joelgrant.bsky.social

joelgrant.bsky.social

@joelgrant.bsky.social

Old man in the PNW but still hiking. No chat/DMs pls

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Here is a PSA WTA trip report. Heads up! @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgWashington Pass Overlook, Lake Ann (Rainy Pass), Heather - Maple Pass Loop, Wing Lake, Blue Lake, Cutthroat Lake, Cutthroat Pass via the Pacific Crest Trail, Cutthroat Pass via Cutthroat Lake, Copper ...Road & Trail Conditions Update (10/25/26): Snow has fallen along Highway 20! Higher Elevation Roads & Trails start to become snow covered. This marks the conclusion of the 2026 Cascades Hiking ...
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Casey Michel @cjcmichel.bsky.social has a lot to say about Kushner and MBZ in his book about American Oligarchs.

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An exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ by Matthew Cole examines how bank accounts linked Kushner to Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia: vanityfair.visitlink.me/qHPzPB

vanityfair.visitlink.meThe Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in TransfersAn exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-law—and former senior adviser—to Israel, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.

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An exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ by Matthew Cole examines how bank accounts linked Kushner to Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia: vanityfair.visitlink.me/qHPzPB

vanityfair.visitlink.meThe Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in TransfersAn exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-law—and former senior adviser—to Israel, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
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Here is a WTA trip report with great views, documenting a creative combination of short trails to create a good workout. Note also that Stego Butte is steep! @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgStegosaurus Butte, Garfield Ledges, Middle Fork Connector Trail, CCC Road: Upper TrailheadI wanted a mellower hike today, so I hit several of the view hikes off of the Middle Fork trailhead.  First up was Stegosaurus Butte. The trail is still dry, so it's a great time to do this one ...
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Here is a WTA trip report with great views - and this hike (which I did a few years ago) is a challenge. What it lacks in distance it more than makes up in steepness. Basically, this trail is straight up, no real switchbacks. @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgHumpback MountainBeen wanting to bag the peaks south of I-90 for a while, so starting with Humpback. After leaving the old logging road the grade is no joke, gaining ~500 feet in a quarter mile or so. I used the the ....
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I love this WTA trip report. The trip reporter has done some exploring and found some old logging gear and some hidden trails. I would like to check this out. (and a very cute pooch!) @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgMcClellan ButteWe did a loop on the lower portion of the McClellan Butte Trail. Primary goal was to see a small group of old growth forest as well as mining remnants from the Alice Claim. This time I was able to ...
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Here is a WTA trip report documenting one of those awesome adventures that makes me wish I were still young enough to do really tough hikes again. Respect! @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgHogback Mountain, Twin Peaks, Round MountainNgie and I got up to Hogback Mountain, Twin Peaks, and Round Mountain via the PCT southbound from White Pass, and then took the Round Mountain Trail to the other three summits on the way back. We ....
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Here is a nice WTA trip report for a family-friendly trail in the Middle Fork (about 35 miles east of Seattle). This is a wonderful part of the world that makes it easy to forget the cares of the nation. @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgMiddle Fork Snoqualmie RiverThis is arguably the most popular trail in WA, yet in the 35+ years since I moved here I've never been. But as of today that changed. We arrived at the trailhead at 11 AM on a Monday, in ...
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Here is a WTA trip report for a hike I have done a few times - but I have never done the summit block scramble. Look for the photo that is looking down and you will see why I pass on that one. @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgMcClellan ButteThis has been on my list for a while finally knocked it off the smoot list! It was pretty smoky in the morning, but cleared up later in the day so I got some awesome views from the summit, I even saw ...
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Here is a WTA trip report for a seldom-traveled route and guess what - Miles the Marmot is hidden in one of the photos. Can you find him? @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgThompson Lake via Granite Creek Trail, Revolution PeakStarted at the Granite Creek trailhead at 7:45am with the parking lot mostly empty. The trail overall is in good shape, though it's a long haul to Thompson Point at about 6.5 miles one way, but it's ....
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Here is a WTA trip report that compels a shout-out to the great Mountaineers organization. @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgWhittaker Wilderness Peak, Shy Bear, Far Country, Sky Country, Deceiver, Red Town Creek, Quarry, Fred's RailroadToday's #hikeathon 2026 outing was intended to be Lower Tuscohatchie Lake (14 miles/4400') with 9 members of the Seattle Mountaineers CHS-2 cohort, but AQI was abysmal and after 2 minutes of talking ....
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Here is an important and, frankly, frightening WTA trip report. Fires are closing trails. @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgCarne Mountain, Spider Meadow and Phelps Basin, Ice Creek - Ice Lakes, Ice Box Peak, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) - Hart's Pass to Holman Pass, Robinson Pass Loop, Canyon Creek, Monument Creek, Bill...August 21, 2026. On September 7 and 8, 2003, I was able to witness the Maple Fire (1,626 acres, see Figure 1) (current fire size data for August 21st for the Ptarmigan Fire is 24,720 acres** and ...
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I would like to know what would be more fun than the outing documented in this WTA trip report. Great work! @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgWallace Falls - Lake Loop, Wallace Falls State Park - Greg Ball Trail to Wallace Lake, Wallace Falls State Park - Jay LakeIn a word, WOW. 11 of us from the Seattle Mountaineers CHS-1 cohort set several new records: 7 swimming, 2 wading, 2.4 mph round trip average, 13.5 miles completed and 2225 feet gained, under ...
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Here is a WTA trip report for a tough one - some class 5 (difficult) scrambling if you have a taste for it. This is one of the trails that is open; many have been closed due to fires. Fortunately, global warming is a Chinese hoax. @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgEagle Peak Saddle, Eagle PeakSoaringEagle and I went back to Eagle Saddle to scramble Eagle Peak. We were here in April to climb a snowy Chutla Peak, but decided to forgo Eagle at that time. There is some fear about the Eagle ...
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Sad but valuable WTA trip report - closures! @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgCarne Mountain, Spider Meadow and Phelps Basin, Ice Creek - Ice Lakes, Ice Box Peak, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) - Hart's Pass to Holman Pass, Robinson Pass Loop, Canyon Creek, Monument Creek, Bill...August 7, 2026.  I have now included closure maps for the areas around the Little Giant, Ptarmigan, and Sinlahekin Fires. Currently these closures are through October. There are fire closures on the ....
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Here is a WTA trip report that is amazingly helpful - the PNW is inundated with wildfire smoke. We just drove from Boise, ID to our home near Seattle and there was not a single mile along the way without a hazy sky. @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

wta.orgCarne Mountain, Spider Meadow and Phelps Basin, Ice Creek - Ice Lakes, Ice Box PeakVery recently, Governor Ferguson declared a state of emergency for the State of Washington because of the current fire danger and existing fires (some 542,000 acres have burned this year in ...