Lookout Sites Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

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)

Pyramid Creek Bike Loop + Pyramid Peak Lookout + Colquhoun Peak Lookout (Greenwater Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 6, 2025

Originally Posted: September 6, 2025 Pyramid Creek Bike Loop & Lookout Hikes Greenwater River ValleyPacific Crest TrailWindy GapWhistler...

Greenwater Mountains Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)Colquhoun Peak Pyramid Peak (Greenwater)

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

Buck Creek – Spider Gap Loop + Fortress Mtn + Image Lake + Miners Ridge Lookout (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 5, 2023

Trip Date: August 31 – September 5, 2023 Buck Creek – Spider Gap Loop Hiking & Climbing Trip...

Chiwawa Range Family Trips Favorite Trips Fortress Mountain (8760+/8679 ft)Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Windy Joe Lookout Snowshoe Hike via Similkameen River Trail—Windy Joe Trail (North Skagit Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine·March 1, 2023

Trip Date: March 1, 2023 WSTC WINTER SKI & SNOWSHOE OUTING: MANNING PARK RESORT Windy Joe Lookout Snowshoe...

Lookout Sites Manning Provincial Park North Skagit Mountains Snow Tours in British Columbia Windy Joe Mtn

Cathedral Lakes Loop via Tungsten Mine—Amphitheater Meadow + Cathedral Peak + Remmel Mtn (Similkameen Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 3, 2022

Trip Date: September 29 – October 3, 2022 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: SIMILKAMEEN MOUNTAINS Cathedral Lakes Hiking & Climbing...

Cathedral Peak (8601/8599 ft)Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites Northeastern WA Cascades Remmel Mountain (8685/8683 ft)Similkameen Mountains The Similkameen Three Traverses & Loops (Trail)

An old fire lookout cabin sits on the summit of Sun Top in the Clearwater Mountains

Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek + Sun Top Lookout (Clearwater Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 21, 2021

Trip Date: October 21, 2021 Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek Huckleberry Valley OverlookSun Top...

Clearwater Mountains Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)Sun Top

Thorp Mtn Lookout + Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to Thorp Creek (Kachess Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 26, 2021

Trip Date: September 26, 2021 Thorp Mountain Day Hike & Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to...

Central WA Cascades Kachess Mountains Lookout Sites Thorp Mtn

Other Mountain Activities in 2020

Jim Brisbine·December 31, 2020

Trip Dates: January 2020 – December 2020 JAN: Split Rock Loop & Face Rock Day Hike (Joshua Tree...

Hike/Climb/Ride Lookout Sites Ski/Snowshoe High Rock (Nisq)Mt Pleasant Tumalo Mtn (OR)Verrado Peak (AZ)

The Three Sisters volcanos rise into a gray sky in the Deschutes Mountains of Central Oregon

Black Crater Ski Ascent & Descent via Northeast Slope (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

Jim Brisbine·December 10, 2020

Trip Date: December 10, 2020 Black Crater Ski Ascent & Ski Descent Black Crater LandslideBlack Crater / Lookout...

Lookout Sites Snow Tours in Oregon Winter Summits Black Crater (OR)

North Sawtooth Trail Traverse + Star Peak + Courtney Peak + Boulder Butte (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 4, 2020

Trip Date: October 1-4, 2020 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS North Sawtooth Hiking & Climbing Traverse: Prince Creek...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains Star Peak (8690/8688 ft)The Sawtooth Six Traverses & Loops (Trail)Boulder Butte Courtney Peak

Sun Top Lookout Ski Tour / Snowshoe Hike via Road 7315 (Clearwater Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·March 8, 2020

Originally Posted: March 2020Updated: December 2022 Sun Top Lookout Ski Tour / Snowshoe Hike Huckleberry Valley OverlookSun Top...

Clearwater Mountains Lookout Sites Snow Tours in Southern WA Cascades Winter Summits Sun Top

Lookout Sites

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

Pyramid Creek Bike Loop + Pyramid Peak Lookout + Colquhoun Peak Lookout (Greenwater Mountains, WA)

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

Buck Creek – Spider Gap Loop + Fortress Mtn + Image Lake + Miners Ridge Lookout (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Windy Joe Lookout Snowshoe Hike via Similkameen River Trail—Windy Joe Trail (North Skagit Mountains, BC)

Cathedral Lakes Loop via Tungsten Mine—Amphitheater Meadow + Cathedral Peak + Remmel Mtn (Similkameen Mountains, WA)

Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek + Sun Top Lookout (Clearwater Mountains, WA)

Thorp Mtn Lookout + Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to Thorp Creek (Kachess Mountains, WA)

Other Mountain Activities in 2020

Black Crater Ski Ascent & Descent via Northeast Slope (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

North Sawtooth Trail Traverse + Star Peak + Courtney Peak + Boulder Butte (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Sun Top Lookout Ski Tour / Snowshoe Hike via Road 7315 (Clearwater Mountains, 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)