Goat Lake and Jordan Basin

It was our last day and I pushed through the pain in my feet to keep going.

Smoky Old Snowy

See that? No, you don’t, because of the smoke.

PCT and Cispus Pass

On our second day we continued to climb in elevation and into the heart of the Goat Rocks Wilderness.

Return to the mountains

The trailhead is at about 4000 feet elevation and we climbed about 1700 feet that day in only 4.5 miles.

Lava Beds National Monument

There is a small and fascinating park in the northernmost part of California dedicated to learning about and exploring a volcanic landscape.

First hike of 2021

I am hugely grateful to be 51 and happily climbing mountains.

Nearly Enough Waterfalls

The Trail of Ten Falls has more waterfalls per square mile than any trail I think I’ve ever been on.

Cape Falcon

One way to find fun at the end of a cold, wet, sad, December is to go for a hike.

Five H’s

Helens, Hiking, Hummocks, Heavenly, Hoffstadt, and oh and…Happy

Shevlin Park and Pilot Butte

If you read my last post, you saw that I drove the 4 1/2 hours down to Bend, Oregon to see an art show and found my childhood home at a museum. I spent one night in Bend and found two quick, easy trails to walk the next morning. First of all I enjoyed Shevlin […]