Timeless Trails-Wy’East’s Timberline
Timberline Trail on Mt. Hood is more like a right of passage for an Oregonian Backpacker than a regular hiking trail. It was also one of the first major hiking excursions for me too back in the day, and provided such an adventure that keeps calling me back every few years for another go around. […]
Weekend Gem-French Pete, Pat and Rebel Hike & Bike
In my quest to immerse myself in the best Old-Growth Valleys in the Northwest, I went down to the Three Sisters area to make a loop out of French Pete and Rebel Creeks. Dropping a bike off at French Pete TH, I headed the 3 miles down the road to hike up Rebel and into […]
Timeless Trails-The Olympic N.P. and High Divide Loop
My first backpacking trip was in the wild Olympic Mountains, we went up the Hoh River to Glacier Meadows and then backtracked down the river before climbing up to the High Divide. From then on, I started a love affair with this amazing range. The formal record of a proposal for a new national park […]