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Whitman trail to Hall Ridge… Always a good workout. Not much mileage but a good short huff. We were curious to see the fire damage up around the Tumble Lake basin. For the past few years this trail has been…

Crescent Mountain… Nice hike in the old Cascades. We hit the true summit then did a bit of cross country to tag the north summit. Seems this trail is most popular with the mountain bike crowd. Think we saw 15…

Tualatin River Kayak… Last after work paddle before turning the clocks back…and for 2020. Nice Fall colors this evening. Heading up Fanno Creek for a bit… Very large Beaver chew…

Stahlman Water System… Two weeks after letting us back into our cabins, a team of Stahlman cabin owners got together to rebuild the water system. The water source (spring) was still there but the cistern was gone and needed to…

Stahlman Point loop… Stahlman Point post fire. Curiosity got the best of us and we just had to check out the trail up to Stahlman Point. We decided to do our loop clockwise, starting from our cabin. First stop was…

First weekend after we were able to get back to our cabin… While so thankful that we have a cabin to come back to, we’re so sorry for all those that lost so much from the Santiam Wildfires… Even though…

Waldo Lake Kayak Camp… An annual event now…weather dependent of course. This was one of those weekends. After work drive to Shadow Bay boat ramp, a beautiful full moon (almost full) paddle to camp…and a fantastic morning on the shore…

Bacon Peak… Been on my list for a while. It’s one of those peaks that doesn’t get climbed much, mainly due to the remote nature and the navigation challenges. I’d attempted Bacon back in 2013 but was chased back by…

Tomyhoi Peak / Yellow Aster Butte… Headed up north for vacation, near the Canadian border. Hiked into camp and set up camp. That afternoon we hiked up to Yellow Aster Butte for some awesome views. Mountain Goats just below the…

Broken Top Circumnavigation… Mostly cross country…using the trail from the Todd Lake trailhead we headed straight uphill till we got to our planned camp spot, well above others near the Broken Top crater. After setting up camp we climbed towards…

Mount Yoran… Diamond Peak / Mount Yoran weekend. Yesterday Diamond, today Yoran. Same as yesterday, lots of bugs till above tree line (most of the way). It’s been 13-years since last time up this rock. I forgot about the cross-over…

Diamond Peak… This weekend we tagged both Diamond Peak and Mount Yoran. Diamond Peak on Saturday. Lots of Mosquitoes! Once we got above tree-line they backed off. We were surprised how few people we saw the whole day. We scrambled…

Three Sisters, Chambers Lakes area… Decided to hike around the Chambers Lakes area for the day, camping the night before at about 7,000’. Started early so we could see the sun rise, and cast the early morning light on all…

Blowout Trib… I’ve been eyeing this on for a long time, probably too long. It would have been a bit more exciting with more water, as with most of these tributaries. Lidar showed lots of excitement on this drainage which…

Sardine Cave Explore… Last November Deb and I did a hike up the Mayflower trail up and over Sardine Mountain and on our way back down we happened to spot what appeared to be a cave way across the canyon.…

Steens Mountain – Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) This day was all about hiking the Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) as far as time would allow, starting at 7:10am, and getting to our turnaround spot at 1:00pm…the 6787’ saddle above the Wildhorse…

Alvord Peak… As part of a week long SE Oregon adventure, Alvord Peak was first on the list. There is no trail to the summit of Alvord Peak, just the wide open slopes that support Alvord Peak at 7132’ high.…

Gnat Creek Canyoneer… This one’s been on my list for a while. I was able to round up several interested team members for a thrash down Gnat Creek…at least the interesting segment. The short approach thrash and a steep exit…

BS Creek Canyoneer… 2nd time down this thrashy drainage…only because two years ago we did this and left a couple drops down below. This time we got them all. Was it worth it? Of course…fun day outside! Myself. Deb, and…

French Dip Creek… Had another blast dropping French Dip Creek. Second time down this action-packed drainage. A series of short drops, long bedrock low-angle drops, and a bunch of vertical drops in rapid fire succession…including the 100’ French Dip Falls.…