“Defiance is beautiful.” Edward Abbey
The snow started near the junction. Getting to the summit required more willpower than I generally have to summon. The…
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Mount Storm King my toughest one
The rope area wasn’t too bad, I highly recommend wearing gloves going up and down, it helps with grip. The…
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Mt Defiance Memorial Day hike
Great hike to Mt Defiance, snow at 4200 ft but nothing too bad, micro spikes and poles came in handy.
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Mount Si on a cloudy day
This hike was a great start to the hiking season. The view would have been better on a clearer day.
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High from Mount Si
We hiked Mount Si on 28th May in a group of 4 people including myself. It took us 6.5 hrs…
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Mailbox Peak – Old Trail
Great day! 2nd time to hike Mailbox, and I got another cloudy view 🙂 Still a great hike and a…
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Camp Muir late May hike
Lots of snow from the very start, winds were 50 up to 45 mph at times, overall great hike.
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The mist of Mt. Storm King
Trail was damp but not muddy. Overcast skies were the norm for most of the hike (a little disappointing) but…
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On top of the clouds
We started around 8am and had a light rain and cloud cover. The trail was quiet, only encounter a few…
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Mount Si with a pack
I’m climbing Baker in July so I decided to do Mount Si with a pack. I was probably carrying close…
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Mother’s Day MSH – in a skirt
Mother’s Day on Mount Saint Helens is usually one of the biggest parties in the PNW, but this year because…
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Mt Si
Trail conditions were great, the scramble up to the true summit was almost completely snow free and didn’t impact the…
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