Sunday, September 25, 2022
Although it wasn’t our original plan, today we hiked the Sawtooth Mountain Loop. Continue reading
Category: Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Deep Lake Loop
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Greg and I spent the weekend in Trout Lake and did two hikes in the Indian Heaven Wilderness. Continue reading
Packwood Lake and Lost Lake
Thursday, August 18 – Saturday, August 20, 2022
I had a four-day weekend to go backpacking and I decided to head into the Goat Rocks Wilderness. Continue reading
Red Mountain
Saturday, October 2, 2021 Continue reading
Silver Star Mountain and Indian Pits Beargrass
Saturday, Jun 26, 2021
Today we braved the extreme heat and headed up to Silver Star Mountain for our nearly-annual pilgrimage to check out the wildflowers. Continue reading
Natural Bridges and Sleeping Beauty
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Today we headed up into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest for several short hikes north of Trout Lake: Natural Bridges, Sleeping Beauty, and Steamboat Mountain. Continue reading
Lookingglass Lake
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Today Greg and I headed to the Stagman Ridge Trailhead in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in order to visit Lookingglass Lake. Continue reading
Lake Wapiki
Saturday August 29 – Sunday, August 30, 2020
This weekend we did the shortest backpack of the season so far and headed to Lake Wapiki in the Indian Heaven Wilderness. Continue reading
Snowgrass Flat and Old Snowy
Friday, August 14 – Sunday, August 16, 2020
Greg and I had already been considering backpacking to Snowgrass Flat in the Goat Rocks Wilderness but when the weekend weather forecast called for high heat, we definitely wanted to get into the high country where it would be cooler. Continue reading
Riley Camp – Horseshoe Meadows Loop
Saturday, August 1 – Sunday, August 2, 2020
Greg wanted to go to crowded Paradise Park this weekend and I did not, so I headed to the Mt. Adams Wilderness for a solo one-nighter, doing a loop past Riley Camp and Horseshoe Meadow (hike description). Continue reading