#americanalps

There's nothing like exploring the #NorthCascades. Steep rock, steep snow, glaciers, cliffs, spires, beautiful forests, waterfalls...the list goes on 😍 ⁣ ⁣ Anyone recognize this iconic peak from this atypical perspective? It's a rarely taken variation on one of our favorite mountains 🗻.⁣ ⁣ As fall moves towards winter, we're planning ahead for summer and thinking about our tick list of #ClassicClimbs in the #AmericanAlps. Reach out today, get a trip on the calendar and lock in a wilderness reservation! 🔗 in bio (North Cascades Skiing & Climbing).⁣ ⁣ #BlackbirdGuides⁣ #NorthCascadesNationalPark⁣ #AlpineClimbing (at North Cascades) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj3iSjauglz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

👀 Looking though the "Cannonball Hole" on Dorado Needle's East Ridge. This zone of the #NorthCascades offers a huge variety of #alpineclimbing, from wild alpine rock to knife edge glacial ridges like the East Ridge of Eldorado Peak.⁣ ⁣ Put a goal on your calendar and join us next season in the #AmericanAlps! Not sure you have the skills? We love teaching people how to climb everything from rock to steep snow and ice. Reach out today, we'll get ya dialed for your mountain goals!⁣ ⁣ #BlackbirdGuides⁣ #NorthCascadesNationalPark⁣ #Alpine (at North Cascades National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CifxMZeJlaC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The vistas along the North Cascades Highway are so spectacular and different from the “usual” that it is easy to see why they are known as the “#americanalps “. The mountains and the lakes remind me of Switzerland. It truly is amazing that so few people visit the #northcascadesnationalpark with how close it is to Seattle. It was a quiet and relaxing trip. . . . . . . #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #nationalparkspartnership #northcascades #northcascadeshighway #cascades #cascadia #cascadiaexplored #pnw #pnwonderland #pnwphotography #pnwadventures #pnwlife #pnwcollective #pacificnorthwest #pacificnw #washington #pnwwonderland #pnwisbeautiful #washingtonstate #washingtonexplored #lake #mountains #creativadventuring #nationalparkphotography (at North Cascades Highway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYFaYMpJP8w/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today we drove through #marblemount, the "entrance to the American #alps" and hiked 8 miles (that was actually 10) through #forests, #meadows, #snowfields, and #boulders to get to the most amazing views I've seen in this state. I don't even know how many pictures I took, but I know I'll be back soon to spend the night. #pnw #pnwonderland #herpnwlife #americanalps #washington #hike #views #wildflowers #mountains (at Hidden Lake Trail, North Cascades)

How will you celebrate independence, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness this weekend? A little time up high in the North Cascades @ncascadesnps is one of my favorites. This photo is from graduate student Zachary Lundgren while making a spring ascent of Colonial Peak right in our front yard. #freedom #ncascades #northcascades #findyourpark #alpine #mountains #climbing #pnw #americanalps #scenicwa #nocaig #freedomofthehills

Our front garden this week... #mazama #highway20 #hwy20 #americanalps #northcascades #fireflycabin