Dome Rock via Whitman Creek… Certainly not the easiest way to get to Dome Rock. I haven’t been up Whitman Creek since several weeks after the Beachie Creek fire. Back then finding the trail was easier than ever because all…
Angora Peak Grand Tour 10-27-23
Angora Grand Tour… Another beautiful day up on the Angora Peak Grand Tour with my lovely wife Deb. Nice view north towards Cannon Beach… Balancing rock on the side on the Angora Pinnacle… Fall colors… Busy ants… This one’s called…
Saddle Mountain 10-21-23
Saddle Mountain… I was wishing we were going to hike above the clouds…and my wish came true. No real views except for other highpoints near the same height as Saddle Mountain rising above the layer of fog. Beautiful!! With Deb…
Chucksney Mountain Loop 10-19-23
Chucksney Mountain Loop… Found a nice hike outside of Oakridge, off forest road 19. Trailhead is near the old Box Canyon Guard Station and starts at the horse camp. I did the loop in a counter clock wise direction. Taking…
Nesmith Point 10-13-23
Nesmith Point A favorite of mine, although this is the first time back since the 2017 fire. While there is a lot of burned area, there are a lot of pockets of un-burned area. After summiting, we decided to go…
Black Crater Loop 10-8-23
Black Crater Plan B, let’s do Black Crater! We got the last parking spot at the trailhead. By the time we started this hike it was just after 12:00pm. The temp was cool with clear sunny skies. As we were…
SW Utah Canyoneering 10-1-23
SW Utah Canyoneering – Fall 2023 Deb and I we able to pack up the Raven (camper van) and head to the war SW Utah for some much-needed adventure. We spent 3-days technical canyoneering, and 2-days backpacking, and 5-days driving…which…