Oregon Hikers

Hah, thanks Tom. I've visited the falls a number of times in the spring so I know all too well about the spray.

I'm definitely getting the itch to visit the falls during the winter.

Dumb question- in this report as well as the one from a few days ago, this is the "closest" photo of the falls. The summer trail continues just a little further for an unobscured view of the falls. Any reason why you didn't go to the end of the summer trail? Avy danger? I know the cross slopes are a...

Speaking as a fellow Pentax shooter, I really love the Pentax 12-24 for my ultra wides. The second lens in my bag is the Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4. You might want to consider that one instead of the Pentax 17-70. First, thd Sigma does have a macro mode on it and second, the wide end is f2.8 so it is fast e...

While I can't say to what degree this impacts any replacement project, the Sandy River is a designated Wild and Scenic River and that designation adds another level/stage of analysis to any project which could potentially impact said river. In other words, because it is the Sandy, the FS likely must...

Those are some nice, accessible beauties. Thanks for the post!

There's also the Radian 2, which recently went live on Kickstarter:

Radian 2

Here's a recent video using the original Radian:

Mount Hood in Spring

Apologies if this has been posted already....

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/ ... ction.aspx

Well, here's roughly the same view, 2 days earlier, from the summit of Bald Mountain. It shows a bit more towards the west. Couldn't do much about the clouds!

greenjello85 wrote:Somehow I've never heard of this area! Great report & thanks for sharing
~Dan

I only discovered the area about 2 weeks before my trip down. Anyways, I finally finished processing my photos from Big Bottom (and the old growth forest on the Salmon River). Here's a link for that.

Well, this photo is from 5/7 from Bald Mountain looking towards the mountain: http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-wZ5PcGD/0/L/i-wZ5PcGD-L.jpg I only hiked to the viewpoint so I don't know of conditions beyond the PCT/Top Spur/McNeil junction. Also, someone just posted a photo tonight of one of the Parad...