Scott Murray
@scottmurray-me.bsky.social
Colmbia River Gorge, Cascades,
Off-trail brush crasher, backcountry snowshoer, gravel biker, litter picker-upper, just visiting, just like you.
Off-trail brush crasher, backcountry snowshoer, gravel biker, litter picker-upper, just visiting, just like you.
No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn
October 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn
Crossed a younger pahoehoe flow on the way out. Though it looks hellish and is rough on the boots, it's relatively easy and safe to cross compared to other parts of the BLB.
October 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Crossed a younger pahoehoe flow on the way out. Though it looks hellish and is rough on the boots, it's relatively easy and safe to cross compared to other parts of the BLB.
Though human has certainly been here, I could detect little sign; it's been a while. The low branches along the trail were polished by bear fur - not a busy trail but, once you're in here, there's nowhere else to go.
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Though human has certainly been here, I could detect little sign; it's been a while. The low branches along the trail were polished by bear fur - not a busy trail but, once you're in here, there's nowhere else to go.
Nearly had to take my pack off to squeeze through a slot just after the cave. The bears fit through it, so...
October 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Nearly had to take my pack off to squeeze through a slot just after the cave. The bears fit through it, so...
Had to pass through a short but high cave, ~20 yds. Was able to get a good look at it, stable, safe; bears went through it, so...
October 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Had to pass through a short but high cave, ~20 yds. Was able to get a good look at it, stable, safe; bears went through it, so...
Pretty though. The vine maples are just stupid beautiful at this point, and there's been enough moisture to light up the lichens.
October 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Pretty though. The vine maples are just stupid beautiful at this point, and there's been enough moisture to light up the lichens.
It was all the spooky I was looking for: a deep, shady, dripping, overhanging slot canyon; tough to reach; tougher to get out of; a bear trail the length of it. Had to chuck the stick a couple times to have all fours for climbing
October 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
It was all the spooky I was looking for: a deep, shady, dripping, overhanging slot canyon; tough to reach; tougher to get out of; a bear trail the length of it. Had to chuck the stick a couple times to have all fours for climbing
Instead, I went out on the Big Lava Bed to explore a big crevice - from shrinkage I think, not a tube - that I paced along the top of back in July, one of the biggest of its kind on the BLB.
October 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Instead, I went out on the Big Lava Bed to explore a big crevice - from shrinkage I think, not a tube - that I paced along the top of back in July, one of the biggest of its kind on the BLB.
Wanted to head up high today, maybe touch some some fresh Indian Heaven snow, but it was just too windy. Though sunny, prolly woulda been brutal.
October 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Wanted to head up high today, maybe touch some some fresh Indian Heaven snow, but it was just too windy. Though sunny, prolly woulda been brutal.
A old snag silhouetted by the dawn sky over Little Huckleberry Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A old snag silhouetted by the dawn sky over Little Huckleberry Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest
"Where I'm going, you cannot follow"
- Me getting overly dramatic about leaving the bike on a bike & hike
- Me getting overly dramatic about leaving the bike on a bike & hike
September 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"Where I'm going, you cannot follow"
- Me getting overly dramatic about leaving the bike on a bike & hike
- Me getting overly dramatic about leaving the bike on a bike & hike
Seems to be done. A quiet sunset.
September 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Seems to be done. A quiet sunset.
I'm in Indian Heaven, above Forlorn/Goose, but I can't see it well.
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I'm in Indian Heaven, above Forlorn/Goose, but I can't see it well.
Mount Ranier from Lemei Rock, Indian Heven
August 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Mount Ranier from Lemei Rock, Indian Heven
More Mt hood from Lemei
August 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
More Mt hood from Lemei
Mount St Helens from Lemei Rock, Indian Heaven
August 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Mount St Helens from Lemei Rock, Indian Heaven
Mount Hood, Big Lava Bed from Lemei Rock, Indian Heaven
August 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Mount Hood, Big Lava Bed from Lemei Rock, Indian Heaven
Mt St Helens from High Camp, Mount Adams Wilderness, WA
August 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Mt St Helens from High Camp, Mount Adams Wilderness, WA
Everyone should have their own volcano.
Dinner and sunset on the rim after a dip in the lake.
Indian Heaven Wilderness, Skamania County, WA
Dinner and sunset on the rim after a dip in the lake.
Indian Heaven Wilderness, Skamania County, WA
August 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Everyone should have their own volcano.
Dinner and sunset on the rim after a dip in the lake.
Indian Heaven Wilderness, Skamania County, WA
Dinner and sunset on the rim after a dip in the lake.
Indian Heaven Wilderness, Skamania County, WA
Mount St Helens from Crystal Lake, Mount Adams Wilderness
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Mount St Helens from Crystal Lake, Mount Adams Wilderness
Indian Heaven is shedding its winter coat in a hurry! Reached a favorite place, my Crescent Crater Lake. Last I was here in October, I was kicking through the first layers of the snow melting today, in places still several feet deep. It'll all be gone in days.
June 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Indian Heaven is shedding its winter coat in a hurry! Reached a favorite place, my Crescent Crater Lake. Last I was here in October, I was kicking through the first layers of the snow melting today, in places still several feet deep. It'll all be gone in days.
GM and Happy Friday!
Dew-covered dogbane waiting for the sun.
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Skamania County, WA
Dew-covered dogbane waiting for the sun.
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Skamania County, WA
May 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
GM and Happy Friday!
Dew-covered dogbane waiting for the sun.
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Skamania County, WA
Dew-covered dogbane waiting for the sun.
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Skamania County, WA
Breezy but a great evening at 3,800'
May 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Breezy but a great evening at 3,800'
I love phloxes!
Merlin says I have a white-crowned sparrow singing behind me. Many robins about, too.
No wind means the biting flies are a bit annoying but struggling through somehow
Merlin says I have a white-crowned sparrow singing behind me. Many robins about, too.
No wind means the biting flies are a bit annoying but struggling through somehow
May 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I love phloxes!
Merlin says I have a white-crowned sparrow singing behind me. Many robins about, too.
No wind means the biting flies are a bit annoying but struggling through somehow
Merlin says I have a white-crowned sparrow singing behind me. Many robins about, too.
No wind means the biting flies are a bit annoying but struggling through somehow