PCT: Crater Lake
The first PCT hike of the 2022 season (July 5-8) didn’t turn out as expected from very early planning … who would have thought that OR snow would come later and last longer than any season in the last 6. … Read More
Newberry Crater: 3 day ramble
Reminder: clicking on pics will display 90% resolution pic The original plan to hike Trinity Alps this week was changed after my hiking buddy caught a bug (not Covid); so with gear all packed up and the motor running, I … Read More
Olympic National Park: Enchanted Valley
A hiking buddy of mine goes to Enchanted Valley regularly, and this year he asked me to tag along. We arrived at the Graves Creek Trailhead (East Fork Quinault River Trail – NPS, All Trails) around 11:00, May 17. This … Read More
Rogue River Trail 3 nights
Planning an Oregon backpacking trip for April / May is a challenge if one intends to stay dry … the original Rogue River Trail (BLM site or Guide) plan was to go M-F 4 nights, but the weather had material … Read More
PCT Ramble: Jefferson & Washington Wilderness Areas
A 4 day PCT Ramble, with 2 nights backpacking and 2 nights at Big Lake Campground (car). The original plan had a 3 day loop through the Jefferson lakes to Pamelia Lake and back to the PCT (starting at Big … Read More
Mt Hood (n side) Ramble 2021
4 nights and days to ramble the north side of Mt Hood following either PCT or Timberline trail at the same time as last year’s ‘Loop Hike’ … the plan was fairly simple: Timberline Trail full north (east / west) … Read More
PCT Ramble: Sisters Wilderness – hats off to Forest Service!
Some hikers are bound to hike from one point to another (either a loop, out / back, or drop / pick up), some others like me use points as boundaries and travel within them based on delight and joy (avoiding … Read More
Summer 2020 hikes – the look-back summary
All the previously published trip reports were lost in the recent technical debacle. Here’s a summary look-back with pointers to pic albums associated with the different hikes. These are in chronological order, not in order of ‘goodness’. Recommendation scores are … Read More