Unplanned Camping Trip
Fred and I spent the night in the forest on Feb 24, 2025. We hiked out on Feb 25. I wasn’t planning a camping trip, […]
Category: hiking
A Lovely Day on the East Side
It was a cool, sunny Sunday morning; Feb 23, 2025. I drove down the field road and parked in the field near Holsten Creek on […]
Short Hike on the East Side
We finally managed to get out while we still had a couple hours before sunset. We hiked east of HW58 down to Holsten Creek, then […]
Camping in the Hot Tent
Before I get started on my rather short trip report, let me say a few words about this new shelter. The really short version is […]
After the Snow
My first order of business the morning after the big snow was to pile up enough snow to make a snow tunnel. That was just […]
Leaving the Trail for a Loop Hike
Some of this hike is along the highway, some is on an unimproved forest road, and the last bit is on a firebreak, but the […]
Enjoying the Forest
Fred and I have been doing what we can to enjoy the forest, in daylight and in darkness. Last night we hiked on the trail […]
A Walk Through a Dry Swamp
I took a hike on the east side of HW58, somewhere south of Holsten Creek on January 3. I walked through a swamp that was […]
Ringing in the New Year in the Forest
I know it’s not much of a celebration, but I’m pretty low key when it comes to holidays. It was really Fred’s idea to camp […]
Christmas Camping
I ventured out for a hike on December 25 around 14:30 (2:30pm). I walked across Bear Valley and noted the standing water, in spite of […]
