Not only has it been a cold winter, but that part of the state (from The Dalles down through Crook County) is STILL mired in a severe multi-year drought.
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- March 28th, 2023, 4:59 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Deschutes to Free bridge site
- Replies: 1
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- March 26th, 2023, 4:15 pm
- Forum: Discussion Forum Support and General Site Questions/Comments
- Topic: Add NOAA weather links?
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- March 24th, 2023, 1:17 pm
- Forum: Discussion Forum Support and General Site Questions/Comments
- Topic: Add NOAA weather links?
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- Views: 181
- March 15th, 2023, 4:19 pm
- Forum: Trail Q&A
- Topic: Hell's Canyon end of March 2023
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Re: Hell's Canyon end of March 2023
It turns out that it hasn't been especially WET out there, just unusually cold. (This is true almost everywhere in Oregon and Washington this year.) Here's a map that shows the percentage of normal precipitation: https://water.weather.gov/precip/index.php?precip_layer=0.5&product=percent&time_frame=...
- March 10th, 2023, 8:04 pm
- Forum: General Hiking Topics
- Topic: Strategies for staying motivated during long hikes.
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- Views: 710
Re: Strategies for staying motivated during long hikes.
This is why I use an iPod nano. It's really a bummer that they don't make them anymore.retired jerry wrote: ↑March 10th, 2023, 12:38 pmI listen to audio books, or podcasts also. For a long hike this might be a problem keeping your phone charged.
- March 10th, 2023, 12:20 pm
- Forum: General Hiking Topics
- Topic: Strategies for staying motivated during long hikes.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 710
Re: Strategies for staying motivated during long hikes.
Hmmm... are you waiting for the other spam to drop?Bosterson wrote: ↑March 10th, 2023, 11:12 amHow long are the hikes you're doing in the Philippines?mayonnaiserat wrote: ↑March 10th, 2023, 10:19 amHow do you stay motivated during long hikes, and what are some strategies for overcoming mental barriers?
- March 10th, 2023, 10:35 am
- Forum: General Hiking Topics
- Topic: Strategies for staying motivated during long hikes.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 710
Re: Strategies for staying motivated during long hikes.
Audiobooks. They don't really "motivate" me, but they distract me from pain and/or boredom.
- March 9th, 2023, 4:57 pm
- Forum: General Hiking Topics
- Topic: Flagging In The Gorge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 662
Re: Flagging In The Gorge
For the record, I'm not saying that Hashers are responsible for all the flagging. Just answering the question, "what kind of trail runners would have so little disregard for personal safety and common sense?"
- March 8th, 2023, 6:38 pm
- Forum: General Hiking Topics
- Topic: Flagging In The Gorge
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Re: Flagging In The Gorge
Hashers. I had a roommate who was one, and they had an amazing disregard for poisonous plants.Born2BBrad wrote: ↑March 8th, 2023, 5:17 pmBut what kind of trail runner would want to run off trail through thick poison oak?
- March 3rd, 2023, 6:18 pm
- Forum: Trail Q&A
- Topic: High Clearance/AWD Necessary for Trail Access?
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- Views: 878
Re: High Clearance/AWD Necessary for Trail Access?
I drove a tiny Toyota Yaris (5.8" of ground clearance) around the PNW for 15 years and very rarely felt like I was missing out. You can go to a lot of trailheads in an ordinary car if you take it slow. A few notable exceptions for me have been the north Silver Star Mountain trailhead (after about 20...