Category: Outdoor Adventures
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Smith Rock – Misery Ridge
A hike in pictures of the Misery Ridge trail at Smith Rock State Park.
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Big wind, Mt. Bachelor
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Sledding with Summer and Everest
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XC Skiing & Frozen Paulina Creek Falls
It turns out that Cross Country skiing not only steals our breath and makes us sweat in 8-degree weather, it’s also loads of fun. Yesterday, we skied up to Paulina Lake with a stopover at FROZEN Paulina Creek Falls (oh baby!) with our friend Tom, and our new friend John. Thought we’d share some photos: Okay, this…
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Mt. Bachelor Ferrari at Work
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDNjJ_z0HlM
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Hello From 9,000 Feet
I took this video seconds before the wind stole my right glove and launched it up the slope, just out of a lunging snowboarder’s reach, and over the south face of Mount Bachelor. Maybe some little mountain critter will snuggle up in it tonight… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB7pcZkFqQk It was windy up there, and icy. But! It was…
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Trees Are Watching
Spotted today on our Sunday walk in Shevlin Park. (did we spot it or it us?)
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It’s Simple Math
8 feet of snow in less than a week + sunny skies at Mt. Bachelor – (desire to work at a desk x 2) = impromptu ski day!
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Marissa’s 40th and Snow!
Yay! Big snow for us, finally. And yes, I turned 40 on the 16th – 40 in years anyway. (I made this in homage to the long-awaited snow) At Shevlin Park, we walked familiar trails. Just a week ago the paths were frozen ground covered in whispy pine needle remains, now they’re blanketed in weightless…
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Keith’s 40th and Smith Rock
How better to celebrate your 40th than to set your heart pumping in a crazy beautiful place? Smith Rock is just over half-an-hour from home and the Misery Ridge hike is a favorite of ours. The ‘misery’ comes in the first half of the hike, then it’s lovely Monkey Face and views for miles.