Some updates on my literary endeavors:
I’ve put Gravity’s Rainbow aside. I truly appreciate that this is the style of writing that some people enjoy, but by God, it’s so convoluted. Back to the shelf.
One week after checking Hidden Lake Lookout off of my list, I skied the biggest line of my life. Ross and I had only half-heartedly talked about skiing this peak, expecting the dangerous avalanche conditions that had for so long plagued the Cascades in 2021 to restrict any reasonable access to this line, but by some luck, conditions cleared up for the perfect outing.
I’d been vying to ski the Hidden Lake Lookout in the North Cascades nearly the entire time I’ve lived in the PNW. Sneakily tucked away off of Cascade River Road near Marblemount, this peak offers some of the best views the Cascades have to offer.
I’m interested in keeping better track of the books I’ve read recently, and those I’m currently reading. One of my recent goals was to be more meticulous about defining words I don’t know, which, in all honestly, has made reading a much slower process, but has added so much more depth to the material.
My friend David moved to London recently, so we set out to do a long trail-run before he left the States. We decided on Buck Creek Pass Loop, a 36 mile loop on the east side of Glacier Peak in the Easter Cascades.
It’s that time of year again! Every year for the past few years, I done a solo ski tour of Eldorado Peak in the North Cascades. This doesn’t preclude doing it with friends – it’s just a climb that really tests your mettle (you gain a little over 7000 feet in roughly 5 miles), and sometimes I want to attempt this sufferfest in peace!
No, this was not a ski tour for my birthday… but it could have been! The Birthday Tour is another classic PNW route on the east side of the North Cascades off of Highway 20 near Washington Pass.