Memories, memories, memories. Elk hunting, fishing, hiking, camping – – – the Alpine Lakes Wilderness brings back fond recollections of […]


Memories, memories, memories. Elk hunting, fishing, hiking, camping – – – the Alpine Lakes Wilderness brings back fond recollections of […]

In mid-summer I returned to Bird Creek Meadows on Mt. Adams. It’s a long, rough drive to reach the trailhead, […]

Early morning found me at the Coldwater Peak Trailhead located at the Johnston Ridge Observatory only 5 1/2 miles north […]

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

The 3,500-foot cumulative elevation gain and 11-mile loop hike over Horseshoe Ridge is always tough. The pitches ascending and descending […]

North of Carson, Washington and about 45 crow-flying miles northeast of Portland is an easy hike to an amazing 200-foot, three-tiered […]

Elk are large animals with good-sized whitish rumps or “wapiti”, which is also the Indian name for elk. Clear-cuts and forest […]

Mid-November on a cloudy, windy day. Eleven-mile hike to visit two long-removed wildfire lookout sites.

The 3,500-foot cumulative elevation gain and 11 miles loop hike over Horseshoe Ridge is always tough. The pitches ascending and […]

Mid-autumn on the west slopes of the Cascades. A ten-mile outing north of the Columbia River Gorge on a cool, […]