Last Friday I wanted to revisit another familiar but long ago enjoyed hike so when the forecast called for a large amount of snow coming I knew that I only had one chance to check on Beckler Peak before snow closed the road until late spring. If you have been around for awhile, you know…
I did something on Tuesday I haven’t done in a few years, I got up early for a New Year’s Day hike in the mountains. Lately the trails have been so busy on this day, I just prefer to ride my bike around town or do an urban stroll. But I got out the door…
Ah, the proverbial 2023 highlight post… As I mentioned yesterday, there was a lot of “recapping” for this year. One of my intentions at the beginning of the year was to get the most out of my America The Beautiful Pass, Oregon State Parks Pass and Discover Pass. Apart from all the bike riding, I…
The weather we have been having lately here in the Pacific Northwest has not been super motivating for getting up into the mountains, particularly with the avalanche conditions that come with new, wet snow. It reminds me of the time we were down along the Columbia Gorge in December and the forecast was nothing but…
Have you heard of a thing called a living tree stump? In 2008, my son Mitch and I took a road trip to Southern California for two weeks to visit Legoland. Along the way we took a swing east and drove through Crater Lake and down to Ashland. Crater Lake Highway or State Route 62…
There is nothing like the holidays and end of the year for reflection. As I have been sorting through thousands of images to re-upload to the website, I ran across these pictures from three years ago of my family at Christmas during the height of COVID. We had decided to not celebrate…