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Middle Chiwaukum

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs.  Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: If you’re looking for a good accessible winter summit that has enough elevation gain (5500′) feet to get you ready for larger mountains... Read More...

Maude (Mt.) South Side

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“Water: First you ski on it, then you paddle in it.” It’s Friday, June 12, and Paul is enticing me to paddle the Chiwawa River. The river has a short season and that season is upon us. But my current... Read More...

Massie Lake High Route

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Dan O’Connor and Chester Marler hiked the Massie Lake High Route as a long day trip on October 18. The pictures Dan sent us say it all as to why you might want to rush out and repeat the route.... Read More...

Jim Hill Mountain

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Roger Gervin supplied the details and pictures for this post. He also posted about this destination in NW Hikers. Much like the stubborn railroad baron for which it is named, Jim Hill Mountain stands strong and defiant, guarding it’s relatively... Read More...

Grindstone Mountain & Sylvester Lake

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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...

Dumbell Mountain

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Story and Photos by Andy Dappen “You guys are morons,” she tells me at the party. It’s 9 p.m. on June 21 and in eight hours I’ll be meeting my fellow imbeciles, driving to the trailhead, and hiking 6.5 miles... Read More...

David, Mount

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A big peak suitable for fit hikers that delivers expansive and spectacular views of Glacier Peak, White River, and the North Cascades. This peak is also one of the few in the state with a hiking trail that lets you... Read More...

Daniel (Mt.) & Hinman (Mt.)

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Attractions. Sitting respectively at just under 7,900 and 7,500 feet, Mt. Daniel and Mt. Hinman are by no means the tallest peaks in the area. Yet located 14 miles west of Mt. Stuart and directly on the Cascade Crest, the... Read More...

Dakobed Traverse

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The Dakobed Redemption Tour (DRT) Adam VognildLast year Trevor Kostanich, two of his friends, and I traveled for eight days from Holden Village to Darrington on skis. We didn’t have particularly good weather — the camera only came out sporadically... Read More...

Clark Mountain & Walrus Glacier

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SummitPost.org says, “Clark Mountain is one of the highest peaks in the North-Central Cascades of Washington. It is roughly 50th highest in the state depending on the list you go by. Since it is the farthest south of all the... Read More...

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