Its been a couple weeks since I’ve been on Badger Mountain and I’d heard there were some trail adjustments. In fact, they can really use some more help and volunteers to do some finishing touches. Please contact the Trailmaster Jim Langdon with Friends of Badger Mountain 943-3992. He would love to have your group or …
I don’t know if I’d call it progress as I’m not too excited about Bauderville springing up on the top of Little Badger Mountain.
The crews are out on Badger Mountain today so the Canyon Trail was closed. I headed up the Sagebrush trail and back around for a nice hike. This trail closure is a sign of good construction as trail maintenance is a necessary ongoing project with 150,000 plus hikers on Badger Mountain every year and the …
Okay, so I was a little sore the next day after the straight up option conquering McBee Hill outside Benton City. A friend said there was a more gradual way to the top so I mapped it out today! I was still along the flat, heading east when a horseman rode by, galloping pretty quickly. …
I need your help, I’m working to identify these flowers so I can create a handout for hikers to help them identify the flowers they see on the trails around our area. I’m no expert in this area so I’m looking for your help. Please reference the description and picture number when sending me an …
I’m having to get up earlier to beat the sunrise, must mean spring is on the way! I decided to do the long loop to get a decent workout, I did get up on the hill before the sunrise and got to see the beautiful colors.It was a little chilly but I decided to climb …
Like I said in a previous post, I was looking forward to the opportunity to strap on my backpack for a journey further into the Juniper Dunes Wilderness area and I got to do it! Click here for directions, maps and more details on this hike Fortunately, the road in was fairly packed with recent …
I was hoping to go on a bicycle ride this morning but then the snow started so I thought it would be great to head for Badger Mountain! I figured there’d be a few people hiking with the President’s Day holiday. I saw a dozen other hikers while I was there. The snowflakes were huge! …
Whenever I hike or ride my bicycle, I always have a learning device on my hip. What does that mean? You’ll notice in most of my pictures I have some wires coming out of my ears. I don’t have music playing on my Ipod, it is spoken word. Time spent hiking can be used to …
I wanted a new hike for all our enjoyment so I thumbed my nose at the morning drizzle and headed for the White Bluffs area of the Hanford Reach National Monument. I’ll call this the White Bluffs Hike. See more details, maps, pictures, video and directions for this hike here It is a bit of …