Monday, August 27, 2007
Oregon
On our return to CA, we decided to make a trip through Oregon's mid section and down the Pacific Coast. We spent 2 nights in the 3 sister's wilderness near Bend OR. Awesome backcountry!
Cant remember the name of this peak? Mt. Washington?...
Our last couple of nights we spent on the Pacific Ocean. Our friend living in Eugene (Alison Hopcroft) told us about a cool area called Tahkenitch Creek in the Siuslaw National Forest. Tahkenitch is surrounded by the great sand dunes that line the OR coast. If you have a chance... hit this place up!
Dunes camp on Tahkenitch Creek...
Mark...
The creek...
Sand crack...
Fishy Maggie: We have become one of "those" kind of dog owners. I have never in my life met a dog lazy enough to sit through something like this. Maggie hits a new low of laziness...
Paul, Mark, and Maggie...
Tricia, Blue, and Maggie...
The Kipuka (Hawaiian term for an area of land that was undisturbed by a lava flow around it) ... means "hairy hill". It is really cool to see from a bird's eye view how the lava flowed out of the mountain and around this little hill. Lucky little hill...
Cant remember the name of this peak? Mt. Washington?...
View toward the Pacific...
Dunes camp on Tahkenitch Creek...
Mark...
The creek...
Sand crack...
Fishy Maggie: We have become one of "those" kind of dog owners. I have never in my life met a dog lazy enough to sit through something like this. Maggie hits a new low of laziness...
Paul, Mark, and Maggie...
Tricia, Blue, and Maggie...
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Idaho Hot Springs
Traveling through Idaho, one has to take advantage of the many many many hot springs scattered throughout the state. Our first stop involuntarily (wrong turn on wrong Hwy) took us to some really cool hot springs in N. East Idaho.
Off Hwy 93 we visited Goldbug Hot Springs. Situated in a high canyon 2 miles from the trail head, these cascading waterfalls were amazing! The pics below look like they're taken of a cold water river... but they're not...
Sacajawea Hot Springs. Maggie was not a fan, but these ranked probably # 2 out of all the hot springs we have visited this summer...
After 5 days in the mountains we came into Bosie ID to visit an few of Mark's friends from Wyoming. Needless to say we went to the bar...
Little bar love...
The Bureau of Land Management maintains Sharky Hot Springs... Great views.... 
Off Hwy 93 we visited Goldbug Hot Springs. Situated in a high canyon 2 miles from the trail head, these cascading waterfalls were amazing! The pics below look like they're taken of a cold water river... but they're not...
Sacajawea Hot Springs. Maggie was not a fan, but these ranked probably # 2 out of all the hot springs we have visited this summer...
After 5 days in the mountains we came into Bosie ID to visit an few of Mark's friends from Wyoming. Needless to say we went to the bar...
Little bar love...
Monday, August 13, 2007
Bighorn Mountains 2
Mark headed up into the Bighorns on his final wilderness trip with some High School friends from Sheridan. The destination was Emerald Lake...
Cody Brantz ...
Tucker calling in the elk... and yes, the animals in the background are cows...
Golden Lake...
Golden Lake...
Good morning sunshine...
One of the smaller fish caught over the weekend. Tucker landed a 3 + lb cutthroat from Golden Lake later this day.
Survival in numbers. These conifers are sticking together in this harsh high alpine climate.
Emerald Lake. We were camped on the small bit of land separating the upper lake and lower (bigger) lake.
Emerald Lake...
Friends (Jay and Codi)...
Steve and Tucker tried out a new bivy sack straight out of the construction site...
Tucker, Mark, & Cody on the way out of the Cloud Peak Wilderness...
Nearly every night lightning lit up the mountain sky. Unfortunately one of the storms started a small fire that has turned into a big fire on the face of the mountain. Looking toward Bighorn Wyoming and the face of Little Goose Canyon.
Tucker sorting out the route... 
Edelman Trail...
Edelman Trail...
Cody Brantz ...
Tucker calling in the elk... and yes, the animals in the background are cows...
Golden Lake...
Golden Lake...
Good morning sunshine...
One of the smaller fish caught over the weekend. Tucker landed a 3 + lb cutthroat from Golden Lake later this day.
Survival in numbers. These conifers are sticking together in this harsh high alpine climate.
Emerald Lake. We were camped on the small bit of land separating the upper lake and lower (bigger) lake.
Emerald Lake...
Friends (Jay and Codi)...
Steve and Tucker tried out a new bivy sack straight out of the construction site...
Tucker, Mark, & Cody on the way out of the Cloud Peak Wilderness...
Nearly every night lightning lit up the mountain sky. Unfortunately one of the storms started a small fire that has turned into a big fire on the face of the mountain. Looking toward Bighorn Wyoming and the face of Little Goose Canyon.
Bighorn Mountains 1
We finally made our way to my home town (Sheridan Wyoming) and the foot of the Bighorn Mountains. We made several trips into the mountains doing everything from car camping to exploring the Cloud Peak Wilderness backcountry. I love this place...
The first stop was Medicine Wheel. Medicine Wheel is an amazing limestone wheel on the top of a plateau in the bighorn mountains. The Medicine Wheel measures 80 feet across, and consists of 28 rock spokes that radiate from the center. There are 6 carins that are scattered on the outside of the wheel's rim. It is said to date back to sometime between 1200-1700 AD. While little is known about the origins of the wheel it is definitely known to have been a sacred prayer sight for many Native Americans. The sight is still used for Native ceremonies and a fence surrounds the wheel where Native Americans have placed prayer clothes and other symbolic items. For more information check out: http://www.codywyomingnet.com/attractions/medicine_wheel.php or http://solar-center.stanford.edu/AO/bighorn.html.
Medicine Wheel...
Medicine Wheel ...
North Fork Tounge River. The fish are hook savvy because of the mandatory catch and release policy, but they sure get some size to them...
Tricia enjoying the mountain view...
Mark's Dad and little sister...
Mark and his Dad...
A separate trip into the Cloud Peak Wilderness. Looking back toward Sheridan over Geneva Pass. (11,000 ft)
Geneva Lake. We camped for 2 nights at the bottom of this canyon near the lake. The lake is chalked full of tiny Brook trout...
The first stop was Medicine Wheel. Medicine Wheel is an amazing limestone wheel on the top of a plateau in the bighorn mountains. The Medicine Wheel measures 80 feet across, and consists of 28 rock spokes that radiate from the center. There are 6 carins that are scattered on the outside of the wheel's rim. It is said to date back to sometime between 1200-1700 AD. While little is known about the origins of the wheel it is definitely known to have been a sacred prayer sight for many Native Americans. The sight is still used for Native ceremonies and a fence surrounds the wheel where Native Americans have placed prayer clothes and other symbolic items. For more information check out: http://www.codywyomingnet.com/attractions/medicine_wheel.php or http://solar-center.stanford.edu/AO/bighorn.html.
Medicine Wheel...
Medicine Wheel...
Medicine Wheel ...
North Fork Tounge River. The fish are hook savvy because of the mandatory catch and release policy, but they sure get some size to them...
Tricia enjoying the mountain view...
Mark's Dad and little sister...
Mark and his Dad...
A separate trip into the Cloud Peak Wilderness. Looking back toward Sheridan over Geneva Pass. (11,000 ft)
Geneva Lake. We camped for 2 nights at the bottom of this canyon near the lake. The lake is chalked full of tiny Brook trout...
Snake River Runners
While in Jackson Wyoming Tricia decided that it was time to run some class III water. We met up with Emily (a friend from Sheridan) and had a great time paddling the Alpine Canyon section of the Snake River. With two solid swims under her belt, Tricia is on the hunt for a used rubber ducky for future river trips!
I dont know if it was a good idea to match up two goofs before running some big water?
I dont know if it was a good idea to match up two goofs before running some big water?
Big Kahuna
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