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Fleeing from the rainy forecast, Deb and I found ourselves out in the John Day area. Today we tagged the summit of Canyon Mountain. From the trailhead we took the trail for about 5 miles (top of the Dean Creek…

It’s been a few years since I’ve climbed 3FJ….wasn’t even thinking about it, when Deb said what about 3FJ? Took me about 3 seconds to answer, OK! Perfect conditions…dry and sunny. Left the trailhead at 5:15am (heard a Mazamas team…

When I saw Chris had mentioned Bonanza Peak over the Labor Day weekend….I thought Yikes!, sounds like a suffer-fest to me…but after a tiny bit of research, it didn’t sound THAT bad. No other takers so it was just Chris…

Five of us had been planning a North Cascades trip for weeks…unfortunately the smoke and then weather had us changing plans… The team broke up and Deb & I found ourselves headed to Waldo Lake with the kayaks and camping…

Always wanted to scramble out to Park Butte…I’ve seen it from many other places, just never been on it. We parked at the Breitenbush Lake trailhead, took the PCT to Park Ridge, then just scrambled the ridge out to Park…

This time it’s Debs turn to show me a very special place. Deb has tried before, but I’ve been a bit reluctant because of the number of people that frequent the trails leading there…. Well as always, if you go…

Finally finished Little Angora. Saturday we installed a bomber rap anchor at the north summit for a 95′ drop. The views were awesome. The coast range was blanketed with a low marine layer, but we had climbed above it. Pitch…

I’ve done this route before back in 2007, although this time we started a bit further north. We parked at the road’s end, at the east end of Breitenbush Mountain. From there thrashed our way along the ridge till we…

After yesterday….today should be a breeze. And it was…. Fun adventure day with Deb and Kevin. Left the Triangulation Peak trailhead at 7:45am and got to the base of Spire Rock at about 8:45. Fun climb to the summit, then…

Well, I had big visions of getting to Bear Butte…on the map it totally looked possible. In real life…It sucked…AND I had to bail before getting there. Sitting at the dining room table on a comfy chair I planned this…

Got an email from Chris….What to do July 4/8?  My first thought…Wolf’s Head !! Got to Pinedale after a 14-hour drive on July 4th. The next morning, after an early breakfast, we drove to Big Sandy Trailhead and hiked 8.5…

Sunday…all about Nancy and David Hill, Deb and Cheryl’s parents….and my first trip up Silver Star Mountain. By the looks at all the flowers, the timing was just right. After a night of rain, the vegetation was holding a lot…

Another day in the trenches helping out on Olson and Hugh’s project. Climbed the new line on the upper pinnacle, The Cigar, and the 3-pitch classic on the lower pinnacle….also did the first route we put up a few years…

After a good night’s sleep at the Broken Arrow campground, we drove to the Mount Thielsen trailhead. The sun was already up…and so were the mosquitoes. We had to keep a quick pace just so we didn’t get hammered by…

From Portland, drove to the Mount Bailey trailhead Saturday morning for a nice hike to the summit. A bit buggy but was a nice day for a hike. This was our warm-up for tomorrow’s Mount Thielsen climb. On the hike…

I took the day off Thursday to explore the upper Hokpkins Creek drainage. I recently read a report of a first descent of Hopkins. I was curious about why they started so low when there appears to be more drops…

The forecast called for sunny and warm with a slight chance of sprinkles in the Cascades… I haven’t been to Schreiner Peak for a long time, so that was my objective. This time I would use the Dickey Creek trail…

Looking at LIDAR and the USGS TOPO, this drainage looked like it had a short narrows section…and a few possible short drops, so what the hell…let’s drop it! Doing anything in these parts are sure to be scenic…and that it…

Another run up Rooster Rock after work. Another long sit in traffic, but the sunset on Rooster is so worth it. Deb following up pitch one, a 9-bolt 5.6 pitch to the midway anchor… Looking east through a swarm of…

Nine weeks later we are back to do a full descent of Triangulation Creek….including the two-tier Triangulation Falls and the multi-tire Bobsled Falls… The flow was a bit low but gave us a good chance to figure out Bobsled Falls.…