heading up to Gov’t Camp,we were enjoying the sun after driving through the fog in Sandy. what we didn’t count on was the turnout being plowed closed. that meant a walk of almost a mile next to the hwy from the parking lot at Ski Bowl. yuck. Once we actually got to the trailhead, . . . →Read More:
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Long day in the saddle,hot weather,a bit of traffic,but still a really enjoyable ride. Pat and I met at the Industrial Cafe (where Raj was supposed to meet us) a little after 8 on Saturday morning. Industrial toast with an egg on the side was going to fuel the morning’s portion of . . . →Read More:Windy Ridge/Mt. St. Helens ride with Pat We decided to head out of the valley heat to Mt Hood after yoga today,and took the short 2.5 mile loop to the first viewpoint. The sun was beating down in the parking area,and cars were lined up along the narrow access road,making it impossible for 2 cars (or even 1 hummer) . . . →Read More:McNeil Point –revisited While exploring the coast near Tillamook on this Winter’s day,we set our sites on checking out a warmer weather exploratory:Bayocean County Park on the outside border of Tillamook Bay. Driving out to Netarts for lunch at The Schooner Restaurant (blog entry here),we drove around Cape Meares to the cutoff for the peninsula. . . . →Read More:Bayocean Park,near Oceanside What started out as just “going out for a spin”turned into an hour and a half spin taking us down to Lake Oswego,back up to Council Crest,and then up Skyline to Cornell,and back on 30/405/5. Nice riding,road a little wet in some places,a little mossy in others. It has been quite a while since we’ve walked at Tryon,but,aside from the crowded parking lot,it was just as nice as ever. Just less than an hour to walk the North Horse Loop down to the swinging bridge (Terry Riley bridge?). As usual,I ended up with mud on the inside of . . . →Read More:Getting back to Tryon …any excuse to get out and ride. I’d been storing the ST up at Raj’s while the remodeling was going on,and it was way overdue to get it back. Raj suggested a ride while it was nice and dry:“just an hour loop over Skyline”. Sounded good,except the ST had a dead . . . →Read More:Running the oil through the ST,and charging the battery… Zey and I set out for a half day of walking in the snow,and we found the perfect area:Glacier View. Just west of Gov’t Camp,there’s a series of loops to choose from,and several of the loops have very little elevation gain,which makes for some nice wandering. Access to the very . . . →Read More:Snowshoeing Enid Lake/Glacier View Sno-Park An absolutely beautiful day,a close-in pretty hike,and it’s only about 3.5 miles if you visit both the top and bottom of the falls. Once you get off the freeway the small parking lot for Yeon Park is very well hidden,so don’t zoom past the right turn. This hike trail has several options . . . →Read More:Elowah Falls and Upper McCord Creek Falls Ok,we started out for McNeil point,took a wrong turn,and ended up heading down (and down,and down…) towards Ramona Falls. This just shows what having a map with you can do. We didn’t. Or,a compass,for that matter. We figured out pretty quickly that we were on the wrong route,but . . . →Read More:McNeil Point. Sort of. | |||||
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