Hiking, Backpacking and Moutain Biking

I love getting out in the fall, as the days get short and crisp they seem much more precious and energizing. The past few months we've done a pretty good job of getting outdoors once or twice a month. In September, I went mountain biking on the Mckensie River Trail with my friend Scott. This trail is legendary amoung mountain bikers across the country for a very good reason. It's 33 miles of dirt single track. No fire roads, no double track, no gravel, just dirt. The only downside to the trail is that it's one way. So we rode 15 miles one way, then turned around and rode back.








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Megan and I went for a hike on Cascade Head near Lincoln City, on the Oregon Coast. This is a short hike with very nice views of the beach. We took Oliver and Molly, my parents dog, with us.

Here is a picture of Molly and Oliver in the back seat of the car...


On the trail...


Looking south...


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We also went backpacking on 25 October. The weather was cool but we had the place to ourselves in the evening and morning. We chose Pamelia Lake since it was less that three miles to the campsite and very little elevation gain.

We took a side trip to the point where Milk Creek intersects the Pacific Crest Trail...


Here we are warming and stoking the fire...




As you can see Megan and I are wearing alot of clothing due to the colder temps. To keep warm, Oliver dug a shallow bed for himself and curled very tight...


He was scared of the fire.