December 2011 Archive

31
Dec
2011
jloomis

Snowmobiling at Frog Lake, Oregon

Snowmobiling Near Frog Lake, Oregon

Last night the weather finally turned colder and over a foot of fresh snow fell in the mountains. Our friends Tyler and Holli met us at our house Saturday morning a little late due to icy roads. We hitched up our snowmobiles and headed to Frog Lake SnoPark, which is about 7 miles Southeast of Government Camp off Hwy 26. Traffic was horrible and after about 2.5 hours we finally made it to the SnoPark. It was already quite busy, but we found a place to park and unload the sleds. It was partly sunny and temperatures were in the upper 20s.

18
Dec
2011
jloomis

Disc-O-Bed Cam-O-Bunk XL Portable Bunk Bed Cot Review

Product Rating: 
5
Disc-O-Bed Cam-O-Bunk XL Bunk Bed Cot

Features:

The Cam-O-Bunk XL by Disc-O-Bed™ is designed for camping and outdoor enthusiasts who need to sleep more campers per tent. This bunk bed cot system is easy to assemble with no tools necessary. The wider and longer-than-average cots can be used separately or together to form a bunk bed system. Great for tight spaces and can be accessorized for additional comfort.

10
Dec
2011
jloomis

Climbing Mt Hood Via Leuthold Coulior Route

Mt Hood, Oregon

The weather has been sunny and cold, so the snow from November's storms is very consolidated up on Mount Hood. My friend Matt and I have been eager to climb and decided on the Leuthold Coulior route on Mt Hood early Saturday morning. This a technical route that starts at Timberline Lodge (same as the popular non-technical South route). Leuthold Couliour is to the West (climbers left) of Illumination Rock. Our plan was to climb up Leuthold Couloir and then return via the South route (approximately 7 miles round-trip).

04
Dec
2011
jloomis

Snowshoeing to Badger Butte, Oregon

Badger Lake from Badger Butte

December has been dry and sunny, but cool, so far. We haven't had any new snow in the mountains since our big storms in November, but thanks to colder temperatures, little has melted above 4,000 feet in elevation. Katie and I took advantage of the gorgeous weather on Sunday and headed to Bennett Pass SnoPark for a day of snowmobiling and snowshoeing. Bennett Pass SnoPark is approximately 9 miles East of Government Camp, Oregon across Hwy 35 from Mount Hood Meadows ski resort. The trails at Bennett Pass are mostly used by cross country skiers and snowshoers.