Friday, October 14, 2022
The second hike I did while staying at the Short Creek Guard Station was up Lookout Mountain. Continue reading
Category: Oregon
North Fork Malheur River
Thursday, October 13, 2022
While staying at the Short Creek Guard Station I did the short easy hike along the North Fork Malheur River. Continue reading
Short Creek Guard Station
Thursday, October 13 – Sunday, October 16
Last year in mid-October I rented the Fry Meadow Guard Station in the Umatilla National Forest. It was a lovely fall trip and I decided to do it again. This time I booked the Short Creek Guard Station in the Malheur National Forest. Continue reading
Devils Peak
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Today we chose a hard workout hike. Continue reading
Jefferson Park via Woodpecker Ridge
Saturday, October 1 – Sunday, October 2, 2022
For the first time in three years we returned to Jefferson Park this weekend. Continue reading
Cast Lake and East Zigzag
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Today Greg and I visited Cast Lake and East Zigzag by approaching from the south side instead of the more popular north side. Continue reading
Steens Mountain
Monday, July 4, 2022
After staying at the Drake Peak Lookout for three nights we headed east for a few days to check out Steens Mountain. Continue reading
Crooked Creek
Saturday, July 2, 2022
While staying at the Drake Peak Lookout we hiked the Crooked Creek section of the Fremont National Recreation Trail. Well, we tried to. Continue reading
Seeking sun in southern Oregon
Friday, June 10 – Sunday, June 12, 2022
The wet spring continues. With an atmospheric river and A LOT of rain affecting much of the state, I headed to southern Oregon to try and find some dry weather. Continue reading
Eagle Creek
Saturday, June 4, 2022
I haven’t hiked Eagle Creek since the 2017 wildfire, but today I finally returned to this beautiful place. Continue reading