https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/blogs.html Trip reports from hiking, skiing, mountaineering, and biking across the Cascades, Rockies, and beyond. en-us Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:48:36 +0000 https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/hiddenlake.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/hiddenlake.html Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 An 8-mile round trip in Washington’s North Cascades, climbing 3,300 feet through forest and wildflower meadows to the historic Hidden Lake fire lookout. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/parkbutte.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/parkbutte.html Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 A 7.5-mile round-trip hike in Washington’s Mount Baker area, climbing about 2,200 feet through forest, meadows, and boulder fields to a historic fire lookout. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/sahale.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/sahale.html Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 A demanding 12-mile round trip from Cascade Pass to Sahale Glacier Camp in the North Cascades, climbing 4,000 feet past turquoise Doubtful Lake. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/muir.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/muir.html Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Hiking to Camp Muir, the rugged base camp at 10,188 feet on Mount Rainier, climbing through snowfields and shifting clouds. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/sunrise.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/sunrise.html Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Riding Sunrise Road in Mount Rainier National Park car-free, a 28-mile round trip with 3,083 feet of climbing. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/christmas.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/christmas.html Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 A Christmas ski trip to Utah with early-season powder at Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, and Snowbasin. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/montana.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/montana.html Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 A tribute to a 69-day ski season based in Bozeman, Montana, from the ridge at Bridger to a May ski tour at Beehive Basin. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/colorado.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/colorado.html Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 A first ski trip to Colorado, exploring Vail, Breckenridge, and Keystone, where the Bergman lift leads to a 12,000-foot peak. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/maroon.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/maroon.html Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Exploring the Maroon Bells above Maroon Creek Valley near Aspen, Colorado, along with the Crater Lake Trail and the John Denver Sanctuary. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/glacier.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/glacier.html Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 A 23.22-mile ride with 1,827 feet of climbing on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, while the upper road was still closed to cars. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/teton.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/teton.html Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Riding the paved bike trail in Grand Teton National Park, which runs from Jenny Lake to Jackson, Wyoming, separated from the park road. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/utah.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/utah.html Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Skiing Snowbird, Alta, Deer Valley, Park City, and Powder Mountain in Utah, including a first snowcat ride off Lightning Ridge. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/wheeler.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/wheeler.html Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Camping at the 10,000-foot trailhead and climbing Wheeler Peak, crossing a scree field and scrambling the final steep stretch to a 13er summit. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/hood.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/hood.html Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Hiking toward Illumination Rock, camping overnight, and skiing Timberline Lodge in late June on Mount Hood, Oregon. https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/southsister.html https://brucehrwang.com/blogs/southsister.html Sun, 20 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Scouting the snow-covered South Sister Summit Trail in June, climbing Lewis Glacier with an ice axe, and turning around at the false summit.