TIME: Late August 2009, approx 2pm (1400) LOCATION: Clallam County, WA; just east of Port Angeles; DNR logging road off of Blue Mountain Rd THE ENCOUNTER: “K” was out walking her two dogs on a […]
The Boothill: Danner Mountain 600 Enduroweave
MILE 0 Last summer I bought a pair of these babies after a friend of mine extolled the virtues of a non-waterproof footwear for hiking in the warmer months. I ended up doing quite a […]
PCT: Campo to Warner Springs
▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ T- minus 1 night to PCT: Stayed at Jacumba Hot Springs. They had mineral water swimming pools outside, and a cool little hot spring grotto inside, with a restaurant and bar! If you can […]
The Boothill: Skechers Rugged Industrial Hikers… again!
What’s a hiker to do when the going gets rugged and industrial? Strap on a pair of Skechers… RUGGED INDUSTRIAL HIKERS! 25 OCT 2018 – 04 APR 2019 Like I said in the obituary for […]
Northwest Wave Watching
Got down on the Oregon Coast for a few days in mid December, and happened to catch some wild waves in Depoe Bay, OR. High tides and howling winds battered the shoreline, spattering storm watchers […]
Abernethy Cemetery
Just off Washington State Route 4, about 14 miles west of Longview, WA is a tiny cemetery, hidden in obscurity and overgrowth. There are only a handful of graves at the diminutive site, but with […]
Pratt Mountain 5099′
To many visitors, Pratt Mountain, or simply “The Pratt” as it’s called by woodland hipsters, appears to be a giant heap of talus rising from the montane forest… …and it pretty much is. THE SHORT […]
The Boothill: Skechers ‘Rugged Industrial Hikers’
July 2018 – 25 OCT 2018, RIP I’m currently employed as a garbageman. It’s a tough job, and it’s a boot destroyer. This pair of Rugged Industrial Hikers fit well right out of the box, […]
Fungus Debriefing #3
Walking ’round Waptus River for a few days in October… A mishmash of mushrooms grew from the dampened earth, but only a few were of the edible sorts. Saw one gigantic bolete, but so had […]
Candy Point Trail
This short but steep hike in Coulee Dam, WA leads to some of the best views to be had of the most powerful hydroelectric generating station in North America. THE SHORT VERSION 2mi +- (3.2km) […]
