Hi Mike,

I’m delighted that you’ve found my downloadable e-guides useful in your trip planning. Thanks for supporting my blog by buying them.

I’ve taken several wonderful backpacking trips in the North Cascades and I have plans to backpack there again in September, too. It’s one of my favorite mountain ranges in the country. The 80-mile hike you mentioned, which I wrote about in this story, really does offer a complete “North Cascades experience,” if you will, going from lush rainforest to high passes with views of jagged peaks and glaciers. The Make It Happen trip-planning tips at the bottom of that story (which require a subscription to read) suggests how this longer trip can be hiked in smaller pieces, too.

If you’d like my help planning your backpacking trip—I could tell you about several I’ve done in the North Cascades—see my Custom Trip Planning page for details.

Thanks for writing and reading my blog, and keep in touch.

Thanks so much for the awesome information and guides to the national parks! My wife and I have used them extensively for lots of trip planning.

Do you have any recommendations for 3- to 5-day backpacking trips in North Cascades? My wife and I will be there in late September this year, and although the 80-mile trip you described is on our bucket list, that may be a bit too long for this trip.

Thanks again for all the great content! Hope you enjoy your upcoming trip.

Mike

Thanks for sharing that story, Aaron. I’ve also been on Copper Ridge and at Whatcom Pass, both of them are incredible spots. I’m planning another trip to somewhere in the North Cascades for this September, can’t wait. Keep in touch, I’d love to hear about other trips you’re taking.

Hi Callileah, that sounds like a wonderful plan. I hope you make it happen, and I’m glad my blog will be useful in helping you do that. Keep in touch and good luck.

I am going to be a lot about our National Parks & Seashores over the next 3 years.

Looking forward to reading about your adventures. I have decided that I will be doing a lengthy adventure of my own. The current concept is to see every National Park & Seashore on the North American continent. Unfortunately, I missed doing this during 2016 (US NPS 100th Anniversary) and 2017 (Canada’s 150 Anniversary-where their NPS was open for free to the public), which would have been perfect match-up.

However, so long as the Parks are still here, I’m planning on hiking, backpacking, kayaking, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing them.

I will be doing a lot of research, planning and prepping over the next 3 years to ensure I get the best memories out of my adventure.

Your blog is at the top of my research list for ideas, info and inspiration. Thank you for going out there and bringing back the stories and imagery!

Sincerely,
@Callileah