Oregon Hikers

Well, I did retire (twice actually) and we moved to Southern Oregon for 7 years. Much hiking ensued. Then family matters necessitated a move East, so now we are in Minnesota. Not the same as Oregon, but SO many trees! Still hiking as much as possible - just not as far or as fast as during my Portlan...

That trail looks way too good to just be a casual "user trail". Do you think it was an old miner's trail? No, it was started - in the 1980s I think - by Sobek Expeditions, who ran the Tatshenshini back then. From what our guides said, almost every rafting trip now stops at Sediments Creek (easy lan...

I recognize that what constitutes "enough" gear is based on a series of highly personal decisions - ranging from "It'll never happen to me" to "OMG, what if I'm hit by an asteroid?" So one size isn't ever going to fit all (or even one person all the time). This post sums up my many years of fooling ...

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Do you know if it would be possible to start this trail from the end of 44N59YA? Every step saved at the start would get me one step farther at the end. There's supposed to be a gate on 44N59Y just past the parking area for the trailhead. I don't recall seeing it either because it's no longer there...

Great looking hike! Now for the most important question: how were the bugs? Not nearly as bad as we'd expected. Very few mosquitos. Some little biting flies that you didn't notice until the itching started. But not too many of those either. We've had much, much worse in the Indian Heaven or Sky Lak...

Earlier this month, we rafted the Tatshenshini and Alsek Rivers in Canada (Yukon Territory) and Alaska (Glacier Bay National Park). We’d planned this trip months in advance but were fortunate that it allowed us to escape the wildfire smoke that has been choking Southern Oregon (and inhibiting our hi...

Looks like you had a wonderful, but intense, trip to the Wallowas this year. Love those shots of climbing along the north ridge. And Sac and back to Portland in the same day - ah, youth... Did you recover Ben's body or is it still lying next to that creek?

Ice Lake is (relatively speaking) easy to get to and often crowded. But with the right lighting, Matterhorn above the west side of the lake can be quite colorful. https://photos.smugmug.com/2013-08-08-Ice-Lake-Wallowas/i-LzHPVrJ/0/b2388ba3/L/1-IMGP6379-L.jpg Ice Lake at sunrise If you’re up for a cl...

Has anyone attempted this route recently? I am heading up to the Wallowas this weekend and am interested in finding a route from the Lakes Basin over to Ice lake. I've also seen a report discussing another route via a lower lake ("Razzberry lake") that skirts further east over a lower ridge. If any...