From the Mountains above the Applegate River

          The whole way  home from my hike in Mt. Rainier National Park last week, I drove through smoke. Southern Oregon was especially bad...

      Last week I did the much anticipated two-night backpacking trip on the Mother Mountain Loop at Mt. Rainier National Park with  my son,...

      I had a very good time visiting my friend on the Northern California coast last week. I enjoyed Luffenholtz Beach and did a lot of hik...

     A few days ago I got an invitation from my son: How would I like to join him and a small group of friends for a two-night back-packing ...

 In the midst of my spring housecleaning last week (okay, I'm a little late), I came across a long shelf of journals. I didn't glanc...

    Although the Cleaning Crew is coming in a few days to do a "deep cleaning" at my house, I have taken on the task of taking eve...

    The mountain view from the Dutchman Peak fire lookout above the Applegate watershed of the Siskiyou Crest stretches three hundred and si...