Current Hiking Conditions

The Detroit Ranger District is very good about posting current trail conditions on their website. You can find out the latest information here: Trail Conditions This included much of the Cascade Mountain trails in the central part of Oregon

Favorite trails still deep in snow

July 3, 2008 - Well, I thought I was ready to give my ankle a test with a short hike to Triangulation Peak. Unfortunately in early July everything above 4,000' in elevation still has large amounts of snow. So it could be late July or even August before many of the trails in the Mt. Jefferson area open up.

The Detroit Ranger District is very good about posting current trail conditions on their website. You can find out the latest information here: Trail Conditions

Hiking in Oregon - An Introduction

The purpose of this blog is to share the information I've gathered from hiking and backpacking in Oregon. In the past I have been frustrated by the lack of practical information about specific hiking and backpacking trips.

I started backpacking in the early 70's as a teen and picked it up again in the early 90's as a family activity. While most of my trips are two nighters I have done several trips as long as 6 days. The longest being a 6 day, 100 mile trip along the Pacific Crest Trail in 2004.

So with that introduction I hope you will find the information useful and informative.