by Paty | Aug 1, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #8 & #9 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 10,358 feet Mountain Range: Cascade Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla; Molalla; Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde;...
by Paty | Jul 29, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #7 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 6,234 feet Mountain Range: Cascade Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla; Molalla; Tenino; Confederated Tribes of Warm...
by Paty | Jul 11, 2023 | Day Hikes, US High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #6 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 6,926 feet Mountain Range: Ochoco Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla; Nüümü (Northern Paiute); and Confederated Tribes of...
by Paty | Jul 10, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #5 Difficulty: ⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 6,871 feet Mountain Range: Ochoco Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla; Nüümü (Northern Paiute); and Confederated Tribes of Warm...
by Paty | Jun 28, 2023 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
June 28, 2023 Start: Carter Creek (PCT mile 1721) End: Telephone utility road (PCT mile 1737.8) Distance: 16.8 miles + 0.6-mile water detour Faint traffic sounds lulled me to sleep quickly last night. We were less than a mile away from I-5 as the...
by Paty | Jun 27, 2023 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
June 27, 2023 Start: Seasonal stream (PCT mile 1704.9) End: Carter Creek (PCT mile 1721) Distance: 16.1 miles It was a good first night on the PCT. I slept well, but I found myself wide awake with the sun around 5:40 am, which was at least an hour earlier...
