Five and a half years had passed since our bear encounter on Taylor Mountain.

We welcomed the New Year atop Granite Mountain in the crisp, albeit subfreezing, air.

This year I managed to rally two friends to help spice up the typically low-key outing.

I finally discovered the shortcut up to the Powerline Trail behind our neighborhood.

While researching recent outings, I came upon an alternate approach from Olallie State Park.

We followed the partly sunny weather forecast to the east of the Cascade crest.

Pup’s and my first time climbing both high points on the same trip.

Today pup and I finished off our Thanksgiving week hiking streak on one of my favorite mountains by Snoqualmie Pass.

We left for Eastern Washington early this morning but didn’t get over Snoqualmie Pass before the snowfall.

Pup and I took advantage of another day of gorgeous weekend weather by visiting this new destination past Kendall Katwalk.