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“Sand lilies!” “Yellow violets!” “Cushion buckwheat!” Niel and Molly were taking turns calling out the names of wildflowers as we walked into the heart of Devil’s Garden. “Yellow paintbrush!” “Pussypa...
It was a spur of the moment decision. Bill Van Moorhem, Gary Vequist and I debated what to do next — leave the snow-covered parking area and drive off in search of a snow-free place to hike, just give...
Not every outing goes as planned. Our goal was Hayden Mountain, a 5,134-foot hill — it’s not really a classic “peak” — off Highway 66 about 39 miles east of Ashland. Led by Gary Vequist, our group of ...
It wasn’t part of the original plan, but when the road to the Bad Lands became, surprisingly, too snowy, we made a U-turn and wondered where to go next. The Bad Lands is a little-visited area on a fin...
Where were we heading? We thought we knew, but given the weather, none of us had the foggiest idea. That’s because the road we followed was barely visible in the bleakness of dense fog. Driving in the...