Oregon

Pictures from snow camping at Panther Creek

December 1, 2010

I went on my second trip out in the snow a few days ago. The snow was a little thicker and we got to practice using a shovel to flatten out the snow under our shelter. Here are a few pics from a wonderful trip.

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View from Neahkahnie Mountain

July 27, 2010

Neahkahnie Mountain is on the Oregon Coast. It’s a great little hike with quite a payoff for the distance climbed.

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Training Aubrey for Hells Canyon: Stage #3

June 21, 2010

After doing some stair climbing, weight lifting, and her first overnight in the woods, Aubrey is now ready for the next step in preparing for our Hells Canyon backpacking trip. Step three: Building in distance. Making time to do distance training can be difficult, but they are an essential part of preparing for a multi-day [...]

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Mt Defiance and the Triple D

June 19, 2010

I recently hiked Mt Defiance with my friend Erin and the folks at Hoplite. This trail has the reputation of being the hardest in the Gorge, but evaluations like that tend to be pretty subjective. We took the Starvation Creek trail up and ran down on the Defiance trail. I’ve found that running down a trail [...]

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Pictures from the Painted Hills

May 30, 2010

The Painted Hills in Oregon are part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. They are truly beautiful. I’d recommend heading out there, if you get the chance.

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Eagle Creek Pictures

May 24, 2010

I wouldn’t say these are my best pictures, but maybe just tempting enough to make you want to go hiking in the Columbia River Gorge. These pictures where taken on the Eagle Creek trail on an overnight trip I recently led. Although we got beautiful sunny weather, the water was freezing and I didn’t end [...]

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Attempting a 2011 PCT thru-hike

May 21, 2010

After encouragement from a few readers (and peer pressure from my friends), I have decided to attempt a thru hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in April of next year. Because I got pretty lonely on my last big trip, I have now recruited a backpacking buddy to do the trail with me. Her name [...]

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Poison oak in inconvenient places

May 19, 2010

There is no delicate way to put this, so I’ll come straight out with it: I have a palm sized poison oak rash on my left butt cheek. It’s true. And, with the exception of my face or lady bits, I’d have to say that this is the worst place I could get poison oak. [...]

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