Climbing Glacier Peak, most isolated volcano in Washington
Glacier Peak is one of the five volcanoes of the state of Washington, and is the highest mountain in Snohomish county. It has 7498 feet of prominence and ranks 5th…
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Backpacking Gothic Basin and climbing Del Campo and Gothic Peak
Let’s say it up front: this scenic hike is worth the hustle, but it’s not for the faint of heart. Gothic Basin sits within the Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation…
Backpacking Yellow Aster Butte & Climbing Tomyhoi Peak
Yellow Aster Butte is a classic North Cascades trail located in the Mount Baker Wilderness, a scenic triple-summit peak just west of the Twin Lakes and Winchester Mountain, near Mount…
Hiking around Mount Baker Wilderness in Pacific Northwest
Mount Baker, also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a 10,781 ft active glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington in…
Backpacking Timberline Trail around Mount Hood
Timberline Trail is a hiking trail around Mount Hood in Oregon. It is mostly in wilderness but also goes near Timberline Lodge, Cloud Cap Inn (the oldest building on Mount Hood), and Mount Hood Meadows ski area. The hike is typically…
Backpacking Mount St. Helens & Mount Margaret Backcountry
Located in the northeast corner of Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, site of the 1980 eruption, the Mount Margaret Backcountry offers excellent backpacking & hiking opportunities. There are several…
Backpacking Kalalau Trail at Nā Pali Coast in Kauaʻi
Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park lies in the northwest of Kauai Island, Hawaii. It’s known for its towering pali, or sea cliffs, punctuated by narrow valleys, streams and cascading waterfalls.…
Hiking Glacier National Park – Montana’s Wonderland
Glacier National Park is a 1,583-sq.-mi. wilderness area in Montana’s Rocky Mountains, with glacier-carved peaks and valleys running to the Canadian border. It’s crossed by the mountainous Going-to-the-Sun Road. Among…
Backpacking High Sierra and Mount Whitney
The High Sierra Trail (HST) is a hiking trail in Sequoia National Park, California. The trail crosses the Sierra Nevada from west to east. From the plateau of the Giant Forest at Crescent Meadow (elevation 6,700 ft) the trail travels high on…
Rae Lakes and John Muir Trail Backpack
John Muir, also known as “John of the Mountains” and “Father of the National Parks”, was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America.…