Screeching, yelping and croaking! The ravens were having a field day ahead of me. As I hiked closer to Upper […]
A Welcome Return to the Bull Of the Woods Wilderness
What a difference a week makes. The week before I was hiking on the east side of the Bull of […]
A Less Than Welcome Lakes Outing
On the first Saturday of September I hiked to Upper Welcome Lake in the Bull of the Woods Wilderness, less […]
McNeil Point Rock Shelter: A Magic Hike in the Mt. Hood Wilderness
One of my favorite alpine outings is to the McNeil Point Shelter in the Mt. Hood Wilderness. On the last […]
Reaching the Summit of the Third Highest Peak in Northwest Oregon
On a hot mid-summer’s day I hiked to the top of 7,215-foot Olallie Butte about 10 miles north of Mt. […]
Cache Meadow, a Beautiful Sub-alpine Destination
Cache Meadow is a series of three large meadows with several small lakes. It looks like prime autumn elk habitat. […]
A Roaring Good Time in the Roaring River Wilderness
The six square-mile Roaring River Wilderness, about 70 miles from home, is a real treat – – – glacial-gouged lakes, […]
Timothy Lake and Mt. Hood too
Mid-summer with sunshine at a trailhead in the early morning – – – what a great way to start the day. I […]
Central Oregon Sights
I took a short vacation in North-central Oregon in early August. Daily temperatures were over 100 degrees, and there was […]
Lookout Mountain on a Spectacular Day
At the Fifteenmile Forest Camp on the northern edge of the 44-square mile Badger Creek Wilderness, I was greeted with […]
