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…
After hiking a couple of very fast hours on the Baldy side of Ridgeline with my nephew, I headed over to Pisgah for a short afternoon ramble as all the rain clouds disappeared. North TH parking lot was surprisingly empty after the morning drizzle. Humans were infrequent on the trails but half had dogs and…
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…
Yesterday’s hike decision rubric came down to a) where will it rain least; b) where can miles with options be hiked, and c) where will wildlife, trees and / or wildflowers be? … Rain crossed off the cascade foothills and with threatened snow above 3500 ft – *pipe-dream*? With no intention of driving far to…
With a small group of 3 hikers, we headed out to do a warm grey day wildflower tour of Mt. Pisgah, leaving the North TH around 11:30 and returning about 2:00pm. Both parking lots were >3/4 full, but the trails didn’t feel crowded. We took Tr #3 to the Quary Road junction and then the…
… 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…
An after breakfast local hike at Mt Pisgah with grey and threatening skies, but the weather peeps promised ‘showers maybe’ … I met hiking buddy at North TH at Pisgah around 10:30 to start. I never put on rain jacket nor pulled out umbrella – just mist periodically. Spring is further along than last week…
After Tuesday’s rain and yesterday’s sunshine, I anticipated better conditions at Pisgah but not so – most of the trails were wet, muddy and sloppy – though shoe uppers were not dirty when finished. An after breakfast start from the North TH parking lot that was not as full as typical and the fog was…
Yesterday it snowed at higher elevations the weather peeps had everybody expecting more this morning. I waited for better conditions leaving home around 7:45 and headed for North TH at Pisgah. Uncharacteristically empty parking lot due to conditions … The hills early held last night’s new snow Across the valley, Spencer Butte received the same…
Weather in the 60s with blue sky and sun in February. Close-in short hike at Mt Pisgah was the call. Left the North TH about 10:30 and headed to the north and east side of the hill. From the first time atop Pisgah, it was clear that bad air (stagnant) remains in Willamette Valley. Coyote…
