Traverses & Loops (Trail) Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

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

Jim Brisbine·June 9, 2026

Trip Date: June 4-9, 2026 Red Peak Pass Loop: Illilouette Valley to Merced Canyon Illilouette FallMerced Pass LakesOttoway...

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

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

Jim Brisbine·April 30, 2026

Trip Date: April 28-30, 2026 2026 COLUMBIA PLATEAU ADVENTURE VACATION Bladerunner Crag Climb & Loop HikeSouthern Blade Circumnavigation...

Columbia Plateau WA Non-Major Alpine Crags Traverses & Loops (Trail)Bladerunner Crag Great Blade Peak

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

Jim Brisbine·February 19, 2026

Trip Date: February 19, 2026 2026 ARIZONA WINTER VACATION Chuckwalla–Pyrite Trail Loop & Pyrite Summit Hike Chuckwalla WashPyrite...

Arizona Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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

Jim Brisbine·February 18, 2026

Trip Date: February 18, 2026 2026 ARIZONA WINTER VACATION Goat–Willow Trail Loop: Goat Canyon to Willow Canyon Goat...

Arizona Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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)

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

Jim Brisbine·October 16, 2025

Trip Date: October 16, 2025 2025 MT. CHARLESTON ADVENTURE VACATION Raintree Trail Traverse: North Loop Trailhead to Echo...

Nevada Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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

Jim Brisbine·September 24, 2025

Trip Date: September 24, 2025 2025 JORDAN ADVENTURE VACATION Petra Madhbah High Place Trail Loop Jabal al Madhbah...

Family Trips Jordan Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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)

Eiger Trail Traverses: Alpiglen + Kleine Scheidegg + Eigergletscher (Bernese Alps, Switzerland)

Jim Brisbine·June 24, 2025

Trip Dates: June 23 & 24, 2025 2025 WESTERN ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Eiger Trail Hiking Traverses Alpiglen Station...

Switzerland Traverses & Loops (Trail)

North Chukar Mesa Loop via Blythe Lake—Chukar Lake—Marsh Unit One (Potholes Basin, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 30, 2025

Trip Date: April 30, 2025 2025 COLUMBIA PLATEAU ADVENTURE VACATION North Chukar Mesa Hiking Loop Blythe LakeChukar LakeMarsh...

Columbia Plateau WA Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Weavers Needle Circuit via Peralta—Dutchmans—Terrapin—Bluff Spring Trails (Superstition Mountains, AZ)

Jim Brisbine·February 2, 2025

Trip Date: February 2, 2025 Weaver’s Needle Trail Circuit Peralta CanyonFremont SaddleEast Boulder CanyonUpper Black Top Mesa PassNeedle...

Arizona Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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)

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)

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

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

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)

Eiger Trail Traverses: Alpiglen + Kleine Scheidegg + Eigergletscher (Bernese Alps, Switzerland)

North Chukar Mesa Loop via Blythe Lake—Chukar Lake—Marsh Unit One (Potholes Basin, WA)

Weavers Needle Circuit via Peralta—Dutchmans—Terrapin—Bluff Spring Trails (Superstition Mountains, AZ)

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)

Three-Trestle Ski Tour / Snowshoe Trek via Homestead Road—Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Iron Horse 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)