Four weeks later we came back to rap Purdy Falls. Good thing we got here before the water completely stopped flowing. As you’ll see from the map, we dropped from the road above…thrashed down the ridge, rapped a dry gully…

Another high mileage Sunday, training for our backpack, coming up in Canyonlands. This time we did an 18-mile loop in and around Silver Falls State Park. First time I have hiked at SFSP…Wow, those falls are incredible. I think the…

Did a Pringle Creek scout today despite the creek’s high flow. A bit too much water in the creek today to rap the falls but got a good look at all of them for next time… We came in on…

Getting ready for a 6-day/night backpack in Canyonlands in a few weeks, Deb and I decided we need to get some mileage in… The weather has been pretty sucky lately and this Sunday didn’t look much different. We decided to…

Deb and I took another trip out to Indian Ridge, behind Smith Rock, to climb Squaw Rock. Always a fun trip. Took the new Crosstrek and had a fun time on the road in. Fun ride… Smith Rock’s backcountry, Sherwood…