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Two hikers pause above turquoise Lake Tekapo below Mt John

Mt John Observatory Trail Loop (Lake Tekapo Recreation Area, New Zealand)

Jim Brisbine·December 16, 2015

Trip Date: December 16, 2015 2015 NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE VACATION Mt. John Trail Loop: Northeast Ridge to South...

Family Trips New Zealand Mt John (NZ)

Evening sun lights up craggy granite Prusik Peak during Enchantment Traverse

Enchantment Traverse: Snow Lakes to Aasgard Pass to Colchuck Lake (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 25, 2015

Trip Date: October 24-25, 2015 FROZEN LARCH OUTING: ICICLE MOUNTAINS Enchantment Traverse: Snow Lakes to Colchuck Lake Nada...

Central WA Cascades Enchantment Traverse (WA)Golden Larch Outings Icicle Mountains The Enchantments Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Mountain bikers ride through a wheat field on Pipestone Canyon Bike Loop

Pipestone Canyon Bike Loop: Beaver Creek to Lester Pass (Chewack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 16, 2015

Trip Date: October 16, 2015 2015 AUTUMN MOUNTAIN BIKING VACATION: METHOW VALLEY Pipestone Canyon Bike Loop: Beaver Creek...

Chewack Mountains Methow Valley Mtn & Gravel Biking Northeastern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)

A mountain biker descends an arid ridge crest on Buck Mountain Bike Loop

Buck Mtn Bike Loop: West Saddle to South Ridge (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 15, 2015

Trip Date: October 15, 2015 2015 AUTUMN MOUNTAIN BIKING VACATION: METHOW VALLEY Buck Mountain Bike Loop: West Saddle...

Methow Valley Mtn & Gravel Biking Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Big Lou Mountain and Ida Saddle in the background with golden larch trees and fall colors as seen from Painter Pass on the Icicle Ridge Traverse

Icicle Ridge Traverse + Grindstone Mtn + Big Lou Mtn + Lake Ida + Lake Augusta (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 4, 2015

Trip Date: October 1-4, 2015 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: CHIWAUKUM MOUNTAINS Icicle Ridge Traverse: Chatter Creek to Leavenworth Chatter...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites Traverses & Loops (Trail)Big Lou Mtn Cape Horn (Chiwaukum)Grindstone Mtn Icicle Peak

Eileen Biking Down Trail to the North From Red Top Lookout

Red Top Bike Loop: South Ridge to North Ridge + Red Top Lookout (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 27, 2015

Trip Date: September 27, 2015 Red Top Bike Loop: South Ridge to North Ridge Blue “Y”Dickey Creek PassRed...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Teanaway Mountains Traverses & Loops (Bike)Red Top Mtn

Hikers walk down a smooth ridge toward Volcanic Neck and Devils Head in the Teanaway Mountains

Bean–Beverly Loop + Bean Peak + Volcanic Neck + Devils Head (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 19, 2015

Trip Date: September 19, 2015 Teanaway Mountains Day Climb & Bean–Beverly Loop: Bean Creek Basin to Beverly Pass...

Central WA Cascades Teanaway Mountains Traverses & Loops (Trail)Bean Peak Devils Head (Tean)Volcanic Neck (Tean)

Looking across Seattle Creek at Mt Seattle from the Skyline Trail in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Seattle via Southwest Couloir + Skyline–Quinault Trail Loop: Three Lakes to Low Divide (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 7, 2015

Trip Date: September 3-7, 2015 Mt. Seattle Climbing Trip & Skyline–Quinault Trail Loop: Three Lakes to Low Divide...

Olympic Mountains WA Traverses & Loops (Trail)Mt Seattle

Hikers ascend a grassy slope toward the triple-peaked Three Queens Mountain

Three Queens Mtn: Main Peak via Park Lakes—North Face—West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 22, 2015

Trip Date: August 20-22, 2015 Three Queens Mountain Climbing Trip Mineral CreekPark LakesSpectacle PointThree Queens Mountain: main peak...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve Three Queens Mtn: main peak (6687 ft)

Big Kangaroo with snow patches on Kangaroo Ridge as seen from Silver Star Mountain in the Mazama Mountains

Kangaroo Temple + Big Kangaroo via Early Winters Creek (Mazama Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 16, 2015

Trip Date: August 15-16, 2015 Kangaroo Ridge Climbing Trip Early Winters BasinKangaroo PassKangaroo Temple (7572’)Big Kangaroo (8326’) Trip...

Kangaroo Peak, Big (8326/8318 ft)Major Alpine Crags Mazama Mountains Northeastern WA Cascades kangaroo temple

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

Trip Date: August 7-9, 2015 Welch Peak Climbing Trip Williamson LakeWelch Peak (8000′+) Trip Report Summary Region: Canadian...

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

A forest fire smoke plume rises out of a mountainous valley during Emerald--Entiat Wildfire Traverse

Emerald–Entiat Wildfire Traverse + Emerald Park + Mirror Mtn + Tumble Mtn (Chelan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 2, 2015

Trip Date: July 30 – August 2, 2015 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 13: CHELAN MOUNTAINS Chelan Mountains Climbing Trip...

Chelan Mountains Mid-Summer Outings North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Mirror Mtn Tumble Mtn

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