June 2012 Archive

24
Jun
2012
jloomis

Ski Mountaineering on Mt Adams, Washington

Skinning Up Mount Adams

Due to a poor weather forecast, we (Matt, Loius, and I) canceled our plans to climb Mt Rainier this weekend and instead opted for a day trip on Mt Adams. We anticipated skinning up Adams as far as the "lunch counter," but didn't have high hopes of summiting due to the poor weather prediction. Mount Adams is the second tallest peak in Washington, towering over 12,276 feet. The South Climb Route (our planned climbing route) begins near Cold Springs Campground on the South Climb Trail # 183. This route gains about 6,600 feet in elevation over approximately 5.7 miles.

10
Jun
2012
jloomis

Columbia River Shad Fishing

Shad Fishing from a Boat on the Columbia River

My friend John took me out shad fishing on his boat Sunday after I helped him tear out his deck the day before. We left around 7 AM along with one of John's friends from work, Gary. We headed toward Bonneville Dam and launched his North River boat from Hamilton Island boat ramp on the Washington side of the Columbia River. The current was ripping and it was fairly windy, but mostly sunny out. This was my first time out fishing since selling my boat and it was really nice to finally get back on the water even if just for shad.

03
Jun
2012
jloomis

Ski Mountaineering and Climbing - Mt Hood, Oregon

Below the Hogsback on Mt Hood, Oregon

The weather this weekend didn't turn out as good as we hoped, so we canceled our plans to climb Mt Rainier and decided to ski Mt Hood and maybe summit if the weather cooperated. Our plan was to skin up from Timberline Lodge along the standard South route to the Hogsback. From there we planned to evaluate the weather and possibly climb to the summit via the Pearly Gates (which use to be the standard route to the summit before the Hogsback shifted to the left (West). In either case, we would be able to enjoy a long ski down.