Oregon Hikers

After a long dry spell, I found three balloons Wednesday off-trail while exploring the north side of Larch Mt.

Here's one of them:

Don, did you remember it was my birthday?

Chip Down wrote: ↑

November 4th, 2021, 4:21 pm

Don, did you remember it was my birthday?

Well,

Happy birthday Chip!!

Found this ribbon, went looking for the balloon.
Gave up.
Found balloon a few minutes later; maybe originally mated to that ribbon, maybe not.

I was hoping for Happy Thanksgiving, but I'll take what I can get.

A couple of nice finds west of west Duncan Cr. yesterday, off-trail:

On my Archer Mtn loop.

5 balloons, celebrating an 80th birthday!

Well done, mountainkat!
Balloon hunting in the snow is tough, unless they're new arrivals, in which case the snow makes them easier to spot.

mountainkat is still in the lead for 2022, but I'm closing the gap. I actually spotted this when I stepped out of my car, maybe 30 yards away. Looked like it could have been a silver inverted chip bag, but as I drew closer I saw ribbon.