Oregon Hikers

BurnsideBob wrote: ↑

April 2nd, 2024, 5:39 am

Another Sat imaging artifact?

Yeah, whatever it is, it isn't on the ground. Either a weird artifact or something that was flying below the camera. (We say "satellite" photos, but imagery of this resolution only comes from aircraft.)

I hiked the Mosier Plateau trail again recently and I was reminded why I don't go often: the obvious place where everyone wants walk along the cliff is carefully marked off limits. I respected the closure though the well beaten path makes it clear a lot of others do not. That particular closure cla...

Here's the map that's in the USFS link: Coyote Wall Trail.jpg I'd thought they were going to upgrade something that was already there, but this is almost 100% new trail alignment. (I imagine non-wheeled visitors will continue to use the existing path that more or less parallels the cliff — unless th...

Chip Down wrote: ↑

March 29th, 2024, 8:56 pm

Heck, I don't think I've ever entered MRNP later than 7am.

If I'm going to Paradise, I try to get in pretty early, but 7:00 is brutal unless I'm spending the night nearby.

A few key points to take note of; quotes are from their FAQ : "If you enter the park by vehicle before 7 am or after 3 pm, you do not need a reservation." (If you're coming from Portland, this means getting on the road by 4 am. Personally, I'd recommend spending the night on Skate Creek Road .) "The...

retired jerry wrote: ↑

March 28th, 2024, 5:46 am

I wonder why people post something like that. No links to other websites or anything...

There was a link hidden in a narrow space between sentences.

The violets are V. sempervirens.

BurnsideBob wrote: ↑

February 29th, 2024, 8:27 am

What is out your back door?

A giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearing high heels.

How can we be so much further north and yet have spring happening so much earlier!? Evolution and climate are fascinating. The Pacific Ocean. The USDA "zones," which tell you which plants your area supports and when to put them in the ground, are based entirely on minimum temperature, not average o...

It isn't abnormally early for snow queen.

(And the first flowers in the eastern Gorge usually start around New Year's Day.)