McClellan Butte is an iconic peak on the I90 corridor heading up to Snoqualmie Pass from Seattle. Its huge granite bulb juts out over dizzying couloirs that form avalanche chutes every winter and spring. It’s impossible to miss on the …
Category: Trail Reports
Trip Report: Putrid Pete’s Peak and Web Mountain
I took Wednesday off work and went out to Snoqualmie Pass with a friend to attempt my most ambitious climb yet. Putrid Pete’s Peak (PPP or 3P) – named for legendary mountaineer and K2 hero Pete Schoening. I’m not sure …
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Trail Report: Lake 22.
Lake 22 is one of Washington’s most famous alpine lakes. It ranks up there with Lake Colchuck for drama, beauty, and crowds. It’s much closer to Seattle that Colchuck is, and the approach is easier too. So it truly does …
Trip Report: Change Peak
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we are just beginning to emerge from the Coronavirus lockdown. Like a lot of people, I’ve been going stir-crazy from being largely home-bound. One way we’ve been passing the time is raising our own farm-fresh …
Trip Report: Little Bandera and Island Lakes.
In a change-up to my standard trail-running routine, on July 3rd, a work-friend and I went running after work on a Wednesday. Of course, with the holiday the next day, I didn’t need to be up early. But I admit …
Trip Report: Mt Baldy and Thomas Mountain.
June 16th we did a hike I’ve been wanting to do for several months, really ever since learning of it. Mt Baldy is a bare peak in the Alpine Lakes, part of a large ridge between Lakes Kachess and Cle …
Mount Ellinor Trail
For the first time since moving back to Seattle, I returned to the Olympic Mountains, with BB in tow. We decided to try to bag a peak on the peninsula. We found Mt. Ellinor, which seemed a good candidate. Just …
Race Report: Fort Ebey & Kettles Trail Marathon.
We were supposed to close out February with our first 50K. Then February brought an unusual amount of snow and cold weather to the Puget Sound area. Even in the heart of Seattle, the roads and sidewalks were coated in …
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Trip Report: Tiger Mountain – Tradition Plateau to Poo Poo Point.
The last week of December was a deep cutback week in our training plan, although we did an 8-mile trail race Sunday (recap to come). But the weekend before Christmas was our biggest yet, with 23-24 miles total split …
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Trip Report: Wilderness Peak & Squak Mountain Loop.
Gene and I are starting to build mileage and vert again for our 50K training. We want to be sure to have some long runs where we’re actually running a while and some days when we’re plodding up—and down—long hills. …
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Boundary Conditions 