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In our beloved Alpine Lakes Wilderness, there is a small region called Enchantment Lakes, considered the most beautiful mountain valley in the area. Pale granite, countless lakes connected by little streams and waterfalls, golden larches in autumn, and . . . → Continue reading Enchantment Lakes. Ten Years Later.
Aka Canachites canadensis. I’ve seen plenty of girls, but I’d never come across boys in war paint before. And then out stepped this handsome fellow—even though it was autumn and hardly the season for boys to be sporting that kind of look. The ISO was cranked . . . → Continue reading Spruce grouse
We got back a week ago from a week-long hike through some of our beloved Alpine Lakes country — places that, for a substantial part of the route, very few people ever visit, but which are absolutely . . . → Continue reading Alpine Lakes High Route Traverse and a Side Trip to La Bohn and Mt. Hinman
Glacier Peak. Part One: The Summit The morning of our return home greeted us with fog. No — FOG. . . . → Continue reading Glacier Peak. Part Two: The Foggy One
From the year before last. After our hike up Dickerman Peak, we finally came to the realization that we hadn’t been to Glacier Peak for twelve years, and somehow that just wasn’t right. It’s a beautiful . . . → Continue reading Glacier Peak. Part One: The Summit
From the year before last. Dickerman Peak. Overall, it’s a pleasant but fairly straightforward half-day hike. Most of the trail winds through forest, but near the summit (which still reaches 1,746 meters / 5,728 feet) it emerges . . . → Continue reading Dickerman Peak
Balsamorhiza season is almost over. It is quite early this year. Everybody has already been shown meadows and mountains covered with balsamorhiza. Unfortunately, I missed the season this year, but I found last year’s photos from Rowena Ridge above Columbia River. This pace is easily . . . → Continue reading Rowena Ridge: Balsamorhiza and Beyond |
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