“We are taking a day off today to take care of our feet. Life is good.” -Derby
Archive for July, 2008
A Day Off….
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
17 Miles….
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
07-26-2008 – “Well we did over 17 miles today in eight hours, but it was painful.” – Derby
Started Hiking….
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
07-25-2008 – There has been no direct contact from the Hikers yet, but reports from Road Toad’s charming girlfriend Karin say they started hiking as of yesterday, July 25th. That puts them right on schedule. Two days ago, as they took a preparatory 15 mile trek, I asked Derby how Road Toad was doing. I [...]
Waiting….
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
07-23-2008 – “Well we are just waiting to leave. Hikers seem to have to do a lot of waiting at each end of the trail. We have a truckload of stuff. I must have put the thought out of my mind that my Sister will need enough to sustain her and her Husband for five [...]
Wildfires
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To date, Oregon has suffered little in the way of wildfires compared to her neighboring states of Idaho, Washington, and California. Even so, it only takes one careless hiker, logger, camper, or motorist to spark an inferno that not only will threaten our natural resources, but the lives of thousands of citizens. Forest fires have [...]
Food
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The most crucial necessity besides water: food. Look at the options… look at the choices and variety… look at the price! Derby and I kicked this around for some time, as to what route we were going on the food issue. We were actually right on the brink of costly, gargantuan, meal purchase of the [...]
Merrell Hiking Boot Review
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, it looks as if I will not even completely wear the Merrell boot out before we leave July 23rd. So, here goes: We purchased these boots on Jan. 19th, at our local REI store for $80.00. This was not a sale or a discounted price. That’s the cost and I have checked prices at [...]
Record Snow Levels Oregon Cascades
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, we pushed hard but the snow pack is still at record depth: 5600 ft. was about all we could do without crampons. We first struck out across Milk Creek, and pushed through the snow about 9 miles. We were stopped by loss of trail and snow depths between Milk Creek and Russel Creek. The [...]
Mammoth Of The Wooods
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just a little stroll around the trail of Ten Falls; this is a 8.7 mile trip? I’m not totally convinced the mileage is correct. If you would like something a little shorter, Silver Falls State Park has that also. Some hikes are as short as 1 or 2 miles. The crowds do thicken up as [...]
Silver Falls
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Silver Falls in late spring… The rainbow was a little gift from God we like to call “Trail Magic”. Beautiful… He really knows how to put on a show, huh? I can’t complain… I’m looking forward for the grand finale. Road Toad
