Trip Report: North Sister (May 31, 2014)

This is a few months old now, but I think it’s still worth posting about. In an effort to train for our upcoming trip to the Tien Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, my roommate, Dylan, and I have been planning out climbs on some of the more technically challenging Cascade volcanoes. Of course none of them can prepare us for the altitude, but that wo... Read more 20 Aug 2014

Field Camp: July 13-29, 2014

Photos from Field Camp at Block Mountain, MT. Read more 30 Jul 2014

Oregon Dunes: June 22, 2014

All of my roommates are gone right now for various reasons, so with nothing better to do last weekend I drove out to the coast to camp by myself for a night. I stayed at Jesse Honeyman state park, just South of Florence. When I got there on Saturday afternoon I tried hiking across the dunes to the beach, but got basically chased away by all the ... Read more 23 Jun 2014

Charlotte’s Visit: Broken Top + McKenzie River Trail

My sister, Charlotte, visited this past weekend with her girlfriend, Lizzie. We had a big weekend hiking up Broken Top mountain near the Three Sisters and Bend, and also mountain biking the McKenzie River Trail. Broken Top was really nice. The summit has a view of every single one of the major Oregon Cascade volcanoes (except Mount Mazama, unfo... Read more 09 Jun 2014

Banff: May 4-11, 2014

Banff National Park, Canada. Late winter photos. Read more 12 Apr 2014