a more alpine washington | tiehacker ridge
A trip with my most adventurous friends would not be complete without a hardy adventure added to the itinerary. Like many Alaskan mountain names, Tiehacker Mountain also scratched my head as... // 6 miles . 3000 ft gain . 4435…
glacial joy | kyes peak via columbia glacier
Unlike most people taking the ridge up to the summit, we decided to check out the other route via the glacier. Wyatt had a great idea of checking... // 17 miles . 6900 ft gain . 7280 ft high
ultimate winter guide to road tripping the powder highway
Get your coffee mug ready cause you’re in for some dense information and everything you’ll need to know to complete your own Ikon Pass Powder Highway trip! Everything from sights to see, food to eat, and runs to ski...
exploring the alabaster coast | étretat
I had two full days to explore neighboring towns to Paris and this is the first of two blogs that are coming! Having studied abroad... headed north to the beautiful Alabaster Coast, stretching 120km and including the larger town of…
the ultimate guide to cortina d’ampezzo
This is the one post to rule them all. I’ve already put out specifics on all my trips in the Dolomites now, but this is the all encompassing summary one that I’ll list out exactly all the details...
restful ramble | rifugio averau
On a mission to soak in as much of the Cortina mountains, I did my best to explore all the different regions. If you use the main roads to... // 7.5 miles . 1800 ft gain . 8440 ft high
romping around tofana | rifugio pomedes, ferrata ra bujela, sentiero astaldi
After my long day on the Ivano Dibona via ferrata and a hike to Lago di Sorapis, I was quite tired and didn’t want to push my physical limits... // 9.5 miles . 1800 ft gain . 7480 ft high
aquamarine | lago di sorapis
This one’s been a long time coming. When I first visited the Cortina area, the place on the top of my list was Lago di Sorapis, but it was... // 10 miles . 1300 ft gain . 6430 ft high
alpine joy | tre cime – lavaredo rifugio
First stop of my Cortina d’Ampezzo tour round 2! A few years ago, I had first visited this area, but given the fact it was end of October, the... // 11 miles . 2000 ft gain . 8150 ft high
hunting for larches | golden lakes loop backpacking
With the massive Bolt Creek Fire near Index closing Hwy 2 we were optimistic to head up southeast GPW. But driving through the smoke... // 24 miles . 5000 ft gain . 8110 high
round two | black peak overnight
I said it before and I’ll say it again, I’d scramble Black Peak an innumerable number of times. It’s hard to beat this climb from the varied... // 6700 ft gain . 8975 ft peak . 13.6 miles
horse chase | assateague island
If you\'ve stuck around long enough, you may have picked up on the fact that I really do love horses! I might not go so far to say...
checking ’em off | switchback + martin peaks
This is definitely a photo essay. I\'m a bit all written out in terms of trip reports, but this loop-di-loop deserves a space ... // 19.5 mi . 5000 ft gain . 8375 ft high
technicolor larch dream | chiwaukum loop
To write or not to write a trip report? That is always a big question. And this is the third time I’ve been to the Chiwaukum within... // 14 mi . 5000 ft gain . 6530 ft high
where feet may fail | crater mountain + devils dome loop
A long weekend calls for a long trip. This should not be the law, but in my experience, it often happens that way. Why not jam... // 48 miles . 13100 ft gain . 8132 ft high
jog with dog | courtney peak via buttermilk and oval creeks
Jogging with a dog. Bugaboo has been the best dog I've ran/hiked with thus far and I couldn't believe I got to go on a larch march with him... // 17 mi. 5100 ft gain . 8390 ft high
a larch guide | 20+ crowd-free washington hikes
Larches, oh larches! Early October is often known as larch madness in Washington. If you\'re someone who likes to hike and who likes aesthetics and staying with the trends, you\'ve probably have heard of the famous larches, trees that turn…
inter-season alps | cortina d’ampezzo
The Italian Dolomites are seriously some of the best mountain ranges out there (that I've visited thus far). The Cascade Range will always catch my heart, but the dolomites are incredibly breathtaking. It might not have been the wisest...
inadvertent traverse | salmon la sac (jolly, skookum, louvre)
OMG WOW! I've never been so excited about a trail or traverse. For the past few weeks, months even, the weather has not cooperated on the weekends, leading to... // 5560 ft gain . 6460 ft high . 17.5 miles
plan, play, photograph | rainier
To be quite frank, this was my first big phototshoot. Well, I had done a few projects here and there, but this was my first legit photoshoot and I am confident to say...
