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For your reference, from 1998 to mid 2001 most of my hiking took place in the Selkirk and Cabinet Mountains of northern Idaho. After July of 2001, I moved to Boise and the hiking shifted to southern and eastern Idaho. I moved to Denver at the end of the 2003, so most reports from this point on are located in Colorado. Of course, there are always a few trips outside of Idaho and Colorado.
In terms of difficulty, I would have to say that the earlier hikes from 1998 to 2000 are Class 1 and 2 trail hikes to small lakes or low peaks. I stuck to the trail for most of 2001, but got a bit braver towards the end of the summer climbing Mount Borah and Hyndman Peak, two Idaho 12ers. After the snow melted in 2002, I completely abandoned the trail and spent the summer scrambling and bushwhacking mostly off trail with plenty of Class 3 hikes. The 2003 hiking season is similar to 2002 and also has a couple of snow climbs. Since moving to Colorado in 2003, I have been hiking, scrambling, and even doing a bit of easy technical rock and ice climbing. I have also done several more snow climbs over the past years. More recently, I have also been out on some easy mountain bike trails.