Author Archives: Halle

The Art of Crowd Avoidance

By Halle | Published: December 7, 2009

For starters one way to avoid crowds is to take advantage of extreme weather and get out when most everyone is in. Yesterday was such a day on an abandoned trail in the Columbia River Gorge near Cascade Locks.

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Some days are made for studio photography…

By Halle | Published: December 5, 2009

…but often, those are the days that are most fun to work outside. Big thanks to the Miller family for being game and for the Multnomah Falls café au lait.

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Tygh Valley

By Halle | Published: November 23, 2009

Saw this after breakfast last weekend.

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My Stylin’ Stylist Darlene

By Halle | Published: November 19, 2009

Darlene cuts my hair. Shaves my head is more like it. Seven bucks a whack. I give her a 10 and she keeps the change. She’s been around Portland awhile and each time she whacks me(my hair!) I am reminded of a bygone era. An era that’s fading fast. We have a shoot scheduled for [...]

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Wood…the fuel that warms you twice

By Halle | Published: November 13, 2009
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Primo Picking

By Halle | Published: October 21, 2009

Claudia and I experienced a banner day picking today. Chanterelles are more pleasant and are easier to clean when dry!

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Mesdames et Monsieurs, “Start your lawnmower engines!”

By Halle | Published: August 17, 2009

You saw it here first folks. A good time was had by all last weekend east of Mt. Hood and no one was life-flighted to the hospital. Some of these rigs with swapped out snowmachine engines cruise up to 45mph.

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This Just in From the Land of the Low, Low Tide

By Halle | Published: August 7, 2009

You guys…it’s 8:06PM (yeah, I know, 2006 hrs, but, “whatever”…) and it’s 91dgs outside…and I walked outside…and noticed a “chill” in the air…*NO SH*T*!!! I al-most put clothes on…what’s become of me? The store-door-handles don’t burn the f*ck out of my hands anymore…I still drive around with my windows down, but I no longer forget [...]

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Mt. Adams-Southwest Chutes-29 June 2009

By Halle | Published: June 28, 2009

My likely last ski of the season was a grand one. Chris Hill, Blake Osmundsen, Trent Thelen and I bivied at the bustling Cold Springs trailhead Friday night and headed up 7,000 ft. or so to the top then skied down. Skied down most of the way at least. We did a wrinkle I’d never [...]

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One of My Favorite Things: Skiing to Ramona Falls

By Halle | Published: May 26, 2009

The tour to Ramona falls is one of my favorite things. Yesterday Steven, Ralph and I skied the route with a snowcat assist part way up the Palmer. It was a great day spent with friends on the mountain. We encountered a handfull of giants along the way.

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