Category Archives: Hiking

Travel using feet – hands may be used with hiking poles for balance or uphill travel.

Hurwal Divide, Oregon, August 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Paul McClellan

On Wednesday, August 26, I climbed Hurwal Divide. Hurwal Divide lies in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, part of the Wallowa Mountains, and gets its name as the steep divide between Hurricane Creek to the west and the West Fork Wallowa … Continue reading →

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Maxwell Benchmark, Oregon, July 2020

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Paul McClellan

Maxwell Benchmark and Hunt Mountain rise abruptly above the Baker Valley and invite a visit each time I see them. Early on Thursday, July 30, I left the valley to visit them. From the Baker Valley I turned off Pocahontas … Continue reading →

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Twin Mountain, Oregon, July 2020

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Paul McClellan

On Saturday, July 25, I climbed Twin Mountain in the Elkhorn Mountains northwest of Baker City. Twin Mountain is one of “Oregon’s 100 Highest Peaks“, a list first published by Jeff Howbert in the May 1996 issue of Pack & … Continue reading →

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Edson Butte, Oregon Coast, July 2020

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Paul McClellan

On Friday, July 3, Michael Berry and I hiked to the summit of Edson Butte in the Southern Oregon Coast Range. Edson Butte has only 2786 feet of elevation, but has 1866 feet of topographic prominence, making it the 91st … Continue reading →

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