Mt Townsend

After a call from my friend Robbin, we decided to head up to see if we could access the Mount Townsend trailhead which is usually buried in deep snow this time of year. Our luck was with us and we drove right to the trailhead. The road was snowy but not so bad that I …

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Silver Star Mountain

On visiting some friends in Portland OR, I took the opportunity to get a local hike in. I chose Silver Star Mountain just outside of Vancouver WA. Hike was about 8 miles with about 2000′ of elevation Gain. Silver Star Mountain was consumed by fire in the Yacolt Burn in 1902 and the trees on …

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