I am currently sharing journal entries from my section hiking of the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon. For this section, you can start here: Snuffy’s 2015 Pacific Crest Trail Journal : Bring on The Bugs. Snuffy’s 2015 Pacific Crest Trail Journal : Six Horse Springs June 25, 2015 Destination: Six Horse Springs Today’s Miles: 17.50 Start Location: Summit…
My good friend Elizabeth and I just got back from a road trip in Oregon and like the previous post, it had me feeling nostalgic our hikes on the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon. We drove over Santiam Pass and stopped at the PCT trailhead for a snack. No hiking on…
On a quick trip to the Columbia River Gorge in March, I decided to revisit the stunning waterfall on the Dry Creek Falls trail in Cascade Locks. My last visit was 5 months before the devastating Eagle Creek Fire in 2017 so it only seemed right to see how the forest and trail have recovered…
Editor’s note: I seriously thought this trip was from last year, still shaking my head that it was not. But on a good note, I am slowly working through a backlog of posts! Last year I posted about hiking in the Wenatchee Foothills in 2023 but that was only one part of my weekend…
The truth is that I really haven’t gone anywhere more than 60 miles away since last November and I am itching to do so. A combination of saving money and trying to catch up on a long to-do list has had me staying closer to home but it is time to get out there! So…
We got out on a short walk at Narbeck Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary on Tuesday after work. And just in time for the official start of spring (march 21st), there was evidence that nature is ready for the turning of the seasons. Of course it is the Pacific Northwest and like other parts of the country and…