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Backpacking the White Pass/Pilot Ridge Loop in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

A wonderful 3 days spent backpacking the White Pass/Pilot Ridge loop in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. This one has it all: wildflowers, green meadows, alpine lakes, old-growth forests, and mountains for miles.
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Fire Lookouts and Mother Nature: North Mountain and Darrington Ranger Station

Triple digit temps, thunderstorms, fires, and horseflies.... the reason I oftentimes have a Plan E when heading out for a weekend lookout bagging adventure!
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North Twentymile Fire Lookout: Lessons in Perserverance

Tales of surviving a remote hike in near triple digit temps and finally checking off a summit that has evaded me for four years!
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Fastpacking Miners Ridge Fire Lookout

An incredible 30+ mile ultralight overnight to Miner's Ridge Lookout, deep in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. This was lookout #46 for me and I enjoyed not only surprising solitude, but one of the most fantastic mountain sunrises I've ever seen!
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Larches and Lookouts: Funk, Bonaparte, Steliko and More

Okanogan County in Washington State has incredible history and the highest concentration of remaining Washington State Lookouts, which makes it a spectacular destination for geeks like me! Here's a trip report from a recent October larches and lookouts road trip.
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Larches and Lookouts

A trip report from a few days of fall fire lookout bagging in the beautiful Okanogan County, including a visit to one of my favorite Washington State fire lookouts.
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Kayak Camping Ross Lake in a Smokepocalypse

Sometimes the most memorable adventures are the biggest disasters, aren't they? The story of kayak camping in a Mad Max-like apocalypse of wildfire smoke...
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Mount Dickerman

A winter trip report from the always amazing Mount Dickerman on the Mountain Loop Highway.
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Photographer, storyteller, and seasonal fire lookout. Living life off-grid in the beautiful Methow Valley of North Central Washington with two horses and a cattle dog. 🌻☀️

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