This was a winter hike to the snow level on the Cripple Creek trail. It was REALLY cold the day we were up there, and we didn’t go too far, since the cold coupled with the wind
I’ve hiked this trail at least twice (you can see the winter time in a couple of the pictures). It is a very pretty trail, and the spot on top of Squaw Mountain is a nice vista.
Don’t remember too much about this hike, but it was a fun hike to the Bull of the Woods lookout. I got Nicholas to come with me. The week before I hiked into Big Slide Lake which
Hike to Big Slide Lake to check it out to see if that is a good place to backpack for the following summer. Nice hike, but a little rough and a little long for a day hike.
This was a weekend backpacking trip into Shining lake. We were going to go to Big Slide Lake, but the road was closed due to construction, so we had to make alternate plans. After consulting the ranger
This was a really fun hike I did late in the year (November-See the snow!). It goes up to Hawk Mountain, which has that neat little cabin on it, and BEAUTIFUL views of Mount Jefferson. There are
A weekend backpack trip to Serene Lake. Since we didn’t want to take the really bumpy road to Frazier turnaround, we decided to come up from Shellrock lake. This way adds about 3 miles to the trip,
This was our second annual father/daughter hike. This year we decided to go to Red Lake. It was a little early in the season to do this trip, since it was still rather cool, and the weather
A day trip to Pansy lake – A nice trail, however it can get rather crowded on nice days. Interesting rock formation on the way to the trailhead, too. I don’t think there are too many fish
This was a weekend backpack trip to Duffy Lake in the Mt Jefferson wilderness area. The trail continues on to Mowich lake, which is a larger lake, but Duffy seems to have better camping areas around it.