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Mount Lassen… On our drive home from the Sierra’s we decided to take the long way through Lassen Volcanic National Park. While there we ran up Mount Lassen…neither one of us had ever done the hike. Pretty easy walk-up with…

Mount Whitney attempt… Headed down for another Mount Whitney climb, this time with my love, Deb. We did all the right things to prepare for this climb, but unfortunately the conditions on the mountain weren’t perfect. We got up to…

White Mountain… This was a pre-Whitney conditioning hike, to help with acclimating to the altitude. A beautiful hike above 12,000’. Giant views, Marmots, Big Horn Sheep… Fun day out. The days route…

Table Lake from Jefferson Lake Trailhead… We heard this trail was not passable, so we had to see for ourselves. I’ve been on the trail before and it never seemed impassable. The time before I met a guy on the…

Marten Buttes Falls… Several of us explored this falls 7-weeks ago, then backing off because of the heavy flow, cold temps, and the breezy conditions. It was a valuable trip in that we were able to see enough to plan…

Twin Lakes Falls explore… This ones been on my list to check out, and after seeing a recent report, I decided that Saturday would be the day. I took the more direct approach, starting at Elk Lake, and just thrashed…

To celebrate my granddaughter’s birthday, we did a hike up to Table Rock. Perfect weather day. Big breakfast before the hike helped get us all to the summit. On the descent we decided to go a lesser known route that…

We are calling this one, French Beauties…the West fork of Marten Creek, in the French Creek Canyon, just outside of Detroit, OR. Found some nice stuff in there. You definitely have to pay to play, but it was worth the…

Stafford Creek – 7th or 8th time on this creek….always a fun time. I counted 8-new bolts to keep you in the flow and off the vegetation…very nicely placed…especially on Pete’s Pothole, and the last, Dipper Falls. The flow was…

Northwoods Creek – Kevin talked both Keith and I into checking this drainage out. It turned out to be a fun day out. Could have used a bit more flow, but was nice to stay in the middle of the…

Did a nice trip up to Onion Peak, in the north Oregon’s coastal range. So much to explore in this area…so many rock formations hiding in the forest. Long hike in on private but accessible land, along a maze of…

French Dip – First Descent… Noticed this drainage two weeks prior while exploring Martin Buttes Falls. It had a bit more water flow when we saw it then, but it had more snow melt above it too. We still had…

Up to Whetstone Mountain, down to Battle Ax Creek, into Jawbone Flats, and back to the trailhead… 9-hour car to car which included a nice hour soaking in the sun at the summit of Whetstone Mtn (4990’). We encountered snow…

I’ve seen this falls before from a distance, walked into the base of it years ago, then saw it with lots of spring flow from Dome Rock a week ago. This past Saturday we decided to explore the possibilities of…

Dome Rock from Hwy 22…nice Sunday hike with Deb. Consistent snow started at about 3800’ (at the springs). Very consolidated so no need for snowshoes or micro spikes. Perfect for kicking straight up to the summit. Spent almost 2-hours at…

Been looking at these small tributaries off Sevenmile Creek for a few months now. It took a couple of recon trips to figure out the road system, since the whole area is private timber land, but to my surprise there…

Whetstone Mountain via the Santiam side. Another great Winter conditioner, especially this Winter with the lack of snow. I carried snowshoes just in case there was enough snow. I really didn’t need them until I got close to the summit…

Sunday I picked a hike that would get me some elevation…fast. Tagging the summit of Sardine Mountain from Hwy 22 using the Whitman Creek trail did just that. Great day for a hike. Snowshoes went on at about 4200’. After…

Took a break from thrashing canyons to get some elevation. Saturday looked mostly dry so I did a good hike up to both Nasty Rocks. A good conditioner that passes below the Chemeketan Nasty Rock, and then on to the…

I’ve been looking at the falls on Bad Banks Creek for a few weeks. I’ve seen them on Google Earth but never up close. I knew there was at least two falls over 150’ tall. The toughest part of the…