It has been a long time since we have gotten out with the kids and not just because I injured myself last summer. Scheduling is hard when everyone has busy lives and that includes the climbing team for one of the 11 year olds! It’s easier when children are young and dependent on their parents…
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Otter Falls: Don’t Let The Weather Stop You
It looked like the best day for me to get outdoors this weekend was coincidentally the worst weather day. But did that stop my friends and I? Never! We are definitely not fair weather hikers…and we don’t let things like downed trees on the road stop us from our destination! This is a trail off…
My 8 Favorite Hikes of 2017
Despite all my whining the last few months, it really was an incomparable year outdoors for me and those in my circle of outdoor loving friends. As always, it’s hard to whittle the list of my favorite hikes to one post but I’ll give it a try! Click on the pictures for my trip report,…
Return to Eagle Cap, Day 3: Like An Arrow Through My Heart
I woke up about quarter to six on day 3 of our trip in the Wallowas or Eagle Cap Wilderness as the morning sun lit up the tip of an unnamed peak rising from behind the ridge above Cached Lake that sits close to 7,300ft. Despite the temperatures hitting the high 80’s during our trip,…
Return To Eagle Cap, Day 2: Not Your Grandma’s Needlepoint
We reluctantly woke up from our stealth camping spot in the trees and plotted out our second day. Where did we hope to camp for our second night? How far did we want to go today and thus tomorrow? We eventually decided that Cached Lake would be our destination for camping. There is no official…
Return To Eagle Cap, Day 1: “Oh, Hell No.”
“Oh, hell no,” Elizabeth shook her head and uttered these words at me about 4:16pm at the junction to Lookingglass Lake on our first day of backpacking back in Eagle Cap and it pretty much summed up the tone of our trip. I looked at her and smiled, “That sure, are you?” I don’t know…