As followers of my blog know, I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains. It is verdant and beautiful country. In […]


As followers of my blog know, I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains. It is verdant and beautiful country. In […]

In early May I hiked the 14-mile trail (1,450 feet of cumulative elevation gain) around Henry Hagg Lake on the eastern […]

In early July I hiked to two interesting destinations – – – 4,200-foot Observation Peak and 4,300-foot Sister Rocks. The Trapper Creek Wilderness, […]

Felt like the Stampers, I did. Hiking in the Coastal Mountains always reminds me of Ken Kesey’s ode to the old-time […]

The pathway to the top Is tough and rough and long. But I know where I wanna be And I’ll keep a-struggling […]