Mt Scott in Crater Lake National Park is the highest point in the park at 8,938′. I hiked Garfield Peak a couple days before and I think that’s a harder hike but both are doable. The hike to the peak of Mt. Scott and back is about 4.5 miles round-trip with somewhere around 1500′ of …
Derek and I tried to do this ride back in June but there was still too much snow on the ground. This time was a success. Our ride was 13 miles with 2118′ of climbing which is quite a bit for such a short route. Huckleberry Mountain ride starts at Thousand Springs Snowpark on Highway …
August is already here and there is so much to do! I’ve been riding a lot in the afternoon/evenings. The other evening I got caught in a quick downpour and it was heavenly. The smell of rain in the forest always delights me. Actually, the smell of rain anywhere is a treat. The other day …
Before the road opened to cars, Derek and I took advantage of the solitude and rode our bikes out East Rim to the Pinnacles. Our ride was 28.4 miles with 3438’ of climbing. You can park at Steel Visitor Center which is very close to the intersection with East Rim Drive. The visitor center is …
The only way to get to the water at Crater Lake is via Cleetwood Cove Trail. This trail is pretty short but very sweet. The trail descends from Rim Road via a series of switchbacks through the trees and then bam, you’re down at the water. It’s a dusty trail and can be hot in the …
Before the Mazama campground here at Annie Creek opens, Derek and I took advantage of the solitude and hiked down into the canyon. The trail was partially covered in snow still so we had to improvise. Annie Canyon Trail goes along the rim of the campground and then descends down into the canyon. We couldn’t …
Wow. I mean, how am I not desensitized to nature and beauty? We’ve seen SO MANY things over the years! Crater Lake is amazing. I rode from camp up to the Steel Visitor Center and then out the section of Rim Road that is still closed to cars. My ride was 26 miles with 2760′ …
The Crater Lake area has a lot of hiking options and one evening I did a really quick one by our campspot. Godfrey Glen is only about 1.2 miles itself but I did a bunch of extra credit hiking to make it longer. The trail is fairly flat overall and more of a path. It …
it’s still too snowy at Crater Lake so the entire Rim Road isn’t open yet. But, from Annie Creek we rode up to the Rim and then out and back past the North Entrance. This ride was 30 miles with 2800′ of climbing. The first part of this ride is fairly gentle through forest and …
Annie Creek SnowPark is down the highway a short distance from where we are camped and the drop in elevation means little to no snow there. We scoped out a route on Google Maps the best we could given the near lack of internet we have. Off we went! Well, the loop we planned was …