/09/22 (4 days)
Our first look at Osceola Peak
Mount Carru and Mount Lago from Osceola Peak
Osceola Peak from the trail near Lake Doris.

Burnt Boot, Iapia, and Four Brothers

2012/09/14 (3 days)
A patch of autumn color on the Mineral Creek Trail.
Lemah Mountain from the boot path to Glacier Lake.
Early morning yoga below Chikamin Lake. The SE towers of Lemah are in the background.

Azurite Peak

2012/09/08 (2 days)
Sunset over Majestic Mountain from our camp at Azurite Pass.
Holliway Mountain and Golden Horn from Azurite Pass
Down-climbing the stemmy section of the upper gully.

A funny shaped loop with lots of little peaks

2012/08/24 (3 days)
Hiking up West Cady Ridge in the mist
Sloan Peak over a meadow of Pasque Flowers

Chiwawa Mountain loop

2012/08/18 (3 days)
On the summit of Chiwawa Mountain, looking north towards Cloudy Peak
On the summit of Chiwawa Mountain with Clark and Luahna in the background
Sunrise in the meadow above our Middle Ridge camp site

Ingalls Peak via S ridge

2012/08/03
A member of the Ingalls Lake welcoming committee
One of the Dogtooth Spires
Fun!

Mount Olympus

2012/07/27 (3 days)
The middle peak of Olympus
Incoming clouds engulfing Mercury (point 6950)
I could not stop taking pictures of the Blue Glacier

Dirty Harry's Balcony evening hike

2012/07/15

Forbidden Peak via the west ridge

2012/07/09 (3 days)
In Boston Basin, with Johannesburg Mountain in the background
The view from our campsite's kitchen
Boston Peak and Sahale Peak

Tilly Jane hike (Mount Hood)

2012/07/06
Mount Hood
The Eliot Glacier in the background
Our lunch/turn-around spot around 8,500' on Cooper Spur

Floating Rock and Galleon Mountain

2012/07/04
Brett on the summit of Floating Rock
Rock Lake
Green Ridge Lake

Super day: Colchuck, Dragontail, Witches Tower, Annapurna

2012/07/01
Lindsay down climbing the other side of Pandora's Box
Traversing Valhalla Cirque. Dragontail Peak in the background.
Witches Tower

Bootjack, Highchair, Sixtysix Hundred loop

2012/06/29

Putrid Petes Peak evening scramble

2012/06/27

Sauer Mountain

2012/06/24

Bandera Mountain evening hike

2012/06/20
Looking down on I-90 from the trail up Bandera's west ridge
Pratt Mountain and Island Lake
The summit of Bandera Mountain in the background

Wedge Mountain north

2012/06/16
Road 400 was horribly rutted in three places, requiring careful wheel placement
After parking on Road 400 on a switchback at 3,600', I followed this overgrown logging road north to the nose of the ridge

Wedge Mountain south

2012/06/15
There were hundreds of ladybugs on the summit of Wedge. http://www.summitpost.org/exploring-the-mystery-of-summit-ladybugs/723486
I parked on Road 7305 were it goes over a 2,800' col. I noticed a bike trail there and decided to give it a try. The trail went up to 4,000', from there I followed old logging roads and a bit of brush to the normal trail head
An hour later I arrived at the normal trail head, Wedge Mtn peeking through in the upper left

Canoe, Dinghy, and Kayak Peaks

2012/06/10
Our first direct sunlight of the day
Kayak Peak from The Dinghy

Silver Star Mountain

2012/06/03
The impressive prow coming off of Silver Star's west summit
The Wine Spires in the distance
Chablis Spire and Pernod Spire on the right

Cragging at Mazama

2012/06/02

To Humility Hill, and beyond

2012/06/01
I parked at the intersection of Derby Canyon Road and Road 7403 (3.4 miles after the pavement ends) and hiked up the gated Road 7403

Lundin Peak via west ridge

2012/05/26
Looking up the Burntboot Creek valley from the summit of Lundin Peak, Mount Thomson on the right.
Looking east to Guye Peak and the Yakima Valley.
Amazing clouds! Keechelus Lake in the background.

Tibbetts Mountain: No trespassing!

2012/05/20
I first tried to climb Tibbetts from Peshastin. But after half a mile of walking I encountered this sign on the nose of the ridge. I respect property owner's rights, so I returned to my car.
I next tried to find an approach from Olalla Canyon Road. All I found was a high concentration of 'no trespassing' and 'beware of dog' signs.

Frigid Mountain via Chatter Creek

2012/05/19
David doing a group photo op.
Painters Thumb
Cornices between Frigid's north and south summits.

Mothers Day with Mom on Sourdough Mountain

2012/05/13 (2 days)
The east side of Davis Peak, Washington's steepest mountain face.
Jack Mountain

Tumalo Mountain

2012/05/08
In the Dutchmans Flats sno-park
Mount Bachelor
Me, Lindsay, and the Three Sisters Wilderness

Cragging at Smith Rocks

2012/05/07

Little Beacon Rock

2012/05/06
A small crag next to Little Beacon Rock
Hamilton Mountain from point 1,720' on Hamilton's south ridge

Wind Mountain

2012/05/05
Looking west down the Columbia River from Wind Mountain
A sign at the trail head said that blowdowns have made the trail difficult if not impossible to hike on. The sign was out of date, the trail was easily hikeable.
Some blowdown.

Vantage: Mounties field trip at The Feathers

2012/04/28

Vantage: An evening at The Feathers

2012/04/27

Instructing at Stevens Pass snow field trip

2012/04/22

Davis Peak via the south ridge (attempted)

2012/04/21
The Pinnacle, Colonial, Snowfield group
Kevin scouting a safe way off the ridge to Little Davie

Middle Chiwaukum

2012/04/15
A banner cloud off the summit of Middle Chiwaukum.
The view SE of North Chiwaukum.
We parked on White Pine Road at the entrance to Cascade Meadows Baptist Camp (the road was plowed to here) and snowshoed to the White Pine trail head.

Vantage: The Feathers

2012/04/14

Vantage: Sunshine Wall, and The Feathers

2012/04/08

Vantage: Sand dune

2012/04/07
The dune started abruptly with a steep climb up 20 feet
Tufts of grass in the last rays of light

Vantage: Riverview, Clearview, and Feathers

2012/03/26

Oakes and Acorn via S slopes

2012/03/25
Mount Triumph
Baker peaking over the Bacon/Diobsud ridge

Cairn Hill, Old Pass Hill, Roughhouse Mountain traverse

2012/03/11
Teanaway and Stuart Range
On the summit of Roughhouse Mountain

West Granite Mountain

2012/03/04

Marble Peak via NW ridge

2012/02/15
The forecasted clear weather was 8 hours late
Long Mountain
Matt fording the Stillaguamish at 7:30 AM

Nason, McCausland, Smith Brook loop

2012/02/04
Skiing up point 5,560' with Lichtenberg Mountain in the background
Glacier and McCausland from point 5,560'
The west face of Lichtenberg Mountain

Mount Ross via SW ridge (attempted)

2012/02/03

West Granite via SW ridge

2012/01/22

Queen Anne Hill ski tour

2012/01/19
8th Place NW (a registered Seattle Landmark).
Lindsay cruising through Counterbalance Park.
Our trail head: the sidewalk outside our condo.

Humpback Mountain via NW ridge

2012/01/15
After bashing through young forest, we got into this nice older forest.
What kind of expression does she have?

Chokwich via Perry Creek (attempted)

2012/01/11
Hall Peak from the Perry Creek trail.
An early start at the Dickerman/Perry Creek trail head.
Pre-dawn light on Big Four Mountain

Snow Lake loop tour

2012/01/07
Chair Peak
Kevin on the NW ridge of point 5,360 with Snoqualmie in the background.
Lindsay skiing off the summit of point 5,360.

East Tiger and Sally's Summit

2012/01/02
Radio tower on East Tiger Mountain
Tower 1 on mile 116 of line 1
My trail head was the gated road on Highway 18 between Raging River and Deep Creek.

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