Mountain Man

I love the mountains. Got hooked on them in 1960. The old man drove mom and the 3 kids to Rocky Mountain National Park from Cleveland. From that day on, I wanted to live near the big ones. Living in Portland, OR is the perfect spot for a mountain junkie.

I've spent a lot of time on and around Mt. Hood. Tom and Paul Balmer did the Timberline loop with Rob and me back before the Cloud Cap section washed out for good. That was fun.
But my true love is the Sister Wilderness in Central Oregon between Bend and Sisters. Here's a photo of Dr. Paul, Dr. Wayne and myself near the summit of Middle Sister in 2009 (we did not summit that day). For sheer beauty, for isolation and for a challenging trek, there's nothing better in my book that a good backpack in the Sisters.