It’s been a bit of a lazy November so far. Mia told me that Codi wanted to do a longer hike this weekend since it had been awhile since we had taken him out. We settled on Ft. Stevens out near Astoria, OR. The weather forecast was cool, clear and sunny with some winds. We…
Category: Hikes
Tillamook Forest Exploring
It was another day to get out and do some exploring. We wanted to stay a bit close today and had decided on hitting up the Tillamook State Forest. I was in the mood to do something new though. I didn’t want to just head out to the Forest Center and do the Wilson River…
Rhodes in Washington
My nephew started college at UW-Bothell this week, so Paul and Shannon were out here last week to drop him off. This was a good reason to head up to Packwood, WA to meet up with them and do some hiking and spend time with family. We rented a sweet little place from Great Northwest…
Winning in more ways than one
It’s been a good couple weeks. I did the Gateway to the Gorge 8 Miler on the 12th and somehow ended up 2nd overall and won the Masters Division. I was “accused” by an unnamed friend of finding the least competitive races around, but my reply is you can only compete against those who show…
Anniversary Hike
For our 11th wedding anniversary we opted to hike up to Burnt Lake. Weather was cool and overcast with a slight chance of some clearing. We were hoping to maybe catch a break and get some views from either the lake or up just a bit higher on East Zigzag, sadly no views were to…
Friday Hike With The Dog
I had originally scheduled Friday the 28th to be a PTO day so that Mia and I could be at the Crater lake Rim Tour for the weekend. However, that event was cancelled 2 weeks ago due to the wildfires in the surrounding area. It seemed absolutely absurd to cancel a day off from work…
ON & OFF RHODES 