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Jun 7, 2024
How a search and rescue mission works
I returned home in the early hours of the morning from a search and rescue mission on the lower slopes of Mt. Hood. Here’s how it unfolded.
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Jun 2, 2024
Spring camp: Timothy Lake
With campfire bans coming earlier every year, spring and fall are the best seasons for a full camping experience.
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May 28, 2024
A new search and rescue pack
After hundreds of miles of search and rescue missions with my original pack, I’ve decided to switch it up.
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Mar 8, 2024
The time I guided a Jeep photo shoot
Almost 20 years ago, I guided the photo shoot for the 2006 Jeep® catalog cover.
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Dec 24, 2023
The 10 best books I read in 2023
For the fifth year in a row, I’m sharing my 10 favorite books I read (or listened to) this year.
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Oct 15, 2023
My favorite place in Oregon
Silver Falls State Park is one of Oregon’s absolute gems, and it’s my favorite place in the state. With a historic lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, vast stands of old-growth trees, and (of course) epic waterfalls, it’s a truly magical place to visit.
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Oct 8, 2023
Searching for chanterelles
For many years in a row, I went hunting for chanterelles in October. But it’s been three years since I was last able to take advantage of the short Autumnal fungal window. Today, I was finally able to get out and find a few of the precious golden mushrooms.
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Aug 11, 2023
Search and rescue: third fitness assessment
Last year, I wrote about our SAR team’s annual fitness assessment. With temperatures expecting to exceed 100º in the Northwest next week, I decided to check it off the list today.
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Jul 22, 2023
Wyoming part three:
BuffaloDurantI bookended my hikes with time with my parents in Buffalo, a small town at the foot of the Bighorns that transforms into the fictional Wyoming town of Durant for four days in July.
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Jul 20, 2023
Wyoming part two: The Bighorns
Following my hike in the Winds, I drove back toward Buffalo, with a stop for a hike in the Cloud Peak Wilderness of the Bighorn Mountains.