Photo by Peter Bauer. Scenery as seen from viewpoints above Lyman Lake. Attractions: Holden Village is a fascinating town at the start of this hike. It’s cut off from roads (accessible only by boats or planes) and acts as a...Read More...
If you are spending any time this summer at the beach or on a lake, put stand-up paddle boarding on your to-do list. This aquatic sport just keeps rising in popularity. Stand-up paddleboarding, or SUP, is not only a unique...Read More...
Freeman Keller strolls past the Rat Lakes with Edward Mesa behind him There’s always that crew of people who like to do things a little sideways. Tom Janisch, Mark Shipman, Freeman Keller and Bill Wicheta traversed the Enchantments crosswise to...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...
See a PDF version of this story with more photos. Stuart Range Traverse (September 10-11, 2011) by Mike Rolfs On a warm weekend in early September, Aaron Simmons and I set out from Ingalls Lake to traverse the entire Stuart...Read More...
by John Plotz Tick-tock, tick-tock…the clock is running and Kyle Flick and I are sedentary below the second pitch of the lower north ridge of Mt. Stuart. The young gun leading above us is taking way too long on the...Read More...
by Andy Dappen This post is slow in coming because folks like Tom Janisch, Kyle Flick, and Mike Rolfs are big about getting outdoors yet positively useless when it comes to getting stories written down. Darn them! Darn them all...Read More...
by Tom Janisch Razorbacks are feral hogs that that were introduced to North and South America in the 16th century. Columbus established the precedent when he intentionally released swine in the West Indies during his second voyage in order to...Read More...
Mt. Stuart – Soloing the North Ridge: by John Plotz If I had to choose one of the most priceless aspects of solo alpine climbing, it would be that I get to eschew the alpine start and sleep in. I’m getting...Read More...
