Blaze's Logbook

Stats
Total Log Entries: 1288 (Rank: 1st)  [List Them]  [Map Them]
Total Distance: 17,923.55 Miles (Rank: 1st)
Average Distance: 13.92 Miles

Average Rating: 1star (1.48)
Average Difficulty: 1star (1.12)
Average Solitude: 1star (1.42)

Earliest Log Entry: 6/1/1974
Latest Log Entry: 2/4/2026

Average ratings are based on the published values and not the values entered in your own log entries.

Photos
Garden

A shot of the garden area. [Molly Pryor Memorial Orchard]
Log Entries
Church Creek Trail (FR 933) to Willow Creek Road (FR 530)
Church Creek Trail to Beaver Mountain Trail - 2/4/2026  [View Log Page]
Rating: 2stars Difficulty: 3point5stars Solitude: 4point5stars
Distance: 10.50 Miles Duration: 6 hours, 15 minutes

Uphill snow hike near South Fork. I started on the Church Creek Trail (FR 933) and then connected to the Beaver Mountain Trail  (FR 935) and hiked all the way to Willow Creek Road (FR 350).  The trail was covered in snow and it got thicker as elevation increased, but I was able to go the entire way using microspikes.  The high point (saddle) was 3 miles in so it was uphill in snow for a long ways.  Had the whole place to myself. Strenuous aerobic workout.

Nice Short Uphill Hike
Beaver Mountain Trail - 2/3/2026  [View Log Page]
Rating: 1point5stars Difficulty: 2stars Solitude: 3stars
Distance: 2.65 Miles Duration: N/A

I hiked the Beaver Mountain Trail near South Fork.  I went up almost 800 ft in 1.3 miles so it was a good cardio workout.  Good views of the area south of South Fork.

Fitness Walk
Bristol Head Acres - Subdivision Routes - 2/3/2026  [View Log Page]
Rating: halfstar Difficulty: halfstar Solitude: halfstar
Distance: 1.02 Miles Duration: N/A

Another rehab walk for my wife, this time a little longer.

Fitness Walk
Bristol Head Acres - Subdivision Routes - 2/2/2026  [View Log Page]
Rating: halfstar Difficulty: halfstar Solitude: halfstar
Distance: 0.84 Mile Duration: N/A

My wife has pulmonary issues so this is a short rehab walk as she's building up her strength and endurance as her O2 improves.

Beautiful Loop
Deadman's Loop Trail - 1/30/2026  [View Log Page]
Rating: 2stars Difficulty: 1point5stars Solitude: 4point5stars
Distance: 6.64 Miles Duration: 3 hours, 7 minutes

It's been a minute since I've been able to do some hiking, but I had to tend to some emergent issues. I needed to burn off some stress and recharge with Mother Nature, so it was a great day to get out, explore, get some fresh air and sunshine.  This loop takes you past a lot of very interesting rock formations similar to the Elephant Rocks area on the other side of Hwy 160.