Tag: hp5
-
Traverse Ridge W7O/NE-017
A tough week resulted in the hasty decision to head into the Wallowas of Eastern Oregon. We arrived at the Hurricane Creek Campground just before sunset on a Thursday evening to set up camp and crawl into the tent. Up early Friday we made our way to the “trailhead” along Lime Quarry Rd 45.37808, -117.35148…
-
Peakbagging the Kettle Falls Range
Northwest of Spokane lies a pocket of summits I’ve been eyeballing for months—about a dozen SOTA-qualifying peaks in the 6000–7000 ft range. With some free time and an itch to chase points and elevation, I mapped out a three-day backpacking trip in early June aiming to activate at least four eight-pointers. With almost zero familiarity…
-
South Lookout Mountain W7W/WH-206
Found myself up in the Bellingham, WA area for a work function over Memorial Day weekend, so why not take advantage of the North Cascades and bag a summit? South Lookout Mountain looked quite doable and literally right across the street (and down a long road) from the Airbnb. This is early in the season,…
-
Tamarack Ridge W7I/NI-256
Miles: 2.66Gain: 497ftQSOs: 6Points: 1 A relatively easy summit to bag, the biggest cost was the time it took drive the Forest Service roads to get to the start. This is Idaho, so it should go without saying that there’s logging activity. I keep thinking I should nab myself a little CB radio so I…
-
A Snowy Spring FA: W7I/NI-274
Summit: W7I/NI-274 “Hill 3860”Miles: 3.42Gain: 687ftQSOs: 6Points: 1 For April 4th the weather was prime, though I should’ve started earlier in the morning when it was colder—more on that later. The turn off for the FS roads/trails was completely snowed in (see photo), so I parked off of the hwy a hundred yards up at…