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Lava Canyon Hike

Trent M — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:53:32 +0000

As the trail just reopened yesterday, I embarked on a hike adventure to Lava Canyon today. The weather was perfect- sunny and warm.

Of the hundreds of hiking trails I’ve been on, this is my favorite. It has unusual geological features from the volcanic mudflow, diverse scenery, 5 or so waterfalls, and has technical parts of the trail, including narrow paths near cliffs, 2 ladders and a suspension bridge. You might feel a bit like Indiana Jones while you’re there.

A nice view of St. Helens from the Lahar Viewpoint on the way to Lava Canyon.

The Muddy River canyon

The suspension bridge

A hiker walls along the cliff (the trail). The waterfall is impressive and you can see the suspension bridge in the background.

More waterfalls, as seen from ‘The Ship’, a big rock island.

Remains of a washed out bridge

The trail is quite sketchy and treacherous in places as you can see. Several parts are narrow, rocky, and beside cliffs. One slip could be your last.

Mountain Biking at Black Rock (Falls City, Oregon)

Trent M — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:02:58 +0000

This is a 12 second video showing me do a couple basic (and comparatively small) jumps at the ‘Basic Training’ part of the freestyle mountain biking area at Black Rock (near Falls City, Oregon).

This jump along the ‘Granny’s Kitchen’ run is a little more substantial. I didn’t try it- no way.

I hope to buy a helmet cam to show what the ‘Bonzai’ run looks like- a very fast and fun downhill ride.

Scenes from Colorado

Trent M — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:52:23 +0000

I flew to Colorado for a family reunion on July 26th, spending time in Estes Park and Denver before returning August 1st. Here are the images…

Estes Park / Rocky Mountain National Park

Denver

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Miscellaneous around Denver

Firefighters Museum

Denver Art Museum

US Mint in Denver

See more of my photography…

Lewis River Waterfalls

Trent M — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:31:08 +0000

Images of some waterfalls flowing near the Lewis River in Skamania county, Washington.

Curly Creek Falls

Big Creek Falls

Falls Creek Falls

Suspension bridge near Falls Creek Falls

Mount St. Helens observation point

Rush Creek Falls

Lush green plants

Unique obstacles along the hike

Getting to Rush Creek Falls was ridiculously difficult and I will never do it again. It was a 1.4 mile bushwack through dense forest. It took 2 hrs each way. It’s uncommon to have a 200ft waterfall not even shown on maps. Few people see this place and I now know why.

Perfect Hearts Game

Trent M — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:14:29 +0000

I thought I’d just brag for a moment about this perfect hearts game- shooting the moon 3x in a row. (This is the hearts game that comes standard as a part of Windows XP home.)

5 Best ‘Extreme’ Videos

Trent M — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:32:43 +0000

These are the 5 most extreme videos I’ve ever seen. They all push the limits of human ability.

1. Extreme Base Jumping (wingsuits in Norway)

2. Extreme Freestyle Motocross (Pastrana double backflip)

3. Extreme ‘FreeRunning’ (Parkour)

4. Extreme Rock Climbing (Dan Osman)

5. Extreme Hiking (Caminito del Rey [King's Pathway] in Spain)

Honorable mention: Extreme Hiking. (Mount Huashan in China)

Mossy Old House

Trent M — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:02:38 +0000

An interesting old house seen along Highway 38 near Scottsburg, Oregon, with its roof covered in moss.