Todays hike was a “burn a vacation day” hike. I need to use up some vacation before the end of the year, and it was supposed to be a beautiful fall day, so a hike with views was in order.
… Read the rest 10/14/2017 – Pechuck Lookout
Today’s hike was going to be a lookout hike. The weather was supposed to be PERFECT (blue skies, clear and cool). I wanted to go to a lookout and was wavering between going to Bull of the Woods or the
… Read the rest 10/9/2017 – Rho Ridge to Hawk Mountain
Today’s hike was kind of last minute. I had wanted to do a hike today, but after Saturday’s hike when Thor was limping around after we got home, I wasn’t sure he was up to doing another hike. To be
… Read the rest 9/2/2017 – Old Buck Lake Trail Explorations
The hike today was a continuation of a hike I took with Zack last fall. We had explored from Buck Lake north up the old Buck Lake trail. Last trip it was November and some snow had fallen, so we
… Read the rest 8/26/2017 – Oneonta Gorge and Oneonta Creek
This was a hike with the Boy Scouts – unfortunately, we only had one scout, and 4 adults, but it was still a GREAT outing. The idea was to hike the Oneonta gorge to the waterfall (which I had never
… Read the rest 8/19/2017 – Corral Springs Trail – 507
This was kind of my birthday hike. I decided to do it with just Thor and me. I had wanted to head down Corral Springs for a while – 1, because I haven’t hiked it in quite a while and
… Read the rest 8/16/2017- St Perpetua Trail – Yachats
This hike was really cool. It was actually several hikes we did on our family vacation. We went to the Cape Perpetua Scenic area, and hiked several trails:
… Read the rest - Cape Cove/Captain Cook/Trail of Restless Waters trails
- Giant Spruce Trail
- St Perpetua/Whispering
8/12/2017 – Plaza Lake Trail
This was a rather short hike since I had to get back early to do some work at home. Charles was camped out at the big slide on the 4610 road, exploring sections of the old Clackamas Lake Trail, so
… Read the rest 7/23 – 7/25/2017 – Sawtooth Backpacking
This trip was our annual Father/Daughter backpacking trip and “phase 2” of the week. Phase 1 was driving to the trailhead (about 550 miles). Phase 2 was this trip, Phase 3 was a couple of days in the Grand Tetons,
… Read the rest 7/27/2016 – Grand Tetons – Mormon Row and Laurel Lake
This was our last day in the Grand Tetons, and Carly had to work a morning shift (until 3PM). We decided to do some “touristy stuff” in the morning and early afternoon, deciding to drive around a bit and visit
… Read the rest 7/26/2017 – Grand Tetons – Delta, Surprise and Ampitheater Lakes
This hike was the first hike with Carly in the Grand Tetons. This was a partly offtrail hike (up to Delta Lake) and then up to Surprise and Amphitheater lakes.
… Read the rest We started out and headed up the Lupine Meadows trail,
7/21/2017 – Fish Creek Mountain
This hike was intended to be a quick day hike in preparation for my annual backpacking trip with Carly. I wanted something with elevation gain to do a little conditioning for the trip the following day. Fish Creek Mountain seemed
… Read the rest 6/17/2017 – Burnt Granite
The hike today was originally supposed to be a different one, but we found out that we couldn’t get to the trailhead due to lingering snow. So, we decided to hike the old Burnt Granite trail – a segment of
… Read the rest 5/27/2017 – Bissell, Old Baldy, White Iris Trails
I had a 3 day weekend for Memorial Day and the weather was supposed to be beautiful (if a little warm for this time of year). So, I wanted to get out and do a hike. Options are still somewhat
… Read the rest 5/21/2017 – Dickey Creek Trail
Today’s hike was intended to shake off the winter “blahs” after all the rain and snow we’ve had this winter. Spring is coming late due to all the snow – there was new snow below 4000′ just a week ago!
… Read the rest 4/22/2017 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
This hike was originally intended to be a waterfall exploration hike, but since our guide got injured, we had to come up with an alternative. The alternatives this time of year are minimal due to the snow levels. The choice
… Read the rest 3/11/2017 – McIver State Park
Today’s hike was “hiking lite” – a very short hike on well groomed trails at McIver state park. It is close to home, and since it is raining hard, and Thor tends to get carsick easily, I thought it would
… Read the rest 11/19/2016 – Buck Lake Trail – old 701
Hike description
This hike was an opportunity to explore the old 701 Trail – It is referred to as the Buck Lake trail on the old maps. I was made aware of it recently and wanted to explore it since
… Read the rest 10/28/2016 – MP3 and Rimrock Trails
Hike description
Today’s hike was very unique. It was unique for two reasons – first, it was my first hike with Dave. Second, it was my last hike with Bodie (in spirit) where I spread his ashes on the overlook
… Read the rest 10/2 – 10/3/2016 – Thornton Lakes Backpack
Hike description
This trip was kind of a last minute plan. Originally, I didn’t think we would be able to do our annual Father/Daughter backpack trip due to Carly working in Stehekin again, but she sent me a message mid
… Read the rest 9/16/2016 – Rimrock Trail – 704
Hike description
I needed to burn some vacation days for 2016, so I’ve taken off most of the Fridays in September. I was thinking of what trail to hike on this particular Friday and this one is one of my
… Read the rest 8/10/2016 – Beullers Bluff – Stehekin
Hike description
This was a very special hike for me. It was very short, but special. It was a hike we did on the last day of visiting Carly while she was working in Stehekin. In addition, most of the
… Read the rest 7/6 – 7/10/2016 – Enchanted Valley Backpacking
Hike description
This was my annual backpacking trip. Unfortunately, Carly was not able to join this year, so Kirk, Sarah and I went to explore the Enchanted Valley in the Olympic National Park. The trip took us up the long … Read the rest
4/30/2016 – Cripple Creek and Cache Meadow
Hike description
The plan was for this to be another short hike with Bodie. After seeing the conditions over the past few weeks, I thought I might be able to make it up to the Rimrock trailhead (plan A). If … Read the rest
4/16/2016 – Milepost 3 Trail
Hike description
This was a relatively short hike on a beautiful sunny day – above average temperatures for this time of year – in the 70’s. I don’t think it was quite that warm up higer, but it was till
… Read the rest 4/1/2016 – Hillockburn Trail – 516
Hike description
This was no April Fool’s Joke!!! This was a quick trip down the Hillockburn trail with Bodie. The weather was beautiful and I needed to take a day off from work, so I decided to take this trip.
… Read the rest 3/18/2016 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
Hike description
The hike today was just a chance to get out and take Bodie out while he is still able. Based on trail difficulty and snow levels, the choices were limited, but I decided to hike the Cripple Creek
… Read the rest 3/12/2016 – South Fork Waterworks
Hike description
Note: The map above was a hand rendered guess as to our route – I forgot my phone on this trip, so had no real GPS track.
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This trip was to explore some
2/16/2016 – Fish Creek
Hike description
This hike was a rather quick hike just to get out and enjoy a nice winter day. I had the day off of work (President’s Day), and the weather was supposed to be pretty good (not raining). It
… Read the rest 2/10/2016 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
Hike description
Bodie and I took a trip up to the Cripple Creek trail today, starting from the pipeline road. I keep thinking each trip I take him on might be his last, but he keeps hanging in there. He
… Read the rest 1/23/2016 – Eagle Creek Trail – 501- Clackamas
Hike description
This was kind of an unplanned hike. I had planned to stay home today and do some things around the house. Zack texted me about 7:30 and asked if I was going anywhere today. After a few back
… Read the rest 1/1/2016 – Fanton Trail – 505 – Snowshoe
Hike description
Todays hike was continuing a 4 or 5 year tradition of hiking on the first day of the year. This year, Kirk and I decided to try a snowshoe trip, since we’ve had lots of snow so far
… Read the rest 12/14/2015 – Eagle Creek Trail – 440
Hike description
Today’s hike had been planned for quite some time. Zack and I wanted to do Eagle Creek (I had never done this hike before), but we wanted to do it with a minimum of crowds. Today worked out
… Read the rest 12/5/2015 – Fanton Trail – 505
Hike description
Today’s hike had two parameters:
- It had to be accessible (snow)
- It had to be easy enough for Bodie
In looking at snow levels and trail elevations, I thought the Fanton trail might fill the bill. It seemed … Read the rest
11/21/2015 – Dickey Creek Trail – 553
Hike description
Today’s hike was to get Bodie out while he is still able – and for me. The weather was BEAUTIFUL, so a hike just had to be made! I decided to hike the Dickey Creek trail since I
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