This past summer I took the family to Banks Lake, Washington, and thought I would post a few pics from the trip. The area consists of a granite intrusion into the Grand Coulee at the end of Lake Roosevelt. Bring your swimming shorts, canoe, and “A” game to tackle some of the impossible hard granite [...]

Onion Creek is reported to have a few of the best cracks in the Kootenays. Here’s what Keith Robbins says in his short guide to the Onion Creek area: Onion Creek is mostly a granite crack climbing area, although some bolts are starting to go in. There is a bit of climbing at most grades. [...]