Be the cryptid you wish to see in the woods
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20230501-02 Alvord Desert
I finally made it to Big Sand Gap – and camped under the stars on the playa. And there was a haboob! (Well, the last straggly remnants of one, at least.) Also, true to form, it rained.
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20220919-26 Big Ass Hike 2022
Vacation! I celebrated by taking a weekend to rest and prep, then I took a Big Ass Hike, then back home for another week to do some projects I had been wanted to finish. For my hike, I had Mike drop me off at outside of Packwood at Johnson Creek Road, around 5 PM Sunday…
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20220724-26 Potato Hill to Muddy Fork Cispus River MAW
Heat wave!! Nothing to do but head for the mountains. Besides escaping the heat, I’ve new boots to field test, and flowers should be putting on a good show at elevation. My new Salewa ‘Crow’ hiking boots are a dream. Truly. Thank you Barry for helping me get those. I’m in love. I arrived at…
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20220703-05 Tahklahk GPNF
A quick trip for some downtime at Takhlakh lake. No big hike, just some moderate dayhiking. I camped along USFS 2359 Rd, which wraps around a portion of the lake, but over the low ridge, the road was still blocked by snow a short distance further up. I enjoyed a hike up the East Canyon…
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20220504-6 Oregon Canyon WSA, ODT,
My Oregon Desert Trail adventure continues, this time outside of McDermitt, NV, exploring the Oregon Canyon Wilderness Study Area. I parked along the Oregon Canyon Rd off Hwy 95, just north of McDermitt, hiked across the open desert to the edge of the Oregon Canyon Mountains, then climbed up and over a saddle into Oregon…
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20220425 Bear Canyon, OCWA
Having attempted this canyon previously, and failing to make it all the way up the trail d/t overgrowth, I was eager to have another go at it. I also recalled a trail branching off up a side canyon I wanted to explore. I didn’t make it far up that side canyon, but it was quite…
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20220424 Waterworks Canyon Loop, Oak Creek Wildlife Area
Spring Flowers! A sunny day, a desert canyon, wildflowers, ridge top hiking. This trip had it all. I parked across the hiway from the trailhead at the WA DNR property alongisde the Naches River, just up the road from the Hwy 12 Y, which makes for a nice camp. The trail heads up the Waterworks…
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20220315-16 Birthday Soak
It’s a new year! And that requires a healing soak. I had originally planned to visit Willow Creek Hot Springs down in SE Oregon, but due to the length of drive and cost of gas, as well as a crappy weather forecast, I opted for a warmer locale to the north, weirdly enough… Port Angeles…
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20210915 Tatoosh Wilderness Loop, GPNF
Tatoosh called and I went. All the way. Up, over, and around, and back. By boot and by bike. And it was amazing! The night before, I had driven in to the valley and up to the Tatoosh North TH, way up Butter Creek Rd (USFS 5270) and ditched my bike out of view in…
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20210816 Tatoosh Mtn, GPNF
Low-key weekday retreat to the river for some soul-healing, and some sole-healing. I’ve hurt my foot, so I needed to take it easy. I decided to drive up to Packwood and find someplace along the river – the weather was forecast to be cool, cloudy, and dampish, with really low overnight temps. Sweet! I arrived…