On a sunny morning I was looking forward to a mid-May conditioning hike in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness. One month ago […]


On a sunny morning I was looking forward to a mid-May conditioning hike in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness. One month ago […]

A beautiful sunrise on a Saturday morning. Time to do some hiking. I began at the edge of a large sub-alpine meadow […]

Early morning on a beautiful sunny Saturday near Husum I found the beginning of the Weldon Wagon Road Trailhead. The 2 1/2-mile wagon […]

Large waterfalls, turkey vultures, wild turkeys, butterflies and spring wildflowers welcomed me to flatlands east of the Cascades. It was beautiful […]

Phlox Point is one of the best destinations for a hike close to the Portland area. It’s near the western end […]

Waterfalls, one of the prettiest lakes in the Mt. Hood area and a mountain to climb – – – this hike […]

For my 501st blog post, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you that read and follow my blog. […]

A colorful sunrise on a summer morning. Time to do some hiking. In a couple of hours I was at the […]

Tygh (rhymes with high) Valley lies at 1,000 feet east of the Badger Creek Wilderness. In the spring when all […]

Fifteenmile Creek, designated as a Wild & Scenic River in 2009, remains one of my favorite areas to hike in mid-spring or […]