Well, if you’ve been looking for an excuse to hike one of our local mountains, you’ve got several of them RIGHT NOW!Many varieties of wildflowers are carpeting the desert hillsides around the Columbia Basin. As I hiked today on Badger Mountain, the decent weather forced me to shed some of my cool weather clothing, another …
I call this a bonus hike for all of you hiketricities.com viewers. We had a nice trip to Portland and hiked to the top of Multnomah Falls. I’ve visited this beautiful Gorge attraction before but it was always a quick rest stop after an Oregon Coast trip. This time, we decided to go to the …
My thanks to Ann Roberts and the others who braved the wind and sprinkles to go on our wildflower hike today on the Skyline Trail. We spotted several blooms on Badger and many others who are getting ready to burst with color! My camera limitations and the high winds make getting good shots a challenge …
Yep, I finished the 15k Badger Mountain Challenge last weekend. Didn’t place but I didn’t think I would. It was sure a blast being on the trails with so many like-minded people who want to be fit. But, I wanted to share some of the other people who inspire me to climb and hike, people …
I was startled the other day on a hike up the Canyon Trail on Badger Mountain when a few large birds flew out of the brush and across my path. I spotted this one walking through the sagebrush but I wasn’t sure what kind of bird it is. Maybe some type of grouse? I’m hoping …
What a beautiful day for the Badger Mountain Challenge. It was chilly as I had to wipe the frost off my motorcycle seat before I left, pre-sunrise to get going on the Challenge. I saw the pink of the sunrise and knew it would be a great day. I chose to ride my motorcycle because …
After a bicycle ride up the Skyline Trail the other day (see blog on that ride here), a friend reminded me you can bicycle on the new Sagebrush Trail too. Since I never cycled through the sagebrush, I decided to give it a run today. The forecast 50 + MPH winds were howling and nearly …
I don’t know if it was spring fever or the work party plan but today was one of the busiest traffic days I’ve seen on Badger Mountain. Friends of Badger were busy with trail maintenance. Trailmaster Jim Langdon was driving the gravel cart and others were spreading the fresh topping on the Canyon Trail. This …
I haven’t done it in a while so I decided to ride my mountain bike up the Dallas Road/Skyline Trail today. I wanted to get some video of the trip back down too. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy the video. The trip up was a challenge, pedalling all the way gets kind of tiring. The wind was …
I heard the cars driving by my home as I lay in bed this morning, getting up the energy to get my day started. I heard the unmistakeable swish of tires spraying water, it was raining. But, I thought, it’s not raining to hard and I have to keep working to get ready for the …