2 Days Rambling up / down Metolius River Trail
For two days, rambling up and down both sides of the Metolius River trail was the heart of the October Camp Sherman basecamp day hikes – the third and fourth day in a 5 day sequence. Originally, I planned only … Read More
Rambling around Smith Rock before sunrise
Hiking or rambling around Smith Rock State Park was one of the October Camp Sherman basecamp day hikes – the last day in a 5 day sequence. Smith Rock State Park started the hiking season in May, and ended it … Read More
Hiking north V 3 Sisters’ Loop from Lava Camp
Hiking from Lava Camp (McKenzie Pass PCT trailhead) covering both east and west sides of the 3-Sisters Loop was one of the October Camp Sherman basecamp day hikes – the second day in a 5 day sequence. This was the … Read More
Hiking Santiam Pass PCT nobo
Hiking Santiam Pass north-bound on the Pacific Crest Trail was one of the October Camp Sherman basecamp day hikes – the first in a 5 day sequence. Several hikes this year around 3-Finger Jack ran into rain and fog, so … Read More
Hiking Jack Lake and Canyon Meadows Loop
My sister and I continued our annual rainy late September hiking, finishing Jack Lake and the Canyon Meadows Loop on the east side of 3-Fingered Jack in Mt. Jefferson Wilderness. Needless to say, getting to the hike, the hike and … Read More
Clear Lake and upper Mckenzie River
After car tenting at Pine Rest Campground (Camp Sherman) the night before, around sunrise I topped the Santiam Pass and headed for the Upper Mckenzie River Trailhead just downriver from Fish Lake. I hiked this section of the trail earlier … Read More
Rambling Mt Jefferson Wilderness on PCT
The first plan for a Mt Jefferson Wilderness PCT (USFS) ramble was ambitious and assumed a ‘happy weather path’. Well, OR in September can be a fleeting factoid. The forecast changed to probable rain on day 3 morning and temperatures … Read More
Hiking Willamette Pass PCT and Yoran Lake
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) southbound from Willamette Pass (Highway 58) is like an old friend. I’ve hiked this almost every year for the last 5-6 years, and this is the third year for a September day hike (2022, … Read More
Hiking Ridgeline Tr and Spencer Butte
An original plan had backpacking from Willamette Pass in this week, but for different reasons … plans changed. Day 1 local day hiking on Ridgeline Trail and Spencer Butte seemed the right first step back into the woods after a … Read More
Anthropocene Magazine on fisheries carbon impact
As part of genuine wonder for our natural world and ethical, better living, I find understanding my living’s environmental impact important to help make better choices. Anthropocene Magazine published a great article on the carbon impact of different fisheries and … Read More
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Mary’s Peak Ramble
A couple of clear, cold days and my sister’s day off created perfect opportunity to rendezvous at Mary’s Peak. We met at Conners’ Camp around 7:30; we were the first two cars in the parking lot. Temperatures in the valley … Read More
Spencer Butte fog art
Sometimes timing just works. Another break in the weather (weather reports had called for a break all week, so … had to eventually get it right) with morning fog only in low valleys … the perfect set up for some … Read More
Dripping fog Ridgeline ramble
Weather reports said ‘partly cloudy’ by late-morning. While further away hikes were considered, colder weather and carbon karma avoidance filtered out those alternatives leaving Ridgeline and Spencer Butte as better options. An easily done weekly forest ramble. New experience on … Read More