every day's just like starting over
and that's not always a good thing
This most recent Friday we hiked part of the Silver Falls backcountry trails. The "frontcountry" of Silver Falls State Park is where the waterfalls are, thus the "Trail of Ten Falls". In the backcountry there are no waterfalls to speak of. We parked at the South Falls parking lot and started off towards the campground… Continue reading Backcountry
(TLDR: I have backpacks. I have stuff sacks. I have now landed on the method of organization I prefer for backpacking.) I've had my ULA Circuit backpack for a number of years now. It's very comfortable, but I'm always trying to improve it. First, I removed the elastic cord from across the pocket there, because… Continue reading Circuit
As I mentioned in this past post, Kangaroo and I are looking forward to a backpacking trip this summer. We have decided where we want to go, and have gotten our overnight wilderness permits for the areas we will be hiking. A few years ago we set out to do the section on the Oregon… Continue reading Backpack
(All photos by Kangaroo) Yesterday we hiked at the Peavy Arboretum, part of the Oregon State University research forest in Corvallis, Oregon. We have been there many times, but this time we took our partially-filled backpacking packs as we have been doing, to train for our backpacking trip this summer. At the trailhead where we… Continue reading TMI
A few weeks ago we planned to hike on the Banks-Vernonia State Trail that goes from…well, Banks to Vernonia. It is the first rail trail in Oregon, where they filled in an old railroad track and made a paved trail. The Banks-Vernonia Trail runs through some forests, a state park, and lots of farmland. We… Continue reading 14 Miles
After watching a few videos on YouTube of people starting to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail, looking through some photos from our backpacking hike in southern Oregon on the PCT, and thinking about when we hiked, Kangaroo and I have decided we want to go on a backpacking trip this summer. Kangaroo and me in… Continue reading A Trip
Last Friday we hiked at the Cooper Mountain Nature Park on the edge of Beaverton, Oregon. It is a nice park with real bathrooms (yay!) and a number of trails that go here and there around the property. At the parking lot there is a lovely view of some of the park and the Tualatin… Continue reading Cooper Mountain Nature Park
(All photos by Kangaroo.) Last Friday Kangaroo suggested we hike at Cascade Head at the coast. We hadn't been there in a couple of years. Cascade Head is a Nature Conservancy nature preserve, so there are no pets or other things allowed that would scare the wildlife, such as drones. It was a beautiful day… Continue reading Cascade Head
(Most photos by Kangaroo) This week Kangaroo suggested that we go hike The Knoll and then Road's End in Lincoln City. I agreed wholeheartedly, but then it was suggested that since it was going to be overcast, maybe we could just do a beach walk instead. When we got to the coast, I wasn't feeling… Continue reading Road’s End
every day's just like starting over 