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Table Rock to Pechuck Lookout… Always a good route this time of year. Sunday was a dry, mostly sunny day. Most of this route is in the forest, so not many chances to warm the face in the sun. That’s…

Gray Butte Loop… Looking for a dry hike, and it doesn’t get much drier than Smith Rock’s back-country. The day before, we tagged the summit of Squaw Rock, camped in the hills and started this hike at 7:00 Sunday morning.…

Squaw Rock… Always a fun short adventure climb. Haven’t been for a few years, so Saturday took our “new to us” camper van to the Crooked River National Grasslands area, behind Smith Rock State Park. We found a nice level…

Three Pyramids… Well, I cannot tell a lie, we only tagged two Pyramids, the North summit and the Middle summit. Next time we’ll get all three…gotta wait for a longer day. Wet and foggy day. Had a couple brief views…

Malheur Cave Clean-Up… Deb and I were asked if we’d be interested in volunteering to help clean graffiti off the walls of the inside of a cave…they said it may involve kayaking on an underground lake, over a half mile…

Eight Lakes Basin… Spent a couple days and a night in the Eight Lakes Basin, in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, last weekend. Hiked in to Jorn Lake, starting at the Pine Ridge Trailhead, up to Marion Mountain, then headed south…

Davis Creek Canyoneer… Davis Creek this, Davis creek that…all I ever heard…you gotta do Davis Creek! So, when Keith said, what about Davis? I said sure! Sunday’s flow looked to be at the moderate level, which made for a fun…

Straight Creek… Kevin has had his eye on this short section of Straight Creek for a while now. Deb and I joined him on this fun explore. The forecast had a slight chance of drizzle in the morning, turning to…

Bear Butte… Since the first time seeing this formation in 2011, I’ve wanted to go and explore. After one failed attempt, I thought I’d give it another try. In 2018 I attempted to reach Bear Butte from the east, via…

Point 6762…Mount Washington Wilderness I’ve been eyeing this peak for a few years now, and finally found an opportunity to go and explore. I was hoping that there’d be a scramble route to the top, but no, looks like we’ll…

Pueblo Mountain… Pueblo Mountain has always seemed like a big undertaking since I noticed it on my first trip to the Alvord Desert. Since then, we notice it every time we tag Alvord Peak. From there the view of Pueblo…

West Fork North Fork Salmonberry Creek Canyoneer… Definitely a pay to play creek, but totally worth it. Starts with a ford across the North Fork Salmonberry River, then a quick 800’ climb to an abandoned road bed, a thrashy whack…

Skookum Canyon Canyoneer… Fun rappels in a beautiful area. It was nice to get back to the east side. Sunny, dry, Pines and Oaks… Nice wide-open approach led us to a short descent down to the first rap. At first,…

1969 Mustang Mach I…Before and after restoration. My in-laws (Deb’s mom and dad) own this really cool car, a ’69 Mustang Mach I. The car sat idle, covered up in a barn, for about 40-years. In July of 2017, they…

Grassy Lake Island Rock… Another awesome exploration day in this pretty cool area, if you like big rocks. Today my plan was to hike into the area from a new approach, to Grassy Lake, then on my way back explore…

Clatsop Towers… It’s what I’ve named these towering rocks that I’ve found well inside the gates of Weyerhaeuser. Sunday, I made my second trip into the Clatsop Towers. Exploring only one small area, I counted numerous tall rocks/pinnacles…a few of…

Black Butte – Clatsop… A very cool area. I’ve been wanting to come here for a while now. Ever since spotting it from the summit of Onion Peak. This area doesn’t see much recreation as it’s owned by the timer…

Jackass Creek… First cousin to Donkey Creek (few small drainages NE of Jackass). Was surprised at the amount of water this drainage had considering its small watershed. Just like most in this area, Jackass was a thrashy drop. We probably…

Badlands south… We looked for a dry area within striking distance from our cabin in Detroit and came up with The Badlands, SE of Bend. Several weekends ago we explored the North side of The Badlands…this time we explored the…

Mojave Desert Road trip… Our escape from the Christmas holiday was a road trip to the Mojave National Preserve by way of Death Valley. Day one and two…drive from Portland to Lone Pine. On our drive we stopped in at…