Who are we? Well, we’re your neighbors (some of you probably literally). We are those people that you know live down the street but rarely see on the weekends. Mostly, we are day-hikers, hopping on the road by 8am, going on a hike, and returning in the mid- to late-afternoon. Every now and again, mostly during the summer, we camp too.
Forewarning, if you’re looking for backpacking or rock climbing blogs, you’ve hit the wrong site. We marvel at those types of adventurers, but we aren’t quite them.
Achingly beautiful... the whole drainage that Jawbone Flats sat in burned up in the 2020 Beachie fire. Those bridges, rusted old cars, and most of the cabins. But there are currently people putting the bridges back in, gaining access to the incredible off-grid town to begin cleaning up & rebuilding. The trail is still achingly beautiful, but in a new way. Towering burnt monoliths shade the lush green understory. It literally inspires awe. The moss is gone, true, but the creek is a brilliant blue like never before. Change isn't always bad :)
Backstory on HFH: we started this channel after we challenged ourselves to do a different hike every month for a year. This was packaged to me as a birthday gift every year with 12-14 different hikes pre-selected to make deciding each month easier. Similar to a lot of folks, we were always curious what to expect from a new hike that you don't really get from an All-trails review. So we started to record some video and share them to folks asking for recommendations. Our lives have changed a bit the last few years where, if we get out for a hike, we're enjoying the experience and not trying to worry about getting enough content for a video. I love this comment (and all of the other comments from the past few years I'm just now seeing) and we'll see what we can do about taking the community along for a few hikes this summer :)
Absolutely. It was a little on the muddy side when we were there (pretty common for this trail, even in the summer) but there is a lot to like about this hike
I've been doing this hike for decades (this was a staple hike for my family that we did a couple of times a year) and only recently learned about the Upper Sandy Guard Station. We'll have to head back and make a video on that part of the trail!
' wow beautifully floody on the desert... big thank to the cloudy pour heavy thick rainy rainy on the dry desert sand / great floody... keep continue more rainy rainy again and flood soon allday - allnight - everyday - everynight... many animals / plants needs that water
It took a lot of experimenting, but we are using a Go-Pro Hero on their Karma gimbal stabilizer. It mounts up to our backpack using a peak design clip for easy hands-free operation. It still requires a little bit of post-production work to trim out the breaks and add a bit more stablization so its actually consumable but that's been the best combination we have found after trying a few different options
This video was taken a few weeks before the big fire hit that area. At the time of writting, this part of the Willamette National Forest remains closed as the area will take a long time to recover
We lucked out and there was a hot dry spell in early August that made for a great hike. This hike does start at about 4,000ft elevation so you should check the weather in Fall and Spring before heading out.
Sercert Falls (aka Uluwehi Falls). We have another video about this location too! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V04gfIREi1o.html&ab_channel=HikesfromHome
Maybe with a mountain bike. There is a service road you follow most of the way to get out to the lighthouse, but there are frequently down trees and it can be a bit muddy
We LOVE the Wetlands! They are so important to the environment.... Would love to go exploring there. Hopefully we will make it there! Thanks for sharing!! ~Terry & Terri
Hey Guys!! We found you over at another channel! We love meeting fellow RU-vid adventurers! We love to day hike as opposed to backpacking but we do a lot of camping as well. Oregon is my absolute top state to explore when we go full-time! Gorgeous hike - I am definitely going to see more!! ~Terry & Terri
