A wonderful day in Indian Heaven Wilderness – – – crisp air, the trail crunching under my boots, ripe huckleberries […]
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Bucket List of Alpine Hikes in the Pacific Northwest #1: Paradise Park
Alpine meadows are typically found in the higher mountains at about 6,000 feet of elevation, and are usually free of […]
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A 4,000-foot Climb to the Old Cascades
Why was I feeling so sluggish after two miles into the hike I kept asking myself? I was doing the […]
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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 Journey to the Hidden Crater of a Wilderness Volcano
Every wilderness area has a hidden, hard-to-reach jewel. For Indian Heaven the gem is the crater of E. Crater Mountain, […]
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A beautiful visit to Paradise Park
It was a late May day with a hot, sunny forecast for Portland. What better time to drive to the […]
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Best Laid Plans?
Thinking that it has been a very dry spring, I drove to the Indian Heaven Wilderness. The area is situated on a […]
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A long, but rewarding climb to the Benson Plateau
On the last day of January I returned to the Benson Plateau, one of my favorite destinations. The Plateau lies at […]
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Grassy Knoll and Big Huckleberry Mountain
On the second weekend of fall I drove to Triangle Pass and then north to the Grassy Knoll Trailhead, about seven […]
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Indian Heaven on the Cusp of Autumn
I enjoyed a wonderful day in the Indian Heaven Wilderness. It was the last weekend of summer with sunshine quickly […]