Christopher Nelson

Crazy 2022 poll where people in US asked to estimate % of population in different groups. My favorite result? According to these guesses, 85% of the US are either Muslim, Jewish or Native American. The TOTAL for all three is actually 4%. Oh, and a third of the country is gay/lesbian.

The earliest pow I've experienced in Oregon. #OregonHC

Sure feels like we are in the "let them eat cake" phase now.

#OregonHC

We all got catfished! #OregonHC

A new chapter for Portland’s long-standing outdoor store, Next Adventure Under a new model of ownership, the Grand and Sandy Next Adventure locations will stay open, but the Scappoose Bay Paddle Center will have its next adventure re-branded as "The Paddle Shack."

Next Adventure, the iconic Oregon outdoor store, is about to begin, well, a new adventure. With the help of investors, the business will stay open with a new ownership model allowing employees and the public to participate.

#whatCityAmIn - forgot that my friends drove me to Redmond!

Thousands show up in Madras #NoKings @wyden.senate.gov

I am in deep red America and there’s a lot of folks here. #NoKings

No sales tax here. You can’t afford not to visit!

This 4th of July I will again thank our wiser forefathers, like Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir, who had the wisdom to fight to conserve these incredible resources.

“Therefore we are all, in some sense, mountaineers, and going to the mountains is going home.” -JM

To explore the #OlympicNP is an experience like no other. From high alpine peaks to rainforests and rugged shorelines it is an absolute gem, even when compared to all our other national parks. And oddly, often more accessible to #OregonHC than people in Washington due to a chance of geography.

Finally lived out my little dream of sleeping overnight in the McKenzie Pass Observatory (accessible by bicycle), and was rewarded with a dreamy sunrise. #OregonHC

Aesthetic disaster.

But with the help of various practitioners attacking the issue from multiple angles, she’s made a good recovery and is back in the mountains where she belongs.

For someone with such incredible strength, who regularly solo mountaineers and eats multi-day backpacking trips for breakfast, it was a major adjustment to deal with weakness and pain for several years. As her father, I felt so helpless to do anything except but lend an ear.

It’s been challenging for my daughter to stay positive as a couple health issues struck simultaneously.

That is one contented kitty.

The result was a spectacular experience and a successful summit.#MountWhitney #Mountaineering

I was honored to be asked to “guide” a friend up Mount Whitney, a first attempt for both of us. We worked together really well and although it was challenging to the extreme, we prepared well, made excellent plans, and demonstrated solid decision-making on the route.

Spring ushers in a narrow window of lush scenery to Oregon’s desert canyons. For about a month, the wet earth and steady sun feeds a diverse ecosystem, with grass at the foundation and bears and wolves at the top of the food pyramid.#OregonHC #PNW

Our poetry, music and art-themed backpacking trip was a great success. We bonded over the challenges and laughed around the campfire at night. Every person was a gem that I would happily travel with again.#OregonHC

My happy place in Oregon. #OregonHC

Parenting takes way more patience than you might expect. After 20 years of false starts, I finally got this kid really enjoying the slopes. Now I just need to teach the other one!

I disagree. It actually feels more and more like I live in the 47th Oblast (or State) of Russia, with our dear leader taking orders from above.

I don’t even want to have to see a clip of an X post. Please just post here. I skip right by the clips.

Ugly

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What's your favorite route on the island?