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 14, 2022 | HP blogs, The Great Outdoors
It’s 2022, and I’m eagerly looking at what new adventures are calling my name. Each year I really try to do something new to force myself out of my physical and mental comfort zone. That’s how I ended up doing most the cool stuff I’ve achieved...
by Paty | Nov 26, 2021 | Oregon Coast Trail, West Coast
The sights along the 400-mile long Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) might surprise the average backpacker. Instead of towering mountain peaks or wildflowers, this unique trail showcases Oregon’s rugged coastline along with the smell of briny saltwater and roar of the...
by Paty | Oct 21, 2021 | Books, Gear, Oregon Coast Trail
Do you want to know my biggest challenge while thru-hiking the Oregon Coast Trail (or OCT)? It wasn’t the road walks along busy Highway 101. Nor was it the long stretches of solitude without a trail family. It wasn’t even trying to time the ocean’s...
