Mount Jefferson – BOOTS on the TRAIL

Climbing the 16 Major Northwest Peaks (1996-2006)

2018-07-252022-02-17Posted in Northern California, Oregon, Other Adventures, WashingtonTagged Glacier Peak Washington, Mazamas, Mount Curtis Gilbert, Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Mount Rainier, Mount Saint Helens, Mount Shasta, Mount Washington Oregon, Mountaineering, Oregon

Up until 2008, our adventures were retained only as memories and on 35mm slides. While our memories may have faded (just a bit), the slides haven’t – and we have a lot of them. So we’re digitizing a select few to bring some of our past adventures into the 21^st Century. The photos below are some of those old slides.

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Mount Bachelor Snow Hike 18-Jun-2010

2010-06-182022-01-28Posted in Eastern Oregon, HikingTagged Bend Oregon, Eastern Oregon, Mount Bachelor, Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington Oregon, Mountaineering, Oregon

I had work to do in Lakeview, Oregon this week and figured I owed myself a hike up Mount Bachelor on the way back to Portland. June is supposed to be the optimal time for hiking Bachelor, as it’s after the ski area closes (a must!) and before the snow melts to expose endless slopes of loose scree and pumice. I had to get back to Portland sooner than later, so it was an early start (5:30AM) kinda hike.

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