Hiking the Dragon’s Tail – Glacier National Park
Hiking the Dragon’s Tail – Glacier National Park admin November 20, 2021 Uncategorized The screaming wind roared in our ears and shook our steps as we rounded Reynolds Mountain. There rose the narrow spine of the Dragon’s Tail from the pass we clung to. This would be our turnaround point as discretion is the better […]
Precambrian and Pleistocene Celebration – Mollman Lakes – Mission Mountains Wilderness
Precambrian and Pleistocene Celebration – Mollman Lakes – Mission Mountains Wilderness admin November 16, 2021 Hiking 2021 Summer was slipping into autumn when we clambered along Mollman Creek. The difficulty of this trail was ease be the company, including a lovable mutt named Bruno (and believe me the name is quite fitting). The views were […]
Autumn Scenes in the Bitterroot
Autumn Scenes in the Bitterroot admin October 12, 2021 Thoughts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFf5_4Pwsck Even though it signals the end of warm temps, #autumn was a flurry of colors this year. Maybe John Muir said it best… “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds […]
A Hike and A Skinny Dip at Hub and Hazel Lakes
A Hike and A Skinny Dip at Hub and Hazel Lakes admin July 26, 2021 Hiking,Hiking 2021 Wandering through an old forest of giant cedars, the rushing Ward Creek spills over and between boulders creating a series of small rapids and waterfalls, and this is only the beginning of our hike to Hazel and Hub […]
The Most Unique Hike in America? Ape Cave might be
The Most Unique Hike in America? Ape Cave might be admin July 22, 2021 Hiking,Hiking 2021,Washington 2021 There we were…one mile through a pitch-black tunnel and still another mile to go. We had crawl over boulder piles and up a lava fall (literally a fall of frozen rock). And this was only the beginning.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI2228JqYcE Ape […]
“Expert Hikers Only” at Crescent Beach
“Expert Hikers Only” at Crescent Beach admin June 8, 2021 Hiking 2021,Oregon 2021 While nearby Cannon Beach teems with hordes of people, their children, and their dogs, Crescent Beach is a secluded little beach, hemmed in by headlands, Ecola Point and Chapman Point. The good thing is the masses are too lazy to take the […]
Wrong Trailhead, Right Mountain – Neahkahnie Mountain
Wrong Trailhead, Right Mountain – Neahkahnie Mountain admin June 7, 2021 Hiking 2021,Oregon 2021 The name Neah-Kah-Nie comes from the Tillamook, and is often translated as “the place of the god”, and when looking down onto the coast from the peak, this name makes all the sense in the world. And it really is the […]
Oceanside Evening – Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area and Oceanside Beach State Park
Oceanside Evening – Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area and Oceanside Beach State Park admin June 4, 2021 Hiking 2021,Oregon 2021 After a morning spent hiking to the spectacular God’s Thumb, you would think the afternoon/evening would be a bit of a letdown. But nothing could be further from the truth as we explored Cape Kiwanda […]
Oceanview Hiking – God’s Thumb and The Knoll
Oceanview Hiking – God’s Thumb and The Knoll admin June 3, 2021 Hiking 2021,Oregon 2021 We started out this glorious Oregon coast morning with another bucket list hike, God’s Thumb and the Knoll. Located in Siuslaw National Forest, a prominent basalt dike formed during the late Eocene covered with grass on one side and a […]
Hiking in Awe – Trail of Ten Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
Hiking in Awe – Trail of Ten Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon admin January 23, 2023 Hiking 2021,Oregon 2021 The Trail of Ten Falls in Silver Falls State Park has been a bucket-list hike for these waterfall lovers for a long time. We were even taunted consistently by the stair mill machine at our […]