I mentioned yesterday my hike on the Ross Dam Trail in the North Cascades in February of 2023. I had never driven up to where SR 20 (North Cascades Highway) closes in the winter due to avalanche risks but I took the day to go up and check it out. I stopped at…
I think I’m just about caught up on trip reports! So after completing the Lakeshore Trail and making it into the remote town of Stehekin, we decided on a second night up the Rainbow Loop Trail with a side trip up the Rainbow Creek Trail to Bench Creek just for fun. Well, not 100% fun…
It’s Thursday so it must be time for another #NatureWritingChallenge! Today’s prompt is “a most memorable entrance to a national park” and this has to be it (with Mount Rushmore somewhere in second behind it). On my section hike of the Pacific Crest Trail when I started at the Oregon/Washington border and walked north to…