Last weekend we headed up to Mt. Hood’s lesser explored north side for a “winter” backpacking trip. Unfortunately, the term winter to describe this trip is a bit up for interpretation. With record low snowfall in the west this year, most resorts at Mt. Hood have only a couple feet of snow at the base areas … Continue reading
After a long (lonnnnnnnnnng) hiatus from blogging, I’m ready to get rolling again with weekly blog posts about my weekend travels and adventures around the Pacific Northwest. But, before I jump right in with a post about our next big excursion, here’s a recap of all the new places I discovered in 2014, and a … Continue reading
Living in the Northwest, it would seem like I’d never run out of places to hike. But even so, sometimes I feel like I’ve seen every waterfall, tree, root, and speck of land that Oregon has to offer, and I want something new. A few years ago, I was craving something new, when a perfect … Continue reading
You’re feeling pretty good, sipping on a frosty brew in Oldtown Portland, Oregon and suddenly, the floor beneath you disappears and you’re falling. When you wake up, you have no idea what has happened, or where you are. You have just been shanghaied. Other than the nasty headache, most who call Portland their home would … Continue reading
There are naked people everywhere. As we fill the industrial yellow bucket by plunging it into a deep vat of icy cold water, we both try to keep our heads down so as not to fully engage him in conversation. He is probably in his fifties or sixties, too old to be sexy but far … Continue reading
