A climb to the top of Buckhorn Mountain with views of Mt. Constance and the other Olympic Moutnains in the background (June 2012).... We expected cloudy and wet conditions... It is a good thing we still chose to go!

We hiked over the scree field below the east summit of Mt. Daniel on our way to the true summit.

My best friend, John-Mark came out to visit Rachel and I, so we took him on a little adventure in the North Cascades. From the lookout at the top, you could peer into Canada.

As we trekked from Kagbeni to Jomsom, we hiked along a riverbed that is know for both extremely high winds and fossils in the river rocks you trekked on. We didn't find any fossils, but we did find the wind! It was probably close to 25-30mph here.

Peering out of my tent from my campsite at Camp Muir... I didn't make it to the top that time, but I came away with a great pic! WORTH IT!

Approaching the summit of Mt. St. Helens in the summer.

On our way up to Thorung Phedi, we looked back at the trail we just trekked and saw these enormous mountains looming over us... So beautiful!

A new acquaintance, Jared, was flying his small speed wing in 20+mph winds along the ridge at the park. Most people couldn't even kite their wing, but this guy was able to get some airtime after a little determination.

Gothic Peak. I loved seeing how the ground seemed to curve and undulate

The Big Four Ice Caves ... We weren't supposed to go inside because these things fall & kill people... I love the shot, but I probably should not have gone in there

The fall colors came early in 2015. All of the flora around our feet seemed to light up with color.

A glacier landing on Ruth Glacier of Denali... This is a mountain on my bucket list. One day I will climb it!

I had just landed after my own flight, and had enough time to hop into my car and watch this tandem pair land next to the Columbia River Gorge. It doesn't look cold, but this was a very chilly November flight at the Cliffside site. You can see Mt. Hood in the background.

Alaskan Sunset - Ninilchik, AK

Flying over some of the smaller peaks on Denali. It was neat to be flying over such immense glaicers

Gabe, Jenica, and I built a 3 person snow cave near stevens pass. I remember feeling quite accomplished. We even had ventilation for the roof, and drainage along the edges of the floor

My best friend, John-Mark looking out into the morning dunes of death valley. I remember that this was the first time I had experienced truly dry heat. No humidity here.

This is a picture of the Sahale Arm in the North Cascade mountains. I took this after attempting to summit the mountain, but ended up turning around at the last moment due to my lack of confidence in climbing the last portion... A good call. I remember thinking "I'll be back to climb you!"

On our way up to Tilicho lake, we had to trek through a steep scree field that was constantly eroding away. This area is know for crazy rock-fall that is quite dangerous. You had to stay alert at all times.

This was an end-of-summer backpacking trip that took a surprising turn when we woke up to 4 inches of snow everywhere. I loved how still, blue, and clear the water looked.

Jason as he almost gets to a kneeling position - Everything but his head and torso is moving... cool

A beautiful winter camping trips in the north cascades. I remember thinking, "I need to bring my paragliding wing back here!" Mt. Baker in the Background
- Jan 2014

I took this after rappelling off of the peak of Sahale. It was a good feeling. I remembered not being able to summit this mountain on my first attempt, and felt very accomplished this time

Headed up Sahale Peak in the North Cascades with the Mountaineers - 2013

Just after summiting Mt. Baker, we descended down to see the crater which smelled strongly of sulphur!!! The Crater was just to the left of these climbers.

A pic of a new single-wall tent that I was excited about. Very light, spacious, but it got damp from condensation on the inside.

After spending a night at the top of Winchester peak, we headed back down. I was excited to try and catch some trout with my fly rod

Sometimes you just need to relax. I had to save my energy before the summit push the next morning

My friend Brynn and I headed up to Hidden lake lookout. It was awesome to see the clouds roll in under our feet.

This was a trip with the Mountaineers... We were following the final ridge after we had ascended the Quien Sabe Glacier

We went on a little hike in the North Cascades to celebrate my buddy Joel's birthday

We enjoyed the scenery as we hiked from Shrekharka to Yakharka. It was neat to be trekking in very dry & dusty conditions but also to see the snowy & glaciated tops of the himalaya popping out above us.

Mountaineers trip - summer 2013 - Sahale peak... I remember thinking, "So THIS is what Mountaineering is about!" :-)

Looking west as we are preparing for an early sleep, so that we could wake up at 2am to start the final ascent

These girls are indomitable! Sometimes it's hard to keep up with them. But I was lucky enough to catch this pic when I snuck in front of them for a bit

In our favorite nepali village (Geyru), there were many prayer flags used to bless the surrounding countryside... They are block printed with prayers and each of the colors represent the five elements (Blue = Sky, White = Wind, Red = Fire, Green = Water, Yellow= Earth)... They are always displayed in a specific order.

My favorite part of this photo? A pink rope... I can't tell you how TIRED I was when I took this photo... Muscles ACHING!

Rachel took a breather before continuing up the trail to Winchester lookout

I popped my head out of the tent at 5:30am surprised to find our tent under 4 inches of snow. I had to pull my camera out and snap a pic

As we trekked higher in the himalaya, we trekked through a village called Upper Pisang on our way to a Buddhist monastery... I loved seeing the big mountains all around us