It can’t be very often that you get such a spectacular view of your objective. This is Mount Hood. Approaching Portland airport on the best of days, just a few thousand feet above this 11,250ft mountain. Wow! Mount Hood is one of the group of volcanoes that run in a line down the west Continue Reading
Archives for July 2011
Borah Peak – Independence Day in the land of the famous potatoes
As mentioned in my blog on the Mount Hood climb I had a pass out. So, as you do, I went to Idaho. The objective was Borah Peak, the State highpoint. Well, of course, it is not quite as simple as that. There was a family holiday to be had and I flew out six days before the others. This had required Continue Reading