Badlands (north)… First time in the Badlands. Fun place to wander and explore nooks and crannies. We started at the Tumulus trailhead and headed out on the Tumulus Trail for a few miles. We then went off-trail to explore the…
Dome Rock 11-27-20
Dome Rock… Another trip into the fire ravaged forest. Snow, blue sky, and blackened trees…quite the contrast. We hit snow at about 2000’, and put our snowshoes on at about 3200’, near the springs. Once we got to the base…
Onion Peak 11-21-20
Onion Peak… Always a good Fall / Winter hike in the Oregon coast range. With 13-miles of timber company road and a mile of thrashy, rarely use route to the summit of Onion peak, this is definitely a pay-to-play day…
Whitman Trail to Hall Ridge 11-8-20
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 11-1-20
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…