Andean vacation. Volcano San Jose. Summit

Andean vacation. Volcano San Jose. Base Camp Andean vacation. Volcano San Jose. High camp

January 6 the wind died down, and we moved camp up to 5100. The German-Australians had gone down, freeing their tent places, and we settled onto one of them. We . . . → Continue reading Andean vacation. Volcano San Jose. Summit

Andean vacation. Volcano San Jose. High camp

Andean vacation. Volcano San Jose. Base Camp

January 1 — a day off. Sacred, obviously. Especially when acclimatization calls for it.

We woke up unhurriedly, had breakfast, our companion decided to commit to rest with full seriousness, while we felt lazy — so we went for . . . → Continue reading Andean vacation. Volcano San Jose. High camp

Andean vacation. Volcano San Jose. Base Camp

So, settling the debt from a year ago, at the end of this freshly concluded December we once again set out for Marmolejo. But not by the standard route — this time via its neighboring volcano San José, just to avoid repeating ourselves. The two stand . . . → Continue reading Andean vacation. Volcano San Jose. Base Camp

Andean vacation

We suddenly found ourselves with a chance to once again escape the darkest time of the year to the other hemisphere. And since there’s been an outstanding debt to Marmolejo hanging over us since last year, that’s . . . → Continue reading Andean vacation

Long Beach and sandpipers

More of winter. End of December on Long Beach, a really loooong beach near the Oregon border.

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Golden Larches of Ingalls Lake

After the total larch failure on Lake Robin, we decided to visit the place with guaranteed larches before all needles flew away. Our friend wanted to go with us to Ingalls Lake, and we decided that it is . . . → Continue reading Golden Larches of Ingalls Lake

Robin Lake and Granite Mountain pothole

After the beautiful hike to the larches of Augusta and Ida Lakes at the beginning of October, we decided that we should use the good weather in full, and go to the new larches right in next weekend.

Robin Lake was chosen. New place, we . . . → Continue reading Robin Lake and Granite Mountain pothole

Silver Lake of North Cascades

A lake named Silver is not alone in our places. We have visited several of them. This exact lake is located in North Cascades.

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Hike After Golden Larches

In my childhood larches grew just right in front of my home, but now it is every-fall action – hike to see golden larches., because in my current location, larches grow only in an altitude range of 1800-2100 meters, . . . → Continue reading Hike After Golden Larches

More and more traditional Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake and its neighbourhood in Rainier NP become a pretty traditional place for hiking with friends, when I need a picturesque but not too strenuous hike in the mountains.

The last time I went here with a friend in last September, this year I was . . . → Continue reading More and more traditional Crystal Lake