Sunday, July 18, 2021
Mt. St. Helens is a great place to take an out-of-town visitor, so we headed up that way today. Continue reading
Mt. Mitchell
Sunday, July 11, 2021
After being thwarted by rain in 2020 and extreme heat two weeks ago, we were finally able to hike up Mt. Mitchell in Washington today. Continue reading
Umbrella Falls and Mt. Hood Meadows
Saturday, July 10, 2021
We had heard reports of good beargrass displays at Mt. Hood Meadows so that’s we headed today. Continue reading
Strawberry Mountain
Sunday, July 4, 2021
For our fourth and final hike in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness we hiked up Strawberry Mountain. Continue reading
Slide Lake
Friday, July 2, 2021
Today we returned to the Strawberry Basin Trailhead in order to hike to Slide Lake. Continue reading
Wildcat Basin
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Today we hiked to Wildcat Basin. Continue reading
Strawberry and Little Strawberry Lakes
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
While staying at the Fall Mountain Lookout in the Malheur National Forest, we did several hikes in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. This was the first of our four hikes. Continue reading
Silver Star Mountain and Indian Pits Beargrass
Saturday, Jun 26, 2021
Today we braved the extreme heat and headed up to Silver Star Mountain for our nearly-annual pilgrimage to check out the wildflowers. Continue reading
Eagle Mountain
Saturday June 19, 2021
After yesterday’s incredibly long hike to Pearsoll Peak I was somehow up for another hike today and decided to do Eagle Mountain. Continue reading
Pearsoll Peak
Friday, June 18, 2021
Today as part of my goal to visit every publicly-accessible lookout in Oregon I visited Pearsoll Peak. It was not an easy journey. Continue reading