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The castle-like summit of Bridge Mountain stands above Red Rock Canyon in Nevada

Bridge Mtn via Rocky Gap Road—High Trail—West Ridge—Northwest Face (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jim Brisbine·October 25, 2022

Favorite Trips Nevada Bridge Mtn (NV)

Group of mountain bikers with their bikes getting ready to descend the East Mission Gulch

East Mission Gulch Bike Descent: Beehive Junction to Mission Creek Fork (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 26, 2019

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Favorite Trips Lower Wenatchee Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking

Little Big Chief Peak, Summit Chief Mountain, and Chimney Rock over Tank Lakes seen at sunset from Tank during the La Bohn - Tank Loop

La Bohn–Tank Loop + Little Big Chief Peak via Dutch Miller Gap (Miller-Foss Mountains & Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 11, 2014

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Little Big Chief Peak (7225 ft)Major Alpine Crags Miller-Foss Mountains Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

McClellan Peak stands above Crystal Lake in the heart of The Enchantments in Alpine Lakes Wilderness

The Enchantments + Cannon Mtn + McClellan Peak + Dragontail Peak Carryover + Colchuck Peak (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 23, 2019

Cannon Mountain (8638/8652 ft)Central WA Cascades Colchuck Peak (8705/8706 ft)Dragontail Peak (8840+/8836 ft)Favorite Trips Icicle Mountains McClellan Peak (8364/8363 ft)The Enchantments The Icicle Eight The Tall Twelve

Two wooden cabins of different eras stand at Monument 83 Lookout in the snow at the US-Canadian Border

Monument 83 Lookout Ski Tour via Monument Creek Valley—North Ridge (Chuchuwanteen Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine·March 17, 2018

Chuchuwanteen Mountains Favorite Trips Lookout Sites Manning Provincial Park Snow Tours in British Columbia Winter Summits Monument 83 Hill

Bear Mountain and Indian Basin seen from Indian Saddle during Middle Lakes High Traverse in the American Chilliwack Mountains

Middle Lakes High Traverse + Bear Mtn Attempt via East Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 5, 2017

American Chilliwack Mountains Bear Mountain (7931 ft)Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades The American Chilliwack Six Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Two mountain climbers stare at a rocky, snowy summit of Kimtah Peak on the Ragged Ridge

Kimtah Peak via Kitling Pass—Katsuk Cirque—Southwest Face—South Rib (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 9, 2013

Favorite Trips Kimtah Peak (8600+/8644 ft)Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven

Looking down on Rainbow Lake in a rocky bowl as seen from Bowan Pass in the Stehekin Mountains on the Rainbow Ridge Loop

Rainbow Ridge Loop: Rainbow Lake to Bowan Pass to Lake 6111 + Bowan Mtn via East Ridge (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 17, 2013

Favorite Trips North Stehekin Mountains North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Alpine)bowan mtn

White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom to Shafer Canyon (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine·October 16, 2024

Favorite Trips Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)Utah

Hiker on the Loowit Trail Circuit hiking past Spirit Lake and Pumice Plain with yellow grasses in the foreground

Loowit Trail Circuit: June Lake to Toutle River to Windy Pass (Mount St Helens Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 6, 2019

Favorite Trips Mount St Helens Massif Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)

“O” + “W” Trekking Circuit via John Garner Pass (Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile)

Jim Brisbine·March 22, 2023

Family Trips Favorite Trips Patagonia Traverses & Loops (Trail)