Burke Gilman Trail

Everybody knows about the Burke-Gilman.  Here is the wikipedia entry for the Burke. Here’s a link about the trail’s history from the Seattle website. It’s a nice ride, but watch out for pedestrians and skaters.  There is a missing link in Ballard between Fred Myers and Market Street.  (They need to just get over it …

Goat Rocks Books

Goat Rocks Book List Fred Beckey – Cascade Alpine Guide – Columbia River to Stevens Pass: overview p. 69, sketch map p. 70, Ives & Old Snowy p. 71, Curtis Gilbert p. 22, North Fork Tieton River Road p. 328, South Fork Tieton River Road p. 330, Goat Rocks section of the crest trail p. …

Enchantments 2002

ENCHANTMENTS REDEUX Will and I, together with Art and Arthur Freeman, spent August 3 – August 12, 2002 in the Enchantments. We got to the Leavenworth ranger station to pick up our permit at about 9:15 on Saturday morning. We stopped at a bakery and were on the trail by 10:30. We took breaks every …

Book Keywords

KEY WORD SEARCHES. climbing – all books about getting to the top of stuff climb guide – "where to" guides climb technique – "how to" books climb gear – small number of books about hardware climb literature – literature (mainly climbing narratives) about climbing, much of it away from the Cascades hiking – all books …