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Low Snow Skate Skiing, Oregon, January 2012

January 11, 2012 by Paul McClellan 1 Comment

So far this winter the Oregon Cascades have received little snow and what snowpack exists is getting thin and icy. We have skied on backcountry trails out of the Swampy Lakes SnoPark once. But the snow conditions continue to deteriorate as we wait for new snow.

Linda and I were fortunate to have purchased Mount Bachelor Nordic season passes when they went on sale last fall. We have enjoyed skiing the groomed trails there many times already this season.

Over past years Linda and I have taken “skate skiing” lessons at Mount Bachelor. Lessons were essential for me to succeed at this activity. Even so I found skating to be exhausting and sometimes frustrating.

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Strawberry Mountains Solitude, Oregon, September 2010

July 13, 2011 by Paul McClellan 1 Comment

Linda and I camped four nights at the Parish Cabin Campground over the Labor Day Weekend in September 2010. The pleasant campground lies along Bear Creek south of the Strawberry Mountains. Over the next three days I climbed five peaks located in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness to the north. During these climbs I experienced unexpected but quite pleasant Strawberry Mountains Solitude.

Indian Creek Butte and Pine Creek Mountain from 'Roads End' — Indian Creek Butte and Pine Creek Mountain from ‘Roads End’

The peaks I visited were Graham Mountain, [Riner Basin-Slide], Indian Creek Butte, Pine Creek Mountain (East Peak), and [Berry-Norton]. These peaks are among Jeff Howbert’s Oregon 100 Highest Peaks, a list which had caught my interest and ambition.

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Oregon Bicycle Ride 2002

February 1, 2010 by Paul McClellan Leave a Comment

In August 2002 Linda and I joined Oregon Bicycle Ride 2002, a supported bicycle camping tour traveling a loop in Central Oregon out of Bend. Our last Oregon Bicycle Ride had been Oregon Bicycle Ride 1999. Since then we had tried several other tours, including the Bicycle Idaho tours organized by the same company. This year we decided to return. It was particularly convenient for us since it began and ended in our home town.

The Oregon Bicycle Ride 2002 was organized by Bicycle Rides Northwest, a company based in Bend, Oregon.

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Oregon Bicycle Ride 1999

February 1, 2010 by Paul McClellan Leave a Comment

In August 1999 Linda and I joined Oregon Bicycle Ride 1999, a supported bicycle camping tour traveling a loop in Northeast Oregon out of Pendleton. This was our third consecutive year on the Oregon Bicycle Ride, after Oregon Bicycle Ride 1997 and Oregon Bicycle Ride 1998.

The OBR was becoming an annual event for us. We especially looked forward to touring around the Wallowa Mountains of Northeastern Oregon. As always, the tour was organized by Bicycle Rides Northwest, a company based in Bend, Oregon.

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