Monthly Archives: December 2011

Last year a group of us took off the weekend after finals for three days on the sunny eastern side of the Cascades, sleeping in yurts at Tumalo State Park and skiing/snowshoeing during the day.  We enjoyed it so much … Continue reading →

Despite having been up Marys Peak the previous evening, I convinced Liz it would be worthwhile to get up at 5 am and drive up out of the fog to catch the total lunar eclipse.  As it turned out, at … Continue reading →

On December 9, with the valley still in inversion fog, we drove up Marys Peak to watch the sunset and full moon rise.  In the valley it was about 33 degrees, while on the mountain it was 50 and perfectly … Continue reading →

I’m still getting caught up on posting… On December 3 I invited Kelly to get out of the valley fog and explore some new areas near the coast.  We headed first for Drift Creek Falls, famous for its 240′ long, … Continue reading →

Last summer while hiking near Bald Hill we found a rose bush covered in strange mossy growths.  I didn’t take a picture, but they looked like this: After some research, we learned that they were “mossy rose galls”, inhabited by … Continue reading →