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 can’t remember when I first learned that there was an “old” Sauk Mountain Trail that had been decommissioned when they built the “new” Sauk Mountain Trail but ever since, I have wanted to find it and hike it. Maybe it was while perusing the pages of NWHikers or maybe I saw a hint of…
#ThrowbackThursday This is part of a series of journal entries I have made while section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail since 2013 over on Trailjournals.com. I am moving them here to Must Hike Must Eat and updating them with photos (and maybe fixing typos). Look for them on Thursdays or you can head over to…
#ThrowbackThursday This is part of a series of journal entries I have made while section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail since 2013 over on Trailjournals.com. I am moving them here to Must Hike Must Eat and updating them with photos (and maybe fixing typos). Look for them on Thursdays or you can head over to Trailjournals.com and read…
As October (gasp!) and fall come around again, I am making plans for a weekend road trip on the Cascade Scenic Loop Byway similar to one we did this same time last year. And guess what, I haven’t shared that weekend with you yet! So, as I look forward to what possibilities could present themselves…
We were up and out the door at 2:45am and headed for the North Cascades Highway on a family mission. Only for very, very situations will I get up at this ungodly hour. The drive is long and dramatically beautiful, but better in the daylight, however. We made it through the small town of Mazama…