Click here to see directions, difficulty, maps and hike details here on the Goose Hill Hike Page. I’ve never hiked up Goose Hill before. I never even knew that’s what the hill just east of Benton City was called. For years I’ve driven past the orchards surrounding the house on Goose Hill and then I …
Yes, that’s the topic of a book by Bruce Bjornstad that gives us an amazing account of the extreme forces that shaped the landscape around the Columbia Basin and beyond. I recently read On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods, A Geological Field Guide to the Mid-Columbia Basin and now review the book for you. …
Thanks to Energy Northwest for inviting me to make a Hiking Safety presentation at their monthly safety meeting. It was nice to fine tune my thoughts on how to make hiking a safe adventure so people won’t have that excuse to keep from hitting the trail. It was a Powerpoint presentation, mostly pictures with …
Official public access to the Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area has long been a point of contention for landowners, Franklin County and those who want to enjoy the area. As Franklin County Commissioners try to make the area more accessible, they’ve hit a snag. You can read more about it in this article from the Tri-City …
Day 5 2.2 miles 1 hour hiking time Ending point: Trailhead 4000′ elevation We got up on our final day to another beautiful sunrise at Wood Lake. Everyone worked fairly quickly to pack up and get going. We got breakfast and took our last day with our morning scripture reading. We did our daily scouring …
Day 4 3.62 miles hiked 1 hour 30 minutes hiking time Camped at Wood Lake 4836′ elevation We awoke on day four to a beautiful sunrise at Clear Lake. The weather the whole trip was wonderful, I don’t think we could have had any better conditions. We started the day with breakfast and got packed …
Day 3 4.14 miles 2 hours hiking time Camped at Clear Lake 4910′ elevation After a good night’s sleep at Lake Wapiki, the scouts (and leaders) were a bit apprehensive about hiking back up the steep hill we came down the day before! We decided to split up into a more aggressive group and a …
Day 2 3.4 miles hiked 2 hours hiking time Camped at Lake Wapiki 5206′ elevation Well, night number one seemed a little moist. We don’t think it was raining, maybe the humidity was soaking the trees and the wind blew it off and it seemed like rain. But, when the morning came the sun was …
Troop 202 wanted to go on a high adventure for this summer’s big activity rather than head to a scout camp. Our leaders charted out a plan and we headed to the Indian Heaven Wilderness Area near Mount Adams outside Trout Lake in southwest Washington. We had ten scouts ranging in age from 13 to …
A careless homeowner is reportedly to blame for a fire that blackened a large patch of brush on the northeast end of Red Mountain. Smoke was thick and residents could see and smell the fumes as firefighters worked quickly to put out the fire, preventing damage to any structures. KNDU TV reports a resident was …