A young journalists shares indigenous land protection success
Grist published on the work of a 15 year old Malaysian journalist writing about indigenous land rights, ownership and how that changes the outcomes. A truly up-lifting story as well as highlighting the outstanding courage and talent of this young … Read More
Redux – September OR coast
The post w/ these pics was lost, and a relook at them prompted a repost here. These pics cover three days. (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
W.A.T. Fall 2020 #1
A bit late getting around town as most free time was spent in the woods … but the colors are turning and today the sun was shining around town. (more…)
October clouds & fog @ Spencer’s Butte
Spencer’s Butte is a great close-in park to get in a good hike regardless if you want to do 3-5 miles or 9-10 miles (tho the longer ones require some step retracement) – if you live in Eugene, OR that … Read More
Sweet Creek Falls on a sunny Saturday afternoon
Four of us took off for an afternoon at Sweet Creek Falls … a sunny Saturday afternoon so of course there were too many people there, but the creek and the waterfall cascades were amazing – a very calming short … 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