I’m almost hesitant to once again talk about the Methow Valley. As I have mentioned numerous times before….It.Is.Paradise! (or at least Mia and my definition of paradise). So I’m afraid if I keep talking about it too many people will go there. Selfish? Yes. I’ve got no problems admitting that. This year we couldn’t get…
Category: Hikes
More Family Time
I just had Paul and his family out here in the PNW for my nephew’s graduation from UW-Bothell. I spent last weekend up in the Seattle area to celebrate Travis’s accomplishment and to hang with some of the Rhodes side of my family. It was nice to see everyone and to also get out on…
Mia’s Birthday Weekend
Mia and I have been in Oregon long enough now that we have our default favorite little places to visit. Sisters, Carlton, Cannon Beach and little old Waldport. That is not the complete list by any means but just a highlight instead. Mia asked several months ago if we could stay at the same…
Return to Deschutes River Trail
I last rode the Lower Deschutes River Trail with Dean back in October of 2016. I wanted to head back and check it out because of the huge wildfire out there this summer. Based on other pictures that I had seen online the old railroad cars and farmhouse were completely destroyed which is a HUGE…
New Year’s Eve Hike with the Dog
Mia had to go to work for a couple hours and I had the day off. What better way to spend the morning than hiking with Codibob. CB and I didn’t have all day to travel to a hike since Mia and I had afternoon plans. So we decided to stay fairly local and head…
Indian Heaven: Thomas to Blue Lake
Imagine 20,000 acres of pristine wilderness, toss in over 150+ lakes and quite literally thousands of wild huckleberry bushes and you get the Indian Heaven Wilderness. All three of us had been here before and then Codi and I on another quick backpacking trip. As the Pacific Northwest gets a brief respite from the heat,…
