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  • Climbing & Hiking - Peaks, climbs and hikes from all over the PNW and most western states.


  • Snowboarding - Resort, slack/backcountry, heli and everything in between.


  • Mountain Biking, Surf & Kayak - Everything else from MTB action to saltwater kayaking and surfing various PNW breaks.


  • National Parks - National Parks/Monuments and highlights of travel to Western States and Provinces.


  • Travel - National and International travel (East & SE Asia, East Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania).


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    Upcoming reports & photos:

    • Gloria (Peak) Lookout - hike (January 2025)
    • JAPOW! & more (Niseko, Sapporo, Kyoto, Tokyo) - snowboarding (February 2025)
    • Mount Fletcher (S3/1400) - snowshoe (April 2025)
    • Mount McNair - snowshoe (April 2025)
    • Lewis Butte (WA) - hike (April 2025)
    • Ruby Mountain (WA) - snowshoe (April 2025)
    • Mount Oleg - snowshoe (May 2025)
    • Carnival Peak - snowshoe (May 2025)
    • Shovelnose Creek Knoll & "Pk. 1956" - snowshoe (May 2025)
    • Tolkien ("Pk. 2188") - snowshoe (June 2025)
    • Mount Ichor - hike (June 2025)
    • Mount Ronayne - hike (June 2025)
    • Mount Athelstan - scramble (June 2025)
    • Ample Mountain - hike (June 2025)
    • Bird Peak - hike (July 2025)
    • Gimli Peak - scramble (July 2025)
    • Squamish Headwaters - hike (July 2025)
    • The Pinnacles (North) - scramble (July 2025)
    • Fire Mountain - scramble (August 2025)
    • Mount Fosthall - hike (August 2025)
    • Mount John Clarke - scramble (August 2025)
    • Trophy Mountain - scramble (August 2025)
    • Choir Traverse (Linus, Schroeder, Contralto) - scramble (September 2025)
    • Copper Mound & Macleod - scramble (September 2025)
    • Tin Hat Mountain - hike (September 2025)
    • Mount Freda - hike (September 2025)
    • Thompson Peak - hike (September 2025)
    • Surprise Mountain (WA) - hike (October 2025)
    • Bear Mountain (Harrison) - hike (October 2025)
    • Garnet Peak (CA) - hike (January 2026)
    • Hale Peak (Harrison Lookout) - hike (January 2026)
    • Mara Hill - hike (March 2026)
    • Duffey Peak - snowshoe (April 2026)

    *As of 04/20/2026


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    E & SE Asia | E Africa | Europe | N America | Oceania ||> climb, hike, snow, mtb, paddle, nat'l parks

    East & Southeast Asia

    Indonesia - Jakarta (21 photos), West Java (40 photos), Central & East Java (59 photos), Bali (17 photos), Thousand Islands (23 photos), Sunda Strait & Krakatoa (link)


    More photos here! (15 in album)

    Other Asian locales - Singapore, Hong Kong (19 photos), Macau, Manila & Mount Taal, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok (29 photos), Taipei & Taroko Gorge (21 photos), Japan (23 photos), (Tokyo, Kawaguchiko Lake, Hakone/Fuji National Park, Kyoto/Nara, Beppu, Mount Aso)

    East Africa

    Kenya & Tanzania (Nairobi, Maasai Mara, Amboseli NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara NP)


    More photos here! (12 in album)

    Europe

    Italy - Sicily & Southern Italy (30 photos), Rome & Vatican City (7 photos), Liguria region, Italian Riviera, San Marino, Florence (8 photos), Venice (19 photos), Veneto & Trentino Alto Adige regions, Dolomites: Summer (70 photos) & Winter (link), Lake Como & Garda

    Other European locales (1980's to 2018) - West Germany (Dusseldorf, Koblenz & Lindau), Innsbruck, Poland: Gdansk, Warsaw & Krakov (13 photos), Tatra Mountains (link)

    North America

    Nat'l Parks, Reserves & Rec. Areas - See National Parks & Western States/Provinces

    Pacific Northwest Cities - City of Seattle (62 photos), Various (Scenery from around the Emerald City), Vancouver (88 photos), Various (Scenery from around The 'Couve), Victoria (23 photos), Various (Scenery from around Victoria)

    Other US Cities - Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Houston, Chicago (56 photos), Los Angeles (33 photos), New York City (below):


    More photos here! (37 in album)


    Mexico - Cabo San Lucas (33 photos), Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, Playa del Carmen (below):


    More photos here! (38 in album)

    Oceania

    Australia - Perth & south to Albany, Sydney & north to Brisbane


    More photos here! (22 in album)


    New Zealand - North & South Islands

         > Queenstown & Wanaka


    More photos here! (27 in album)

         > Mount Cook National Park


    More photos here! (23 in album)

         > Fiordland National Park


    More photos here! (19 in album)

         > South Coast, Dunedin and Moeraki


    More photos here! (16 in album)

         > Mount Aspiring National Park


    More photos here! (12 in album)

         > West Coast - Jackson Bay to Punakaiki


    More photos here! (17 in album)

         > Arthur's Pass to Banks Peninsula


    More photos here! (8 in album)

         > Kaikoura and Marlborough Wine Country


    More photos here! (6 in album)

         > North Coast - Tasman Bay to Cook Strait


    More photos here! (11 in album)

         > North Island - Lake Taupo to Auckland


    More photos here! (8 in album)

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