For several nights, my sister, her partner and I camped at Walton Lake in the OR Ochoco Mountains. This was my third visit in four years, and their first time. Seasonally, this was the latest I’d been there even though same on the calendar. Snow was complete gone even above 7,000 ft. Large mammals non-existent,…
For 6 nights, my sister, her husband and I camped at Smiling River Campground on the Metolius River. Every day was a hiking day – some solo, some with company, and every one captured that Metolius Magic. Weather was challenging – days 2-4 with cold wet weather and wind. On the early morning drive over…
A week of sun and 70s for March before equinox? My sister was heading to Camp Sherman so I joined for two days of hiking and an overnight at Camp Sherman Campground. This early heat wave and winter’s dismally low snow pack set up great hiking conditions, but both of us thought we were in…
Last year I went to Redwoods for about 1 week – split between Mill Creek and Elk Prairie Campgrounds (Mill Creek is emergency campground imho); this year time was split between Elk Prairie first and Jedidiah Smith second. Weather held the entire time – not warm but not raining. May 12-16 at Prairie Creek, May…
For a couple of nights and May Day, I made a home at Pine Rest campground at Camp Sherman on the magical Metolius River. Smith Rock and Camp Sherman have been my traditional gear shake-out for the first overnight of the season, but this year the extra 2 hours of driving couldn’t be rationalized for…
