Strauch/Bruno Web Photo Album

08/18/2012 Matt and Olivia's Wedding Info - Email us if you have any questions.

07/27&8/6/2012 Black Crater 8 miles 2400 feet still a bit of snow on top; Scar Mountain 5 miles 700 feet in the Middle Santiam Wilderness. Slideshow

07/14&18-22/2012 Laura's 63rd birthday with Katie; 29th Annual Backpack in North Cascades National Park 40 miles and three passes in the snow with Tim and John with a special thanks to Tom T for doing the car shuttle for us. Slideshow

18: get permit & bear can at Marblemount Ranger Sta, leave van at
Ross Lake TH, Tom T drives us to Hannegan CG TH, busy trail along
Ruth Creek to Hannegan Pass 5090, snow at 4700', ice axe, Tom T
turns back, couple camping at pass, enter NP, more snow going down,
hard to find trail in snow but GPS helps, Copper Creek Camp,
12:30-8:15pm, long day, 8.3mi, 2100'gain
19: Chilliwack River Tr, cross river on cable car, Brush Creek Tr
brushy, 2 avalanche debris fields, Graybeal Camp, 7.2mi, 7hrs, 1000'
20: more snow to Whatcom Pass 5216, rain, long snow traverse dropping
500' to find trail which switchbacks down another 800', Little Beaver
Creek, 2 snakes, long rainy day, Stillwell Camp, mosquitoes become a
nuisance, 11hrs, 10.9mi, 2400', 59yo ranger appears for chat, brings
firewood
21: Beaver Pass 3650, pass Luna Camp, Big Beaver Creej, 3 young
well-equipped backpackers on 10-day xc traverse, 39 Mile Camp,
11.6mi, 9½hrs, 1200'
22: old growth forest along Big Beaver Creek, 3 women on backpack to
Challenger Glacier, banana slugs, boat camp on Ross Lake, 5.9mi, 7min
boat ride, 1.1mi hike out to car, 500' gain, 45.0mi total, 7400' gain,

07/6-10/2012 Visit Kelsey in Colorado Renaissance Festival with Matt and Olivia; Hike up Castle Rock 3 miles 500 feet; drive up Mt Evans 14,265 feet; put new tent top on VW Camper; hike around Garden of the Gods with Matt, Olivia and Kelsey; drive to Manitou Springs and Forissant Fossil Beds National Monument; visit Kelsey in Boulder and see her in Acro class. Slideshow