Tag: seattle
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Snowskiing
Diann & I just returned from our first-ever trip to the slopes on skis. It's a lot harder work than it should be! We wore way too many layers of clothes (wait, it's supposed to be cold up there, right?). We'll try again on Saturday to see if we can improve our style any. I'm…
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Lake Elizabeth
Hiked On: December 31, 2005 Weather Conditions: Approximately 30°F-34°F, overcast, some snow Elevation: 2150-2750' Distance from Seattle: Just over 90 miles Pictures: None US Forest Service: Lake Elizabeth, Trail 1071 Even though the USFS page says this one is easy, it wasn't. We couldn't drive all the way to the trailhead (snow), so had to…
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New Pictures!
After a long hiatus of posting pictures in the gallery, I've spent a large chunk of this morning and afternoon processing and uploading pictures. In no particular order: Fishermen's Terminal – Pictures taken by Diann while she was at a weeklong training course at Fishermen's Terminal North Cascades Highway Loop – On Diann's birthday, we…
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Mt. Rainier – Dege Peak
Hiked On: August 6, 2005 Weather Conditions: Approximately 70°F-80°F, clear and sunny skies Elevation: 6400-7016' Distance from Seattle: Just over 90 miles Pictures: Here National Park Service: Mt. Rainier National Park Another sunny weekend, and another trip up to Rainier. Micah was up in the PNW this weekend for work, and he came up to…
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Mt. Rainier – Alta Vista
Hiked On: July 24, 2005 Weather Conditions: Approximately 70°F, partly-clear skies Elevation: 5480-5950' at Paradise, 6400' at Sunrise Distance from Seattle: Just over 90 miles Pictures: Here National Park Service: Mt. Rainier National Park When it's sunny in Seattle in the summertime, you head to Mt. Rainier. We had a new batch of folks start…
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Mt. Rainier – Paradise
Hiked On: July 17, 2005 Weather Conditions: Approximately 75°F, clear skies Elevation: 5480-6430' Distance from Seattle: Just over 90 miles Pictures: Here National Park Service: Mt. Rainier National Park With the sun shining, we decided to put down the latest Harry Potter and head towards Rainier. Diann wanted to see the wildflowers at Paradise, so…
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Deception Pass State Park
Hiked On: May 21, 2005 Weather Conditions: Approximately 60°F, overcast, no wind Elevation: 0-300' Distance from Seattle: 80 miles Pictures: Here State Park: Deception Pass State Park We've seen so many amazing pictures of Deception Pass that we decided to head out there to take a peek for ourselves. I decided to make a driving…
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Denny Creek Slippery Slab
Hiked On: April 24, 2005 Weather Conditions: Approximately 65°F, clear skies Elevation: 2300-2800' Distance from Seattle: Just shy of 50 miles Pictures: Here Forest Service: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area After a 3 month or so hiking hiatus, we've started up again, and decided that we should take it…
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Little Si
Hiked On: January 9, 2005 Weather Conditions: Approximately 35-40°F, clear skies with occasional high-level fog Elevation: 480-1576' Distance from Seattle: 30 miles Pictures: Here Forest Service: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Diann & I picked up this hike based on a recommendation from a new book we picked up received as an xmas gift (Thanks CK…
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Snowshoeing in Snoqualmie Pass
Diann & I went snowshoeing up at Snoqualmie Pass this past Saturday at the Winter Trails Day event sponsored by the Seattle Mountaineers branch. It was pretty fun, actually, considering neither of us had ever been snowshoeing. Several snowshoe manufacturers were on-hand to let people try out their snowshoes ( MSR, Tubbs, Atlas and Red…