Salmon Butte Trip Report, Gear Test, and Off-Trail Fail

My goal this past weekend was to delve into off-trail adventures in an area I know relatively well. I wanted to … More

Opal Creek Wilderness Trip Report

Last time I was on this hike (2009) it was so god damn crowded people set up tents in the trail … More

Its wildflower season, so we took a trip out east of Mt Hood for a two nighter. Arriving in the … More

Unbeknownst to us, we decided to backpack up to Mt Jefferson in the middle of Oregon’s unbelievably short deer season. … More

Before the heat of summer sets in, I wanted to backpack out in the desert for a change. I’d seen … More

This weekend we decided to go car camping and went east of the Cascades so as to be dry. Having … More

Originally, we had planned a snow camping trip in the Cascades. However, it “warmed up” into the mid thirties where … More

I needed to get out just for one night, get some hiking in and sleep in the woods. I realized … More