Just a few rando thoughts about what to do in 2023:
Vacations:
- February: Montana ski and hot springs trip! 9 days
- April/May?? Missouri – friends, family, floats and fun! 9 days
- July – Beach – body surfing Oregon (?)
- July – Scapegoat 2 weeks
- Alaska?
- NSS Convention?
- Backpack Highpoint (WY/UT/NV/CA/AZ)
Backcountry Skiing:
- January – April – Blewett Pass / Diamond Head / Windy Knob / Tronsen Meadows
- March – Mt. St. Helens
- April/May – Diamond Peak, Oregon
- May – Washington Pass
- May/June – Bitterroot peak (Trapper, St. Mary, or Lolo)
- May/June – Mt. Adams
- Koma Kulshan?
Frontcountry Skiing:
- Willamette Pass (OR)
- Hoodoo (OR)
- Meadows (OR)
- Lost Trail (MT)
- Bluewood (WA) ?
- 49 Degrees North (WA) ?
- Alyeska (AK) ?
- Revelstoke (BC) ?
Backpacking:
- East side peak near Lake Chelan?
- Prep for Scapegoat trips!
Flying:
- Airplane Camping: Stuart Island, side trip to Roche Harbor
Caving:
- April/May? – Missouri –
Hunter’s?Jam-Up Cave - July – Scapegoat – Finish Green Fork mop-up
- August – Vancouver Island??
- September – Windy Creek Cave?
- October/November – Dynamited?
Highpointing
- 14 US Highpoints to go! Here’s some potential pairings:
- MN and MI from Duluth
- AR and LA from Springfield or?
- NY and ME in 2024 for the eclipse!
- IL and MO repeat?
- NV from Reno, Vegas, or Sacremento (combine with Yosemite / Half Dome?)
- AZ from Flagstaff, Phoenix, or Vegas
- UT, MT, CA, WY – drive there (?)
Hot Springs:
- Goldmyer
- Olympic
- Montana / Idaho trip:
- Quinn’s Hot Springs resort?
- Weir Creek? (day use only)
- Stanley?
- Sharkey?
- Gold Bug?
- Jackson Hot Springs
- Elkhorn Hot Springs?