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8.6 MILES – LEAVENWORTH, WA I haven’t blogged about my hikes for quite some time, but I can promise I have been on many, and have much to share. I basically have two years of hikes to share. I normally would share in chronological order by date, but I’ve decided to write in order of…

BONUS HIKES

BEND, YACHATS, EUGENE Over the past year I did venture out and complete almost double what I set out to do. Once I started, I really got going. Some weekends I would do a hike each weekend day. It really became easy to find a hike and just go. I really made a hiking a…

DRIFT CREEK FALLS

3.5 MILES – LINCOLN CITY, OR Christmas Day arrived. The day had come to complete my twentieth hike for the year. We didn’t have the kids Christmas morning last year, and I always try to keep us busy when that falls on our year. It’s very hard not having them so we make the most…

SAHALIE & KOOSAH FALLS

2.6 MILES – FOSTER, OR It was December, and the end of the year was near, with only two hikes to go to reach my goal. I knew I’d get there, so there was no stress in fitting in two hikes for the month. I knew I wanted my last hike to be on Christmas…

LAKE TAHOE & TRUCKEE RIVER

9.5 MILES TOTAL – INCLINE VILLAGE & TRUCKEE, NV In November of last year, we were invited down to Reno to spend some time with our friends. They were gracious enough to welcome Mark, Lexi, and I into their home. I am always grateful whenever I can bring Lexi along on our travels. I don’t…

NO NAME LAKE – BROKEN TOP

5 MILES – SISTERS, OR The weekend was here, one I had been looking forward to for months. Kat and I were heading out for our Walter Women’s Weekend. No kids, no husbands, no real responsibility, and as many hikes as we could handle. No Name Lake was my hiking dream for the year. It…

ROSARY LAKES

7 MILES – CRESCENT LAKE, OR By now you’ve probably figured out I am all about connection and memories. This lake hike holds a special place in my heart because my Dad loves it so much. When I was a kid we went on this hike often, and sometimes we’d backpack in and camp. I…

MATTHIEU LAKES

6 MILES – SISTERS, OR I feel very fortunate to have such wonderful friends in my life. I have known Keely since college, and she has been a stable constant in my life. She is always game for something new, and is happy to travel down from Portland to fill up my bucket. This hiking…

GOD’S THUMB

2 MILES – LINCOLN CITY I had heard about God’s Thumb before I had my hiking app, so I knew it had to be a good one. The drive was what had deterred me in the past, as Lincoln City is just far enough away that this would easily be an entire day trip. The…

TENAS LAKES

4.5 MILES – MCKENZIE BRIDGE, OR Halfway through the year I was halfway through completing my goal. Tenas Lakes was on my to-do list of hikes for at least a year. I probably had read about it a half dozen times, becoming more and more eager to explore the area. The lake was so dreamy…

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