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    • intro to hiking
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      • a larch guide | 20+ crowd-free washington hikes
      • washington hike-to-scramble progressions
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      • winter hiking
      • things to do in the “off-season” // how to hike in the rain
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    round two | black peak overnight

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    I said it before and I’ll say it again, I’d scramble Black Peak an innumerable number of times. It’s hard to beat this climb from the varied... // 6700 ft gain . 8975 ft peak . 13.6 miles

    By cherlyn September 29, 2022
  • pnw

    double trouble | boston-sahale traverse c2c

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    Boston Peak sees only about 10 parties on its summit each year. I didn’t believe it until... // 12 mi . 6100 ft gain . 8894 ft high

    By cherlyn September 12, 2022
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    years in the making | three fingers lookout overnight

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    I was first intrigued with Three Fingers Mountain when I drove past Darrington from a short day hike. Looking up, White Horse Mountain caught my attention, but I actually... // 21 miles . 6100 ft gain . 6780 ft high 

    By cherlyn August 17, 2022
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    peas for breakfast | jade and marmot lakes, dip top gap

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    Jade and Marmot Lakes didn’t get on my radar until much more recently. As someone who chases alpine objectives more than pure backpacking destinations... // 25 miles . 6000 ft gain . 6680 ft high

    By cherlyn August 10, 2022
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    early-season backpacking | bean peak

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    Teanaways are always the perfect place to go when it’s early season and other destinations are a bit snowed in still. This year, snow lingered even more than before... // 9 miles . 3800 ft gain . 6700 ft high

    By cherlyn July 12, 2022
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    still aways | stillaguamish peak

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    It’s not too often I go into hikes and climbs with a low chance of reaching the destination. As someone who likes to be outside for... // 9.5 mi . 3600 ft gain . 5450 ft high

    By cherlyn July 7, 2022
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    checking ’em off | switchback + martin peaks

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    This is definitely a photo essay. I'm a bit all written out in terms of trip reports, but this loop-di-loop deserves a space ... // 19.5 mi . 5000 ft gain . 8375 ft high

    By cherlyn October 13, 2021
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    long lost lollipop larch loop | chiwaukum via lake ida

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    Let the larch marches begin. I didn't intend for this to be a march. It was supposed to be short and sweet... But I think our hearts... // 14 miles . 6900 ft gain . 7121 ft high

    By cherlyn September 15, 2021
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    slow and steady | thunder mountain lakes backpacking

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    I don’t remember how I stumbled upon this campsite, but I’d be lying if Instagram didn’t have a small component of it. I had visited the area another... // 14 miles . 3700 ft gain . 5130 ft high

    By cherlyn September 9, 2021
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    bang for your buck | north olympics high route

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    I think I was moaning a little too much about not having an “epic adventure”. My friends, however, got me stoked on doing a high route... // 43 miles . 15600 ft gain . 6950 ft high

    By cherlyn September 1, 2021
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    rain, rain go away | alpine lakes high route

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    It was around noon when we pulled into the parking lot of the West Fork Foss Lakes Trailhead. Looking up, we could see... // 27 miles . 6700 ft gain . 6200 ft high

    By cherlyn August 24, 2021
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    where feet may fail | crater mountain + devils dome loop

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    A long weekend calls for a long trip. This should not be the law, but in my experience, it often happens that way. Why not jam... // 48 miles . 13100 ft gain . 8132 ft high

    By cherlyn July 9, 2021
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    hot pa-pahto | north ridge adams

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    A glorious weather window over a weekend in Washington means a perfect time to go climb a volcano.... The North Ridge is supposedly the second most climbed... // 20 miles . 8160 ft gain . 12276 ft high

    By cherlyn June 22, 2021
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    yellow trees | stiletto-copper loop

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    Have you ever heard of the Larch March or #larchmadness? It's kind of this thing that gets hyped up in these parts of Washington and even in other regions like the Rockies... // 13 miles . 4500 ft gain .…

    By cherlyn October 1, 2020
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    chilling on glaciers | snowfield peak

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    I can't say that it's common to cross multiple glaciers for a single climb. Sure, traversing might get you on several glaciers like the Ptarmigan Traverse or Isolation... // 20 mi . 9880 ft gain . 8350 ft high

    By cherlyn September 13, 2020
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    sunlight and lakes | alpine lakes wilderness (tuck and robin lakes)

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    This backpacking trip is on one of the most popular trails for backpackers in Washington. Look it... // 18 mi . 4370 ft gain . 6900 ft high

    By cherlyn September 9, 2020
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    scrambles and gains | mesahchie via easy pass

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    Let me preface this trip report: It’s amazing what your body can do and sometimes you don’t know till you try. My friend Tyler finally made his way back... // 15 mi . 7480 ft gain . 8795 ft high

    By cherlyn July 19, 2020
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    inadvertent traverse | salmon la sac (jolly, skookum, louvre)

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    OMG WOW! I've never been so excited about a trail or traverse. For the past few weeks, months even, the weather has not cooperated on the weekends, leading to... // 5560 ft gain . 6460 ft high . 17.5 miles

    By cherlyn June 29, 2020
  • pnw

    25 feet below 9000 | black peak scramble

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    Disclaimer: Black Peak is not black. I don’t know how it got it’s name. Places like Red Mountain look red and Granite Mountain is a pile of granite. But... // 6700 ft gain . 8975 ft peak . 13.6 miles

    By cherlyn September 9, 2019
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    3 peak trail run | snoqualmie-alpine lakes

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    One of the best things to do when you can't find a hiking buddy is to go on a solo trail run. Or hike, in my case. I'm really... // 5415 ft gain . 5515 ft peak . 9.5 miles

    By cherlyn June 3, 2019
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