Januray 16, 2026 -- Chilliwack Stats: 11.3 km / 920m gain / 1592m high / 5:15 hours MT What a gorgeous day! Can't believe I've never done this one before. And so close to home. It is an eastern neighbor to Thurston and then Elk Mountains. The best views of the three to be had are on this one. David Graham was our guide, while I coordinated the group. Him and Kyle were quite familiar with this route. There are several ways to approach Mt. Mercer. We hiked/snowshoed in from th

December 11-17, 2025 -- final Part 3 In this last week of our 3-week southern South America trip, we boarded seven different flights, were in three different countries and stayed in three different locations, leaving Patagonia after spending nine days hiking in the southern Andes Mountain Range. Dec. 11 - After taking the bus from El chalten to El Calafate, we boarded the plane to Beunos Aires 19:25-22:25. We wittnessed a spectacular light show as we flew above and very close

January 8, 2025 -- Mission Sats: 8 km / 564m gain / 3 hours MT We were supposed to go with the club to China Ridge in Princeton this day. But the day before I was thinking how we'd be driving at least 4 hours in winter conditions, and then hiking on a cloudy day that would have limited views. When Brigitte emailed the day before, I found out that all four of us were on the same page. So we decided to do a local hike instead. It was a fun day! Sheri is very familiar with this