Rambling around town from my front door on a very cold January day … yet, the skies were mostly clear and sunshine promising. Whether by accident or with full intent, Eugene Parks are pretty easy to link together – and using UO campus as the connector works well. Leaving early before sunrise made it VERY…
Weather report was foggy and low 30s – no chance of rain. Sounded like one of those days with valley fog and sunshine above. The northern valley was colder with possible freezing fog that ruled out a longer drive to Marys Peak. Time for a Ridgeline Trail hike with as much time above the fog…
For the last day of 2024, a good cold, foggy Ridgeline Hike – without rain! The morning started quite cold with ice on the road overpasses, and thick fog on the east side of Ridgeline trail. But once above the fog, the sites were amazing. The route Started around 7:00 at Spring Blvd TH with…
I so wanted to hike Mary’s Peak, or even North Fork Middle Fork Willamette, but once again the weather wouldn’t cooperate – freezing fog, 30 degrees and no sun … My backup hike was ice too (if starting early). Second backup was to just walk out the front door and hike as much as possible…
Original plan was North Fork Middle Fork Willamette out of Westfir. Weather was sketchy and degrading … checked early in the morning and temperatures <40, rain until noon. A solo hike (with serious mud) with 2 hours car time in cold rain? No. Pulled the contingency plan. Ridgeline Trail from early am with 20 miles…
I really intended to hike either Marys Peak or Hardesty Mountain, but I looked at the NOAA snow depth the night before. Here is the snow on Hardesty – blue=snow Here is the snow on Marys Peak I was not prepared either mentally or gear-wise for a snow hike; they take extra effort on several…
The weather was unstable and the night before it rained hard for OR. With my sinuses still not back to normal the thought of getting caught in rain far from home was not high on my list. Plus, after a couple illnesses, my conditioning is not quite normal, and a Ridgeline Trail conditioning test seemed…
