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by Don Nelsen
March 22nd, 2024, 9:32 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Guatemala - February 2024
Replies: 5
Views: 699

Re: Guatemala - February 2024

John,

Thanks for the great TR and photos! What a grand adventure. After exploring Chichen Itza over thirty years ago and reading more about the Maya, I've wanted to see Tikal and Copan but have yet to do it. Your TR shows there is a whole lot more to see down there.

DN
by Don Nelsen
March 8th, 2024, 11:12 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Herman Creek TH to Pinnacles, 3/3/2024
Replies: 5
Views: 1004

Re: Herman Creek TH to Pinnacles, 3/3/2024

Anybody know where snow starts going up Herman? Trail is bare as far as Casey Creek but there are a few small patches of leftover snow and ice from the January storms here and there. I was there on Wednesday this week. Here's the trail on Jan. 29th, about mile 2.2: https://donnelsen.org/wp-content/...
by Don Nelsen
March 4th, 2024, 5:59 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: What's Out Your Back Door
Replies: 10
Views: 21189

Re: What's Out Your Back Door

Looks like your trees are doing better than mine. About 25 years ago I planted three incense cedars along my creek to help prevent, or at least slow the bank erosion on a tight bend. So far, it's worked somewhat but I fear it's a losing battle. They were all planted with over a foot of solid ground ...
by Don Nelsen
February 21st, 2024, 4:56 pm
Forum: Idle Chatter
Topic: Happy Birthday!
Replies: 351
Views: 704893

Re: Happy Birthday!

Congratulations on your 90th!! Best Happy birthday post ever.

dn
by Don Nelsen
February 4th, 2024, 5:26 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Green Mountain (Camas) 2-2-24
Replies: 1
Views: 693

Re: Green Mountain (Camas) 2-2-24

Thanks for giving Green Mountain some well-deserved publicity. Nice what just a few volunteers can do in such a short time.
by Don Nelsen
February 3rd, 2024, 7:58 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Herman Creek 012924 Not ready for prime time!
Replies: 7
Views: 1343

Re: Herman Creek 012924 Not ready for prime time!

Tom, thanks! Great photos! Looking back at the weather stats for 1922, there were 3 cold snaps that year, one starting on 12/17 of 1921 that we never really recovered from then another on 1/14 1922 and yet another two weeks after that. Dec. '22 there was another one too. Our weather used to be much ...
by Don Nelsen
February 1st, 2024, 8:40 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Herman Creek 012924 Not ready for prime time!
Replies: 7
Views: 1343

Re: Herman Creek 012924 Not ready for prime time!

Ha! Those are my tracks. I was there on Sunday 1/28... Excellent! That's an impressive hike you did. Now I see why there was only one set of tracks. Getting back the way you did must have been a real workout. My ankles are still a bit sore from so much hiking at an angle. Thanks for the help, too -...
by Don Nelsen
January 29th, 2024, 7:32 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Herman Creek 012924 Not ready for prime time!
Replies: 7
Views: 1343

Herman Creek 012924 Not ready for prime time!

This is my second try to recon the gorge and particularly the Herman Creek Trail system this past week. Last Tuesday it was way too icy and dangerous, so I didn't get the job done. (but I still managed a couple of miles on sketchy ice) Today, though, just enough melt-off made it doable, at least eno...
by Don Nelsen
January 25th, 2024, 4:32 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: The gorge, after all this weather
Replies: 7
Views: 2256

Re: The gorge, after all this weather

I went out Tuesday (1/23) to do a recon on Herman Creek and stopped by Eagle Creek to see how it had fared. I got about 100 feet and chickened out: https://donnelsen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1968-scaled.jpg The road to the south parking area is plowed but there's only two or three possible...
by Don Nelsen
January 7th, 2024, 1:21 pm
Forum: Off-trail Trip Reports & Lost Trails
Topic: Shovel Trail, Cabin Railroad, The Way, Li’l Devil, etc. 1-5-24
Replies: 4
Views: 4041

Re: Shovel Trail, Cabin Railroad, The Way, Li’l Devil, etc. 1-5-24

Bobcat, Thanks for posting the TR and great photos! Always a pleasure to hike with you. Here are a few photos of that cabin on a hike from June 2006. https://donnelsen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSCN0402-scaled.jpg I picked up some of this junk back in the day, but lots more remains as you saw: ...