First hike of 2021
I am hugely grateful to be 51 and happily climbing mountains.
Read More First hike of 2021Tag: trails
Cape Falcon
One way to find fun at the end of a cold, wet, sad, December is to go for a hike.
Read More Cape FalconMouth of the Columbia
Door connoisseurs may appreciate these rusty doors.
Read More Mouth of the ColumbiaFive H’s
Helens, Hiking, Hummocks, Heavenly, Hoffstadt, and oh and…Happy
Read More Five H’sShevlin 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 […]
Read More Shevlin Park and Pilot ButteCascade Falls and Bauneg Beg Mountain
I thought it would be fun to hike to a mountaintop in Maine.
Read More Cascade Falls and Bauneg Beg MountainSilver Falls Mothers Day
Tara and I went camping on Sunday for Mother’s Day in Silver Falls State Park. We’ve been camping on Mother’s Day, rain or shine, since the kid was in middle school. This year it was time to find a new place. Over the years I have had Silver Falls recommended for a hike because of […]
Read More Silver Falls Mothers DayLake Stuart
I purchased overnight camping passes for the Lake Stuart Zone in the Enchantments area of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Washington state. It’s due east of Seattle and north of Mt. Rainier. It takes me 4 1/2 hours just to get to the trailhead, but I can’t help myself: it is so beautiful there. I’ve […]
Read More Lake StuartOn a trail again
On the trail is where I find my bliss.
Read More On a trail againSunshine at Lake Todos los Santos
At long last the rain dried up and the clouds parted.
Read More Sunshine at Lake Todos los Santos