Summer Running – PCT
18 Miles of fun! An out and back on the PCT from Snoqualmie Pass to right before the drop to Joe Lake.
First 9 miles = I had major LBS and legs wouldn’t wake up. Read more →
Another Vantage Weekend
Back for more running and climbing! This time with a ton of friends in tow as well.
Vantage Weekends
No snow in the mountains, so we’ve been driving even further east to get some climbing and trail running done at Vantage.
Overnight Muir Tour
We’ve had President’s Day weekend circled on our calendar for a couple months now as a time in which we’d go take some epic overnight tour. However, the low snowpack and friend-availability had us change our plans from a multi-day hut tour in BC to a more mellow, snow-guaranteed weekend: Mount Rainier.
It was a beautiful high pressure weekend, so Christian, Kyle, Katy, and myself opted to tour up the Muir Snowfield and stay overnight at Camp Muir. We figured we’d get in a mellow tour, set up Kyle’s new tent at Camp Muir, and enjoy some homemade Chili and a growler of yummy beer.
We got Married!
Katy and I got engaged last year in British Columbia, at Revelstoke, on our 5-year anniversary.
One year to the day, on our 6 year anniversary, we tied the knot in Leavenworth, WA, surrounded by some of our closest friends and family. It awesome.
Enchantments Scrambling
After I got a taste of the Enchantments a couple weeks ago I was itching to get back. I especially wanted to share those views with Kaytlyn.
So when our friend Kyle offered a couple spots on his camping permit at Snow Lakes, we rearranged plans and made it work. Camping at Snow Lakes and a day full of exploring the Core Enchantments basin? Sign us up!
Prussik Peak – West Ridge (attempt) and Enchantments Through-Hike
Christian and I are now making the dude-trip an annual thing.
Two years ago we went up Liberty Bell. The following year we tackled Castleton Tower.
This year’s objective: Prussik Peak, in the Enchantments.
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Copper Ridge/Chilliwack River Loop
We first explored the Hannegan Peak and the surrounding area last year, when we took a weekend backpacking trip with Katy’s brother, Mitch.
All three of us were struggling with some injuries back then, and we couldn’t get permits for the entire Chiliwack River loop. While we saw some amazing terrain, we didn’t fully experience it.
As a result Katy and I have had this trip firmly planted on the “to-do” list. However, in the year since we were last here, we started trail running, so naturally this shifted from the “to-backpack” list onto the “to-run” list.
Seven Lakes Basin/High Divide Loop
Prior to our weekend to Goat Rocks, countless backpacking loops sat on the shelves of my mind collecting dust due to, mostly, lack of vacation days and good weather windows.
However, now that we figured out we can cover a lot more miles by running the loops, Katy and I restarted our tick list of trips to check out here in the PNW.
Given how my legs felt running last time, I figured I should still ease into this, so we chose a popular and beautiful loop in the Olympics. The plan was to do the High Divide Trail (also known as Seven Lakes Basin loop), and camp outside the reservation-only area to split the loop up into two days.
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