Grist published on the work of a 15 year old Malaysian journalist writing about indigenous land rights, ownership and how that changes the outcomes. A truly up-lifting story as well as highlighting the outstanding courage and talent of this young … Read More

A late sunny afternoon

The post w/ these pics was lost, and a relook at them prompted a repost here. These pics cover three days.

All the previously published trip reports were lost in the recent technical debacle. Here’s a summary look-back with pointers to pic albums associated with the different hikes. These are in chronological order, not in order of ‘goodness’. Recommendation scores are … Read More

More young people are standing up and demanding climate justice, and they seem to making a difference. Their lives and their children’s lives are in the balance but we all can help. Grist published the article, and it is an … Read More

A bit late getting around town as most free time was spent in the woods … but the colors are turning and today the sun was shining around town.

Spencer’s Butte is a great close-in park to get in a good hike regardless if you want to do 3-5 miles or 9-10 miles (tho the longer ones require some step retracement) – if you live in Eugene, OR that … Read More

Four of us took off for an afternoon at Sweet Creek Falls … a sunny Saturday afternoon so of course there were too many people there, but the creek and the waterfall cascades were amazing – a very calming short … Read More

The once available blog has vanished and all the old content too. Some of it was good and its loss a tragedy (the recent trip reports), but none of the photos were lost This debacle provides the opportunity to revamp, … Read More