Category: Hiking

National Trails System Anniversary

Posted on August 21, 2018November 20, 2018 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_2148" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] McKenzie River National Recreation Trail near Clear Lake, Willamette National Forest, Oregon.[/caption] This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act. The system includes our National Scenic Trails (like the PCT and...Read More

Hiking Salmon Lakes Trail in the Oregon Cascades

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1471" align="aligncenter" width="434"] Salmon Lakes Trail, Willamette National Forest.[/caption] Mention any place in Oregon you visited with “Waldo” in the name and anyone who knows the central Cascades will ask, “How bad were the mosquitos?” Waldo Lake, one of...Read More

National Trails Day

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1449" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Overland Trail, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington.[/caption] June 7, 2015 is National Trails Day. Let's get out and enjoy the outdoors on a beautiful early summer day.

Backpacker Magazine cover – Sahale Arm Trail

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1040" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Backpacker Magazine cover , March 2013 issue.[/caption] It's always great to have the cover of a magazine feature your photo, but even more so when that publication is one of your personal favorites and always...Read More

Triple Play – Three Waterfalls In One Day

Posted on November 19, 2011November 21, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_668" align="aligncenter" width="465" class=" "] Spirit Falls, Umpqua Natonal Forest, Cascade Mountains, Oregon.[/caption] A very scenic drive on Forest Service roads in the Umpqua National Forest will take you to a trio of waterfalls between Cottage Grove and Oakridge,...Read More

Take a Hike! National Trails Day.

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_525" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption="Father and son hiking on Drift Creek Falls Trail, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon."][/caption] Saturday, June 4, is National Trails Day, an annual event that celebrates trails of all types for non-motorized adventure and recreation in the...Read More

National Wilderness Month

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_411" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Wildflower meadow, Mount Adams Wilderness, Washington."][/caption] September is National Wilderness Month, so proclaimed by President Obama. I've had the good fortune to hike and backpack in several wilderness areas recently, and firmly believe that our federally...Read More

Take a hike! National Trails Day

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_371" align="aligncenter" width="333" caption="Spray Park Trail, Mt. Rainier National Park."][/caption] Saturday, June 5, is National Trails Day, so let's get out there and take a hike! This annual celebration of hiking and walking trails was started in 1993 by...Read More