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Iron Horse Bike Traverse: North Bend to Easton via Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Central Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 31, 2025

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Iron Horse Mountains Kittitas Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

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

A backcountry skier stares at Mt. Sneffels in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado

Sneffels Range Ski Traverse: Telluride to Ridgway (San Juan Mountains, CO)

Jim Brisbine·March 25, 2022

Favorite Trips Sneffels Ski Traverse (CO)Snow Tours in Other Locations Traverses & Loops (Ski)

Looking at the immense structure of Druid Arch located at the head of Elephant Canyon in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park Utah

Elephant Canyon Exploration + Druid Arch + Chesler Park Loop (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine·November 12, 2020

Canyoneering Canyonlands National Park Family Trips Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Utah

A row of rugged Chilliwack peaks lies on the skyline above Williamson Lake near Welch Peak

Welch Peak via Williamson Lake—Lower Southeast Face—South Ridge (Cheam Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine·August 9, 2015

Canadian Cascades BC Cheam Range Favorite Trips The Cheam Six Welch Peak (7999 ft)

Red Peak Pass Loop via Illilouette Valley—Ottoway Lakes—Red Devil Basin—Merced Canyon (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Jim Brisbine·June 9, 2026

California Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Yosemite National Park

Boardwalk in a field of grasses with distant hills and bridge at Ronnie Creek Crossing at the start of the Overland Track in Tasmania

Overland Track Traverse + Cradle Mtn + Barn Bluff + Mt Ossa (Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania)

Jim Brisbine·January 20, 2019

Family Trips Favorite Trips Overland Trav (Tasmania)Tasmania Traverses & Loops (Trail)Barn Bluff (Tasmania)Cradle Mtn (Tasmania)Mt Ossa (Tasmania)

Klawatti Peak horns and the Upper Klawatti Glacier Seen From North Klawatti Notch on the Inspiration Traverse

Inspiration–Isolation Traverse + Primus Peak + Eldorado Peak + Snowfield Peak (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 6, 2019

Eldorado Peak (8868/8873 ft)Favorite Trips Inspiration–Isolation Trav (WA)McAllister Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Primus Peak (8508/8497 ft)Snowfield Peak (8347/8346 ft)The Landmark Twelve The McAllister Five The Tall Twelve The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Isolation Peak

Blue Lake Rhino Cave via Jasper Inlet—East Face (Lower Grand Coulee, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 16, 2024

Columbia Plateau WA Favorite Trips

Mt Logan stands above the clouds as seen from Red Mountain in North Cascades National Park

Mt Logan via Stehekin River—Park Creek Pass—Fremont Glacier—South Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 30, 2018

Favorite Trips Logan, Mt (9087/9097 ft)Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Big Ten The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains

Mt Wilson via First Creek Canyon—Southwest Ridge—Upper South Face (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jim Brisbine·March 27, 2024

Favorite Trips Nevada Mt Wilson (NV)

Favorite Trips

Iron Horse Bike Traverse: North Bend to Easton via Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Central Cascades, WA)

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

Sneffels Range Ski Traverse: Telluride to Ridgway (San Juan Mountains, CO)

Elephant Canyon Exploration + Druid Arch + Chesler Park Loop (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Welch Peak via Williamson Lake—Lower Southeast Face—South Ridge (Cheam Range, BC)

Red Peak Pass Loop via Illilouette Valley—Ottoway Lakes—Red Devil Basin—Merced Canyon (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Overland Track Traverse + Cradle Mtn + Barn Bluff + Mt Ossa (Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania)

Inspiration–Isolation Traverse + Primus Peak + Eldorado Peak + Snowfield Peak (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Blue Lake Rhino Cave via Jasper Inlet—East Face (Lower Grand Coulee, WA)

Mt Logan via Stehekin River—Park Creek Pass—Fremont Glacier—South Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Mt Wilson via First Creek Canyon—Southwest Ridge—Upper South Face (Spring Mountains, NV)

Argonaut Peak via South Gully—Chockstone Dihedral—Upper East Ridge + Ingalls Creek Trail Loop (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Sharkfin Tower via Boston Basin—Quien Sabe Glacier—Southwest Gully—Southeast Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Red Peak Pass Loop via Illilouette Valley—Ottoway Lakes—Red Devil Basin—Merced Canyon (Yosemite National Park, CA)

The Great Blade Explorations: Bladerunner Crag + Southern Circumnav + Great Blade Peak (Lower Grand Coulee, WA)

Juniper Peak via Juniper Canyon—Southeast Ramp—Upper East Ridge (Spring Mountains, NV)