Friday, October 14, 2022
The second hike I did while staying at the Short Creek Guard Station was up Lookout Mountain. Continue reading
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
Sawtooth Mountain Loop
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Although it wasn’t our original plan, today we hiked the Sawtooth Mountain Loop. Continue reading
Deep Lake Loop
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Greg and I spent the weekend in Trout Lake and did two hikes in the Indian Heaven Wilderness. Continue reading
Backpacking in Olympic National Park
Friday, September 2 – Monday, September 5, 2022
After a lot of researching and debate and discarding three other plans, we ended up backpacking in Olympic National Park over Labor Day 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
Packwood Lake and Lost Lake
Thursday, August 18 – Saturday, August 20, 2022
I had a four-day weekend to go backpacking and I decided to head into the Goat Rocks Wilderness. Continue reading