Oregon Hikers

The current trajectory of fatalities in the United States puts us around 50,000 dead early in the second week of April. I desperately hope the existing measures will prevent that but many people are still not taking this seriously. The trajectory is unchanged. We are still on course to pass 50,000 ...

xrp wrote: ↑

March 24th, 2020, 11:22 am

The individual that left the card saw you hiking, thought you were HOT and is hoping for a date.

I got one of those once. It was not intended for me. I guess that's a thing now. (You can't just say hello on the trail?)

The current trajectory of fatalities in the United States puts us around 50,000 dead early in the second week of April. I desperately hope the existing measures will prevent that but many people are still not taking this seriously.

Still not sure how this virus differs from a flu outbreak. Compared to H1N1/09, SARS-CoV-2 has roughly twice the incubation period, requires three times the length of critical care, and survives on surfaces for days instead of hours. These are compounding factors that combine with a much higher cas...

Was this around February 18th, or a more recent snow?

Welcome. That sounds like a life well lived. Cheers to the next chapter.

Bad news, I found a tick crawling on me while hiking in the Memaloose Hills area today. So much for early season nonchalance.

adamschneider wrote: ↑

September 28th, 2019, 10:39 pm

I'm the opposite. Every time I scramble, I think, "god, this is so much less hassle than rock climbing." Keep all that gear away from me!

You could always free solo.

Spectacular. Thank you for sharing the experience.