by Paty | Jun 9, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #4 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 4,101 feet Mountain Range: Oregon Coast Range Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Alsea, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, and...
by Paty | Jun 1, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #3 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 7,048 feet Mountain Range: Klamath Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Takelma, Cow Creek Umpqua, Modoc, Tolowa Dee-ni, Confederated Tribes of...
by Paty | Nov 16, 2022 | US High Points, West Coast
Order of Visit: High Point # 46 Date Visited: November 11, 2022 Route Taken: Humu’ula Trail from the Maunakea Visitor Station – 13.4 miles (round-trip) Type of Terrain: Maunakea lays claim to being one of the most prominent (tallest)...
by Paty | May 22, 2022 | Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #1 & #2 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 11,249 feet Mountain Range: Cascade Mountains Ancestral Lands: Multnomah, Clackamas, Cascades, Molalla, Confederated Tribes of Grand...
by Paty | May 22, 2022 | US High Points, West Coast
Order of Visit: High Point # 44 Date Visited: May 20, 2022 Route Taken: Hogsback/Pearly Gates – beginning from top of the Palmer ski lift and back down to Timberline Lodge – 6 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Mt. Hood is a strata-volcano...
by Paty | Feb 21, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Gear, West Coast
It’s been a few years now since started long-distance hiking. And over that time, I’ve made a lot of changes to my gear set-up. I moved from a sleeping bag to a quilt. I started with a semi-freestanding tent, then moved to a single-walled trekking pole...
