We summarize our wanders along the length of a trail mostly through the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness.
Buckneck Mountain (Rogue-Umpqua Divide) 05-Oct-2020
We hike our last section of the Divide trail, again with mixed feelings.
Vertically Integrated Smoke (Mount Ashland) 02-Oct-2020
A bittersweet hike to the top of Mount Ashland in search of less smoky air.
Days On Ice ~ High Sierra (January 1985)
A walk down the nostalgia trail to the one time we devoted a long weekend to ice climbing in California.
Rim Rock (Umpqua National Forest) 27-Sep-2020
We continue our explorations of the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Trail, again with mixed emotions.
Circling the Forest (Southwest Oregon) 25-Sep-2020
Celebrating a brief break in our dry spell with a loop around Jacksonville Forest Park.
Matterhorn Peak ~ Sierra Nevada (July 1983)
Memories of a long ago climb of Matterhorn Peak recalled by a recent trip in its vicinity.
Castle Point (Crater Lake National Park) 20-Sep-2020
A short reprieve in Crater Lake National Park from our smoke-enforced confinement at home.
Days of Fire & Smoke 13-Sep-2020
We left Medford, Oregon a week ago and all was well. Now we’re back, looking at massive fire damage in nearby towns.
