by Steve Jones | May 26, 2024 | Dayhikes, Easy Hikes, Hikes with Kids |
Vicinity Location:About 23 miles northeast of Vancouver, WA in the Yacolt Burn State Forest. Directions:From Portland: The drive takes about 90 minutes from downtown Portland. Take I-205 North into Washington and drive about 4 miles and take Exit 30. The exit branches...
by Steve Jones | May 6, 2024 | Dayhikes, Hiking |
Vicinity Location:About 69 miles east of Portland, OR in the Columbia River Gorge. Directions: From Portland: Drive east on I-84 for about 80 miles, driving past Hood River, to exit 82.Take exit 82 and drive about 0.2 mile along the off ramp and turn right at the stop...
by Steve Jones | Mar 27, 2024 | Equipment Review |
I bought these LOKSAK OpSak odor proof bags last year and took one of these bags on a recent trip. The bag had never been used before and the seal separated from the bag and totally failed the second time I closed it. I looked at the warranty and it is only for 45...
by Steve Jones | Mar 18, 2024 | Backpacking Trips |
Vicinity Location: The trailhead is about 7,200 miles southeast of Portland, Oregon in the Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. Directions:We arrived after a long bus ride crossing the border from Chile to Argentina. It was an easy border crossing. We stopped at a...
by Steve Jones | Mar 18, 2024 | Backpacking Trips |
Vicinity Location: The trailhead is about 7,300 miles southeast of Portland, Oregon in the Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Directions: Two days of flying brought us to Punta Arenas. We stayed at a homestead style AirBNB between the airport and town. Cell...
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