To bank carbon karma, I stayed local hiking Mt. Pisgah. Starting from North TH before sunrise, 9 different birds were singing in the parking lot. My car was the only one … Even before rounding the hill from the TH on Tr#3, 3 deer sprinted up the hill from the valley floor. Later on the…
I needed a long hike with a bit of elevation work but didn’t want too drive far with grey, will-eventually-rain skies. The night before I thought Ridgeline a good idea, but in the morning I decided fewer humans and more wildlife a better plan: Pisgah! Mine was first car in North TH lot … a…
… and, flowers! Weather peeps were all over the map about Tuesday morning and while last week felt ‘spring’, winter seemed intent on coming back. Snow and rain possible through noon up in the foothills, but Eugene promised dry. So I stayed local to hike in better conditions. They were not correct! Rain and hail…
The weather peeps said Oakridge 33-50 degrees with fog early and some sun; Eugene was 26-45 with same fog and sun combo. Alpine Trail was a good idea, but driving an hour longer for just a tad more solitude? – no, Pisgah was carbon karma rational destination. Started from the West TH (the BIG one)…
After head cold forced downtime, crisp frosty weather delayed a short hike until later morning. Around 10:45, I landed at the North Pisgah TH with the sun shining but frost lingering in the shadows. Water streamed out of sources I do not know. Does the hill just absorb water like a sponge and then it…
