Favorite Trips Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

Charleston Peak Summit Traverse: Mummy Pass to Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jim Brisbine·October 20, 2025

Trip Dates: October 16 & 18 & 20, 2025 2025 MT. CHARLESTON ADVENTURE VACATION Charleston Peak Summit Traverse:...

Favorite Trips Nevada Traverses & Loops (Trail)Charleston Peak (NV)

Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair to Petra via the Back Door (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Jim Brisbine·September 23, 2025

Trip Date: September 21-23, 2025 2025 JORDAN ADVENTURE VACATION Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair-Feid Road to Wadi Musa Shara/Sharah...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Jordan Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 13, 2025

Trip Date: September 12-13, 2025 Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mountain Trailhead to West Nason Ridge Trailhead Round...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)Upper Wenatchee Mountains rock mtn (Nason)

Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass + Bannock Mtn (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 21, 2025

Trip Date: August 16-21, 2025 Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass Suiattle River ValleyMiners Ridge LookoutImage...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Bannock Mtn

Haute Route Traverse: Chamonix to Zermatt + Aiguille du Tour (Western Alps, France + Switzerland)

Jim Brisbine·June 18, 2025

Trip Date: June 12-18, 2025 2025 WESTERN ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Mountaineer’s Haute Route: Le Tour to Ober-Stafel Refuge...

Favorite Trips France Haute Route (Alps)Switzerland Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Aiguille du Tour (Alps)

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

Jim Brisbine·May 31, 2025

Trip Date: May 31, 2025Updated: December 2025 Iron Horse Bike Traverse: Cedar Falls Trailhead to Easton Trailhead Change...

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

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

Jim Brisbine·October 16, 2024

Trip Date: October 13-16, 2024 White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom Parking Lot to South Fork Shafer Canyon...

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

Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop + Mallory’s Outback Hill (Lower Methow Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 7, 2024

Originally Posted: October 7, 2024 Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop Zoom TrailheadNorth JunctionQuickstep CrossingGrand JunctionLuke Family ViewpointThe Shoe...

Favorite Trips Lower Methow Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Ptarmigan Peak Summit Loop: Tatoosh Ridge to Rolo Pass via Lago–Carru Col (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 30, 2024

Trip Date: September 26-30, 2024 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: PASAYTEN MOUNTAINS Ptarmigan Peak Summit Loop: Tatoosh Ridge to Rolo...

Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains Ptarmigan Peak (8614 ft)The Pasayten Eleven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Dot Mtn

Wind River Traverse: Seneca Lake to Knapsack Col to Indian Pass to North Fork Canyon (Wind River Range, WY)

Jim Brisbine·August 4, 2024

Trip Date: July 29 – August 4, 2024 2024 IDAHO & WYOMING ADVENTURE VACATION Wind River Traverse: Knapsack...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Wyoming Stroud Peak (WY)

Hiawatha Bike Traverse: East Portal to Pearson via Milwaukee Road Rail-Trail (Bitterroot Mountains, MT+ID)

Jim Brisbine·July 25, 2024

Trip Date: July 25, 2024 2024 IDAHO & WYOMING ADVENTURE VACATION Hiawatha Bike Traverse: East Portal Trailhead to...

Favorite Trips Idaho Montana Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Luna Cirque Traverse: Access Creek to Wiley Ridge via Luna Pass—Challenger Gap + Luna Peak (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 18, 2024

Trip Date: July 11-18, 2024 Luna Cirque Traverse: Luna Pass to Challenger Gap Big Beaver ValleyAccess BasinLuna PassLuna...

Favorite Trips Luna Peak (8311/8286 ft)Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Picket Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Big Beaver Peak

Favorite Trips

Charleston Peak Summit Traverse: Mummy Pass to Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair to Petra via the Back Door (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass + Bannock Mtn (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Haute Route Traverse: Chamonix to Zermatt + Aiguille du Tour (Western Alps, France + Switzerland)

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

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

Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop + Mallory’s Outback Hill (Lower Methow Mountains, WA)

Ptarmigan Peak Summit Loop: Tatoosh Ridge to Rolo Pass via Lago–Carru Col (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Wind River Traverse: Seneca Lake to Knapsack Col to Indian Pass to North Fork Canyon (Wind River Range, WY)

Hiawatha Bike Traverse: East Portal to Pearson via Milwaukee Road Rail-Trail (Bitterroot Mountains, MT+ID)

Luna Cirque Traverse: Access Creek to Wiley Ridge via Luna Pass—Challenger Gap + Luna Peak (Picket Range, WA)

Chuckwalla–Pyrite Loop via Turnbuckle Trail—Chuckwalla Trail—Pyrite Trail + Pyrite Summit (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Goat–Willow Loop via Goat Camp—Ford Canyon—Willow Canyon—Mesquite Canyon Trails (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Marckworth Forest Bike Rides: Stickerbush Loop + Cherrybush Loop + Cedarbush Loop (Taylor-Tolt Mountains, WA)

Charleston Peak Summit Traverse: Mummy Pass to Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Griffith Peak via South Loop Trail—Echo Overlook—Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Raintree Trail Traverse: Deer Creek Road to Echo Road via Mummy Pass (Spring Mountains, NV)

McAlester Pass Wishbone: Dee Dee Lakes + McAlester Mtn Att + Rainbow Peak (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Mujib Canyon Exploration to High Waterfall (Dead Sea Basin, Jordan)

Burdah/Bardeh Mtn Natural Bridge Scramble via North Cleft (Wadi Rum, Jordan)

Petra Madhbah High Place Hiking Loop via Al Madras Trail—Wadi Farasah Trail (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair to Petra via the Back Door (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)