A really quick post this time... At the coast the previous night, there had been a windstorm which created gigantic waves. The following afternoon, we ...
Drift Creek, and Drift Creek
Along the central Oregon Coast, there are two creeks named "Drift Creek". Each is a window back in time to when the coastal forests were intact and ...
Southern Oregon Coast
Well, a quick live report from Bandon, Oregon... I'm down here as an instructor with Best of the Northwest Photo Workshops. We'll be visiting a number ...
Verboort Sausage Dinner
The first Saturday of each November is time for the annual sausage dinner at Visitation Parish in Verboort Oregon. So what does this have to do with a ...
Siouxon Creek
The autumn color around town was looking pretty good, and it seemed to be near peak in the lower mountains as well. So I took a hike up one of ...
Afterthoughts
While I was walking the road south of Hachita toward Antelope Wells, a border patrol agent pulled up next to me. He rolled down his window "You know, ...
Silver City to Antelope Wells
I had 4.5 liters of water, 6 days of food and 1 thought on my mind - Antelope Wells. The way ahead was mostly flat, and the fastest route was paved, ...
Gila Cliff Dwellings to Silver City
The river had been so fun, I was determined to keep following it as long as possible. The road followed the river a few miles. I passed another hot ...
Pie Town to Gila Cliff Dwellings
The plots of private land grew progressively larger as I distanced myself from Pie Town. After a few miles I was again walking past ranches the size ...
Grants to Pie Town
I had no more guidebooks and only crude maps. I had no idea where the next water was. I had only heard, "There isn't any". So, I brought a heavy 4.5 ...