Friday Harbor to Sucia Island and back. 40mi paddling. Marine state parks. June.
Whiskey Bend TH to Olympic Hot Springs. 13 miles. July. No permit needed.
LeConte Canyon to Mt. Whitney. 110 miles, 7 days. Permit required. Late July.
Echo Lake to Lake Aloha. 2 nights. August. Permit required (quota-controlled).
Muir Woods TH to Steep Ravine to Coast Camp. 12 miles. October coastal fog expected.
Mattole TH to Black Sands Beach. 25 miles. Permit required. May.
Shiratani Unsuikyo to summit and back. Ancient cedar forest. Permit required for summit area. May.
Historic post road, inn-to-inn. 50km. October foliage season. No camping.
String Lake TH to Granite Canyon. 35 miles, 10,000ft gain. Permit via recreation.gov. August.
Escalante TH to Coyote Gulch junction. 40 miles walk/float. October low-water season.
Borrego Palm Canyon to Hellhole Palms and Alcoholic Pass. 30 miles. March.
Hidden Valley campground. Car camping. 3 bouldering areas. November.
Mt. Rainier circumnavigation. 93 miles, ~22,000ft gain. Permit via lottery.
Steens Mountain to Alvord playa. Car-accessible but remote. June.
10-day archery elk hunt, wilderness area. Pack-in 6 miles to camp.
Pushing base weight under 10 lbs for a 3-day trip. Every gram counts.
Needles District loop, 4 nights. Water carry up to 15 miles between sources.
3-hut traverse, 4 days, all gear must fit in a 40L pack.
Rawlins to South Pass City, 200 miles. Mostly off-trail cross-country. No resupply for 130 miles.
104 miles, entirely off-trail. Elkhart Park to Big Sandy Lodge. Class 3 scrambling. 7 days.
Two-day glacier approach and summit via North Ridge. Crevasse hazard. Team of 3 with guides.
25 miles, 3 days. Impassable headlands at high tide — requires tide timing. Bears everywhere.
Tre Cime di Lavaredo area. Mix of D and D/MD routes. Hut-to-hut. 5 days.
Royal Arches (5.10c), Nutcracker (5.8), Middle Cathedral (5.9). 4-day trip, camping at Camp 4.