Due to heavy ice on a highway bridge in the Coastal Mountains, I was turned back from my planned hike […]
Archive for ‘Oregon Coastal Mountain Hiking’
An Enjoyable Late Summer Hike in the Oregon Coastal Mountains
It’s no secret I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains. It is verdant and beautiful country. In late summer on […]
Coral Root Orchids in the Coastal Mountains
As followers of my blog know, I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains. It is verdant and beautiful country. In […]
Gnat Creek’s Barrier Falls Hike
The Gnat Creek hike is always fun. The trail began at a parking area about 20 miles east of Astoria. […]
A Storey Burn and a Trail Runners’ Race
I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains, or I usually do. On this particular outing I managed to get in […]
Fourteen Miles of Mud and Wild Orchids
In early April my destination was the eastern foothills of the Coastal Mountains. A 14-mile up-and-down trail travels around Henry […]
Amazing Drift Creek Suspension Bridge
Standing on a 150-foot suspension bridge, swaying slightly in the breeze, gave me an up-close view of Drift Creek Falls. […]
Elk Physiques
Having spent most of my life around Rocky Mountain Elk on the east side of the Cascade Mountains, I’m always […]
A Hare-brained Hike
The snow was continuing to fall at higher elevations. In response I decided to head to the eastern slopes of […]
A Pleasant Hike to a Beautiful Lake
The Soapstone Lake Trailhead lies in the Clatsop State Forest on the west slopes of the Oregon Coastal Mountains. The […]