So since I have not been able to wheel for the last year as I herniated a disk in my neck I started backpacking again after about 6-8 years off. And man is there a lot of gun threads so I just wanted to mix it up a bit

here is the last trip I just did


Edison Lava trail to Metolius trail Nov 16-17th


So I had my wife drop me off Sunday at 11am at Edison Butt snow park and started out for Lava lake

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So the trail was clear for a while then it went from snow areas to clear a lot

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This was Little Lava lake at 9.2 miles in

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This was Lava lake 10.4 miles in and I got there at 4:45pm with South Sister in the back ground

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A funky tree

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I came across some Mt lion tracks that was on the trail ahead of me

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Some more Mt Lion tracks I was getting a bit concerned since this thing was still ahead of me and I did not want to have a run in.

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Mt Bachelor

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South Sister on the left and Broken top on the right

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So 23.5 trail miles and 3.5 road miles since the snow gate is closed for the winter,

looks like fun! I only got out a couple times this summer, but its always nice to get away from it all with just the bag on your back.

Yeah I had a good time

let me know if u ever get down towards the Klamath falls area to hike. im always lookin for someone to backpack with

as you know, I'm still jealous of you and all that damned water! :flipoff2:

man that looks like fun even for fatasses like me i will have to go hike one day too

let me know if u ever get down towards the Klamath falls area to hike. im always lookin for someone to backpack with

Cool I would love to snowshoe around Crater Lake :smokin:


as you know, I'm still jealous of you and all that damned water! :flipoff2:

Yeah we have a bit of water Bro :flipoff2:

Cool I would love to snowshoe around Crater Lake :smokin:




Yeah we have a bit of water Bro :flipoff2:
see? I get down there....
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and the only water was nasty assed puddles

man that looks like fun even for fatasses like me i will have to go hike one day too


Hey I know how it is after herniating my disk in my neck and 8 months of sitting at home I gained 30 lbs but I am happy to say I have lossed that 30 lbs since I started backpacking again this last summer and I am back to 205 lbs and I hope to get down to 185 lbs by the end of next summer.

Doesn't take that long to double the milage you comfortably do either.

see? I get down there....

and the only water was nasty assed puddles

Pre-filter :p :flipoff2:

Pre-filter :p :flipoff2:
You know it's bad when you check your hydration bladder and go.. "ya know, we can make it to the next water.. " :laughing:


and you're carrying a MSR miniworks

Yeah I will not drop the wieght of the MSR Mini-works it is a great filter now I like to get my water from creeks and rivers more than lakes because the lakes clog up my filter fast.

cotton Kills.lol

Nice area!

Yeah if you don't know what your doing :D I had a base layer in my pack if I needed it :grinpimp: and it only got down to 20 deg so no big deal.

Just busting balls really.lol

You would be suprised how many people running around Namche Bazar with cotton shirts and logos all over them on the way up the mountain. I usually find them coming back down quicker and packless just trying to move to stay warm.lol

P.S. that is a nice area had to take a second look

Nepal eh? cool.

Just busting balls really.lol

You would be suprised how many people running around Namche Bazar with cotton shirts and logos all over them on the way up the mountain. I usually find them coming back down quicker and packless just trying to move to stay warm.lol

P.S. that is a nice area had to take a second look


Yeah I love it out here in Bend :smokin: Also I all ways tell friends not to use cotton cuz it is bad if you are not careful and ready for it but it is comfy to me most of the time.

Nice pics. Do any fishing at the lake?

Those look like coyote or dog tracks, due to the claw. Cougar would be oval pads with the lower pad forming an M, which would be hard to see. But the clear claws definately make it look more like canine vs feline. I could be wrong...

Cool I would love to snowshoe around Crater Lake :smokin:

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its only about an hour north. i should have snow shoes within a month or so and i am goin to be on x mas break from school too until the first week in jan. Shoot me a PM and we can plan a trip

Nice pics. Do any fishing at the lake?

Those look like coyote or dog tracks, due to the claw. Cougar would be oval pads with the lower pad forming an M, which would be hard to see. But the clear claws definately make it look more like canine vs feline. I could be wrong...



The first one did look like a dog at first but no human tracks within 2 miles and it was 3.5"-4" across now it could be a wolf track, But the 2nd one is a Mt Lion it is way to big for a dog at 4"-5" across