Lists

My list of my lists

US Highpoints bucketlist

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List of US State Highpoints that I have yet to complete. As of February 2025, I have completed 38. For a list of the US State Highpoints I’ve already completed, go here: US State Highpoints Number Elevation(feet) Peak State R/T distance(miles) Elevation Gain(feet) Notes Rank of these 1=hardest 1 14,505 Mt. Whitney CA 22 6148 … Read more

Personal Geographic Extremes List

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Ka Lae (South Point) Hawaii 18.910670, -155.680732

This is my ongoing list of Geographic “Extremes” from my life. Here’s a map of all of them (click on the map to go to Google Maps) North – 66.56 degrees South: 18.91 degrees East: -16.85 degrees West: -158.28 degrees High: 14,460 feet ASL Deep: – 1586 feet below the entrance

Best Food Ever!

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This is a list of my favorites – sometimes you discover something that sticks with you basically forever. Here’s my list: Best Strawberry Ice Cream in Puget Sound Best Brisket Sandwich Tank House, Sacramento, CA Best Pulled Pork Sandwich Pomegranate Bistro, Bellevue, WA Honorable Mention: Breakside Brewing, Woodlawn neighborhood, Portland, OR Best French Dip au … Read more

Seattle-area Ski Areas

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Thiokol snow cat at Badger Mountain Ski Area

Time and Distance Chart to ski areas in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Canada from Lake City, Seattle 98125. Time (hh:mm)from Seattle Distance (miles) from Seattle Ski Area Name State/Prov. 1:09 61 Summit at Snoqulamie / Alpental WA 1:30 71 Stevens Pass WA 1:58 118 Blewett Pass / Tronsen Meadows WA 1:59 91 Crystal Mountain … Read more

Bitterroot Trailheads

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My list of Bitterroot Trailheads Name Elevation(feet) Latitude Longitude Notes St Mary’s Peak Trailhead 6,850′ 46.50034 N 114.20248 W SKIburban and Jamie Baker Lake Trailhead 6,817′ 45.89525 N 114.23974 W For North Trapper Peak *Rhodes Peak Trailhead 6,715′ 46.63884 N 114.86141 W *Glen Lake Trailhead 6,650′ 46.43578 N 114.25153 W *Nez Perce Pass Trailhead 6,589′ … Read more

Highway Pass elevation list

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Selected US Mountain West pass and road elevations I’ve driven, including personal automobile highpoints and whimsy. Automobile highpoints Elevation (ft) Name State Road Trail / Notes 14,130 Mount Evans summit parking CO CO 5 Highest paved road in North America / COJamie’s highpoint 2005? 14,111 Pikes Peak summit parking CO FR 334 (Pikes Peak Highway) … Read more

Outdoor Equipment and Apparel Manufacturers

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Chronological List of Outdoor and Equipment Manufacturers Year founded / Name / Location 1862 Mammut – Switzerland – acquired by Raichle in 2003, then re-branded Mammut footwear in 2009. 1877 Helly Hansen – Norway 1920 Eddie Bauer – Seattle – patented first quilted down jacket – 1st American to summit Everest, Jim Whittaker sponsored by … Read more