Oregon Hikers

You didn't say, but when in September matters - Labor Day Weekend is usually REAL busy - it gets quieter as the month goes on. All roads will be open then and a regular 2WD car is fine, but expect traffic, especially lumbering RVs. The Mazama Village campground is the closest to all of the park's at...

From what you're saying as to distance & timing, this sounds doable. Giving yourself 24 hours at the TH is a good idea. I'd suggest the short day hike from there up to the lakes below Dragon Peak as a warm-up - beautiful area. Even though it's been a crappy snow year in the Sierras, I'd be concerned...

retired jerry wrote: ↑

June 8th, 2018, 12:36 pm

Nice

Looks like Trinity Alps should be possible in a few weeks

Thanks! Yeah, a few weeks ought to do it - except maybe at the highest passes.

In 2016, we did a short hike to beautiful Bingham Lake in the Russian Wilderness , along with a scramble to the highest point - Russian Peak - in that wilderness. But where was the wilderness's namesake lake? Well, southwest across the valley formed by South Russian Creek (a tributary of the Klamath...

Webfoot wrote: ↑

June 1st, 2018, 6:06 pm

Have you been back this year?

We have and the damage is no longer obvious. The BLM also put up some more signs saying, in effect, "don't do stupid sh*t like this." But we had signs before and some douchebags stacked rocks anyway. So we can only hope they just don't do it again...

https://www.brewdog.com/images/cms/blog/1472653726EndofHistoryUSA_5.jpg There are so many things wrong with this picture. So many. I hope these started as roadkill and were not the effluvia from some kind of depraved alcoholism study. You'd need a marmot ( :shock: ) pelt if you wanted to wrap your ...

I know nothing about airborne ticks, so it's a perfect topic to comment on. :) My guess is that a tick doesn't have much range. Wherever he drops off one host is pretty much where he'll have to find the next. So I'm guessing many of them drop onto grass or other ground-level vegetation, where they'...

If you want to come south, I'd suggest the Wild Rogue Loop . There's no snow, it's not too hot yet, and it's short enough for an easy 3-day, 2-night backpack. See Hanging Rock and the Rogue River. About 4-5 hours from Portland. Can't say you'll have it all to yourself on a holiday weekend but it sho...

Of course, the real issue is that Mt. Hood is a mountain on top of a ski resort, the south side is packed with people who have just walked off a ski run, and presumably that sets up an expectation of rescue. Look at the usage of all the other routes on the mountain - they're effectively empty. Mayb...

Very upsetting & I feel sorry for the family but on the face of it I don't support this lawsuit at all. Regardless of the 4.5 hour wait time for a helicopter I don't think people can expect the same level of emergency response or even a guarantee of response when climbing a mountain as you should e...