It’s no secret I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains. It is verdant and beautiful country. In late summer on […]


It’s no secret I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains. It is verdant and beautiful country. In late summer on […]

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

The Gnat Creek hike is always fun. The trail began at a parking area about 20 miles east of Astoria. […]

I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains, or I usually do. On this particular outing I managed to get in […]

In early April my destination was the eastern foothills of the Coastal Mountains. A 14-mile up-and-down trail travels around Henry […]

Standing on a 150-foot suspension bridge, swaying slightly in the breeze, gave me an up-close view of Drift Creek Falls. […]

Having spent most of my life around Rocky Mountain Elk on the east side of the Cascade Mountains, I’m always […]

The snow was continuing to fall at higher elevations. In response I decided to head to the eastern slopes of […]

The Soapstone Lake Trailhead lies in the Clatsop State Forest on the west slopes of the Oregon Coastal Mountains. The […]

I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains. It is verdant and beautiful country. In mid-November I drove almost to the […]