Heading out to the trailhead, I thought that another cloudy forest hike was in the cards. Getting started on the trail, the lower elevation flowers were amazing. But it was the Rhodies that were just spectacular, and every once and … Read More

All the best plans, and yet sometimes crazy stuff happens. Originally, I set out to hike Goodman Creek to Eagles Rest trail. The trail leaves from the Hardesty TH. Everything was going well on the drive to the TH, the … Read More

Rain hike update: A full 10 miles in the rain, and the following observations. My gear stayed dry (except …) The belt pockets were worthless and soaked – nothing afraid of water can go there! The cinch adjusters on all … Read More

Some days it rains. Some days, we hike in the rain. Today was such a day, and it was marvelous. (it was also a great test of day-hike gear system – review post coming). I expected rain, dressed for rain … Read More

A recent purchase of a Gregory Citro 30L Hydro Pack replaced an aged (at least 8 years) and painful REI Trail 40L. One key rationale behind the Gregory and not other packs was the Hydro system, which I already own … Read More

Some days, a good fast fitness hike is the best medicine. A wet, cold May morning – no rain today, but yesterday so the forest was wet and slick, but very little mud. Headed out to TH by 6:30 and … Read More

Here’s the info from those data wonders at Statista, quote: “Published by The Mindaroo Foundation, The Plastic Waste Makers Index analyzed 1,000 factories to determine the companies producing the most single-use plastic waste. The research found that 20 companies were responsible … Read More

Hardesty Mountain is just spitting distance inside Willamette National Forest. The trail is a common training hike and a mountain biker challenge. I’ve hiked it a couple of times every year for the last several years … today’s was the … Read More

Around 80 degrees, sunny, a sunday afternoon with so much pent up cabin fever to burn off, the people were in the water and the flowers keep amazing me **reminder to open pics to view in higher quality, full size** … Read More