My husband and I and our dog, Kinzie, camped at Timothy Lake for a few days in mid-September. Only two campgrounds were still open, and we stayed in Gone Lake campground. It was a beautiful place to ...

After my previous post about my ride up to Timothy Lake (SE of Estacada) I’ve had several emails from readers wanting more specific route details. Well, it just so happens that one of the guys on the ...

Difficulty: Parks Scare Me to Dirty Boots (depending on how far you go) Directions: From Portland, take Highway 26 east for about 70 miles, then turn right onto Road 42. Take another right at Road ...

Short or long, you make the call, when hiking in the beautiful headwaters of the Clackamas River south of Mount Hood. Be content with a quarter-mile boardwalk stroll to aquamarine Little Crater Lake, ...