Yes some do like it hot, and as I have expressed here before, I am one of them. I despise being cold! So, the past couple days have been really good for me. We’ve been in the upper 90’s and not a cloud in the sky. Humidity is low too, which makes the temps that…
Author: Onrhodes
Weekend Getaway
Traditionally Mia and I have almost always gone away for her birthday weekend. This year was no exception. Though this one was a bit last minute. We had not really planned on going away until about 2 weeks ago when Mia wondered if there was anything available to rent at the coast. We would normally…
Stampeded
This post could just as easily be called “Pete & Dean 1, Oregon Stampede 1”. The plan for this one started about 4 days after completing our first and successful attempt at the Oregon Stampede just about a month ago. I was laying in a hotel in San Diego, on a work trip, and Dean…
Dog (Codi) Mountain Hike
I spent most of last week in San Diego for a work thing, so last weekend was quite mellow. This weekend though we decided to finally hike Dog Mountain. People have been telling us since we moved here that you need to do this hike when all the wildflowers are blooming. We finally set aside…
Oregon Stampede Route
A couple weeks ago I get a really simple text. Dean – “Hey, want to do the Oregon Stampede Route on April 23rd?”. Ironically I had just been researching it recently as the 2 day option. Dean was suggesting 1 day, and after about 15 seconds of deliberation I replied with a simple “Yes”. I’ll…
Gorge Ground Up
Let’s start with the basic route description of the Gorge Ground up. 50.9 miles 6662ft elevation (6000ft occurs in 1st 30 miles) It’s that 6K’ in the 1st 30 miles that really sums it up. We averaged only 10 MPH, total time from start to end was just around 6 3/4 hours. That is the…
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