Don and Jonelle hit the trail by Dawn

Don Graydon and Jonelle Kemmerling 2 Index and Shoreline, Washington

WILD TIMES

Don and Jonelle hit the trail

August 31, 1985 I meet my mountain lady — Jonelle was on the trail below Silver Peak, having a beer, in the company of Marlys and Dana. Paul McElroy and I were coming down from a climb of Silver Peak. Then it was off to

September 28, 1985

Marlys’ cabin for huckleberry pie. I asked for

Mount Sawyer. Our first summit! Then picnic on the

Jonelle’s phone number. It was 206-542-2269.

trail with Dana and friends. 6 miles RT/1100’ gain.

Paul and I, proud summiteers.

January 11, 1986 Mount Si. 8 miles RT/3500’ gain

Jonelle and Dana at the base of the Haystack. With Don.

January 25, 1986 Amabalis Mountain (part way). Jonelle exults in another perfect winter day, on a ski trek with Don. 6 miles RT/1500’ gain.

January 26, 1986 Jonelle on a cross-country ski trip up Mount Catherine, by Snoqualmie Pass, with Don. Check out the two trekking poles. 6 miles RT/1500’ gain 7

June 8, 1986 Mount Dickerman Now here is a workout — to a snowy summit with huge mountain views. Here we are doing favorite thing: reaching a summit in the clouds, with no view. 8 miles RT/3800’ gain

August 10, 1986 North Twin Sister, west ridge An invigorating scramble up the red rocks of the mountain, some interesting hands-on moves. Wonderful sun at the top, with Mount Baker in our face.

However . . . . it was a tense descent via the steep north snowfield. No crampons or microspikes, no ice axes, hard snow because it was now in shade. I’m afraid I dragged Andy and Jonelle into a climb that I didn’t adequately prepare for. But it sure does make for a lasting memory. 6 miles RT/2500’ gain 9

September 20-21, 1986 Echo Rock Overnight in Spray Park, had it to ourselves. Bushmill’s Irish whiskey sitting at the edge of a grassy depression in the terrain. Next day up steep Echo Rock on the slopes of Mt. Rainier.

November 15, 1986 Mt. Snoqualmie 6/3200

On the tippy-top of Echo Rock.

April 5, 1987 Silver Peak

1987

A good workout to get to a fine summit. We started much lower than usual because of snow on the road. 10/3000

July 4, 1987 Pinnacle Lake Rainy, but who cares? My dad built a fire —“better to light a fire than to curse the rain.” The hikers were Anita, Jonelle, Andy with his good old dad and me with my good old dad. 4/1000

September 26-27, 1987 Tomyhoi Peak (part way) A stone's throw from the summit (or was it the false summit?), but it looked a tad iffy for these two tired scramblers. Overnight just below Yellow Aster Butte, in a field of low-growing huckleberry. Tried to make liqueur out of huckleberries and Bushmills — terrible stuff. Next day hiked way up Tomyhoi Arm to a false summit, where we called it quits. I was chewing on some candy there (Rollos) and it pulled out my temporary crown. 14/4200

Jonelle walks through the autumn beauty of Tomyhoi Arm. In the distance is Mt. Shuksan.

December 26, 1987 Heather Lake Fun hike in deep snow, the day after Christmas. Jonelle soon learned to keep an eye on me whenever she walked under the boughs of a snow-covered tree — it was so satisfying to shake the branch as she walked under. 4/1500 13

1988 March 6, 1988 Lake Serene (part way) Oh, my knee hurt. Arthroscopic surgery set for March 7. 5/1700

April 23,1988 Mt. Si 8/4200

May 1, 1988 Keekwulee Falls

January 17, 1988 Stevens Pass area Cross-country ski and other fun. Jonelle rockets down the hill.

Near Snoqualmie Pass. 4/1000

June 3, 1988 Table Mountain

Jonelle’s 50th!!! Overnight at The Logs, cabins near Mt. Baker. Quite a crew: the guest of honor plus me, Andy, Dana, Marlys, Zita, Larry, Carol and Lanny. Then hike and ski the next day to Table Mountain, up to the top on a perfect sunny day. 4/1000

Happy on Table Mountain: Jonelle, Marlys, Dana and Andy.

The birthday girl on top of Table Mountain, with Mt. Shuksan behind.

August 6, 1988 White Chuck Mountain Good varied scramble, wildflowers galore, whiteout at the summit. A rewarding climb because of the variety of terrain, exposure, a bit of hands-on. But couldn’t see a thing from the top. We shall return! 7/2800 16

To Boston Basin. Heavy rain.

September 24, 1988

In Boston Basin. Heavy rain.

Finally, warm and dry. Campsite near Icicle Creek.

Boston Basin Never say die! We backpacked into Boston Basin despite heavy rain, following the old adage, “You’ll never hike in the Cascades if you only hike on sunny days.” We took one look at the cold, cloudy, wet basin and retreated to a motel to dry out. Next day to a campsite up Icicle Creek Road. A memorable foray. 6/3000 17

December 13, 1988 Red Mountain (part way)

Don’s 50th!!! Snowshoeing in the falling snow in Commonwealth Basin. We actually thought we might climb Red Mountain, what dreamers! We stopped at the base of the mountain, sat in the snow, lighted the stove and had some chili. 5/1800 18

Jonelle climbs Del Campo, Foggy Lake far below.

August 26, 1989 Del Campo Peak

1989

Oh boy, this is a tough but super rewarding scramble. Almost all the way to Gothic Basin, then a sharp right to scramble up toward the peak, then a series of ramps and landings that take you to the top. Thunderstorm hit as we neared the top, as a Mountaineers party hurried past us, heading down. We talked it over, decided to push on to the top. Reached it, then turned tail and got the hell out of there. 8/4300

September 2, 1989 Mt. Wow (part way) This is the mountain behind the cabin that I rented near the Nisqually entrance to Rainier National Park. Jonelle and I, Dana and Andy soon discovered that this was no walk in the woods. 5/2500

Sept. 3, 1989 Pinnacle Peak, Tatoosh Range Don, Jonelle, Dana, Andy. 4/1800

Sept. 4, 1989 Mt. Dana (our name), by Mt. Rainier) Don, Jonelle, Dana and Andy. 3/1000 Don on top of Del Campo in a thunderstorm. Smart,huh?

December 17, 1989 Mt. Pilchuck We scampered up Pilchuck with our kids Andy and Dana. 4/2000

December 2, 1989 Mt. Persis (part way) Andy joined us on this outing. 4/1500

Everyone smiling and happy on top of Mt. Pilchuck.

Just a few more feet to the summit of Pilchuck.

January 1, 1990 Hyak ski hill Don, Jonelle, Andy. 2/800

1990

May 1990 Mt. Stickney (part way)

February 1990

4/1000

Mt. Persis/Mt. Stickney Got turned back on Stickney, so tried Persis instead. For some reason (?) neither one worked. 4/1500

Easter Sunday 1990 Easter Point, on Mt. Baring From left: Lisa, Don, Jonelle, David, Dan, Dana. 4/1800

THE UPPER

Rune Lake

September 9-14, 1990 Upper Enchantments Little Annapurna and Enchantment Peak were climbs as part of a 5-day backpack into the Upper Enchantments, via Colchuck Lake and Aasgard Pass. Enchanting! And we had the entire wonderland to ourselves — amazing what you could do 30 years ago before the crowds arrived. Total trip: 26 miles, 8000' gain. 22

Colchuck Lake and a little nymphette.

ENCHANTMENTS

DON

September 11, 1990 Little Annapurna That’s me, at Gnome Tarn beneath Prusik Peak. The happy hikers.

Light scrambling up smooth inviting rock, interspersed with little bathtub pools. 4/1500 23

1991 April 13, 1991 Pinnacle/Plummer saddle, Tatoosh Range 6/1500

September 1, 1991 Mt. Wow (part way) 6/3000

November 23, 1991 Lichtenwasser Lake area 4/700

June 29, 1991 Mt. Stickney (almost all the way) Almost to the summit — but not quite. An exposed gap to cross and I didn’t want to see my boy and my girl try it, even though Andy and Jonelle were game. 6/2500

1992

January 1, 1992

Mt. Si Ah, those were the days, when we got up early on New Year’s Day and headed out for a rigorous hike. A great team: Andy, Jonelle and Don. 8/3500

May 10, 1992 Vesper Peak (part way) Another wet-weather outing. We did our best — got all the way up and over Headlee Pass and up to the lake between Mt. Persis and Mt. Sperry. But the weather got the best of us — some hot drinks and then a sensible retreat. 7/2500

January 11, 1992 Lichtenwasser Lake Ski and snowshoe. Did Jonelle and I actually get to Lichtenwasser Lake on skis and snowshoes? Not really sure. It’s a steep, messy, rough route (not a trail) to the lake. 6/1500

February 22, 1992 Mt. Margaret 6/2800

The wet Vesper mountaineers (from left): David Henning, Jonelle, Imbert Matthee, Andy, Lisa and (in front) Ron Hobbs.

1993 May 15-16, 1993 Mt. Pilchuck

March 24, 1993 Lake 22 Wet, bedraggled and happy after again hiking in the rain. The idea was to traverse from Lake 22 to Mt. Pilchuck, but we got just above Lake 22 and said to hell with it. Hiked in the rain for 5 hours. 6/1500 26

It was to be a day hike, a traverse via Lake 22 to Mt. Pilchuck. We made it from Lake 22 to the saddle above Hemple Lake, over the ridge to Pinnacle Lake, then toward Bathtub Lakes when we were caught by the coming night. Tiny fire, huddled beneath trees in a snowfield, no tent or sleeping bags. Next day to a saddle beneath Pilchuck, up sketchy steep hard snow to the summit. Scary and wonderful experience. 12/5000

Our accommodations for the night, a tiny bit of earth in the midst of an endless snowfield.

She can smile now, after getting to the top of this steep snowfield. A climber in front of us kicked steps in the hard snow. Thank God for ice axes. From here it was a 27 short hike to the Mt. Pilchuck fire lookout.

September 11-13, 1993

Off to climb Mt. Stuart with Andy and his friend Maynard. Check out Jonelle’s pack!

Sitting around the fire at our base camp for climbing Mt. Stuart. Jonelle signals her delight at starting up the Cascadian Couloir route on Mt. Stuart.

Merry Christmas. 4/1800

December 25, 1993

A 3-day backpack to climb one of the very finest Cascade peaks. Up over Longs Pass and down to Ingalls Creek to set up camp. The following day saw us scrambling up and up and up the Cascadian couloir to the false summit, then up and across huge blocks of

Mt. Pilchuck (part way)

Mt. Stuart

1994 What a day! What a girl! On Mt. Dickerman, with Glacier Peak in the distance.

February 1, 1994 Mt. Dickerman Heavenly day. Pure blue skies. 360-degree mountain views. We were happy. 8/3800

April 16, 1994 Panorama Point At Mt. Rainier.

Don stretches, limbering up for a hike to Panorama Point.

Jan. 22, 1995 Lake Annette 6/1400

Jan. 28, 1995 McClellan Butte. Icy, high winds. Why do we do this? 7/3400

Feb. 25, 1995 Cross-country skiing. Hyak area, Snoqualmie Pass. 3/1000

March 18, 1995 Silver Peak (part way)

Andy enjoying the outing. We were on skis. Rotten weather.

May 28, 1995 Camp Muir, Mt. Rainier

Feb. 11, 1995 Cross-country skiing. At the Kongsberger. Don, Jonelle, Andy, Jens. 3/500

This is a good test for anyone, skiing up an endless snowfield. Spectacular trip because Mt. Rainier and its huge Nisqually Glacier are within arm’s reach. 10/5000 Jonelle on skis below Mt. Rainier.

Jonelle and I were not seeing each other (much), so no hikes in 1996.

May 1, 1997 Lake Serene For once we picked a sunny day. 7/2000

1997

July 26, 1997 Minotaur Lake 4/1750

August 8-10 1997 Stiletto Peak Don, Jonelle, Ron and Penny, overnight at Twisp Pass — endless views — and the next day an invigorating scramble up Stiletto Peak. Some hands-on climbing, satisfying and enjoyable. Below the peak was a small lake with chunks of ice floating in it, so Jonelle went in for a swim — for about 10 seconds. 15/4000 31

August 22-24, 1997 Thunder Lake Here’s the scene of mountain and meadow and lake beauty that greeted us as we topped the ridge above Thunder Lake. Pure heaven. We camped for two nights beside a tiny stream. As with so many of our outings, we had this wonderful place to ourselves, a blessing that now, in 2019, is a thing of the past. 14/2700 32

1998 May 31 - June 1, 1998 Mt. Persis Overnight at the summit of Persis and then an exploratory hike toward Mt. Index. 10/3000

Our camp on the summit of Mt. Persis.

33 Jonelle slowly disappears into the mist during our exploration of a portion of the route up Mt. Index.

June 6, 1998 Mt. Index A long, long day — 15 hours. We began at a creek far below Mt. Persis, walked up an abandoned road for a mile or so, then traversed for another mile upward across a jumble of boulders. Now we were at the entrance to the long ridge connecting Persis with Index. We kept hiking, with no specific goal in mind. We never, ever mentioned the summit of Index — it seemed too tough a climb for 3 days after Jonelle’s 60th birthday. But after climbing a short but steep snow face (with no runout), we looked at each other and knew we were going to reach the summit. Hooray! 10/3700

Jonelle on her way to Mt. Index, with Mt. Persis in the background.

Mt. Index from the east. No surprise that we climbed it from the west.

Showing the last part of our long trek to the summit of Mt. Index, most of the way with no trail.

July 11, 1998 Whitechuck Mountain Another whiteout!l I wonder what the view is like from the summit of Whitechuck. We were up there twice but saw only a whiteout. 7/2800

On top of the huge rocks above Thunder Lake. I’m here with Dick, Paul and Lisa.

August 6-8, 1998 Thunder Lake Two nights of camping at our gorgeous secret lake. We just can’t stay away from this heavenly spot. Don, Jonelle, Lisa and Paul, and Dick McConaughy came in for a day. 14/2700 Lisa and Don on top of Whitechuck in a whiteout.

October 10, 1998 Ingalls Lake Don, Jonelle, Lisa and Paul. 9/3000 35

1999 July 24, 1999 Mt. Ellinor Mountain goat on the summit; steep glissade down. Turned Ruth Hosler into a mountaineer. 7/2500

September 4-6, 1999 Hidden Lake Lookout We were going to camp near Hidden Lake Peak, but we discovered that the lookout hut was vacant — so we took it for two stormy nights. What a grand adventure. Two days and nights at the lookout perched on boulders atop a sharp prominence next door to the actual summit. 8/3500 Don struggles in from the cold and the snow. Jonelle takes it easy inside the hut.

June 2000 Lost Lake A little lake on the slopes of Mt. Persis. Our friend Dave Letcher built a trail to the lake. 3/1200

Two happy kayakers, Paul and Anya.

August 3-9, 1999 Desolation Sound Don, Jonelle, Lisa, Paul and Anya. Five-day ocean kayaking adventure into Desolation Sound, B.C., to our campsite in the Cuermes Islands. We had our own little island. 38

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July 29, 2000 Trappers Peak Another exciting scramble, hands-on up a short steep corner, traverse over a ridge with great dropoffs to the right, then a final march up the

Mt. Index rises above the Lake Serene route.

On the summit of Trappers Peak, with the famed and feared Pickets in the distance.

January 1, 2001 Lake Serene Happy New Year! 6/2000 39

July 5-6, 2001

2001

The Dolomites, Italy Two nights at Refugio Lavaredo in the midst of these eerie, spectacular rock formations. We ventured onto parts of a couple of the via ferrata (the iron way, or the iron road), narrow trails cut out of the cliffs, with extreme dropoffs along the way. The routes are protected with metal cables to hold on to.

Jonelle walks a precarious trail.

Refugio Lavaredo, where we bunked for two nights.

December 24, 2001 Lake Serene (part way) 4/1300

December 30, 2001 Lake Serene 6/2000

February 2002 King’s Highway on Maui Hiked the old King's Highway (actually a wide foot trail) along the coast, a historic route paved in rough stones. 8/0

Jonelle is dwarfed by these sandstone cliffs near Moab. April 29, 2002. 3/400

That’s me on the Double-O arch. April 30, 2002. 5/0

May 2, 2002 Bell Canyon Another day of rare and remarkable natural wonders. 3/300

Don ducks. Bell Canyon. 42

May 3, 2002 Little Wild Horse Canyon Ribs and joints and walls and narrow corridors: like being inside a whale. One boot wide in some spots. 3/300

Two little boys at lunch rock on Lake Serene: Don and Wolfgang.

July 18, 2002 Lake Serene Gorgeous hike; leisurely lunch at the lake. With Wolfgang and Marion Huldisch, parents of Henriette, such fine folks. 6/2000

August 24-27, 2002 Thunder Mountain Three nights at Thunder Lake: rain, clouds and — you guessed it — thunder. Nice scramble up Thunder Mountain. 16/3200 Whiteout and wet as we scrambled a peak

July 6, 2002 East Foss River trail Oops! Our goal was Malachite Lake. I led us up the East Foss River Trail. We should have been on the West Foss. 12/1000

July 27, 2002 Malachite Lake Lunch at boulder-ringed Malachite Lake; then a bushwhack looking for a way to Malachite Peak. Never found one. 8/2000

August 9, 2002 Lake Serene Don, Jonelle, Jim, Michelle, Matt and Jeff. Jim and Matt stayed in the Baring Hut that night — the first folks to stay overnight in the new hut. 6/2000

May 2, 2003 Bighorn Canyon First hike of a week in the Utah canyonlands near Escalante. Our goal: slot canyons! 5/400

May 3, 2003 Zebra Canyon In a tight slot when drops of rain started falling. We scooted in a hurry: who wants to be in a flash flood? 6/300

August 10, 2002

May 4, 2003

Pass Lake Hike to lake as a recon for possible climb of Independence Peak. 3/500

Peek-A-Boo and Spooky slots Peek-A-Boo tiny and intricate; Spooky tight and spooky. 4/200

May 4, 2003 Brimstone slot canyon The real deal: a slot about a quarter-mile long that is often only 18 inches wide, with walls 50 feet or more high. 5/300

2003

Schumann pours the coffee back at our Escalante base camp. We took my dad’s old motor home (it was now Dan’s) and traveled in comfort.

May 7, 2003 Lower Calf Creek Falls A multicolored beauty plunging into a big pool.

2004 February 13, 2004 Kalaupapa Peninsula, Molokai Hiked down the trail from topside Molokai to Kalaupapa. Met Richard Marks at the bottom for a tour of the peninsula. 6/1600

September 20, 2003 Blue Lake At Washington Pass, with Cocoa. 4/800

November 8, 2003 Mt. Persis We hiked to the top with Cocoa. Sunny and cold. 6/2700

March 20, 2004 Mt. Pilchuck With Jennifer Brooks. 5/2500

December 13, 2003 Cross-country skiing At Leavenworth. A brisk outing on my 65th birthday. Jonelle took me and Cocoa to the Sleeping Lady Resort for two nights. Ah, the good life. A fine relaxing room and superb meals.

April 2, 2004

Don with tour guide and former leprosy patient Richard Marks.

Beckler Peak (part way) Nothing but postholing up the steep west ridge of Beckler, Cocoa almost disappearing under the snow. The trail to the peak had not yet been built. 4/700

July 30-31, 2004 Utica Lake, Sierras Kayaking and camping on Utica Lake, and then Bill and Bobbette's lovely wedding at the lake. We were on a California trip July 22-August 9.

August 3, 2004

Bill and Bobbette’s wedding. July 31, 2004

Ebbetts Pass hike, Sierras With Bill and Bobbette. 4/300

August 2, 2004 Bullfrog Lake, Sierras A hike to the lake and then above it. 4/500

A leap of faith, near our campsite on a Utica Lake island.

Above Bullfrog Lake.

September 2-6, 2004 Goat Rocks Wilderness Backpack into high, roamy Goat Rocks Wilderness. Up Ives Peak on September 4. Up Old Snowy Peak on September 5. Met some hardy PCT thru-hikers. Total trip: 6/4000

Old Snowy

Ives Peak

The team that rescued this dog, Billy, from the cliffs above Goat Rocks meadows.

July 3, 2005 West Cady Ridge With Cocoa. 7/1700

2005

Cocoa and I and Glacier Peak, on the Cady Ridge hike. Evergreen Lookout

August 12, 2005 Evergreen Mountain With Bill, Bobbette and Cocoa. 3/1400

Cocoa blending into a tree stump on Evergreen Mountain.

March 4, 2006 Maalaea lookout Jonelle and I hiked up into the West Maui Mountains above Maalaea. Up through scrub kiawe, then into forests of ironwood, and finally to where the fields begin to level a bit as they head toward a viewpoint into Ukumehame Canyon. Great ocean views. 6/2000

May 13, 2006 Skyview lookout Jonelle, Sarah and Anya, and Mt. Baring. 1/700

2006

July 2, 2006 Mt. Sawyer Cocoa amid blooming heather on Mt. Sawyer. 6/1100

June 25, 2006 Hubbard Grove A lovely stroll through a grove of oldgrowth forest along the North Fork Skykomish. Bob Hubbard put a discreet trail through these woods.

July 10, 2006 Winchester Mountain With Cocoa. One of the best — and relatively easiest — Cascades mountain experiences. Views to the north of the Picket Range, sharp peak after sharp peak. 4/1300

Jonelle attempts a Hubbard Grove log crossing.

September 18, 2006. Steamboat Rock. 4/700 September 16-20, 2006

Jonelle and Cocoa atop Steamboat Rock.

What we did, traveling in our little camper: a night along Icicle Creek near Leavenworth; sipping thru two wineries at Peshastin followed by a drive thru farm and ranch land situated deep in Moses Coulee (canyon); a night by Soap Lake; a drive thru eastern Washington's vast fields of wheat and the tiny towns of Wilson Creek, Krupp and Almira (not a single coffeeshop anywhere!); a night at Steamboat Rock State Park and a lovely hike to the top of the "rock" (really a sizable plateau); then back to Icicle Creek for another night; then a scramble up the sweet, smooth granite faces above Icicle Creek. Forbidden

October 14, 2006 Sibley Pass North Cascades, by Hidden Lake Peak. With Cocoa. During a 4-day outing in our camper. 6/2000

Boston

Sahale

November 18, 2006 Mesa hike San Ignacio, Baja. Juanita of Casa Lereé took us on a short hike through the mesa country. She is developing trails from town, with the help of Javi, a local high school student. 2/300. During a trip to Baja California, November 7-22, 2006.

November 15, 2006 Cañon la Trinidad, Baja In Mulegé we hired guide Salvador Castro to take us to the cave paintings in La Trinidad canyon. We hiked upstream through a canyon reminiscent of a milder version of the Utah canyonlands. 3 miles. 53

2007 February 23, 2007 Makamakaole Stream, Maui We hiked with Andy up this dark, wet, beautiful little canyon. 3/200

Jonelle and Jim puzzle over a sign to a destination beneath the earth.

March 3, 2007 Kalalau Overlook trail, Kauai Jim Niess led us on this trail. We were on Kauai March 2-5, visiting Jim and Stephie at their cabin. 8/400 Andy and Jonelle hot-footin’ it into Makamakaole. 54

March 29, 2007 Heybrook lookout 2/1000

April 11, 2007 Lake Serene 6/2000

April 19, 2007 Lake 22 5/1300

The Heybrook lookout is unusual in that it sits atop a tall tower of timbers. Jonelle peers down from the tower.

Jonelle and Cocoa at an icy Lake 22.

May 22, 2007 Zion Narrows May 19, 2007 Kanarra Creek Stopped partway by a

May 20, 2007 The Subway

Jonelle works her way up Orderville Canyon. 6/0

May 25, 2007 ‘Our Hill’ We scrambled a striking striped hill by the road. 3/1000

May 26, 2007 Lick Wash 4/0

May 27, 2007 Willis Narrows May 24, 2007 Angel’s Landing

A scrambly entry to the Willis Narrows slot canyon. 4/0

Jonelle enters an especially narrow section of the Narrows.

May 29, 2007 Wire Pass Jonelle climbed into this huge arch-in-the -making. 5/300

May 30, 2007

May 28, 2007 Peek-A-Boo trail Bryce Canyon National Park. Through the hoodoos and spires. 5/900

Paw Hole Unwisely drove truck and camper up deep sand to this trailhead. 5/400

OUR GIRL

June 1, 2007 Antelope Canyon

June 2, 2007 Lower Antelope slot

June 3, 2007 Red Canyon

We kayaked 3 miles up the waterfilled canyon beneath immense cliffs.

This is the otherworldly scene when you hike through sinuous Lower Antelope slot canyon.

Jonelle is all smiles as we mark her birthday at Red Canyon, near Bryce. 2/300

June 5, 2007 Box Elder Peak (part way) In the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. Grueling, hot hike to a saddle below the peak. 6/1500

January 14, 2008 Cerro Capida, Baja Lovely scramble up slopes and rocks rich in desert plant life to a stern rock summit. 3/700

October 28, 2007 Mt. Pilchuck With Cocoa. 5/2500 Jonelle scrambles down from the Pilchuck lookout.

On the summit.

January 16-18, 2008 Whalewatching Don and Jonelle spent three days (two nights) at the Kuyimá whalewatching camp on Laguna San Ignacio (on the Pacific Ocean coast 40 miles west of San Ignacio, central Baja California). We went out in small open boats with only 3 visitors aboard, and the whales came to us, including a mother and baby. An experience that fills you with awe.

A gray whale visits Jonelle. These whales in the San Ignacio lagoon, where they give birth, have no fear of humans.

2008

Jonelle pets a whale.

May 1, 2008 Wallace Falls Near Gold Bar. With Cocoa. 5/1200

January 21, 2008 Cataviña, Baja A brief hike into an unusual desert area with fields of giant boulders amid the cirio trees and cardon cactus. Don inside a natural cave between huge boulders.

July 23, 2008 Gothic Basin (part way) With Cocoa, during a 3day trip in our camper, July 22-24. 5/1500 Jonelle hurries across a brittle snowfield above a stream.

July 24, 2008

July 28, 2008 Mt. Persis 6/2700

Robe Valley Trail Follows an abandoned railbed. On the Mountain Loop Highway. During our July 22-24 camper trip. 3/400

The North, Middle and Main summits of Mt. Index, seen from the top of Mt. Persis.

A treat for Cocoa after reaching the summit of Persis, high above the town of Index.

August 18, 2008

August 27, 2008 Bridalveil Falls

Maple Pass On the North Cascades Highway, with Cocoa. A round-trip hike giving us expansive views, including a peak that Andy and I climbed, Black Peak. Maple Pass came during a 5-day trip in the camper: August 16-20. 7/2100

Below Lake Serene. With Debbie and Cyndi. 3/800

Jonelle and Cocoa relax on a comfy rock below Maple Pass.

September 14, 2008 Poopenaut Valley During our September 13-20 trip to Yosemite for a Graydon family reunion. Down into the valley to the Tuolumne River below Hetch Hetchy dam. 4/800

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October 20, 2008 Eagle Lake (part way) With Carla and Michael. The lake sits high above Barclay Lake. We went only a short distance above Barclay. 5/500

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December 13, 2008 Picacho Peak Near Tucson. My 70th birthday climb to the top of an imposing spire of rock. 4/1500

Here I am, enjoying a swim in one of the many granite pools.

September 17, 2008 Tuolumne Meadows A set of spectacular granite pools. Almost unbelievable wonderland of smooth granite, whitewater and pool after pool, fine for swimming. Jim told us of these pools and it’s now one of our best-loved sites — and not another soul there. 4/200 Cables protect Jonelle on a portion of the Picacho Peak climb.

2009 April 4, 2010 June 28, 2009 Index forest Bushwhack through forest from Alder Meadow to neighbor Jacque's house.

Skyko hike Bob Hubbard set this little trail hrough the forest off Index-Galena Road near Index. 1/0

June 3, 2009 Heybrook trail Happy Birthday Jonelle. We hiked to the Heybrook viewpoint found by Bob Hubbard. 2/1000

June 17, 2009 Skyview Lookout high above Don’s house, to put up a new flag. 1/700 An old shower curtain sewn into a flag by Jonelle.

Bob

2010 May 13, 2010 Heybrook fire lookout 2/1000

May 16, 2010 67 Upper Bridalveil Falls Below Lake Serene. 3/800

July 16, 2010 Upper Town Wall Trail to the top. With Lisa, Sarah and friends. 3/1300

August 8, 2010 Heybrook lookout With Cocoa. 2/1000

August 24, 2010 Kaleetan Peak By Snoqualmie Pass. With Jonelle and Cocoa to Melakwa Lake, then by myself to the fine scrambly summit. 12/4000

Cocoa cools off in Melakwa Lake.

See the little white dot at top. That’s me.

October 13, 2010 Mt. Pilchuck With Cocoa. 5/2500

October 19, 2010 Blue Lake trail By Washington Pass. With Anita and Bill Poulson. Bill and I continued on to the saddle beneath South Early Winter Spire. 4/1300

September 1, 2010 Chasm Lake, Colorado Beneath the huge vertical face of Longs Peak. Rocky Mountain National Park. 8/2400

February 22, 2011 Lahaina Pali trail With Dan. 5/1500

February 17, 2011 Engagement Pond, Maui Up from Dan’s house, through the cattle pastures. 4/800

February 22, 2011 Lahaina Pali trail With Dan. 5/1500

March 1, 2011 Honolua Ridge Maui 7/300

March 3, 2011 Waihee Ridge Maui 4/1400

Don, Jonelle and the ever-popular kiawe, along the Lahaina Pali trail.

May 14, 2011 Chimney Rock trail Capitol Reef National Park. 3/600

May 16, 2011 Jailhouse Rock hike Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park. A fine desert hike around an immense sandstone block. 3/400 Our hike above Chimney Rock (in the distance).

Sandstone towers in Cathedral Valley.

May 17, 2011 Cohab Canyon, Utah Roundtrip thru Cohab in Capitol Reef National Park. Up 22 tiny switchbacks into the canyon to find tremendous variety of shapes and twists of Wingate and Navajo rock, flowers, and even two small slots. 4/400

May 20, 2011 Upper Calf Creek Falls, Utah An impressively colorful falls.

May 21, 2011 Phipps Arch, Utah An adventurous hike to the big, chunky Phipps Arch. Hiking in soft sand, we passed side canyons until we found the approach to Phipps. A group called Desert Survivors gave us a hand up a steep and exposed section. The arch is massive Kayenta sandstone, roughly 125 feet wide by 80 feet high. Back to camp at the end of a 9-hour day. 6/600

Jonelle cools her tootsies above Upper Calf Creek Falls.

May 26, 2011 Bighorn Canyon, Utah

May 29, 2011 Fish Creek trail, Utah

Near Escalante. Turned around at an 8-foot drop into a water-filled pothole. 5/500

Torrey, Utah. 3/100

March 1, 2012 The Cross On a ridge above Wailuku, Dan led the way. 1/500

May 7, 2012 Heybrook fire lookout

the wildflower list: purple aster, huckleberry, Merton’s bluebells, blue Jacob’s ladder, white bistort, yellow glacier lilies, hellebore, lavender phlox, blue lupine, orange tiger lily, white valerian, red paintbrush, rosy spirea, mountain ash, Canadian dogwood, white serviceberry. At

Up from Hwy 2 to the lookout, then down a dirt road to Index-Galena Road. 3/1000

July 31, 2012 Skyview lookout

July 8, 2012 Upper Town Wall

On the cliffs high above my house. 1/700

August 1, 2012 Eagle Lake

Above Index. 4/1300

July 16, 2012 Beckler Peak Newly rebuilt Forest Service trail; couldn’t be nicer. Rocky little summit with 360-degree views to Glacier Peak, Mount Baker and a batch of paired peaks: Columbia and Keyes, Del Campo and Gothic, Gunn and Merchant, Daniels and Hinman. 7/2300

July 19, 2012 Evergreen Mountain Off the Beckler River Road, not far from Index. Gorgeous hike loaded with wildflowers. And since you asked, here’s

places it was quite overwhelming — sweeping hillsides in white, yellow, red, and blue. On the drive to the trailhead, long extravagant stretches of huge purple foxglove spires along the road. And on the final stretch to the trailhead, more tiger lily than I’ve ever seen before in one place. 3/1300

July 26, 2012 Mt. Pilchuck A perfect sunny day. This hike as usual was an esthetic thrill (physical too!), with the snow and granite and blue sky and views. With Dana, Boca and Blanca. 5/2500

A gorgeous mountain lake, with the cliffs of Merchant Peak high above. We strolled on up the Eagle Creek valley via the old twomile-long beaten track, a bit rough and ready. The trail wanders through the aptly named Paradise Meadow: level, green, peaceful, with Eagle Creek burbling along. We reveled in the beauty of the flowers: rosy spirea, Jeffrey’s shooting stars, pink heather, white heather, marsh marigold, pink elephant’s head. 4/500

Camper trip September 6 -16, 2012

September 6, 2012 Trail of the Cedars Our first of many hikes in the park. 1/0

September 7, 2012 Highline Trail Hiked the Highline Trail under the great Garden Wall mountain ridge. At Haystack saddle we left the trail and hiked up open fields to the top of Haystack Butte for a peaceful, awesome lunch in 360-degree mountain majesty. 8/800

September 9, 2012 On the Highline Trail. Wide trail, but a big dropoff.

St. Mary Falls / Virginia Falls An easy hike to vibrant, roaring St. Mary Falls. Then the real gorgiosity: the hike up Virginia Creek to Virginia Falls. A one-mile succession of clear pools, cascades, pouroffs, whitewater, over smooth terraces of red and green rock. 3/500 In front of Virginia Falls.

September 14, 2012 Iceberg Lake

September 11, 2012 Apikuni Falls

An impressive lake set in a spectacular high-walled cirque with tiny icebergs floating here and there. We basked in the sun by the lake as we watched teenagers cavort around and atop a couple of icebergs. Shortly after we

Quick hike to nice falls. Saw fresh bear scat, and around here, that means grizzly. 2/700

September 11, 2012 Redrock Lake Forested hike up Swiftcurrent Valley to a lovely lake. 3/0

started this hike, we encountered a couple who said a bear was stopped on the trail just a couple of hundred yards farther up, but that he had then continued up the hill. We proceeded, very cautiously and loudly, and then saw the bear climbing upward. 11/1200

September 12, 2012 Grinnell Glacier The trail itself (blasted through rock in portions) and the views down to lakes and up to glaciers and rock faces are exceptional. Windy at the glacier, which is not so much a glacier as a glacial lake. A big bighorn sheep blocked our trail on the way down. 8/1700

September 15, 2012 Oberlin Peak (part way) Sweet hike, brief scramble. 5/1200 The trail to Grinnell Glacier.

2013

Hard at work at the pools below the bridge.

June 13, 2013 Barclay Lake A mellow hike with Andy, Henriette and Graham. 3/300 Grandma Jonelle and Graham at cool and calm Barclay Lake.

July 31, 2013 Lake Dorothy The best part of this hike wasn’t Lake Dorothy but rather the gorgeous pools and smooth rock we found at a bridge where two whitewater streams converge. 3/700

July 5, 2013 Evergreen Mountain Always a beautiful hike. With Paul and Lisa. 3/1400

Lisa and Jonelle make their way through a field of green on their way to the Evergreen lookout.

August 6, 2013 Lake 22 5/1300 August 17, 2013 Crater Lake 3/700 Relaxing at the Evergreen lookout cabin.

2014 One hike a day to lookout for 3 days. 6/3000

April 22-24, 2014 Heybrook lookout

May 22, 2014

Corona Arch Huge dramatic arch; stand under it and look up 100 feet to the bottom of the arch. Near Moab, Utah. 3/400

May 21, 2014 Eye of the Whale arch Arches National Park 2/300

There’s Don having his lunch (see me?).

May 25, 2014 Ballroom cave The cave was immense, with three big chambers housing ruins of native habitation. Near the top of Comb Ridge, Utah. 2/500

May 24, 2014 Slickrock Low-key roaming near Moab on the slickrock and tiny domes near our campsite 4 miles up a dirt road. 1/0

May 27, 2014 Procession panel petroglyphs Comb Ridge, southeastern Utah. Impressive petroglyphs of people and animals on the immense wall of a sandstone dome. Five and a half hours of hiking on open slickrock in temps that reached as high as 97. 4/500

May 26, 2014 Hovenweep trail Hovenweep National Monument, Utah. A walk around the rim of a small canyon, where ancient peoples constructed 3- and 4story buildings of sandstone on precarious rock perches on the lip of a canyon. Unusual, mysterious, impressive. 2/0

Don strides manfully up the slickrock, heading for the Procession Panel.

May 31, 2014 Rock Canyon Outside Hite, Utah. Great slot canyon — but we couldn’t find a way into it. Or as Jonelle summed it up: “Too hot, too tired, too old.” 2/0

June 1, 2014 Grand Wash Capitol Reef National Park. Lazy hike into a fine deep canyon; very hot day. 2/0

May 30, 2014 White Canyon, Utah First a scramble to descend 400 feet into White Canyon. Then a hike up the narrow canyon beneath vertical walls hundreds of feet high. Huge boulders, small ponds, sandstone in many shapes and colors. It’s a knockout. 2/400

June 3, 2014 Headquarters Canyon Happy Birthday Jonelle. Beauty of a short hike into a spectacular canyon. Capitol Reef National Park. 3/0

A bit of blue seen from deep in Headquarters Canyon.

June 18, 2015 Pools at bridge on Lake Dorothy Trail A short walk to one of our favorite spots, where two rushing mountain streams meet at a bridge on the Lake Dorothy Trail. Too cloudy, cold and damp to go down to the rocks by the water. 1.5/300

July 8, 2014 Summit Lake Perfect sunny day. We hiked to the top of the Brooks chairlift route at Stevens Pass, then just strolled down along a rough path past the loveliest of the little Grace Lakes, then down a steep path for a drop of 200 feet to Summit Lake. Gorgeous. 4/1000

August 18, 2014 Ptarmigan Ridge One of the most spectacular basic hikes you’ll find in the Cascades. You hike continuously between Mt. Shuksan and Mt. Baker. Herds of mountain goats on the snowfields below us. 8/1300 Pink heather and Jonelle's matching outfit on our hike of the Ptarmigan Ridge trail.

On the Ptarmigan Ridge trail Mt. Baker looms large.

2015 May 7, 2015 Harry’s Ridge At Mount St. Helens. Nice hike from the Johnston Ridge Observatory to Harry’s Ridge above Spirit Lake. 7/400

Another tourist (me) gazing in awe at the St. Helens crater.

June 7 - 11, 2015 Bean Creek Basin backpack Overnight in Bean Creek Basin to check out the wildflowers and try out our new tent. Near Cle Elum. Another good trip in the camper. First two nights in Beverly Campground. On Tuesday we backpacked into the basin, which we had totally to ourselves. Open, lush green, with wildflowers hidden here, there and everywhere. Bushmills on a big rock at the edge of the meadow. Good freeze-dried dinner and a big campfire. New tent worked great. 8/2700

Shooting star

Mountain daisy

Columbine

September 20, 2015 Lichtenwasser Lake (attempt) Laughable attempt by Carla, Jennifer, Jonelle and Don to reach this lake, “guided” by Don. 1/200

Jennifer, Jonelle and Carla stare in wonderment at Don’s futile attempts to find the lake.

September 26, 2015

Over and under: Jonelle battles her way to Lichtenwasser Lake.

Lichtenwasser Lake (success) The route ascends for 1000 feet of elevation gain up one of the steepest “trails” around — full of roots, big step-ups, downed logs, endless opportunity for slipping and sliding. No switchbacks. The reward is Lichtenwasser Lake, quite a beauty. 3/1000

2016

August 31, 2016 Skyline Divide Don and Jonelle’s anniversary getaway to a cabin in Glacier. First met on August 31, 1985. Hiked up to the knolls to see Mt. Baker. But cloud covered us and Baker, so here’s what we saw. 4/1500

April 6, 2016 Lake Dorothy trail With Satchi. 5/500

September 20, 2016 Heliotrope Ridge Water too fast to cross Heliotrope Creek so instead went a short way up the climber’s route toward Mt. Baker. With Ruth Hosler and Satchi. 4/1400

March 18, 2016 Source Lake Above Alpental. Snowshoes all the way; got almost to Source Lake but pooped out. 4/900

Jonelle, Ruth and Mt. Baker.

November 10, 2016 Silver Peak Jonelle and I met 31 years ago on the Pacific Crest Trail below Silver Peak, so we now planned a hike to the summit. Excellent trail the first half, then a grunt up a steep, muddy hillside to a ridge trail, then up a huge talus field, finally up a rock jumble to the summit. We were buffeted constantly on the upper areas by a wind of maybe 7 or 8 mph, with gusts of 20 or 25. So we grit our teeth and kept going. So did Satchi.

September 25, 2016

Finally out by headlamp. In other words, another great day in the mountains! 6/2100

New Heybrook Ridge trail With Carla, Michael and Satchi. 3.5/700

October 21, 2016 Koppen Mountain In the Teanaway near Mt. Stuart. A fine outing with some good snow at the summit. Satchi was her usual excited, happy self, especially when we hit snow. 7/2300

December 31, 2016 New Heybrook Ridge trail

Jonelle approaching the summit of Koppen Mountain.

Jonelle approaching the summit of Silver Peak.

With Andy, Henriette, Graham and Satchi. 3.5/700

February 20, 2017 Makawao Forest Reserve 6/900

2017

July 18, 2017

June 7, 2017 Mt. Battie, Maine A short hike while on our 3-day drive up the Maine coast. During our May 25-June 9 visit to Andy and family in Cambridge. 2/700

June 24, 2017 Sauk Mountain

July 7, 2017 Mt. Sawyer

Glorious hike up Sauk to see the early wildflowers. 4/1200

With Satchi. 6/1200

Green Mountain With Carla and Michael. It’s that time of year: wildflowers seen included Queen’s cup, dwarf bramble, foamflower, twisted stalk, hellebore, lousewort, fringe cup, thimbleberry, pearly everlasting, yarrow, vetch, paintbrush, campanula, wild strawberry, wild rose, buttercup, lupine, valerian, arnica, columbine, penstemon, cow parsnip, tiger lily, bistort and pasqueflower. 8.5/3000

June 21, 2017 Mount Erie By Anacortes. Enjoyable hike to the top of Erie and its views of Puget Sound islands. 6/1400

Tiger lily along the Green Mountain trail.

August 17, 2017 Mt. McCausland First to Lake Valhalla, gorgeous lake beneath Lichtenberg Mountain. Two sandy beaches, easy walking out into the lake. Heavenly spot. Then up Mt. McCausland, a very steep spur from the Valhalla trail that gains 500’ to a nice rocky summit. 8/1800

July 26, 2017 Sauk Mountain A fabulous wildflower hike on a hot and sunny day. The number and variety of flowers seemed endless. 4/1200

Wildflower extravaganza: yellow arnica, blue lupine, light purple with yellow center fleabane (or aster), red columbine, on Sauk Mountain.

August 9, 2017 Winchester Mountain Another superb wildflower hike. Many mountains in view, including Baker, Shuksan, American Border Peak, Canadian Border Peak, Larabee (in our face), Slesse (in Canada), Goat, Ruth, Tomyhoi. With Satchi. 4/1300 Little white bistort, big white cow parsnip, blue lupine and hellebore with its large green leaves. Winchester Mountain.

Gazing out from the summit of McCausland.

October 27, 2017 Trout Lake A comfortable, short trail through a big-tree forest up to Trout Lake. With Satchi. 3/500

October 16, 2017 Cutthroat Pass This giant fir stands alongside 89 the trail to Trout Lake. So does Jonelle.

January 13, 2018 Rock Trail In Larrabee State Park near Bellingham. Anya, Ben, Satchi. 3.5/600

Bill and Jonelle laugh on the Kapalua shoreside trail.

March 9, 2018 Kapalua trail, Maui 1/0 July 17, 2018 Upper Wallace Falls 5.5/1300 Anya peers out from one of the surprising mini-caves along the Rock Trail.

March 4, 2018

Pohakapao Trail Makawao Forest Reserve. 7/900

2018

August 10, 2018 Lake Valhalla Off Smithbrook Road. With Carla, Michael and Satchi. A lake almost too good to be true for its beauty, its beaches, its water for swimming. 7/1500

A big smile on top of Koppen Mountain.

August 3, 2018 Koppen Mountain In the Teanaway near Cle Elum. A repeat of our 2016 hike. This time no snow, and the final mile of trail rather steeper than we remembered it. With Satchi. 7/2300

Carla and Jonelle enjoying Lake Valhalla.

August 31, 2018 Sunrise side of Mount Rainier Don and Jin’s 33rd anniversary. Two nights at Crystal Mountain to do some Rainier hiking. But on our first hike I had a sudden loss of short-term memory which continued for about an hour. Lots of worries. But tests at St. Elizabeth’s in Enumclaw found nothing conclusive and the incident hasn’t recurred. 3/700

September 18, 2018 Park Butte South side of Mt. Baker on a fine day. With Satchi. 7.5/2200

Jonelle at Park Butte, with North Twin Sister at center rear. September 27, 2018 Nooksack River Trail Short walk along the rushing North Fork of the Nooksack, siltcolored with water from the glaciers of Mt. Baker. With Satchi. 3/200

September 28, 2018 Artist Point With Jennifer Brooks and Satchi. 2/300

Jonelle and Dana near Lake Ann, with the forbidding west side of Mt. Shuksan.

September 29, 2018 Lake Ann This hike is a curiosity: first loses 900 feet, then climbs back up 900 feet to the lake. Then the same going back, for a total gain of 1800 feet. The breathtaking view of Mt. Shuksan from the lake is of a hanging glacier, fierce rock walls and the Fisher Chimney route up the mountain. With Dana, David, Beldon, Satchi. 8/1800

July 11, 2019 Deception Creek trail

January 24, 2019

First time on this trail. Wow, so lovely. Huge hemlock and fir, lots of artfully weathered logging stumps, and the trailside landscaped with low-growing plants: Canadian dogwood, foamflower, twisted stalk, Queen’s cup, deer fern, etc etc. With Satchi. 4/800

Nason Ridge By Lake Wenatchee. With Satchi. 3.5/800

Satchi dashes up the trail.

July 19, 2019 July 13, 2019 Heybrook Ridge 3.5/750 The Deception Creek bridge The bridge over Deception Creek, not much more than half a mile from the trailhead. Hand-hewn steps out of a single log! How often do you see that? And the bridge itself consists of a single log with a railing.

Deception Creek trail Lovely forest hike, many low plants, deer fern and wildflower plants crowd both sides of the trail. Hiked to the second bridge (Sawyer Creek). With Lisa, Paul and Satchi. 6/900 93

July 24, 2019

Climbers love The Feathers, spires at Frenchman Coulee.

Pools at the Lake Dorothy trail To one of our favorite places. Two creeks converge at a bridge and run over big sheets of granite. Pools, tiny waterfalls, roaming on granite, heavenly. Bright sunny afternoon. With Bill, Bobbette and Satchi. 2/400

August 1, 2019

Frenchman Coulee What a place! A geologist’s wonderland of basalt cliffs and columns. And a favorite with rock climbers, though only a few were here today because of the heat. Jonelle and I got up at 5 a.m. in Ellensburg in order to visit this fascinating place before it got too hot. Dinner the previous night at the Yellow Church Cafe, a Usual Suspects hangout. 1/0

August 2, 2019

One of the finest spots in the county —nay, the state — to have a picnic. On soft, comfortable rock next to a pool fed by a whitewater cascade.

Red Top lookout A very short but steep hike to an old fire lookout perched, as most of them are, on an exposed and precipitous point of rock. Not far from Cle Elum. 1/400

Jonelle and Cocoa cross just below a spectacular cascade on the Lake Serene trail. April 11, 2007

Don and Cocoa negotiate the stream crossing beneath King Kong Falls, on the Gothic Basin trail. July 23, 2008

Jonelle and I love the out of doors. The freshness, the light, the challenge, the beauty, the majesty, the companionship. Since we met in 1985 we have hiked many trails, reached many passes and lakes, climbed many summits. And here they are, all the hikes we have taken together — and of course we were accompanied by others on many of these outings. We didn’t go all the way on some of these and that’s noted in the main book.

1985 August 31 Don and Jonelle meet for the first time, on the trail below Silver Peak. September 28 Mount Sawyer

October 19 Silver Peak

June 8 Mt. Dickerman

April 5 Silver Peak

December 28 Skyline Ridge

August 10 North Twin Sister, west ridge

June 14 Blue Lake

1986 January 11 Mt. Si

September 20-21 Echo Rock, Mt. Rainier Overnight in Spray Park

January 25 Amabalis Mountain

November 15 Mt. Snoqualmie

January 26 Mt. Catherine

1987

April 26 Mt. Pilchuck

January 10 Kachess Lake cross-country ski

July 4 Pinnacle Lake September 26-27 Tomyhoi Peak Overnight, Yellow Aster Butte November 29 Mason Lake Trail December 26 Heather Lake

1988 January 17 Stevens Pass cross-country ski March 6 Lake Serene

December 13 Red Mountain Don’s 50th

1989 August 26 Del Campo Peak

April 23 Mt. Si

September 2 Mt. Wow

May 1 Keekwulee Falls

September 3 Pinnacle Peak

June 3 Table Mountain Jonelle’s 50th

September 4 Mt. Dana (our name)

August 6 White Chuck Mountain September 24 Boston Basin September 25 Unnamed peak on N. Cascades Hwy

November 4 Gobbler’s Knob December 2 Mt. Persis December 17 Mt. Pilchuck

1990 January 1 Hyak ski hill February Mt. Persis/Mt. Stickney Easter Sunday Easter Point May Mt. Stickney September 11 Little Annapurna September 12 Enchantment Peak

1991 April 13 Pinnacle/Plummer saddle

September 1 Mt. Wow November 23 Lichtenwasser Lake area

1992 January 1 Mt. Si January 11 Lichtenwasser Lake February 22 Mt. Margaret May 10 Vesper Peak

1993 March 21 Lake 22

June 29 Mt. Stickney

April 24 Lake 22

1995

1997

January 22 Lake Annette

May 1 Lake Serene

January 28 McClellan Butte

July 26 Minotaur Lake

December 25 Mt. Pilchuck

February 11 Kongsberger cross-country ski

August 8-10 Stiletto Peak

1994

February 25 Hyak cross-country ski

May 15-16 Mt. Pilchuck bivouac September 11-13 Mt. Stuart

1994 Mt. Forgotten February 1 Mt. Dickerman April 16 Panorama Point October 9 Guye Peak

March 18 Silver Peak May 28 Camp Muir

1996 None

August 6-8 Thunder Lake October 10 Ingalls Lake

1999

August 22-24 Thunder Lake

June 5 Boulder Lake

September 13 Blanca Lake

July Mt. Fernow (Skykomish)

October 4 Ingalls Lake

July 24 Mt. Ellinor

1998

September 4-6 Hidden Lake Lookout

May 31 - June 1 Camp atop Mt. Persis June 6 Mt. Index

July 11 Whitechuck Mountain

August 3-9 Desolation Sound

2000 June Lost Lake July 29 Trappers Peak

2001 January 1 Lake Serene July 5-6 Dolomites, Italy December 24 Lake Serene December 30 Lake Serene

2002 February King’s Highway, Maui

UTAH: April 26-May 5 April 29 Behind the Rocks April 30 Arches National Park

May 1 Canyonlands National Park

August 24-27 Thunder Lake

2003

February 13 Kalaupapa peninsula, Molokai

UTAH: May 1-8 May 2 Bighorn Canyon

March 20 Mt. Pilchuck

May 2 Bell Canyon

May 3 Zebra Canyon

May 3 Little Wild Horse Canyon

May 4 Peek-A-Boo and Spooky slots

July 6 East Foss River trail July 18 Lake Serene July 27 Malachite Lake August 9 Lake Serene August 10 Pass Lake

2004

May 4 Brimstone slot canyon May 7 Lower Calf Creek Falls

April 2 Beckler Peak July 30-31 Utica Lake, Sierras August 2 Bullfrog Lake, Sierras

September 20 Blue Lake

August 3 Ebbetts Pass hike, Sierras

November 8 Mt. Persis

September 4 Ives Peak

December 13 Leavenworth cross-country ski

September 5 Old Snowy

2005 July 3 West Cady Ridge August 12 Evergreen Mountain

2006 March 4 Maalaea lookout, Maui May 13 Skyview lookout June 25 Hubbard Grove

July 2 Mt. Sawyer July 10 Winchester Mountain September 18 Steamboat Rock

100

October 14 Sibley Pass

UTAH: May 17-June 9 May 19 Kanarra Creek Canyon

June 2 Lower Antelope slot canyon

November 15 Cañon la Trinidad, Baja

May 20 The Subway

June 3 Red Canyon

November 18 Mesa hike, Baja

May 22 Zion Narrows

June 5 Box Elder Peak

2007 February 23 Makamakaole Stream, Maui March 3 Kalalau Overlook trail, Kauai March 29 Heybrook fire lookout April 11 Lake Serene April 19 Lake 22

May 24 Angel’s Landing May 25 ‘Our Hill’ May 26 Lick Wash May 27 Willis Narrows May 28 Peek-A-Boo loop trail May 29 Wire Pass May 30 Paw Hole hike June 1 Lower Antelope lake canyon

October 28 Mt. Pilchuck

2008 January 14 Cerro Capida, Baja January 16-18 Kuyimá whalewatching camp, Baja January 21 Cataviña, Baja April Heybrook lookout , 5 times in April

April 21 Bridalveil Falls

September 14 Poopenaut Valley, Yosemite

April 27 Lake Serene

September 17 Tuolumne Meadows pools, Yosemite

May 1 Wallace Falls July 1 Greider Lake July 23 Gothic Basin

October 20 Eagle Lake December 13 Picacho Peak, Tucson

2009

July 24 Robe Valley Trail

June 3 Hubbard Heybrook trail

July 28 Mt. Persis

June 17 Skyview Lookout

August 18 Maple Pass

June 28 Index forest

August 27 Bridalveil Falls

2010 April 4 Skyko hike, Index

October 19 Blue Lake trail

2011

May 13 Heybrook fire lookout

February 17 Engagement Pond, Maui

May 16 Upper Bridalveil Falls

February 22 Lahaina Pali trail, Maui

July 16 Upper Town Wall

March 1 Honolua Ridge, Maui

August 8 Heybrook fire lookout

March 3 Waihee Ridge, Maui

August 24 Melakwa Lake / Kaleetan Peak

UTAH: May 11-June 2 May 14 Chimney Rock trail

September Chasm Lake, Colorado October 13 Mt. Pilchuck

May 16 Jailhouse Rock May 17 Cohab Canyon/ Hickman Bridge

101

May 20 Upper Calf Creek Falls May 21 Phipps Arch May 26 Bighorn Canyon May 29 Fish Creek trail

2012 March 1 Cross on ridge above Wailuku, Maui May 7 Heybrook fire lookout July 8 Upper Town Wall July 16 Beckler Peak July 19 Evergreen Mountain

102

July 26 Mt. Pilchuck July 31 Skyview lookout August 1 Eagle Lake September 6-16 Camper trip to Glacier National Park September 6 Trail of the Cedars September 7 Highline Trail September 9 St. Mary Falls / Virginia Falls

September 11 Apikuni Falls September 11 Redrock Lake September 12 Grinnell Glacier

September 14 Iceberg Lake September 15 Oberlin Peak

2013 June 13 Barclay Lake July 5 Evergreen Mountain July 31 Lake Dorothy August 6 Lake 22 August 17 Crater Lake

2014 April 22 Heybrook Lookout

April 23 Heybrook Lookout April 24 Heybrook Lookout UTAH: May 19-June 6 May 21 Eye of the Whale arch May 22 Corona Arch May 24 Behind the Rocks May 25 Bullseye and Ballroom ruins May 26 Hovenweep trail May 27 Procession panel petroglyphs May 30 White Canyon May 31 Rock Canyon June 1 Grand Wash

June 3 Headquarters Canyon

September 20 Lichtenwasser Lake

November 10 Silver Peak

July 26 Sauk Mountain

June 18 Pools on Lake Dorothy trail

September 26 Lichtenwasser Lake

December 31 New Heybrook Ridge trail

August 9 Winchester Mountain

July 8 Summit Lake

2016

2017

March 18 Source Lake

August 17 Mt. McCausland

February 20 Makawao Forest Reserve, Maui

October 1 New Heybrook Ridge trail

July 7 Mount Battie, Maine

October 16 Cutthroat Pass

June 21 Mount Erie

October 27 Trout Lake

June 24 Sauk Mountain

2018

July 25 Mt. Pilchuck August 18 Ptarmigan Ridge

2015

April 6 Lake Dorothy trail August 31 Skyline Divide

April 12 Pools on Lake Dorothy trail

September 20 Heliotrope Ridge

May 7 Harry’s Ridge

September 25 New Heybrook Ridge trail

June 7 to June 11 Teanaway in camper, Bean Basin backpack

October 21 Koppen Mountain

July 7 Mt. Sawyer July 18 Green Mountain

January 1 New Heybrook Ridge trail January 13 Rock Trail, Bellingham

103

March 4 Pohakapao trail, Maui

September 28 Artist Point

March 9 Kapalua shoreside trail, Maui

September 29 Lake Ann

July 16 Upper Town Wall

2019

July 17 Upper Wallace Falls August 3 Koppen Mountain August 10 Lake Valhalla August 31 Sunrise, Mt. Rainier September 18 Park Butte September 27 Nooksack River Trail

January 24 Nason Ridge July 11 Deception Creek trail July 13 Heybrook Ridge July 19 Deception Creek trail July 24 Lake Dorothy trail August 1 Frenchman Coulee

August 2 Red Top lookout 104

Yellow Submarine Press Index, Washington 2019

Don Graydon Jonelle Kemmerling

105

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