My Never-Ending List

Unlike my never-ending list of things that need to be done around the house, this list is much more fun to work on… but no matter how much I do, “the work” never seems to shrink.  It only tends to grow.

ALASKA

ARIZONA

  • Grand Canyon river raft from Lees Ferry to Pierce Ferry: map
  • ✔ Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim
    • Nov 2016 – South Kaibab to North Kaibab: map
    • Sep 2018 – North Kaibab to Bright Angel: map
    • Nov 2021 – South Kaibab to North Kaibab (repeat of 2016): trip report
    • May 2022 – North Kaibab to Bright Angel: leg 1 trip report
    • May 2022 – Bright Angel to North Kaibab: leg 2 trip report
    • Oct 2024 – South Kaibab to North Kaibab (repeat of 2016)
  • Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim via Bass Canyon: plan
  • Grand Canyon Rim-to-River via South Kaibab down, Bright Angel up
  • ✔ Havasupai: 2017, 2019, trip summary, map
  • ✔ Humphrey’s Peak (state highpoint @ 12,633′): 2020, trip report, map
  • Nankoweap Trail
  • Paria Canyon from Wire Pass to Lees Ferry
  • Tonto Trail
  • The Wave
  • White Pocket

CALIFORNIA

  • Half Dome
  • Mt. Baldy
  • ✔ Mt. Shasta: 2023, trip report
  • ✔ Mt. Whitney (state highpoint @ 14,505′): 2019, 2021, trip report
  • Cactus to Clouds

COLORADO

  • ✔ Grays Peak: 2018
  • ✔ Long’s Peak: 2021
  • ✔ Manitou Incline: 2019, map
  • ✔ Mt. Elbert (state highpoint @ 14,439′): 2021, trip report
  • ✔ Pike’s Peak from the Barr Trail: 2019, plan
  • ✔ Torreys Peak from the Kelso Ridge: 2022
  • all 14ers

IDAHO

  • ✔ Borah Peak (state highpoint @ 12,667′): 2014, 2019, 2020, 2023: trip report, map
  • Leatherman Peak (2nd tallest @ 12,228′)

MONTANA

  • ✔ Granite Peak (state highpoint @ 12,799′): 2020, trip report

NEVADA

NEW MEXICO

  • ✔ Wheeler Peak (state highpoint @ 13,163′): 2021, trip report

OREGON

UTAH

  • ✔ Ben Lomand: 2017, 2018
  • ✔ Box Elder Peak: 2018
  • ✔ Buckskin Gulch: 2016, map
  • Calf Creek Falls
    • Upper
    • ✔ Lower: 2020
  • Cosmic Ashtray
  • ✔ Coyote Gulch via Crack in the Wall: 2016(2)
  • Coyote Gulch via Hurricane Wash
  • ✔ Deseret Peak (county highpoint): 2016, 2020(2), trip report, map
  • Escalante River hike from Hwy 12 bridge back into town
  • Escalante River float from Hwy 12 to Lake Powell: plan
  • ✔ Grandview Peak: 2018
  • ✔ Hayden Peak: 2016
  • Highline Trail from Chepeta? to Mirror Lake Highway
  • ✔ Ibapah Peak
  • ✔ Kings Peak (state highpoint @ 13,527′): 2017, 2020, 2022, map
  • ✔ South Kings Peak (2nd tallest @ 13,512′): 2017, 2020, trip report, map
  • ✔ Gilbert Peak (3rd tallest @ 13,442′): 2017, 2020, trip report
  • ✔ Lone Peak: 2016, 2017, 2021: map
  • ✔ Mt. Nebo: 2016, 2020, 2022
  • ✔ Mt. Raymond: 2018
  • ✔ Mt. Superior / Monte Cristo: 2018
  • ✔ Notch Peak (West Desert): 2017, 2020, trip report, map
  • ✔ Orderville Canyon: 2015, map
  • Ostler Peak
  • ✔ Peek-a-boo / Spooky slots: 2016, 2020
  • ✔ Pfiefferhorn: 2018,2022 map
  • Red Castle
  • Reflection Canyon
  • ✔ Rocky Mouth Canyon Peak: 2018, map
  • Salt Creek (Canyonlands)
  • ✔ Subway (top down): 2014, map
  • ✔ Sundial Peak: 2018, map
  • ✔ Thurston Peak (county highpoint): 2018, map
  • ✔ Unnamed peak 10,033 above Lake Blanche: 2018, map
  • ✔ Unnamed peak west of Pfeifferhorn (UPWOP): 2019, 2022 map
  • ✔ Zion / Angel’s Landing: 2014, 2015, 2016, map
  • ✔ Zion / Narrows (top down): 2015, 2020, map
  • Zion / Observation Point: plan
  • Zion / Traverse: plan
  • ✔ Zion / West Rim Trail: 2019, trip report, map

WASHINGTON

  • ✔ Mt. Rainier (state highpoint @ 14,411′): trip report, map
  • Mt. Rainier (Emmons Glacier route)
  • ✔ Mt. Baker (Coleman Glacier route): trip report, map
  • Mt. Baker (Easton Glacier route)
  • Mt. Adams
  • ✔ Mt. St. Helens: trip report, map
  • Glacier Peak
  • West Coast Trail
  • Wonderland Trail: plan
  • Loowit Trail

WYOMING

  • Cirque of the Towers (Wind Rivers)
  • ✔ Gannet Peak (state highpoint @ 13,804′): 2022, trip report
  • ✔ Table Mountain: 2021, trip report
  • ✔ Titcomb Basin (Wind Rivers): 2022, trip report
  • Teton Crest Trail

INTERNATIONAL

  • Africa: Mt Kilimanjaro (country highpoint @ 19,341′): plan
  • Argentina: Aconcagua (country highpoint @ 22,837′)
  • Australia: Mt Kosciuszko (country highpoint @ 7,310′)
  • China: Great Wall
  • China: Mt Huashan
  • ✔ Costa Rica: Cerro Chirripo (country highpoint @ 12,533′): 2019, map
  • ✔ Mexico: Pico de Orizaba (country highpoint @ 18,491′): 2023, trip report, map
  • ✔ Mexico: Iztaccihuatl (17,126′); 2024, trip report, map
  • Nepal: Annapurna Base Camp trek
  • Nepal: Everest Base Camp trek: plan, map
  • Nepal: Island Peak @ 20,305′
  • Peru: Machu Pichu: plan
  • Turkey: Mt Ararat (country highpoint @ 16,854′): plan

Tepezquintle, one of the Blue Falls of Costa Rica

#tepezquintle #bluefalls #waterfall #costarica

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Tepezquintle, one of the Blue Falls of Costa Rica #tepezquintle #bluefalls #waterfall #costarica

Catarata del Toro plunges down some 300 feet into an old volcanic crater.

#cataratadeltoro #waterfall #costarica #junglelife

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Catarata del Toro plunges down some 300 feet into an old volcanic crater. #cataratadeltoro #waterfall #costarica #junglelife

Despite the weekend`s winter weather advisory, it turned out to be a blue bird day for our rim to rim hike. We couldn`t have asked for better timing with a snowstorm the night before and again as soon as we reached the North rim. Always an epic hike!

#grandcanyon #grandcanyonhike #grandcanyonhiking #grandcanyonrimtorim #rimtorim #rim2rim #southrim #southkaibabtrail #southtonorth #northrim #northkaibabtrail #bluebirdday #epichike

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Despite the weekend's winter weather advisory, it turned out to be a blue bird day for our rim to rim hike. We couldn't have asked for better timing with a snowstorm the night before and again as soon as we reached the North rim. Always an epic hike! #grandcanyon #grandcanyonhike #grandcanyonhiking #grandcanyonrimtorim #rimtorim #rim2rim #southrim #southkaibabtrail #southtonorth #northrim #northkaibabtrail #bluebirdday #epichike

The weather outside is frightful... well, unless you`re up for an adventurous hike across the Grand Canyon! Let it snow, let it snow, LET IT SNOW!!!

#grandcanyon #grandcanyonhike #rimtorim #rim2rim #letitsnow #maswiklodge #southrim #southrimgrandcanyon

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The weather outside is frightful... well, unless you're up for an adventurous hike across the Grand Canyon! Let it snow, let it snow, LET IT SNOW!!! #grandcanyon #grandcanyonhike #rimtorim #rim2rim #letitsnow #maswiklodge #southrim #southrimgrandcanyon

It was definitely a weekend of wildlife. Here`s a family of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hangin` out in Rock Canyon.

#rockymountainbighornsheep #rockymountainbighorn #bighornsheep #utahwildlife #wildlife #rockycliff #rockcanyon #hikeutah #hikethewasatch #fallhiking

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It was definitely a weekend of wildlife. Here's a family of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hangin' out in Rock Canyon. #rockymountainbighornsheep #rockymountainbighorn #bighornsheep #utahwildlife #wildlife #rockycliff #rockcanyon #hikeutah #hikethewasatch #fallhiking

These two... playin` peek-a-boo. I see you!
Lucky for them, I`m a hiker and not a hunter.

#peekaboo #iseeyou #utahwildlife #wildlife #muleydeer #muley #deer #imahiker #notahunter #safewithme #runalongnow

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These two... playin' peek-a-boo. I see you! Lucky for them, I'm a hiker and not a hunter. #peekaboo #iseeyou #utahwildlife #wildlife #muleydeer #muley #deer #imahiker #notahunter #safewithme #runalongnow