Archive for June, 2009
Editor’s Note: Sami is one of Wend’s fabulous interns, and she’s taking off for Europe tomorrow, so we asked her to blog about her adventures.… Read the rest
I’m not exactly what you’d call a “seasoned traveler” yet, but hey, we all have to start somewhere, right? I’m a recent graduate from the
The Utah desert seems endless. Sometimes I think that if we could add up all the surface area of this landscape, Utah would turn out to be bigger than Canada.
Recently we’ve discovered a canyon at the edge of the San Rafael Swell called the Black Dragon Wash. It’s a… Read the rest
Chelsey, Jason and Sam here… Read the rest:
After our Rainier Expedition, we decided it was time for a break. We are now 16 days into our Y.E.S tour. What is the Y.E.S. tour? Well, rather than writing a lengthy essay on it, we would rather show you. Enjoy! Visit our blog
Known to indigenous peoples as Koma Kulshan, Mt. Baker is the second most glaciated mountain in the Cascades (besides Rainier) and its collective snow and ice volume is greater than that of all the other Cascadian volcanoes. The Mt. Baker Ski Area averages 650 inches of annual snowfall and holds… Read the rest
The Moab desert is one amazing backyard.
an afternoon on Castleton Tower from steph davis on Vimeo.… Read the rest
Tom Reporting on the final day of our Peaks and Paddles Adventure… Read the rest:
The next morning it took a while to get the pack rafting stuff ready. We were using Alpacka pack rafts which pack amazingly small and light and make this kind of crazy trip possible.Getting the skis all
Headcam of Frustration Falls, Salmon River Gorge, by Dave Hoffman from Dave Hoffman on Vimeo.
I’m finding it difficult to digest everything that happened yesterday in the Salmon River Gorge. So much physical and mental energy was expended that I cannot think in anything more than bits and pieces.
The… Read the rest
Eastern Washington has an amazing history, specifically around the Columbia River. Glacial Lake Missoula was situated on the western side of present day Montana and is solely responsible for the landscapes seen near the Columbia River, including the famous Gorge Amphitheater. It was the largest ice dam ever to exist,… Read the rest
Tom here reporting on Day 3… Read the rest:
We weren’t in any rush the next morning because we didn’t want to hit the skiing until it was a bit softer. This allowed me to get a few hours of sleep, and when I got out to start melting snow we would
Team Member Tom Reporting… Read the rest
Peaks and Paddles day 2:
We got up at 4 the next morning and packed up in the mostly dark (there was some moonlight and the sky was starting to get brighter). By the time we started moving at 5 it was light enough to navigate
