This is me planting a self-portrait on Gina's camera. The recently betrothed Gina. More on that later. But in the background, you'll notice my mountain bike still racked on my truck. I'm lame. The bike never got off the rack last weekend!

>> Continue reading: A Weekend Of Mt Baker Training. Or Not.

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The last, and only other time I tried to climb Mt Baker, my friend Gary Lawton and I looked up at the gathering clouds licking the 10,781 ft summit from about 9,000 feet and decided we'd lose that fight with Mother Nature. We were then literally chased down the mountain by the descending clouds of an incoming storm. Luckily we were on skis and made fast tracks back to the tent, where we were socked in with pea-soup thick clouds about 5...

>> Continue reading: Climbing Mt Baker: This Time, It's A Fight.

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You probably remember the media furor over the "Mt Hood 8", the group of climbers, including Velvet the Dog, who got disoriented during a storm on the way back down Mt Hood in February 2007.

I remember that weekend well. Saturday was sunny and beautiful. I went for a run on the outer edges of Forest Park. Admiring the always stunning sights of Mt Adams, Mt Rainier and Mt Hood, I took in the view of the lenticular clouds forming on the...

>> Continue reading: Silcox Hut Serves A Happy Anniversary

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Everybody has a favorite ski-vacation location. For me, it has to be Fernie, British Columbia. I first came here in 1996, when the mountain had almost as many t-bars as chairlifts. I came for Fernie's legendary powder. I keep coming back because of the charisma this combination recreation and coal-mining town has created. Seventeen coal trains a day make their way through Fernie, in the east Kootenay's in southeastern BC, to the coast. The tra...

>> Continue reading: Fun In Fernie, BC

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Hey everybody, sorry for the long dry stretch between entries, but I'd been totally swamped with the big HD conversion at KGW. Had to put in a lot of extra hours, which really cut into my recreation time. I hate that. But, we all go through times like that, and when it ends, it makes me appreciate my recreational time even more. And I've been getting out a bit since. I've been alternating between skiing, running and golf. Gotta love the North...

>> Continue reading: Random Thoughts On Winter

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Just thought I'd say a bit about my new blog space. I'll be posting bits here about my traipses through the Northwest, and wherever, but my hope is that this site evolves into more of a community site for those who share my passion for outdoor activities. Got some cool pics of a recent ski trip, run, hike, or rafting trip? Post 'em here. Want to get the word out about a new bike race? Got a new pair of running shoes that kill your feet and you...

>> Continue reading: Welcome!

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My ski season got off to a well-fed and scenic start last weekend at the Five-Mile Fire Lookout Tower in the Mt Hood National Forest.

I spent an hour or so out in the crisp cold night making pictures of the lookout tower. This 30 second exposure is one of my favorites. I've skied into fire lookout towers more...

>> Continue reading: A Cheesy Beginning to Ski Season

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