Sunday, August 4 Early start today, with a push up the ridge to reach Timberline Lodge for their hiker infamous all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. I made it by 8:15 after climbing the last mile up glacial silt similar to a sand dune, but with a view of Mt Hood (swoon 😍) in the background. The food…

Thursday, August 1 We survived the Dust Bowl last night. The wind howled as we bedded down for the night, and we awoke to a layer of fine, gritty black dust over all of our belongings. We'd put the rain fly on the tent, but apparently wind can create a vortex that tosses dirt up…

On July 27, Bethani's sisters Hannah and Willa joined (aka sponsored) us for a side adventure to South Sister, the third highest peak in Oregon. The trail climbs 5000 feet in five miles, with panoramic views at the top. Yes, please! We hit the trail around 2 pm, passing bunches of descending hikers and feeling…