This short, but steep hike is a quick way to get high enough to enjoy a 360 degree view: Mt. Rainier, Glacier Peak, Cashmere Mountain and Grindstone Mountain, to name a few. On a clear day it’s a glorious view....Read More...
The trail is a narrow single track, nicely graded for climbing (either hiking or on a mountain bike). Intermediate climbing skills and fitness are needed to mountain bike. The trip offers nice overviews out toward Mission Ridge and the Columbia...Read More...
The American who walked up a Mountain but came down a Hill Calling this knoll in the forests adjacent to Beehive Reservoir a mountain is either a joke or a hyperbolic stretch of imagination. It’s a sparrow calling itself...Read More...
This trail climbs moderately along a nice ridgeline. Views of the area can be had from Basalt Peak and, if hikers continue 0.5 mile past the peak, another viewpoint offers another take of the scenery. Map: See map below for...Read More...
A great spring or fall outing is to explore the dramatic landscape of the Ancient and Dusty lakes. Approaching these dry lands just southwest of Quincy, you expect a drab landscape. Instead you’re treated to a surprisingly beautiful landscape of...Read More...
All photos by Roger Gervin. Photo above: Dusty Lake and its coulee. Roger Gervin, one of the most active hikers and snowshoers we know, completed this loop hike at...Read More...
Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: Trico Mountain is an easy scramble in the beautiful Alpine Lakes Wilderness. It is located on the same Wenatchee Mountain ridge as Granite Mountain,...Read More...
Roger Gervin supplied the details and pictures for this post. He also posted about this destination in NW Hiker. ATTRACTIONS: This is a rigorous hike that will test your endurance, your navigation skills, and your off- trail walking. It will also...Read More...
Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: The Cradle isn’t a baby mountain. In fact, it is the highest point in the subset of the Wenatchee Mountains NW of the...Read More...
Photo: Peter Valaas resting after our arrival at Thunder Basin Words and pictures by Chester Marler Peter Valaas and I recently had the pleasure of an overnight trip to the Thunder Basin/Tenpeak Mountain area—a final summer outing before fall. Peter had...Read More...
