After a busted backpacking trip that never got started (Red Flag Warnings, T-Storms, rain, etc …), I hopped on the Salsa gravel bike and headed out on an OR scenic bikeway to Brownsville and then out east of town on Northern – a great ride out of Brownsville. I left home around 6:30 and traffic…
A departure from hiking, biking and the required gear to be safe and happy … bird flu, and its impact to wild bird populations. It is not just for chickens … all birds are threatened, and raptors are taking a hit. In the posted article below both peregrine falcons and kestrels are talked about, and…
Well folks, the original post for So Sister adventure was destroyed … and rather that try to recreate the same thing, I’ll do another one 🙂 For planning purposes leading up to this trip (July 28-31), weather reports from at least 5 services conflicted and contradicted each other; I’ve never seen such inconsistency in weather…
WordPress is messed up after a hack 2 weeks ago and a failed attempt to fix. The recent post on So Sister has disappeared and the site is unstable …. more later apologies –
In a week of dynamic plans, Tuesday was a 50+ mile bike ride in rural Willamette Valley and Wednesday a hiking buddy and I shared the ride to Willamette Pass to hike Maiden Peak via PCT. From Willamette Pass, the PCT winds north through the central cascade lakes area starting with 3 Rosary Lakes, where…
As the hot weather broke from low 90s to mid 80s, a good bike ride was top of the list, especially after the miles my feet and knees captured last week at Diamond / Crater Lakes. Salsa bike only had frame and handlebar food bags – a light gear kit compared to photo below. Gap…
Over the 5 days With a deep and late snow pack around Crater Lake and high temperatures forecasted, my hybrid backpacking / car packing plan became a 5 day car packing adventure – safety first. 3 nights camping at Broken Arrow CG and the last night at Thielsen View CG. Each day started early before…
To prepare for upcoming PCT adventure, a backpack kit shakeout was definitely needed. After driving last week to ID and planned adventures, driving more than 1 hour away was not an option. 3 hikes were possibles: Alpine Trail to Tire Mountain, King Castle to Macduff Mountain and finally Hardesty to Sawtooth (or June). The decision…
Recent news had Coeur d’Alene, ID in the negative, wtf, spotlight. Strangely, we were visiting the lake last week … we visited Spokane and Yakima, too – Spokane was the highlight as we were there during Hoopfest 2025. here’s what Coeur d’Alene looked like. It’s a weird place without doubt and not one that even…
While out riding along the Mckenzie River today, with the flowers blooming, the sun shining, and the wind blowing, a diving small raptor caught my attention. – truly out of side of eye as I was coasting down a hill. I wasn’t sure what it was at first – it dove, and then waveringly flew…
