"Trip up to the Kacheese Ridge area to summit Thorp Mountain and Hard Know, both Home Court 100 Peaks. Added Hard Cheese and Not Knox along the way. Beautiful fall colors and perfect weather - awesome ridge hike with amazing views of so much of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness." — markhadland • Oct 8, 2020

"Day 2: Broke camp 8:30 AM headed west on the Bean Creek Trail bound for Earl Peak. Found a camp spot below the switchbacks up to the col. Stashed my gear and made it to the col by mid morning. Summited the un-named peak 5,100' that shares the col with Earl (SE of Earl). Then headed westward down into the Standup creek basin following the Bean Creek Trail. Took the ridge-top cut off for the SW flank of Earl Peak. Summitted 7,063 Earl and headed east down the east ridge back to the col, effectively making the journey to Earl a non-technical loop hike. Dropped back down to the camp spot in the Stafford drainage basin, set up and watched some flicks. Had wind gusts and intermittent rain but restful night, easy 8 hrs of sleep. " — MosquitoFood • Jun 27, 2020

"Great hike with the kids into a blustery cloud. A few snow sections en route to the final climb but mostly snow-free last 1000 vert. Also took the spur to Thorp Lake and discovered a tent village. Once I got back had to look at Google Earth to see what the views would've been. Look for similar 3D map view in peakery soon!" — scott • Jun 27, 2020

"Beautiful views over Kachess Lake, Mt. Rainier, and the highest peaks of the Central Washington Cascades from this lofty lookout. Overall rating 7/10, great summit hike if in the area" — MountainQuest • Aug 8, 2019

"Full Trip Report Here: https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2019-06-23.9209415798 Saturday the 22th. Took off for a shorter, morning hike up to Bean Peak along the Fourth Creek and Hardscrabble trails. I have to say that the Hardscrabble trail is a sublime east/west traverse and climb through delighful spring-fed meadows with the Stewart Range as the backdrop. THe shooting star (flower) are ubiquitous. Several terrific camp spots were noted along the way. Made my way up the ridge or saddle in between Volcanic Arm and Bean Peak. After having spent 24+ hours in solitude, I was a little surprised to see a dozen or so folks converging on Bean Peak from the Bean Creek basin. A pack of folks with climbing helmets passed by headed toward Volcanic arm and beyond. I watched a cute little Marmot clean up the top of Bean Peak. I headed back down to camp for lunch, then elected to pack up and head home for a much needed shower and dinner with some family. " — MosquitoFood • Jun 22, 2019