The Soapstone Lake Trailhead lies in the Clatsop State Forest on the west slopes of the Oregon Coastal Mountains. The […]
Archive for ‘Oregon Coastal Mountain Hiking’
A Long Hike through the Rain Forest to the Crest of the Oregon Coastal Mountains
I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains. It is verdant and beautiful country. In mid-November I drove almost to the […]
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Autumn is the Time for Elk
On a late-October day I journeyed to the Jewell Wildlife Area in the Coastal Mountains. There were two sizable Roosevelt […]
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The Always Surprising Coastal Mountains of Oregon
The first weekend of May made a good excuse to travel to the Clatsop State Forest on the west side of […]
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The Pleasant Gnat Creek Hike
What fun! It’s not often I do a new hike within 100 miles of Portland. Gnat Creek was a real […]
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A Long, Rainy Hike in the Coastal Mountains
I enjoy hiking in the Coastal Mountains. It is verdant and beautiful country. On the first day of spring I drove […]
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A Rainy Day Hike in the Coastal Mountains
In mid-February on a cool and very rainy weekend day, I hiked the 14-mile trail (1,450 feet of cumulative elevation […]
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A Good-looking Blonde and the Dudes
Over the last few years of visiting the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area, I have often spotted a blonde elk. The […]
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Lokie’s Lollipop Hike
It was a cool, rainy, foggy weekend day in mid-January. I drove west to the parking area for the Banks–Vernonia State […]
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Late Fall Hike around Henry Hagg Lake
The cold and crisp morning was enhanced by sunshine and blue skies. The leaves crunched under my boots as I hiked […]