Baker's Blog
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The Enchantments 2022: Roots, Rock, Rewards
June 11, 2023
When I go on a solo hike or even with someone, I tend to sing songs where I replace the lyrics with words related to hiking. It’s usually after I’ve been on the trail for a while and I’m starting to get tired or parts of my body are beginning…
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Three Sisters Wilderness Loop 2021
August 29, 2021
August 2nd-5th, 2021
My wife, Wendy, our 17-pound guard dog, Daisy and I left home base in Portland on Sunday and made the 3 plus hour drive down to Sisters, Oregon. The plan was to begin the Three Sisters Wilderness Loop on Monday morning. It would be just me going…
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Mount St Helens Summit 2020
September 21, 2020
This was our second attempt to reach the summit of Mount St. Helens. On October 25th, 2019 my buddy Mark and I made it within approximately 1,000 ft. of the top. The weather that day started out great, but deteriorated fast. The winds began to howl and visibility significantly decreased…
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Timberline Trail: August 2020
August 23, 2020
As middle age was approaching, which happened to sneak-up on me way too fast, I started thinking about personal things that I really wanted to accomplish. I guess you could use the term ‘bucket list’, but that seems cliché. Plus, I’m not even near as old as Jack Nicholson or…
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Magical Maui: Part 1
February 24, 2018
I always love visiting Hawaii, so when my wife proposed heading to Maui for her birthday, I was like, hell yes! Once this was easily established, the brainstorming began. Fortunately, my better half loves to plan our vacations. Without her, I‘d probably be sitting on the couch in my boxers…
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Winter at June Lake
January 22, 2018
On Saturday morning I ventured up to an area near Mount St. Helens not knowing if I’d be hiking or snowshoeing. It was cold and rainy at lower elevations, so I was banking on snow higher up. That turned out to be the case. There was white stuff steadily falling…
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