Random Stuff

Been a bit hectic the past few weeks with flying back to NH for my grampa’s funeral, moving offices at work, and preparing for vacation. Anyways, I missed a chance to post specifically about Goat Lake. Needless to say, it’s a wicked awesome overnight hike.  Highest I have ever camped, and yes, we got to…

Stub Stewart with Cyclewild.org

Finally got a chance to get out on an overnight camping trip with the cyclewild.org folks at Stub Stewart State Park.  We met Saturday morning in downtown Hillsboro and followed the backroads to Banks and the start of the Banks-Vernonia trail.   Between adults and children there was about 26 of us that made the…

Eagle Creek Awesomeness

It’s been a bit of a break since my last post, so I have some catching up to do. On July 4th, 2013 I ran my first Oregon 5K and placed 1st in my age category!  I then won a pair of shoes from the Portland Running Company after they picked my submission to name…

Quick Overnight

So the weather gods and timing all finally aligned last night and I got out for a quick sub 24 hour overnight (S24O).  I got to test out the newest incarnation for my gear setup, which is a work in progress.  Though after last night, I can say it is pretty close to being finalized….

S24O Itch

I’ve got an itch that needs scratching……… I need to get out on a S24O (Sub-24 hour Overnight) bikepacking trip.  It’s been in the back of my mind since Spring.  We had awesome weather earlier this year, and then the late Spring was wet, I had some races, then the madness of fiscal year end…

Camping in Milan (NH that is)

Milan Hill State Park Yurt Camping August 30th – September 1, 2011 Mia and I have made it a pretty regular tradition to go camping during our annual vacation.  We have tended to stick with Lafayette Campground in Franconia Notch because of it’s proximity to so much hiking.  This year we tried something a little…