A Jaunt up on Mt Hood

Since last fall I haven’t been able to get outdoors very much as we’d been on the housing search. I … More

Whittier Ridge Traverse and Lakes Loop Trip Report

As this past weekend approached, I saw we’d have perfect fall weather. Last fall was horrible, the rains started in … More

Originally we had planned a trip to the Sawtooths in Idaho some months ago. However, as has been the case … More

We discussed many plans for this past weekends Total Solar Eclipse. We had thought about just staying in town which … More

Roughly a year ago I went to Goat Rocks Wilderness for the first time. It’s crowded, but for very good … More

Four years ago I first took the Banks-Vernonia Trail with a big group of friends. This is a bikepacking trip … More

Silver Star Mountain is pretty close by and I was surprised I’d never been there and never knew anyone who … More

Last year after doing a trip in the Oregon Badlands Wilderness, I set the goal to start section hiking the Oregon … More

This weekend we returned to Cottonwood Canyon for a leisurely desert backpack. We like coming here because it is consistently … More

Once upon a time I backpacked in Mexico for two months back in 2003. I was enthralled with Mexico and … More