Sunday, November 1, 2026

Year of Hiking 2026: Nos. 57 - 58



October was supposed to bring some new trails, but a very sick kitty canceled our plans. Fortunately, the cat is doing much, much better - and we managed two new trails.

No. 57: Firelane 5 ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Trillium ➡️ Firelane 7 ➡️ Ridge ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Firelane 5, Oct. 17:









No. 58 - Chehalem Ridge Nature Park, Oct. 31:







Can't wait for November adventures! :)

2026: Nos. 84 - 87

October reading roundup...

No. 84 - Swift Vengeance by T. Jefferson Parker:


No. 85 - Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea:

No. 86 - The Vacation by John Marrs:

No. 87 - The Witch you Freida McFadden:

:)

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Year of Hiking 2026: Nos. 51 - 56

September brought some amazing adventures to a couple new-to-me hikes and trail combos. It was especially great to have Brad along for most of the fun! 

No. 51 - Leif ➡️ Wild Cherry ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Holman ➡️ Birch ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Wild Cherry ➡️ Dogwood ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Firelane 1 ➡️ Leif,  Sept. 5:








No. 52 - Augspurger Mountain, Sept. 7:




When the main trail ended, things got a bit overgrown! That's the trail:







No. 53 - Firelane 1 ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Maple ➡️ Leif ➡️ Firelane 4 ➡️ Maple ➡️ Firelane 5 ➡️ Saltzman ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Firelane 1, Sept. 12:











No. 54 - Lewis River Trail, Sept. 20:






No. 55 - Tualatin Hills Nature Park, Sept. 21:


No. 56 - Green River Trail, Sept. 27:





:)