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We got away for not one but two hikes this weekend, both in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Both were coincidentally almost exactly the same length and elevation gain: approximately 6 miles with about 1,200 feet of elevation gain. Both were also
It's not often you get the Eagle Creek Trail almost to yourself, but somehow we did yesterday. I think we saw at most 20 people total yesterday, and we had Tunnel and Twister Falls to ourselves. The trail was as gorgeous as ever, with views of more t
While I'm not sure there's ever a bad time to visit Silver Falls State Park, fall and winter are definitely my favorite seasons there. We're so lucky to have such an extraordinary place so close to home. I never take it for granted! On the tradition
Sundays are for quiet hikes with great friends and their awesome dogs, for mushroom hunting and photography, and for finding a single apple tree in an arboretum that had one perfect-looking apple still on the tree. We even avoided the rain! On the wa

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