Sperry Glacier

5/10-11 & 24-25/2015 – Well, I just realized that I lost track of time and photos (as often happens) and hadn’t posted these photos from a couple of wonderful trips up to the Sperry Glacier last spring…  I got the awesome opportunity to volunteer up on Sperry Glacier in Glacier National Park for the USGS doing […]

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Another Traverse

3/29/15 – Well, another birthday came around and Grete invited me to join her (and our buddy Justin) on another ski traverse.  This isn’t the first time she’s asked me to walk pretty far in ski boots… Our relationship got its first glimmer while wandering for 14 hours during the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse a […]

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The Forgotten Season

December 2012 to April 2013 – My second winter out in the Wasatch I skied alot.  I was fortunate to meet a new (and always available) friend and touring partner – Jesse Dudley – who was just as stoked to get out and after the mountains! The season also offered the most snow of my three […]

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Spring in Washington

Late April through early May – After the season had wrapped up in Utah, Grete and I headed to visit my folks in Seattle and to start work on our new summer home… A 1973 Airstream Argosy 24′.  The project was all-consuming for roughly three weeks but we occasionally got out for quick hikes and brief […]

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Mt. Adams

5/13 to 5/14/2014 – After a couple weeks of day-in and day-out work on the trailer, Grete and I were hitting a breaking point… We were craving adventure, the fresh mountain air, and getting away from our monster project born in 1973.  We had been shut down a week earlier on an attempt at the […]

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Skiing in the Hood

4/29/12 – After a solid week of schralping around the Cascades, Jonny and I set our sights at Mt. Hood to cap off the trip.  Although it’s dwarved by many of the Cascade volcanoes, the mighty Wyeast held a special spot in Jonny’s heart after skiing on her lower flanks all season long; slowly learning […]

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Enchanted Lights

4/24/12 to 4/27/12 – Words by Jonny Cromwell, Photos by Yours Truely It was a muted grey Tuesday morning in central Washington. Clouds spilling over from Stevens Pass speckled the hazy blue sky, alternately hiding and revealing the late April sun. It was actually pretty warm out too; one of those surprisingly nice days during […]

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