“Stayman Heights” by Charlie Hickenbottom If you like hiking in shrub-steppe, don’t mind eschewing the luxury of built trails, and enjoy new scenery, “Stayman Heights” may be to your liking. The name is of my own invention, since the...Read More...
Tiffany Highlands – Epic or Stupid Adventurey? Words and photos by Matthew Tangeman. A fine line separates an epic adventure from sheer stupidity. I stumbled upon this truth recently when, with a head full of dreams and an attitude full...Read More...
K2 Waybacks – The One Ski? by Andy Dappen It’s a question I ask many skiers. If you had to stick to just one ski for all conditions, all seasons, and all uses (downhill and backcountry), what would platform look...Read More...
If you’ve only got a couple hours of free time but still want to enjoy a fun mountain-bike ride, this loop is highly recommended. The loop is roughly 7 miles around and climbs just under 2,000 vertical feet. The ride...Read More...
Nate Woodward sent us this very interesing topographic map application that lets you pull up any topo map in the country and then overlays the map on the screen with different colors telling you the steepness (in degrees) of the slopes. Backcountry...Read More...
FITNESS LEVELS We use a 1 to 4 scale with 1 being easy, 4 being extremely strenuous. Easy (or minimal): Comfortable doing the activity in question for a few hours at a casual pace. Intermediate: Able to go at a casual pace...Read More...
By Andy Dappen “Ninety percent of an iceberg’s mass lies under the surface, but 100 percent of a man’s manliness is tucked below the surface–if he’s just emerged from Isolation Lake anyway.” I dangle that quote like a lure in...Read More...
Sylvester Lake – Grindstone Mountain – Chatter Creek Loop Story and photos by Bill Wicheta Everyone says I’m indecisive, but I’m not so sure about that. When I have a day off it’s simply hard to decide which local hike...Read More...
Echo Basin is one of several coulees west of Quincy, WA, near the Frenchman Hills formed as the Ice Age Floods raged over the surrounding cliffs. At the southwest end of Echo Basin is a large plateau, named Island Plateau....Read More...
