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West Spanish Peak Expedition

Randalf the Grey — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:26:53 +0000

After seeing Jek’s beautiful photo from the great northwest, I thought I’d share one from a hike I took with some neighbors, also a couple of weeks ago. This one was taken between Cordova Pass and West Spanish Peak in the Blood O’ Christ mountains. We reached the summit about 2 hours and some sangre, sweat and tears later.

Image Test – Mount Stuart

Jek — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:58:38 +0000

Randalf’s post reminded me that there was a bug in the image upload code for IE users. I made a change and am testing it with this post. Please enjoy the shot of Mount Stuart below from our backpacking trip a couple of weeks ago near Iron Peak, which is south of The Enchantments.

Hiking the Ridge……

MRambler — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:15:54 +0000

At Jek’s request, here is MR, Master Climber, “Beating Hurricane Ridge”…… Well, second behind Tarn – Darn Tarn!……

High (?) in The Olympics……

MRambler — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:20:41 +0000

As requested by Jek, here are a couple of starter shots from my Great North West Adventure…..

This is “Hurricane Ridge”…… It’s in The Olympic Mountains and over a mile above sea level….. The cool thing is that you’re not that far from sea level, as in the Pacific Ocean……

Here’s my “Best Shot” from Hurricane Ridge for the MR Community…… I don’t think a mirror image would make it any better……. Fair warning – I have a stockpile of pics from the trip!……

SUVs: Feeling Safe vs. Being Safe

Jek — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:24:29 +0000

A friend of ours has been looking to buy a compact SUV. His reasons: safety and the need to drive high-clearance roads for hiking. Let’s look at the latter first. Tarn and I take our Honda Accord on our hiking adventures and have yet to encounter a Washington back road we couldn’t clear. Our friend did quote us two roads we haven’t been on that might do us in. Fine, I’m okay with avoiding those roads.

As for safety, it is interesting how people feel psychologically safer in a bigger vehicles than in small ones. This New Yorker article talks about the myth of SUV safety. The stats in section 2 are missing some data like total number of cars sold and implies an even distribution of all vehicles and drivers across the US. This is certainly not the case. Anyway, the article is still very interesting, especially if you are considering the purchase of an SUV.

Proper use of Hiking Boots

MRambler — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 01:49:02 +0000

Put ‘em on your feet, lace ‘em up, and promptly put your feet on the coffee table and tune your TV to PBS and watch a “Climbing Mt. Whatever” special……. (Just Kidding!) We need some expert input here since my longest hike was about a mile with a overnight camp….. Although, I did have the honor to serve as Junior Logistics officer for a person who had the will and endurance to hike the section of the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) from the Oregon border to the Canadian border…… That’s about 535 miles or so across the entire state of Washington one step at a time with all your food and shelter on your back!!…… Just makes me tired writing about it…… Maybe that person might offer a few hiking/camping tips from time to time (hint – hint)……. Give this site a touch of credibility……….