November 17, 2007.
Top Spur Tr–Timberline Tr | 14 miles | 2700′ ele. gain | 6.5 hrs.
We decided to tramp through soaking wet forest and visit a popular waterfall on this not-too-popular hiking day.
The forecast called for 100% chance of rain, with warm (40-45°) temperatures at the lower elevations and snow above 7000′. At a [...]
November 23, 2007.
Thanksgiving weekend. Central Oregon. Cabins with friends. What a great idea!Since Black Butte was right up the road and the weather was great, we all piled into the car for a walk up to the top of this perfectly conical structure. Although I’d driven by it several times and [...]
November 11-12, 2007.
Angry Mtn Trail | 9 miles (?)| 3409′ ele. gain | 6.5 hrs. total
The Angry Mountain trail is located off FR 21 in the Goat Rocks Wilderness. Snow falling steadily at higher elevations forced me to begin my hike here, where only rain fell. I had planned to spend the [...]
November 4, 2007.
Timberline Tr to Cooper Spur Tr | 7.4 miles | 2800′ ele. gain | 5 hrs. ?
With the end of daylight savings time comes an extra hour of weekend enjoyment. We decided to celebrate this windfall of time by driving out to the Cloud Cap Campground for a hike of Cooper Spur, [...]