Columbia Hills & Syncline
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1308-1024x768.jpg)
Columbia Hills (January 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1311-1024x768.jpg)
Columbia Hills (January 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1322-1024x768.jpg)
They boys and Mount Hood (January 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1325-1024x768.jpg)
Columbia Hills (January 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1335-1024x768.jpg)
Columbia Hills (January 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1350-1024x768.jpg)
Davey and Mount Hood (Jan. 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1346-1024x768.jpg)
Columbia Hills again – this time with less snow (Jan. 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1352-1024x768.jpg)
One more of Hood (Jan. 2022).
![Portland](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1389-1024x768.jpg)
Back at home (January 2022).
![Portland](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1386-1024x768.jpg)
Kings of self-care (January 2022).
![Portland](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1505-1024x768.jpg)
Home sweet home (January 2022).
![Portland](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1542-1024x768.jpg)
Is that really comfortable??
![Portland](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1571-1024x768.jpg)
Modesty (January 2022).
![Portland](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1564-768x1024.jpg)
Is that a tweaker or a crackhead?
![Portland](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1567-768x1024.jpg)
Benny (January 2022).
![Syncline](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1362-1024x768.jpg)
Syncline (January 2022).
![Syncline](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1371-1024x768.jpg)
Syncline (January 2022).
![Syncline](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1372-1024x768.jpg)
Syncline (January 2022).
![Syncline](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1377-1024x768.jpg)
Syncline (January 2022).
![Syncline](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1380-1024x768.jpg)
The boys and Columbia River (January 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1227-1024x768.jpg)
Columbia Hills…again (Jan. 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1221-768x1024.jpg)
Snowy Columbia Hills above Horsethief Butte (Jan. 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1238-1024x768.jpg)
Columbia Hills (Jan. 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1233-1024x768.jpg)
Columbia Hills (Jan. 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1284-1024x768.jpg)
Wrestling match (Jan. 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1253-1024x768.jpg)
Columbia Hills (Jan. 2022).
![Columbia Hills](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1306-1024x768.jpg)
Columbia Hills (Jan. 2022).
Wind Mountain & Cottonwood Canyon & Sauvie Island
![Wind Mountain](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1683-1024x768.jpg)
Wind Mountain summit (February 2022).
![Cottonwood Canyon](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1713-1024x768.jpg)
Cottonwood Canyon (February 2022).
![Sauvie Island](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1412-1024x768.jpg)
Sauvie Island (January 2022).
![Sauvie Island](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1422-1024x768.jpg)
Sauvie Island (January 2022).
Sutton Mountain
![Sutton Mountain](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1074-1024x768.jpg)
Starting up Sutton Mountain (Feb. 2022).
![Sutton Mountain](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1080-1024x768.jpg)
Sutton Mountain (Feb. 2022).
![Sutton Mountain](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1082-1024x768.jpg)
Sutton Mountain (Feb. 2022).
![Sutton Mountain](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1089-1024x768.jpg)
Sutton Mountain (Feb. 2022).
![Sutton Mountain](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1097-1024x768.jpg)
Summit of Sutton Mountain (Feb. 2022).
Lower Deschutes River
![Lower Deschutes River](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1109-1024x768.jpg)
An early season dip in the Deschutes River (Feb. 2022).
![Lower Deschutes River](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1115-1024x768.jpg)
Lower Deschutes River (Feb. 2022).
![Lower Deschutes River](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1121-1024x768.jpg)
Lower Deschutes River (Feb. 2022).
Indian Heaven Wilderness
![Indian Heaven Wilderness](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1697-768x1024.jpg)
We just sort of drove out along one of the forest service roads till we could drive no further. Then we potholed for a few miles while playing a rolling game of fetch (March 2022).
![Indian Heaven Wilderness](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1726-1024x768.jpg)
Double Molotov cocktail toss (March 2022).
![Indian Heaven Wilderness](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1701-768x1024.jpg)
Indian Heaven Wilderness (March 2022).
![Indian Heaven Wilderness](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1744-1024x768.jpg)
Indian Heaven Wilderness (March 2022).
![Panther Creek Falls](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1822-768x1024.jpg)
On one occasion, we made it to Panther Creek Falls (February 2022).
![Panther Creek Falls](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1810-1024x768.jpg)
Panther Creek Falls (Feb. 2022).
![Panther Creek Falls](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1833-1024x768.jpg)
Panther Creek Falls (February 2022).
![Panther Creek Falls](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1831-1024x768.jpg)
Panther Creek Falls (February 2022).
![Panther Creek Falls](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1803-768x1024.jpg)
Panther Creek Falls (February 2022).
Rockaway Beach & Grassy Knoll (Trailhead)
![Rockaway Beach](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2194-768x1024.jpg)
Rockaway Beach (April 2022).
![Rockaway Beach](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2200-1024x768.jpg)
Rockaway Beach (April 2022).
![Rockaway Beach](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2197-768x1024.jpg)
Rockaway Beach (April 2022).
![Rockaway Beach](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2202-1024x768.jpg)
Rockaway Beach (April 2022).
![Rockaway Beach](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2189-768x1024.jpg)
Rockaway Beach (April 2022).
![Rockaway Beach](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2201-1024x768.jpg)
Rockaway Beach (April 2022).
![Rockaway Beach](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2210-1024x768.jpg)
Rockaway Beach (April 2022).
![Grassy Knoll](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2051-1024x768.jpg)
Grassy Knoll trailhead. We drove there midday on a Sunday not expecting to get through all the way. In fact, it was only the recent snows that were covering the FS roads (April 2022).
![Grassy Knoll](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2066-1024x768.jpg)
Grassy Knoll. We just hung out and played fetch in the meadow by the trailhead (April 2022).
![Grassy Knoll](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2077-1024x768.jpg)
The boys in their element (April 2022).
![Grassy Knoll](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2107-768x1024.jpg)
The boys (April 2022).
![Grassy Knoll](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2080-1024x768.jpg)
Grassy Knoll (April 2022).
![Grassy Knoll](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2093-1024x768.jpg)
Good boy (April 2022).
![Grassy Knoll](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2105-2-1024x768.jpg)
Grassy Knoll trailhead (April 2022).
![Grassy Knoll](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2159-1024x768.jpg)
Heading home though they still had another 2 hours of running in them (Dec. 2022).
Spring Basin
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0649-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0651-1024x768.jpg)
This was our second outing to Spring Basin and the hedgehog cacti blooms were really impressive this time around (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0659-1024x768.jpg)
Look at that smile (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0661-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0666-1024x768.jpg)
The boys in Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0668-1024x785.jpg)
A rolling game of fetch (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0671-1024x768.jpg)
A little stick (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0673-1024x769.jpg)
The boys (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0676-1024x768.jpg)
On the way to Horse Mountain (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0683-1024x768.jpg)
Shit eating grins (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0684-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0688-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0699-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin and its hedgehog cacti (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0689-1024x768.jpg)
Benny taking in the views (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0692-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0704-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0710-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0716-768x1024.jpg)
Benny (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0724-1024x768.jpg)
Davey (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0734-1024x768.jpg)
Summit (or near to the summit) of Horse Mountain (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0740-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0744-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0761-1024x768.jpg)
The boys in Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0773-1024x768.jpg)
Sharing a water bowl (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0779-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0790-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0794-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0800-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0820-1024x768.jpg)
Spring Basin (April 2022).
![Spring Basin](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0825-1024x768.jpg)
A little souvenir (April 2022).
Duffy Lake
![Duffy Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1997-1024x768.jpg)
On the way up to Duffy Lake (June 2022).
![Duffy Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2000-1024x768.jpg)
Duffy Lake (June 2022).
![Duffy Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2022-1024x768.jpg)
Duffy Lake (June 2022).
Junction Lake
![Junction Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2295-768x1024.jpg)
Junction Lake hike (July 2022).
![Junction Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2293-768x1024.jpg)
On the way to Junction Lake (July 2022).
![Junction Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2296-768x1024.jpg)
Junction Lake (July 2022).
![Junction Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2300-768x1024.jpg)
Junction Lake (July 2022).
![Junction Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2304-768x1024.jpg)
Junction Lake (July 2022).
![Junction Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_3301-1024x768.jpg)
Junction Lake (July 2022).
![Junction Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_3307-1024x768.jpg)
Junction Lake (July 2022).
Little Strawberry Lake
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2095-768x1024.jpg)
Starting our little day hike to Little Strawberry Lake (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2097-1024x768.jpg)
The very nice Strawberry Lake. We hiked up Strawberry Mountain with Blondie some 20 years ago but it was probably in October and did not remember the lake as being this inviting (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2103-1024x768.jpg)
Benny in Strawberry Lake (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2105-1024x768.jpg)
More Benny action (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2109-1024x768.jpg)
Team towing a log (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2118-1024x768.jpg)
Ready monkeys?
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2143-1024x768.jpg)
Why throw a stick when you can huck a log (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2153-1024x768.jpg)
Davey hauling logs (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2180-768x1024.jpg)
Benny and Strawberry Falls (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_3351-768x1024.jpg)
Davey going in for a closer look at Strawberry Falls (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2200-1024x768.jpg)
The boys in the Upper Strawberry Lake. No, it’s not algae (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2213-1024x768.jpg)
Upper Strawberry Lake (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2217-1024x768.jpg)
Upper Strawberry Lake (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_3395-1024x768.jpg)
Happy dogs (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2230-1024x768.jpg)
A pee break on the drive home (July 2022).
![Strawberry Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2237-1024x768.jpg)
Davey (July 2022).
Cultus Lake
![Cultus Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2260-1024x768.jpg)
On the way up to Cultus Lake (Indian Heaven Wilderness), we encountered continuous snow and ended up bailing on the hike. Insane amount of snow for mid-July.
![Cultus Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2270-1024x768.jpg)
Air Benny (July 2022).
![Cultus Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2276-1024x768.jpg)
Mount Adams from the trail (July 2022).
Priest Lake, Idaho
![Priest Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2299-1024x768.jpg)
Priest Lake, Idaho (July 2022).
![Priest Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2317-1024x768.jpg)
Priest Lake (July 2022).
![Priest Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2312-1024x768.jpg)
Priest Lake (July 2022).
![Priest Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2307-1024x768.jpg)
Priest Lake (July 2022).
![Priest Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2309-1024x768.jpg)
Perfect water (July 2022).
![Priest Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2305-1024x768.jpg)
Priest Lake (July 2022).
Twin Lakes Via Marble Pass, Elkhorns
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2343-1024x768.jpg)
Starting the spectacular hike from Marble Pass (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2347-1024x768.jpg)
Davey dog (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2351-1024x768.jpg)
We’ve hiked up to the Twin Lakes a couple years ago (pre-Davey era) via the lower trailhead. This is so much better and infinitely more scenic (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2362-1024x768.jpg)
The Elkhorn Crest Trail hugs the crest and stays above timber (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2366-1024x768.jpg)
Davey taking in the views (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2371-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes hike (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2382-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes hike (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2386-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes hike (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2392-1024x768.jpg)
Very very scenic (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2410-1024x768.jpg)
A rolling game of fetch (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2447-1024x768.jpg)
Along the Elkhorn Crest (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2465-1024x768.jpg)
Nearing the Twin Lakes (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2471-1024x768.jpg)
And there’s the lower Twin Lake (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2478-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2496-1024x768.jpg)
Smelling the flowers and taking in the views (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2508-1024x768.jpg)
Both Twin Lakes in view (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2548-1024x768.jpg)
Lower Twin Lake. Ready?
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2608-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2574-1024x768.jpg)
The lakes were stunning if a bit cold for us (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2653-768x1024.jpg)
Twin Lakes (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2530-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2522-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2528-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2625-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2694-1024x768.jpg)
Wrestling match (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2712-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2727-1024x768.jpg)
Twin Lakes (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2739-1024x768.jpg)
Hiking back (July 2022).
![Twin Lakes](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2754-1024x768.jpg)
A break near the trailhead. They were pooped out (July 2022).
Dollar Lake in The Wallowas
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3039-1024x768.jpg)
Starting the hike up to Dollar Lake in the Wallowas (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3059-1024x768.jpg)
Never pass up an opportunity for a dip (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3068-1024x768.jpg)
Bonny Lakes on the way up to Dollar Lake (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3078-1024x768.jpg)
A quick dip (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3120-1024x768.jpg)
Happy dogs (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3130-1024x768.jpg)
Just above Bonny Lakes (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3134-1024x768.jpg)
A very nice hike (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3136-1024x768.jpg)
Cool looking alpine flora (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3147-1024x768.jpg)
Cooling off (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3153-1024x768.jpg)
On the way up to some unnamed pass (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3156-1024x768.jpg)
More cooling off (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3159-768x1024.jpg)
Aneroid Mountain from the pass (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3162-1024x768.jpg)
Shit eating grins at the pass (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3177-1024x768.jpg)
Dollar Lake (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3185-1024x768.jpg)
Holding back the beasts (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3195-1024x768.jpg)
Tied off so we can have our lunch in peace (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3198-1024x768.jpg)
A poser (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3211-1024x768.jpg)
Dollar Lake (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3222-1024x768.jpg)
Quite nice (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3224-1024x768.jpg)
Dollar Lake (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3241-1024x768.jpg)
Dollar Lake (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3246-1024x768.jpg)
Starting the hike back with Aneroid Mountain in the background (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3250-1024x768.jpg)
Davey dog (August 2022).
![Dollar Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3253-1024x768.jpg)
What up chief?
Bear Lake in Indian Heaven Wilderness
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3256-1024x768.jpg)
The spectacular Bear Lake in Indian Heaven Wilderness (August 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3262-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (July 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3270-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (July 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3281-1024x768.jpg)
Perfect swimming conditions (July 2022).
Bear Lake in The Wallowas
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2227-1024x768.jpg)
Starting the hike up to Bear Lake in the Wallowas (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2231-1024x768.jpg)
With two feet of the bridge left, Benny decided that the shit was too sketchy for his taste and jumped down into the stream (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2234-1024x768.jpg)
Fall colors in the Wallowas (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2236-1024x768.jpg)
Eagle Creek Meadow on the way up to Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2244-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley nearing Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2245-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2250-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2251-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2254-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2263-768x1024.jpg)
Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2267-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2274-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2271-1024x768.jpg)
A bear in Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2280-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
Deer Lake in Indian Heaven Wilderness
![Deer Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2180-2-1024x768.jpg)
Getting ready at the trailhead (Sept. 2022).
![Deer Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2185-1024x768.jpg)
Benny ready to roll (Sept. 2022).
![Deer Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2191-1024x768.jpg)
A snack break at Junction Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Deer Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2195-1024x768.jpg)
Crew at Junction Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Deer Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2199-1024x768.jpg)
Our camp (compound?) at Deer Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Deer Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2202-1024x768.jpg)
In camp (Sept. 2022).
![Deer Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2207-1024x768.jpg)
The crew (minus Benny and Davey; Sept. 2022).
![Deer Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2210-1024x768.jpg)
A wider angle view (Sept. 2022).
![Deer Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2201-1024x768.jpg)
Cox clan at Deer Lake (Sept. 2022).
Bear Lake in Indian Heaven Wilderness
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2303-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2308-1024x768.jpg)
At Junction Lake on the way to Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
![Bear Lake](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2313-1024x768.jpg)
Bear Lake (Sept. 2022).
Thanksgiving Road Trip (to Tucson)
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4553-1024x768.jpg)
Somewhere south of Burns, OR. Pretty much the start of the road trip (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4561-768x1024.jpg)
Morning in Tonopah, NV (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4586-1024x768.jpg)
On the road (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4592-1024x768.jpg)
Lunch above Lake Powell, NV (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4598-768x1024.jpg)
The boys working remotely from Tucson (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4607-768x1024.jpg)
Mom and Davey in a Tucson city park (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4613-1024x768.jpg)
At our Airbnb in Tucson (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4648-768x1024.jpg)
Mom at Saguaro NP (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4657-768x1024.jpg)
Saguaro National Park (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4677-1024x768.jpg)
Saguaro NP (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4734-1024x768.jpg)
Mom and the Beastie Boys in Catalina State Park (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4687-768x1024.jpg)
Catalina State Park just outside of Tucson (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4714-1024x768.jpg)
Catalina SP (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4761-1024x768.jpg)
More Catalina SP (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_2448-1024x768.jpg)
Mom, Shirley, and Benny in Tombstone, AZ (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4775-1024x768.jpg)
One more in Tombstone (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_2456-768x1024.jpg)
Tombstone, AZ (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4792-589x1024.jpg)
Somebody’s been a bad boy (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4788-768x1024.jpg)
Thuglife (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4806-1024x768.jpg)
Tombstone (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4826-1024x768.jpg)
Tombstone (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4832-768x1024.jpg)
Tombstone (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4844-768x1024.jpg)
There’s a new sheriff in town (watch out you filthy tweakers!).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4861-1024x768.jpg)
Tombstone, AZ (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4871-1024x768.jpg)
Benny and I found our dream ride in Tombstone (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_2470-1024x768.jpg)
A bit of a hike along a cross country drive on the backside of Cochise Stronghold (Nov. 2022).
![Thanksgiving Road Trip](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4899-768x1024.jpg)
Back to Catalina SP (Nov. 2022).