Oronaut

As long as I was in the Cascades, I DID want to climb a volcano. Rainier, Hood, Shasta… all of them are difficult and I was sketched to try them alone. But while I was in Issaquah with Chris he told me about Mount Adams. It’s an impressive volcano in the classic prominent style of [...]

Tags: Cascades, Mount Adams, summer skiing, Washington
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My next stop after Seattle was the Cascade Mountains. I was really excited to check out the towering volcanoes and huge trees, so different from the Rockies. Rainier is the King volcano so I had to check it out up close. Some day I will climb it in my quest for the High Points (and [...]

Tags: Cascades, Paradise, Rainier, Rainier National Park, Washington
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