Unbeknownst to us, we set-up our campsite the 2nd night right smack-dab in the middle of a game trail. We had just finished dinner and were enjoying a nice cup of whiskey, when two fairly large bucks literally walked up to our bags. There were only deer, but seeing a pair of yellow eyes in the dark tends to bring out your fears of
Second time hiking Goat Lake Loop Hike (snowgrass flats). This time around we met up with a few Wisconsinites who moved to Seattle. It was fun speaking Wisconsin with Alyssa and Ryan. We talked about our dogs, some more about our dogs, and then a little about ourselves. The hike was beautiful as always! It was a clear Saturday afternoon
Had a great weekend in Central Oregon with Jenna, Nathan, Allison, Nils and his sister Anna. Camped at Skull Hollow with the grazing cows. Was the first time they had actually grazed through our campground made all sorts of noises to let us know they weren't happy we were invading their space.
Cascade Lakes Relay. The Cascade Lakes Relay is a 216.6 mile overnight relay in the style of Hood to Coast. It starts in the Cascade Mountains at Diamond Lake Resort, travels through the Oregon Outback and rural agricultural country, and winds back to the..
"I can't do this!" | "This is crazy!" | "Don't look up" | "Take 10 Steps" | "Take 20 Steps" | "I gotta stop!" | "This fu*%ing sucks!" | "This is awesome!" | "How much longer?" | "OMG, there's more?!" | "Wow, we've gone a long way"
These were all the thoughts going through our heads this weekend as we climbed South Sister Mountain! As the third highest mountain in Oregon, South Sister stands at 10,358 feet in elevation. We started our journey at 5:00 AM from Devil's Lake trail head. Sitting at about 5,400 feet, we were looking at a 12 mile hike round-trip.
This past weekend Jenna and I were lucky enough to tag along on an adventure in Central Oregon. We accompanied Lauren and Kyle to Black Butte, OR where Kyle's family cabin is located. We were also joined by Lauren's parents, Paul and Sandy who were visiting from Wisconsin Rapids, WI! On the drive to Black Butte we saw a beautiful strawberry farm that we had to stop and check out!
