Mt. Margaret Loop-Mt. St Helens area
I went out on my first solo backpack trip of the summer season to Mt. Margaret Backcountry. I started at Norway Pass and climbed up to Bear Pass and down to the Lakes Basin area where I spent my first night by Snow Lake along with some enthusiastic bullfrogs to keep me company. The next […]
Hunt’s Cove Loop + Grizzly Peak-Mt. Jefferson Wilderness
Went out to Mt. Jefferson for a few days to spend some time with new friends and do some off trail investigation into Hunt’s Cove and Shale Lake areas. I discovered some small tarns and meadows above Hunt’s Cove and found two way trail that winded higher to the PCT and great views of Jefferson […]
Robin Lakes-Alpine Lakes Wilderness,WA
My buddy Colin and I went up to the Robin Lakes basin July 5th weekend. We were expecting some lingering snow above 5000 ft but were pleasantly surprised to find very little on the way up to the lakes. Up in the basin there were more patchy drifts and both the lakes were still mostly […]