This is a gorgeous trail that dips in and out between incredible views of Mt Hood from across the Hood River Valley. On a clear day, you can also catch views of the Washington state volcanoes (Rainier, St Helens and Adams). Depending on the season, there are likely to be fabulous wildflowers or golden larches. You'll marvel at how few other people you're sharing those views with, though the few folks you will see are probably mountain bikers.

Identified in Beckey’s Cascade Alpine Guide Vol. 3 as the highest peak in the Methow Mountains, and one of the two highest summits in the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, gentle giant Oval Peak (8795') stands at No. 28 on the Bulger’s List of Washington’s highest peaks. Oval offers its climbers a challenging, non-technical ascent and rewards them with spectacular views south to the Sawtooth Mountains, north to the Gardners and Washington Pass peaks and west across Lake Chelan to the Chelan Mountains.

A singular Northeast adventure!  Where else can you traverse an 18 mile mountain ridge line, whose rugged terrain and summit vistas rival any others in the region, and then paddle back to the start?  Add to that, the fact the majority of the loop coincides with both the Appalachian Trail and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and it surely makes for one of the most iconic single day adventures New England has to offer.  While working along the roots and rocks of Bigelow ridge, you catch views of the impossibly long Flagstaff Lake and try not to think about the paddle ahead.

The Twin Sisters Traverse is a classic scrambling route in NW Washington. It includes great running and scrambling, and travels across to the more remote east side of the range to cross the Sisters glacier. The scenery and terrain is beautiful. The rock is mostly olivine, one of the few places where significant amounts of it are above the Earth's crust, and it's very sticky and easy to climb on.