mt. rainier Archives - alice hikes

2 Jan, 2015

Through Glacier Peak Wilderness to Stehekin

Between Highway 2 and the western tip of Lake Chelan, the scenery blew my mind, and the temperatures dropped. Here were the starvation, freezing nights, and bitter wind, the soaring hawks, endless vistas, and sketchy...

Bee over goldenrod on the Snoqualmie Pass ski slope.

Note from the trail / PCT '014

14 Dec, 2014

Cascade Locks to Snoqualmie Pass

Washington State was the most difficult and most beautiful section of the PCT for me. It was the state where I ran out of food, shivered in sub-freezing winds, and saw yet another cougar...