Clatsop Towers-Plus… Another trip up to the Clatsop Towers and beyond. This time I wanted to do a loop above the towers, through the small square of Clatsop State Forest that is completely land-locked by the big timber company, then…
Twin Pillars 2-13-22
Twin Pillars… It’s been 15 years since I last came up to the Twin Pillars. We camped at the trailhead parking lot. Nobody else there other than a small car. Turned out to be a couple of backpackers that we…
Angora Grand Tour 2-8-22
Angora Grand Tour… Perfect day for the Grand Tour of Angora Peak area. The “Grand Tour” consist of, in this order, The Hermit View, The Hermit Hut (now broken), scrambling to the top of Angora Pinnacle, circumnavigating around Little Angora,…
Olowalu Stream Hike 2-2-22
Olowalu Stream Hike… Deb and I have been here before…back in 2015 when we crossed the West Maui mountains from the Iao Valley side. This time we hiked up Olowalu stream as far as time would allow. We only got…