Oregon Hikers

Made it up to Benson Plateau yesterday. No snow except for some small patches close to the Benson Way trail. Trail conditions are great up to Teakettle Spring. Beyond that, good luck. IMG_2588.jpg Yes this is the PCT. PCTA has it's work cut out for them all across the burn area. IMG_2592.jpg Not to ...

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/travel/outdoors/2024/04/19/multnomah-falls-parking-fees-sasquatch-shuttles-columbia-river-gorge/73386453007/ It doesn't look like parking in front of Multnomah Lodge is an option any more. At least not at $20 a pop. I wonder if this will get rolled back if for...

Really sorry to hear this and he will be missed. We crossed path a few times out in the Gorge and more then a few times while out 'street hiking' in Troutdale. Enjoyed his re-route of the upper part of the Angel's Rest trail and probably would have never done the Primrose trail if red shorts hadn't ...

Happy Birthday from northern Indian Heaven..

Now this is something everyone should be able to get behind :D : https://brewpublic.com/beer-releases/10-barrel-brewing-teams-with-danner-boots-on-rock-hop-cold-ipa/ Quote from article: BEND, OR/ PORTLAND, OR (March 8, 2022) – Bend-based 10 Barrel Brewing and Portland-based Danner announce a brand c...

Yikes. Lucky with that fall. If I remember correctly, with the thickness of that log plus the 3 foot gap from the log to the water that must of been quite the tumble. I was there yesterday also. Went up Big Slide then took a left on Observation and got up to the junction with Sunshine before hitting...

Blue Lake and Thomas Lake have designated camp sites so unless you get there early I would avoid those. The rest are open. Most of the areas around those lakes are relatively flat so you should be able to find something. It might just be a matter of how far you want to lug water. I was up there on W...

Well, it's not a party balloon but it may have something to do with a party. A unique find yesterday (July 23rd.) a mile or so north of Archer Mt. Six unopened cans still in this short case box. Yuck!! Light beer - I nearly poured it out on the spot, then remembered that beer is good for killing sl...

Playing around with some satellite images you can see what has transpired. Blue Lake is the easiest land mark to spot but I marked some others for reference. Gearhart Mt area on July 18th 2021 . Brown in the 2021 image burned. Still a few (very few) green areas in the 2021 image. july182021-gearhart...

I was down at the Gearhart Mountain Wilderness 10 years to so ago and you couldn't help but notice all the pine beetle killed trees and how impossible it would be to control a fire if it got started in all those dying/dead trees. Probably got way worse in the last 10 years. This fire was a predicabl...