Troop 24 - The High Adventure Troop 1998 Backpacking Trips by Cascade Bill Mooseker

Ancient Lakes February 1998 Click on Photo

Shepherd Patrol at Ancient Lakes

Ross Lake April 1998 Click on Photo

Bridge Over Devil's Creek

The Ross Lake Mini-Miler was a four day, three night backpacking trip up and back the East Bank Trail along Ross Lake in the North Cascades National Park.

Milk Creek Navaho Pass May & June 1998 Click on Photo

Camp at Meadow Below Navaho Pass

Covers early season hikes to Milk Creek (Glacier Peak Wilderness) in May and to Navaho Pass in June. These were the first hikes for the new scouts of the Beagle Patrol.

Pasayten Wilderness: Hidden Lakes June 1998 Click on Photo

View up the Lost River Near Lucky Pass

In June, a backpacker has his eyes to the high country. In the lowlands of Puget Sound, summer is in full swing but the mountains are still wrapped in a thick blanket of snow. Itching to get out, we decided to try a trip to the eastern side of the Pasayten Wilderness, where a light snowpack meant an earlier than usual opening.

Glacier Peak Wilderness: Pyramid Mountain August 1998 Click on Photo

Fern Lake

Pyramid Mountain is on of my favorite hikes. It is located on the ridge that is on the west side of Lake Chelan. The site of an old lookout, this is one of the few 8000+ ft mountain tops in Washington that can be reached by trail. Grand views in all directions are the reward for your effort.

Bridger Wilderness: Wind River Range Wyoming August 1998 Click on Photo

Andrew & Kyle on Lost Lake Trail

In planning for over a year, it was the biggest expedition so far for Troop 24 - an 11 day backpacking trip in the Bridger Wilderness in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. It's close to a thousand miles to the trailhead, near Pinedale, Wyoming and it would take us two long days of driving to get there.