On a late spring day I drove to the north side of Trapper Creek Wilderness, a nine square-mile designated wilderness […]
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Waterfalls and Volcanoes
On a record-breaking hot day in Portland I drove into the higher reaches of the Lewis River Basin. The area […]
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An Early Spring Hike to One of the Most Spectacular Waterfalls in Washington State
North of the Columbia River Gorge is a relatively easy hike to an amazing 350-foot, three-tiered waterfall on Falls Creek. Like […]
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Where are the Elk on this Stormy Day?
Elk are large animals with good-sized whitish rumps or “wapiti”, which is also the Indian name for elk. Clear-cuts and forest fires […]
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A Tough Hike to Two Former Wildfire Lookout Sites
On the last weekend of summer I drove to Triangle Pass and then to the Grassy Knoll Trailhead, about seven miles […]
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A Wilderness Visit to Meeks Table
The Meeks Table Research Natural Area is in the William O. Douglas Wilderness. After several days of heavy rain and wind […]
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Bear Creek Mountain Undone
On my second day of hiking in the Central Cascades of Washington State, I drove the very rough road to […]
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A Climb to the Summit of an Extinct Volcanic Cinder and Lava Cone
Like U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, some of my favorite outings have been on the Tumac Plateau. In […]
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Chinook Pass Outing
Arriving on a sunny afternoon in the Central Cascade Mountains of Washington State, I decided to stop on the top […]
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A Wonderful Hike along Siouxon Creek
On a cool, late summer day we hiked in a hidden gem of an old-growth forest. The trail followed the Siouxon […]