The Dog Mountain Trail
Distance: 7 Miles Elevation Gain: 2,800 Feet I’ve been really anxious to get out and hike now that we live near mountains so we tried out the Dog Mountain trail. It’s located in Washington within the...
View ArticleThe Oregon Coast
Here are a few photos from a weekend camping trip along the Oregon coast: Cape Lookout State ParkA View from Cape Lookout A Few Waterfalls Along the Coast Nehalem Bay State Park Another View of Cannon...
View ArticleMount Defiance and Ruckel Ridge
As I mentioned in my last post, my main goals this year is to hike a thousand miles. So I plan on posting trip reports here as often as I can. Here’s some quick trip reports from this past weekend:...
View ArticleI Kicked Ash On Mt St Helens
Standing On the Crater Rim of Mt St Helens After weeks of anticipation, I finally got to accomplish my goal of climbing to the top of Mt St Helens. At 8,365 ft, it’s the second tallest mountain I’ve...
View ArticleElk Mountain and King’s Mountain
I knocked another hike off this year’s to do list! The hike was the Elk and King’s Mountain loop in the Oregon Coast Range. Here’s a quick summary of the hike along with some photos. Distance: 11 Miles...
View ArticleThe Silver Star Grand Tour
Standing on the Silver Star Summit The sun decided to come out this weekend so it was the perfect opportunity for some more hiking. I decided to give the Silver Star Grand Tour a shot, which I can...
View ArticleMt. St. Helens: The Blast Zone
A few months ago I completed my goal to climb to the top of Mt. St. Helens. It was an amazing experience but the one thing it didn’t do was give me a close up view of the blast zone located on the...
View ArticleSnowshoeing Season Is Back!
A few days ago I went out and did my first snowshoe of the year. It’s a great workout and offers a fun alternative to traditional hiking. Here’s a few photos from the trip up to Mt. Hood in Oregon: ©...
View ArticleOregon Has Massive Trees
I truly love the state of Oregon! The massive trees here blow my mind when I walk by them while hiking. Check out these photos from a recent hike I did out by the coast: © Justin Wright - This post was...
View ArticleNice Hike to Munra Point
I took advantage of the great weather we had this weekend and went out for a hike. Decided to hike up to Munra Point, which is now one of my favorite hikes in the Columbia River Gorge. It’s a steep...
View ArticleMount St. Helens Guided Climb
One of the benefits to volunteering on Mount St. Helens is I get to assist with guided climbs to the crater rim. The climb I did this past weekend was a Geology on High climb where a geologist leads...
View ArticleMount Stuart via Cascadian Couloir
My girlfriend and I, along with a few friends, decided to head up to Washington this past weekend to climb Mount Stuart. Mount Stuart is known as being the single greatest mass of exposed granite in...
View ArticleBack From Geology Field Camp
I recently spent two weeks down in eastern California completing a geology field course. The course was a requirement for an earth sciences degree and introduced me to various field methods. The best...
View ArticleThe Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
On a recent trip to California, I visited the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest located in the White Mountains of eastern California. These trees, some of which are more than 5,000 years old, grow...
View ArticleMount St. Helens Mother’s Day Climb
For the first time in a few years, the weather on mother's day was perfect for climbing Mount St. Helens. As a result of the weather forecast, a record breaking number of people purchased climbing...
View ArticleMount Hood Climb via The Old Chute
Over the past two years, I have attempted to climb Mount Hood multiple times. Unfortunately the weather never cooperated and the climbs were either cancelled or turned back early. The weather finally...
View ArticleMount St. Helens via Monitor Ridge
This past Sunday I went up Mount St. Helens as part of a volunteer training day. The weather turned out to be amazing and the snow is really starting to melt out. We started at the Climber's Bivouac,...
View ArticleThe Castle and Pinnacle Peak
The weather did not cooperate this weekend on Mount Baker. We hiked up to camp around 6,500 feet and it rained all night long. The conditions did not look great for trying to summit so we decided to...
View ArticleMount Washington
Had some great weather this weekend while climbing Mount Washington via the North Ridge. The climb started out with an easy hike on the PCT then turned into a scramble up to the top of the ridge. From...
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