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Canyon / Day 6 Cottonwood Wash – Capitol Reef PA033160 This is the canyon exit…camp 🙂 Wim’s pretty proud of his accomplishment… Typical evening sky…

I’d been wondering about this drainage for a while. Lidar showed a few drops. It’s just behind our cabin in Detroit, so what the hell… Ended up being about 7-8 rappels, over several small falls, and a couple of long…

Had a great time in Henline Creek on Saturday. Lots more water flow than two weeks ago. I see bolts were installed on rap 3 (Dave Falls), and rap 5 (Dan Falls)…to keep one in the flow. It was a…

Thimble (Upper) Creek, in the Lewis River drainage… Today we dropped both upper and lower Thimble creek. Very easy approach, and an even easier exit, especially with a shuttle. I think we got in 7-rappels on the upper portion…the second…

I’ve been hearing that Henline Creek is a must do…I’ve just never had the chance to drop it…until yesterday. Wow, what a pretty canyon! We missed the two upper falls due to Mr Karl thinking he knew more than the…

Cathedral Rocks… This is the third time I’ve been up in this area, but the first time using the Bingham Ridge approach. Probably the easiest approach to the area. Deb and I tagged the first Cathedral Rock before heading back.…

Second time down Parkett, first was back in 2015. This time the flow was a bit lower, but perfect in my book. Water was cold right off the bat. Few jump, several slides, short swims, and one big falls. I…

This is becoming an annual event for us…kayak camping on Waldo Lake. Drove in on a Sunday afternoon, 30-40 minute paddle to our favorite camp spot. Monday morning, got an early start and paddled to the south end of Waldo,…

I’ve wanted to scramble Phoca Rock for a while…just never got around to it. Deb and I had a half day available on Sunday so we headed out to Dalton Point with the Kayaks. The weather was perfect! Warm, very…

Here are several pics and videos from last night’s concert. A band called “In This Moment” opened up for Disturbed. IMHO, better sound in the studio than live. Wished we were a bit closer to see their show. Disturbed played…

Somersault Creek, an eastern trib off of Tumble Creek, near the town of Detroit, Oregon. A fun short drop with 8+ raps over falls from 20’ to 90’ tall. This turned out to be more of a scouting mission since…

Mount Lassen… On our drive home from the Sierra’s we decided to take the long way through Lassen Volcanic National Park. While there we ran up Mount Lassen…neither one of us had ever done the hike. Pretty easy walk-up with…

Mount Whitney attempt… Headed down for another Mount Whitney climb, this time with my love, Deb. We did all the right things to prepare for this climb, but unfortunately the conditions on the mountain weren’t perfect. We got up to…

White Mountain… This was a pre-Whitney conditioning hike, to help with acclimating to the altitude. A beautiful hike above 12,000’. Giant views, Marmots, Big Horn Sheep… Fun day out. The days route…

Table Lake from Jefferson Lake Trailhead… We heard this trail was not passable, so we had to see for ourselves. I’ve been on the trail before and it never seemed impassable. The time before I met a guy on the…

Marten Buttes Falls… Several of us explored this falls 7-weeks ago, then backing off because of the heavy flow, cold temps, and the breezy conditions. It was a valuable trip in that we were able to see enough to plan…

Twin Lakes Falls explore… This ones been on my list to check out, and after seeing a recent report, I decided that Saturday would be the day. I took the more direct approach, starting at Elk Lake, and just thrashed…

To celebrate my granddaughter’s birthday, we did a hike up to Table Rock. Perfect weather day. Big breakfast before the hike helped get us all to the summit. On the descent we decided to go a lesser known route that…

We are calling this one, French Beauties…the West fork of Marten Creek, in the French Creek Canyon, just outside of Detroit, OR. Found some nice stuff in there. You definitely have to pay to play, but it was worth the…

Stafford Creek – 7th or 8th time on this creek….always a fun time. I counted 8-new bolts to keep you in the flow and off the vegetation…very nicely placed…especially on Pete’s Pothole, and the last, Dipper Falls. The flow was…