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Idaho/Montana

Posted on September 2, 2024

Continuing on the trip, we left Idaho and headed into Montana, stopping in St. Regis for some food. It was a truck stop type of place and the western vibe was ever present: paintings of bison, western clothing, cowboy hats – the works. It was a nice little stop as we figured out where to drive for the rest of the evening to find a place to camp. Stopping at 1:00 am we slept under the stars to the sound of a creek near the Anaconda / Pintler Wilderness Area near Anaconda, Montana. Looking out on the Pintler Mountains in beautiful Montana. The winds picked up and we got rained on a bit, but it was still a lovely hike. From near the top…

Idaho/Montana/Wyoming 2024

Posted on September 1, 2024

I spent a couple of weeks in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming recently, celebrating a 40 year friendship that began in the summer of 1984, when I took a job at Yellowstone National Park as a cook at Old Faithful Inn. It was there I met Kurt and we fell in easy with each other as we discovered that each of us loved to go backpacking. So, to celebrate our 40th year of friendship, we went back to Yellowstone for a visit, with stops in Idaho and Montana along the way. Post Yellowstone, we drove to the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area, in the Bighorn National Forest, to the east of Cody, Wyoming for a 6 day backpacking trip. It was simply stunning and physically challenging.…

Pamelia Lake – 2024

Posted on July 24, 2024

This past Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Nora and I did our annual backpacking trip to Pamelia Lake. We had a lovely time as usual, but for some reason, the hike to the top of Grizzly Peak seemed harder than usual. Was it really harder or are we just a tad bit older? Hmmmm . . . . Still, Nora wants to keep going back each year and I’m all in. We’ve been going since 2019, with the exception of 2020. In 2021, we spread my father’s ashes there, which is where he worked in the forest service for two summers as a fire-watch. Once the area became a designated Wilderness Area, the cabin he lived in and the fire lookout was taken down, but…

Running & rockets

Posted on July 2, 2024

This is an overdue update, but it includes some running and a hike to the top of Spencer Butte in South Eugene to watch for the arc of a rocket launch. Firefly Aerospace is launching the rocket from just north of Los Angeles. The images are from last night’s hike, along with some from a bit earlier. I ran a couple of races in the Emerald City Trail Series this year and they often have photographers out on the course taking photos. The shirt is from the Big Timber Running Club that I belong to. Good race, good folks and I look forward to more next year! Hiking up to the top of Spencer Butte last evening. Launch was scheduled for 9:00 pm. It…

Pamelia Lake & Grizzly Peak

Posted on August 23, 2023

The following are photos from the trip that Nora and I take each year, (which we did this past weekend) to Pamelia Lake and Grizzly Peak in the Jefferson Wilderness Area. We lucked out in terms of smoke as it wasn’t present until we left on Sunday morning. A backpacker is ready to go! Down the trail towards the lake. Our tent by Hyperlight Mountain Gear. It is light, too, weighing in at 29 ounces. We learned a few years back that hanging food was necessary. It was essential to keep the chipmunks from enjoying the grub. 🙂 A good coffee setup is essential for me when in the backcountry. Each morning, I’d make a fresh pour-over and take it to the lake. There…