I do a bit of backpacking, camping, amature astonomy and kiting out on the Oregon coast but mostly I am on the river or up in the plane:
I love being on the river...here are some shots from last summer on the Deschutes River in central Oregon. It is an awesome trip through a desert canyon with hot 100F + temps and the river is super clean, clear water with fun rapids and great sandy beaches for incredible camps on warm summer nights. The skies in central Oregon are incredibly dark so stargazing is phenomenal!
The chute below Shears Falls:
Typical scenery on this trip:
Great campsites:
My current 10 foot cataraft:
The Cessna 182 I fly...shot taken here in Redmond, Or with my friend Brad.
We flew down to Crater Lake for the day:
Crater Lake Oregon
Mt. Hood coming home:
The brand new 2003 turbocharged Cessna 182 I used to fly in Phoenix, Arizona.
The power of this plane was awesome and had a service cieling of 22,000 feet!
Grand Canyon trip:
Here in the Pacific Northwest the flying, even with my instrument rating is dicey in the winter so I do not dread the coming of summer. Between my hiking, flying and rafting, I barely have time for a job... Besides with Timberline, I still get to summer shred.