2012 Trips
Mt. Talbert - Preliminary Exploration
3.5 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •
Just a quick afternoon hike around Mt. Talbert. Going to return to extend the loop (to cover all portions of trail) and to grab some pictures.
July 3, 2012
Marquam Trail - Extended Hike
9.5 miles of hiking • 1750' elevation gain •
This trip was an attempt to turn the Marquam Trail loop into something that is more than 10.0mi and 2,000ft elevation gain so I can classify it as one of my "goal hikes". I fell just short of my goal by about a half mile and 100ft elevation gain.
Full Trip Report: http://www.dustindubois.com/2012/06/marquam-trail-hike-extended-06272012
June 27, 2012
Deschutes River Old Railbed Trail Dayhike
7.5 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •
I was trying to find a hike to do with the girlfriend on Sunday and we ended up out on the north end of the Deschutes River trail.
Full trip report with photos and a photo-map available here: http://www.dustindubois.com/2012/06/deschutes-river-trail-dayhike
Under-recording distance/EG for this hike to even it out with actual totals.
June 24, 2012
Marquam Trail Quick-Hike
6.5 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •
Quick trip on the Marquam Trail with brother Tom.
June 17, 2012
Wauna Point Attempt
13 miles of hiking • 3250' elevation gain •
http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11513
May 6, 2012
Council Crest - Again
7.5 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •
Marquam Trail with Basil. Council Crest to Terwilliger, back up to Crest and carry on to Zoo.
March 8, 2012
Zoo to Pittock Mansion via Wildwood/etc
5.5 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •
Zoo to Pittock Mansion loop via Wildwood Trail with Basil.
March 7, 2012
Wildwood Trail Through-Hike
30 miles of hiking • 4000' elevation gain •
Wildwood Trail 30 mile Through-Hike with some of the "Loonies" from PortlandHikers.org! Tons of fun!
February 4, 2012
Marquam Trail, starting from Zoo - Warmup for Wildwood Trail Through-hike
6.5 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •
Marquam Trail. Started at the Zoo, then up to the Crest and down to Terwilliger and back to the Crest. This is my warmup hike for the 30mi through-hike of the Wildwood Trail this weekend
February 2, 2012
Neahkahnie Mountain - North
4 miles of hiking • 1250' elevation gain •
Neahkahnie Mountain with Roy & Thum from PortlandHikers! Quite the show from the wind and trees! I've never walked across a large root cluster when it was coming up out of the ground due to its connected tree whipping back and forth in the wind. And there was a tree with dead animal tails hanging from it!
January 22, 2012
Council Crest to Marquam Trail Failure.
4.5 miles of hiking • 500' elevation gain •
Well, I was gonna go up to Council Crest and head North on the Wildwood... but my feet and legs were wet before I even turned off of Scholls Ferry Rd. to head up Patton (on foot). I turned around at Patton and headed home to get dry. This is only on here because the slush and snow/ice, as well as the pack, made it more than a normal surface road walk.
January 17, 2012
Council Crest to Wildwood and back, then Council Crest to Terwilliger and back.
10 miles of hiking • 2000' elevation gain •
Council Crest to Wildwood and back, then Council Crest to Terwilliger and back. Elevation gain and mileage are educated-estimates as GPS wasn't working, will re-do for proper measurements.
January 12, 2012
Marquam Trail to Council Crest Hike - backward
6.5 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •
Same trail again. =)
January 7, 2012
Marquam Trail to Council Crest Hike - backward - most of it.
5 miles of hiking • 1000' elevation gain •
Same hike as last time except I missed the last mile because the in-town trails are creepy at night and I don't trust them by myself, unarmed, with no flashlight =D.
January 6, 2012
Marquam Trail to Council Crest Hike - backward
6.5 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •
My first hike of 2012 and, while I wasn't able to make it out of town or do a "loony" hike, it was a great morning for a stroll through some of Portland's trail system.
I did the Marquam Trail to Council Crest Out-and-Back for breakfast this morning (started around 7am), except I did it backward. I got dropped off below Council Crest where Talbot turns into Talbot Terrace (and wends up toward the Crest beyond the intersection), climbed up the short trail (kinda creepy in the dark, even more so than in the middle of the woods on the PCT) that slopes up to the Crest and made ready for the trip from there.
I didn't really get any pictures from the morning because my good camera-phone was being used for dedicated GPS (to save on battery) and my secondary camera-phone is only 3MP and has a permanent black spot in the photos. It was a beautiful morning though, the mists didn't last long before the sun came out and burned it up.
I don't know my "official" distance traveled or elevation gain as I'm still working on the GPS export (I dunno what to open the files in afterward yet and I think my GPS data is skewed) but it should be something close to the 5.8mi and 1100ft elevation gain as described @ http://www.portlandhikersfieldguide.org/wiki/MarquamTrailtoCouncilCrest_Hike
I did find a handy trail map in one of the plastic boxes that are found at most (or all) of the spots where the Marquam Trail crosses a street - as well as at the Marquam Shelter - so I managed to stay on the right trail (mostly) the whole time. On the way down from Council Crest I did take the trail that leads to the Marquam Shelter (because I didn't know better lol) but I figured out on the way back that I didn't need to take that way, thanks to the map I picked up from the Shelter (I don't like the gravel hill that you march up from the shelter, the "real" Marquam Trail is much nicer than the "Marquam Shelter Trail").
So, a pretty tame hike but that's probably what I needed. I went out on the Marquam Trail on 12/30/11 but it was soupy out, I didn't configure my smartphone properly for GPS, I took a wrong turn and ended up at OHSU and I don't have good outer layers for prolonged rain exposure. This time was much better and I had a great morning.
I'll probably be hiking there all winter or until I get some wet/snow gear =D. Next time I go out, I'll try to get some pictures. There are some nice views when it's clear and some neat foggy areas when it's not.
January 3, 2012
