Ridgeline trail run
Some days, it all works … early cool morning with no time constraints, so a Ridgeline Trail run hit the spot! This run started at Fox Hollow TH, went up Baldy, and then to Blanton, and back to Fox Hollow … Read More
Hardesty Mt to Sawtooth Rock
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
Goodman Creek Trail
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
Rainy day Ridgeline
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
Spencer fitness ramble
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
Hardesty Mt – TH to TH
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
Mary’s Peak 2×2
After warmer weather and several weeks, another jaunt up and around Mary’s Peak was just the ticket this morning. Great clear weather for an early May Tuesday. Driving to the trailhead was a reminder of how rurally beautiful Oregon can … Read More
Another test – Spencer 3x + Baldy
Had a calendar snafu last minute and a constraint popped in so travel wasn’t possible, and my hiking buddy had a leaky irrigation system … so Spencer Butte worked again, beautifully! The objective for the hike was to ascend Spencer … Read More
Walking up & down the butte
Unable to leave town, and wanting a new way of hiking the butte … up and down seemed like a good idea at the time – each ‘up’ was longer than the previous one. All in all, it was a … Read More
Conditioning on the Butte – 15m test
Sometimes, plans morph surprisingly with great results. I had intended, PLANNED, to take on a new hike this week on the north side of Willamette River valley … but for several reasons, decided to forgo driving more than 15 minutes … Read More