Places
A log of where I've been
A catalogue of my top five places, my mountain summit record, and also a reference for where I've spent time (at least a night).
Running top five places in the world
- Summit of Grand Teton, Grand Teton National Park
- Lake Moraine, Banff National Park
- Pleasant Creek, Capitol Reef National Park
- Little Wild Horse Loop, San Rafael Swell
- Nærøyfjord, Norway
Summit Record
I started mountaineering in earnest in 2022. Tracking my progress here.
- Taylor Mountain (10,342ft) via skin track from Coal Creek, March 2024 (x2), April 2024
- Mt. Glory (10,037 ft) via bootpack from Teton Pass lot, Caribou-Targhee National Forest WY, December 2023, March 2024 (x2)
- Mt. Shuksan (9,131 ft) via Sulphide Glacier, Washington, September 2023
- Mt. Baker (10,786 ft) via Easton Glacier, Washington, August 2023
- Mt. Shasta (14,180 ft) via Hotlum/Bolam Ridge route, California, June 2023
- Mt. Rainier (14,411 ft) via Ingraham Direct route, Washington, June 2023
- Mt. Superior (11,045 ft) via Cardiff Pass, Utah, August 2022
- Grand Teton (13,775 ft) via Pownall-Gilkey route, July 2022
- Mt. Sneffels (14,157 ft), Colorado, September 2020
- Handies Peak (14,058 ft), Colorado, September 2020
- Lone Peak (11,253 ft), Utah, July 2020
- King's Peak (13,528 ft), Utah, July 2015
Place log
2024
- Bozeman, MT (Ice climbing in Hyalite: Genesis 1, The Hangover--2 pitches, The Dribbles--all 4 pitches, all while temps 0 to -30F) - January
- Salt Lake City, UT - January
- Victor, ID - January/February
- Salt Lake City, UT - February
- Victor, ID - February/March/April
2023
- Fisher Valley, UT (camped on the way to Kokopelli Trail, connected to Onion Creek)
- Castle Valley, UT
- Alaska Basin, WY
- Seattle, WA
- Burlington, WA
- Anacortes, WA
- Cannon Beach, OR
- Portland, OR
- Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie Wilderness, WA
- Austin, TX
- Deming/Glacier, WA
- Mt. Shasta Wilderness, CA
- Denver, CO
- Ashford, WA
- Bend, OR
- Chicago, IL
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Henry's Fork, ID
- Victor, ID
- Jackson, WY (many times)
- Grand Teton National Park (many times)
2022
- San Francisco, CA
- Vancouver, Canada
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Bozeman, MT
- La Verkin, UT (includes Zion National Park, and a lot of the surrounding area/roads)
- Coyote Gulch, UT
- Tucson, AZ
- Bisbee, AZ
- San Diego, CA
- Alameda, CA
- Driggs, ID
- La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- Point Reyes, California
- Petaluma, California
- Santa Fe, New Mexico (Meow Wolf is a must-see)
- Austin, Texas
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Dallas, Texas
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
Full list of notable places I've visited prior to tracking deliberately
Sometimes cities, sometimes landmarks, sometimes neighborhoods. There's a lot of Europe here since I grew up an Air Force brat in England. Incomplete/work in progress.
Tracking pre-2022
- View of Mount Assiniboine from "The Nublet," Banff National Park
- Lake Louise, Banff National Park
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Lake Myvaten, Iceland
- Paris, France
- Val Thorens, France
- Verbier, Switzerland
- Regent's Park, London (studied abroad at Regent's College in 2013)
- Chamonix, France
- Rheinfells Castle, Germany (specifically the subterranean passages there. Really cool memories from childhood)
- Rome, Italy
- Pisa, Italy
- Venice, Italy
- Cinque Terre (all five towns), Italy
- French Quarter, New Orleans
- Tunisia (I don't remember where I went since I was a kid)
- Malta
- Woodditton, England (where I grew up partially)
- Lares, Peru
- Urubamba, Peru
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- The Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Lake Powell, Utah/Arizona
- Yosemite National Park, California
- Kenai River, Alaska
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Titan II Missile Museum in Pima, Arizona
- Bisbee, Arizona
- Kittyhawk, North Carolina