The latest Breakfast Bulletin, my every-two-weeks newsletter, came out last week. Included is the usual mix of breakfast news and reviews with other tidbits from my world, which includes hiking, travel, and spiritual ramblings. This Bulletin has: Openings and closings from the breakfast world Reviews of local breakfast places The best hike to do on Mount Hood right now Current conditions and news for area hikes […]
There’s this thing I used to hear when I first came to meetings, a thing that really used to piss me off: I’m so grateful to be an addict. Every time I heard that, I wanted to go over and punch whatever screwhead said it. Fuck you, I’d think. You’re grateful to be an addict? You’re […]
Okay, folks, looks like the weather will be fantastic for Portland hikes this Labor Day Weekend, so let’s get out there and do this thing! Basically, we are entering the magic time of year when you can do any hike you want. The flowers are still out on Mount Hood, the bugs have almost completely died […]
It is absolutely prime season for hikes near Mount Hood. Right now, the flowers are blooming all over the place, the weather is perfect, the bugs are dying off … all in all, if you’re looking for a Mount Hood hike, now is the time. And McNeil Point is the place. And in my opinion, […]
We are coming into the absolute prime time of the Portland hiking season! The flowers are blooming in the alpine meadows The bugs are just about gone The weather is ideal — assuming you can dig 10 days of sunny and in the 70s. Any trail you want to hike … you can hike it […]
What is the attraction of other people’s stuff? I get it into my head, taking their inventory and reaching grand and mighty decisions about their character and life path. I seek it out in my professional life, saying yes to all their projects, and their timelines, leading me away from my stuff. I worry so […]
ere’s a moment I have found put myself into a lot recently: “Why am I doing this thing I’m doing? I really need to be doing something else. I’m wasting my time, getting distracted, spending money I don’t have, working on somebody else’s stuff instead of my own … basically because I said I would, […]
A sweeping panorama of forests, lakes and mountains that you worked heard to earn: isn’t that the essence of hiking? That’s what I was thinking when I stood on top of Lookout Mountain, one the very best Mount Hood hikes. You can actually drive to about a mile from the summit, but for me that […]
If you are headed out for a hike near Portland this weekend, you might want to know where the snow is melting, the flowers are blooming, and the bugs are biting. And you might want some folks to go hiking with. So here’s your news and conditions for hikes near Portland as of July 12, […]
The whole question of “best hikes near Portland” is not only objective but also seasonal. We have to follow nature’s cues, and deal with her limitations, to find the best hikes within, say, a two-hour drive of Portland — which just happens to be the range of my book, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Portland. […]