If one can hit the rhododendron (rhody) bloom peak in OR, there are few places better than Hendricks Park in Eugene. The park folks had just watered the plants (hence the water on some petals). This is a good flower … Read More
That’s a mouthful. Yet, a wonderful trail. My partner and I hiked this several years ago and it was not this nice – the trail is in great condition, and one can hike further than All Trails curated trail. This … Read More
Early season backpacking when the snowpack is so deep and wide-spread is a challenge. Rivers seem to be the best plans, like hikes a couple weeks ago, Smith Rock/Crooked River, John Day River, Deschutes River. The plan was open and … Read More
On the way to backpack the Middle Fork Willamette River National Recreation Trail, some serious elevation work seemed the right first day hiking. Hiking Hardesty Mountain from the Hwy 58 trailhead to Sawtooth Rock, and maybe June Mountain if conditions … Read More
After Tuesday’s elevation workout, a calmer, tourist-like hike seemed right. Within 60 minutes drive, William Finley National Wildlife Preserve offered opportunities for ~15 mile leisure hike with birding potential. We visited William Finley several years ago later in the summer, … Read More
After hiking over 75 miles last week mostly along rivers, my legs, feet and heart needed some serious elevation work. The weather was clear getting warmer (like 70 later in day), and sunrise was before 06:00. A large carbon karma … Read More
Walking around the neighborhood this past week surfaced a few remarkable flowers in full bloom.
Over about 75 miles hiking on three Central Oregon rivers, lower Deschutes, John Day at Cottonwood Canyon, and Crooked River at Smith Rock, these were my favorite photos. Between the rivers and the sky the rocks and green vegetation totally … Read More
This hike was originally planned as a 2-night backpacking trip on the same route. However, after spending a day on the John Day River (Cottonwood Canyon) and the up-coming weather prediction, a day hike out and back seemed the better … Read More
As part of the Central Oregon river trips, Cottonwood Canyon State Park was the second stop after Smith Rock. I drove late afternoon after hiking Grey Butte and had camping reservation – this seems like a newer state park in … Read More
