Mt Hood for Flag Day
(Photos here.) Joe asked me recently why I’m climbing Mt Hood again and suggested I try something else, like maybe Mt St
National Running Day
I hadn’t heard of such a thing until it popped up in Twitter or Facebook sometime last week. My first reaction was why w
Mt Hood, Redux (again)
On Thursday, May 21, Trung and I decided at the last minute to go climb Mt Hood via the South Side/Old Chute route. I’d
A long day on Mt Hood
Recently, I got to spend the most beautiful day on the mountain I may have ever seen. The mountain in this case refers to Mt H
Mt Hood ascent via Leuthold Couloir
On Friday/Saturday May 30-31, 2008, I successfully summited Mt Hood via the Leuthold Couloir route, a climb from which three t
Mt Olympus, Washington
Photos from a fabulous climb of Mt Olympus are here and here. All in all, this trip was a blast, though due to weather, we (fo
Mt Hood, the first time
Photos here. I hear I was just a little euphoric this past Saturday, upon my return to Portland after successfully summiting M
Shedding gear and backtracking on St Helens
Okay, so here’s some info that makes me a Bad Mazama. I left my 10 essentials behind. Okay, it was just for maybe an hou
Floating in the cold shower
Warm, drowsy, and floating. Last night I was listening with my eyes closed to a choir singing the works of Eric Whitacre being
Sliding Down Mt Ellinor
I spent much of the weekend with David, a close friend since college days. Aside from going to see a guy movie we hiked to the