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Palmer Mill

Hiked Thursday, September 14th, 2023

Just a pleasant and cool wander on the piney paths in the forest. Still love this place. …

Jen posted this 7 days ago

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Olallie Lakes Basin

Backpacked Wednesday, September 6th to Thursday, September 7th 2023

I went up to check on a couple wildlife cameras for Cascadia Wild. Forgot to bring hiking shoes. HIked in flipflops and toes socks for first camera. Found a single shoe at trailhead…

Jen posted this 11 days ago

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Mt Stuart via Cascadian Couloir

Backpacked Thursday, August 31st to Saturday, September 2nd 2023

Really fun climb. We hiked in to a base camp on Ingalls Creek, then spent the next day scrambling up 4500 feet of granite. Only sketchy in one spot really with loose dirt and rockfa…

Jen posted this 19 days ago

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Shuksan Fisher Chimneys take 2

Backpacked Friday, August 25th to Sunday, August 27th 2023

Conditions very different from last year's attempt. Glaciers melted out and mazed with crevasses. Winnies Slide and the Hourglass features were ice walls. We had to turn back after …

Jen posted this 24 days ago

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Acker Rock

Hiked Saturday, August 19th, 2023

I was taking part in a Mazama multipitch course over two days on Acker Rock. Went up and down to the LO tower twice. Climbed the 10 pitch SW face once. What a thrill!…

Jen posted this 30 days ago

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North Rim Yosemite

Backpacked Tuesday, August 8th to Friday, August 11th 2023

Family backpack like the old days! Everyone loved it. …

Jen posted this about 1 month ago

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Three Sisters Loop

Backpacked Tuesday, August 1st to Saturday, August 5th 2023

Clockwise from Obsidian Trailhead. We were dubbed, "The Produce Section" by PCT thru hikers because of all the fresh produce we brought for them.

We were three 60+ women making …

runandsew posted this about 1 month ago

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Trillium Lake

Backpacked Friday, March 17th to Saturday, March 18th 2023

Hoped to see some stars and just get out.…

runandsew posted this 5 months ago

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Middle Sister via Hayden Glacier

Backpacked Wednesday, June 14th to Thursday, June 15th 2023

So nice to camp up in the alpine again! Bugs have not started quite yet, but they are waking up. …

Jen posted this 3 months ago

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Misery Ridge

Hiked Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

Went climbing. Had to hike up over Misery Ridge twice with heavy packs. Not bad in the morning, but brutal in the afternoon. Successfully led three of the five pitches of a route ca…

Jen posted this about 1 month ago

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Deschutes hikes

Backpacked Saturday, April 8th to Sunday, April 9th 2023

Escape to the High Desert. Did three different hikes. The first two were off trail wanders up and down the rimrock basalt bluffs above the Deschutes. The first night I camped- it wa…

Jen posted this 5 months ago

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Spider Gap-Buck Creek Pass

Backpacked Sunday, July 23rd to Wednesday, July 26th 2023

Carefully planned Olympus climb foiled by rain! We chose this lovely backpacking loop and did a bit of scrambling too. The Lyman Basin and Buck Creek Pass areas were just spectacul…

Jen posted this about 1 month ago

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Timberline Climber's Trail

Backpacked Saturday, July 15th to Sunday, July 16th 2023

Just a quick night out.…

runandsew posted this about 1 month ago

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John Day River: Cottonwood Canyon and Thirty Mile Wilderness Study Area

Hiked Tuesday, March 14th, 2023

Got a cabin for two nights at Cottonwood Canyon SP. Weather was a little rough on the first day, we hiked the Pinnacle Trail in the park. The second day was perfect for our big adve…

Jen posted this 6 months ago

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Disappointment Cleaver

Backpacked Tuesday, July 18th to Wednesday, July 19th 2023

We were going for the summit via the well defined DC route. Just as we were finishing the rock scramble on the cleaver, a bunch of teams came down together. They informed us that se…

Jen posted this 2 months ago

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BV Plateau

Hiked Sunday, May 7th, 2023

Came up here two days in a row.

The ghost of Basil Rathbone has been very busy in the area. The firebreak roads now have some well maintained single track with lovely wooden si…

Jen posted this 5 months ago

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Sheep Canyon Loop

Hiked Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

Wonderful old growth forest on the edge of the blast zone…

Jen posted this 2 months ago

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Catherine Creek Upper Tracy Hill

Hiked Monday, May 1st, 2023

Great May Day hanging with the flowers. I had lunch up at my secret meadow with Adirondack Chairs.…

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Pyramid Park and Pinnacle Peak

Backpacked Friday, July 7th to Sunday, July 9th 2023

Got a cross country permit for the Pyramid zone. Approached from Longmire via the Wonderland to Indian Henry's patrol cabin, then turned up the Mirror Lake trail. Had so much fun t…

Jen posted this 2 months ago

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Coyote Wall

Hiked Saturday, April 22nd, 2023

Last hike with the Alpenhounds…

Jen posted this 5 months ago

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Mt. Rainier Summit

Backpacked Tuesday, July 26th to Thursday, July 28th 2022

Climbed via the DC route. Since I am 61 summited the old man way with 1 night at camp Muir then a short 2nd day setting up camp at Ingraham Flats. Due to the hot weather snow was sl…

Father Guido Sarducci posted this about 1 year ago

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Killen Creek

Hiked Wednesday, July 27th, 2022

I signed up for a pika monitoring gig. This was the only day I had to visit the site this month. I knew it was a bad choice. Late start, and arrived as the heat of the day was turni…

Jen posted this about 1 year ago

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Timberline to Silcox

Backpacked Friday, June 23rd to Saturday, June 24th 2023

Wanted to get some Milky Way shots and elevation.…

runandsew posted this 3 months ago

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Silver Star South Ridge

Hiked Monday, June 26th, 2023

We set up a car shuttle, then went up the south ridge and came down Grouse Vista. Stopped for a scramble up Pyramid Rock on the way down. Not a big bear grass bloom this year, but l…

Jen posted this 3 months ago

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Pike Creek Canyon

Hiked Tuesday, June 20th, 2023

Another trail maintenance trip thwarted by hailstorms. So beautiful anyhow.Flowers blooming and the smell of the sage delicious. …

Jen posted this 3 months ago

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Big I Canyon, Steens

Backpacked Sunday, June 18th to Monday, June 19th 2023

Here to do trail maintenance for ONDA. 3 creek crossings between miles 2 and 3. Fast and swift. 2 of them mid thigh deep. We crossed in our underwear and sandals. Camped around 6900…

Jen posted this 3 months ago

Most miles in 2023

Name Mileage
Star Jen 347.5 total miles
Star Father Guido Sarducci 131.58 total miles
Star pizza pal 124.5 total miles
Star Woodswalker 119.9 total miles
Star runandsew 94.5 total miles
Star Erica H. 38.0 total miles
Star Sarah Johnson 35.0 total miles
Star Rhonda 32.0 total miles
Star Nathan Williams 32.0 total miles
Star B-Dog 13.5 total miles

Most Uphill in 2023

Name Feet Gained
Star Jen 105,000'
Star Father Guido Sarducci 60,300'
Star Woodswalker 24,000'
Star runandsew 19,300'
Star pizza pal 14,000'
Star Erica H. 11,500'
Star B-Dog 8,000'
Star Rhonda 6,250'
Star Nathan Williams 4,750'
Star Sarah Johnson 3,000'

Most Uphill Per Mile in 2023

Name Feet Gained per Mile
Star Father Guido Sarducci 458' per mile
Star Jen 302' per mile
Star runandsew 204' per mile
Star Woodswalker 200' per mile
Star pizza pal 112' per mile

* only displays users that have hiked over 50 miles

Most Nights in 2023

Name Nights
Star hazelmark760 18
Star Jen 17
Star runandsew 13
Star pizza pal 5
Star Father Guido Sarducci 4
Star digidigi 2
Star Nathan Williams 1

Newest Members

Name Joined
Star Whitney Rowe 2 days ago
Star Sonia Tromp PhD 4 days ago
Star Taylor Farrell I 10 days ago
Star Anita Beer 13 days ago
Star Jeffrey Vandervort 16 days ago