Another rainy Saturday, although the rains held off long enough for me to get a quick run up to Stahlman Point. This is a short 5-mile loop with about 1400’ of gain that is right behind my cabin in Detroit.…

Stayed up to watch the Lunar Eclipse. I chose the parking lot at Jackson Middle School, because it’s just down the street from my home, and it has a large open view of the sky. I parked at about 10:20pm,…

Another sunny warm weekend at Smith Rock. JJ, Jacqueline, Chris, and I met at the parking lot at 9:30am Saturday. Since JJ and Jacque hadn’t been to Smith before, the Marsupials was the area to go…and of course, IMHO, the…

You don’t drive all the way Mitchell, Oregon to do just one hike, so we decided to do another hike on the way home. Sutton Mountain turned out to be a good choice, as it was short, steep, and had…

Since the first time I saw Sheep Rock, I’ve wanted to visit its summit, and with the rains forecasted for the western side, this seemed like a great option for the weekend. Our plan was to drive out past Mitchell, Friday…

Did a trip up to Nesmith today with Sue, Chris, and John. Don’t really do this hike for the views, so it’s a good one for cloudy foggy days. Took a little detour through the woods, which is always fun…

A trip following the girls up the Wahkeena trail, to Devils Rest (pile-O-rocks), then back down making a large loop. Not knowing much about this part of the gorge…I just followed along for the ride with great company…Emma, Ember, and…

I’ve been looking at finishing this project for a few years… Putting up a route on the pinnacle I call Little Angora. Back in 2011, myself and Tom Kline put up a bolt ladder up the vertical start of the…

Well, since I planned for a little adventure climb in the North Oregon coast on Sunday, I thought I’d head down on Saturday morning and check out the Twin Peaks I’d been looking at for a while. There is no…

Was a warm weekend at Smith…eight of us met at the parking lot Saturday morning at 9:30am. We decided to head over to Staender Ridge for the day. We climbed a number of sport routes on Adit Rock, then moved…

As everyone else probably figured out, with this past weekends weather forecast, the best time to get outside and play was Saturday before noon. I decided to spend the weekend at the cabin, so I was in great position to…

After a special request to once again share this special place, I found myself, along with five others, doing the “Grand Tour” of Angora peak. This time adding on…My Favorite Outcropping, to the tour. This tour takes you into the…

Well, to get a bit of elevation, we thought we’d hike up to Palmer…because the forecast was calling for partly sunny skies, and calm winds. Bull Shit!!! Windy with white-out conditions. Still kinda fun though. Never really in danger below…

Was a fun day exploring the two summits of Kidders Butte. Nothing really to come back for, although the upper open ridges probably have lots of flowers in the late spring…If you like that kinda stuff. Interesting rock formations on…

Third times a charm…Brian and I have been up Sugarloaf two times before, but never all the way to the summit. The summit is a large mass / group of bulbously shaped rock formations that has very little protection possibilities.…

Saw a report from the week before saying that Pole Creek trailhead is snow free…Wow! How about Middle Sister in January…? Sent the idea to others, but only one agreed. So Chris and I set off Saturday morning, from the…

Merry Christmas…! What’s better than a white snowy Christmas? A sunny and warm Christmas. That’s exactly how it was at the Oregon Coast. It’s only been a little over two weeks since I did this hike, but Emma insisted. And…

Took a run up to Table Rock Saturday morning. Thick fog in the valley, but high clouds up in the foothills, making for some nice views of the nearby, and far away peaks. I took the trail to the summit…

Took a trip to check on the Angora pinnacles, last Sunday. Deb Hill went with. Saw lots of ice from water leeching out of cracks in the rock. Weather was calm, but still cold. Had to keep moving. Tagged the…

We took a fun road trip way way down to the far southeast corner of Oregon. We decided to explore the Steens Mountain, and the Owyhee River area. Here’s a few quick stats from the trip, along with some pics to browse through……