2025 Trips To Date
Gumjuwac Obstacle Course Trail
9.5 miles of hiking • 3000' elevation gain • 1 night
Craw over, under or around 22 trees each way. Cowboy, our pup, was a trooper!
It was nice to be back on this trail after missing it for a few years.
August 9 – August 10, 2025
White River
1.5 miles of hiking • 0' elevation gain • 1 night
Just needed to sleep and be up at 4:20 to support an aid station at a run on Mt. Hood.
August 8 – August 9, 2025
Paradise Park
12 miles of hiking • 2750' elevation gain • 1 night
Over nighter with friends that I've backpacked with before, but separately. Cowboy, our pup, joined us and was a great hiker. We passed out cherry tomatoes and blueberries to thru PCT hikers. Lots of Timberline Trail peeps.
July 27 – July 28, 2025
Three Sisters Loop
55 miles of hiking • 7500' elevation gain • 4 nights
So many mosquitoes from Sisters Mirror Lake, we ate in the tent which is a big no no. From there on, beautiful days and many snow fields to cross. Handed out fresh fruit & veggies to PCT thru hikers who were mainly from Europe.
July 12 – July 16, 2025
First Milky Way shot of 2025
4 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain • 1 night
Went to our favorite spot out of Timberline after work (as in started hiking at 8:30PM) and then up to Marmot Rock in the morning for elevation.
June 27 – June 28, 2025
Climbers Trail then up to Palmer this morning
4.5 miles of hiking • 2750' elevation gain • 1 night
Summer like conditions. We switched to our summer bags and my summer backpack & stove and it was divine! Cowboy found a ball (we had two in his pack) and he played a lot on the snow. Drawback was that he was tuckered out hiking up to 8400' today, but loves the snow.
June 7 – June 8, 2025
Cooper Spur
7.5 miles of hiking • 3000' elevation gain • 1 night
Mogul-like patchy snow after A-Frame, then solid once you exit the trees all the way to the shelter. Windy, cold night ~~ dog's water was frozen in the morning.
June 1 – June 2, 2025
Kings Mountain - celebrating 43 years of running
5 miles of hiking • 2500' elevation gain •
May 25, 2025
White River to viewpoint with sons and daughter-in-law
4 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain • 1 night
Tried going up the Timberline trail, but it was pretty snow covered with the hills of snow on a cliff side so we turned around.
May 23 – May 24, 2025
May 11, 2025
Trillium Lake
2 miles of hiking • 250' elevation gain • 1 night
Plan B due to wind at Timberline. Night hike.
April 23 – April 24, 2025
Wildwood Easter Candy Hike
5 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •
Passed out wrapped Easter candy to runners and hikers and made many people smile.
April 20, 2025
Hedge Creek Falls
1 miles of hiking • 250' elevation gain •
Near Dunsmuir California on trip from Paradise Cal.
April 14, 2025
PCT out of Timberline
2.5 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain • 1 night
After work night hike to backpack on a clear night. Woke up to rainbows over Jefferson.
April 5 – April 6, 2025
Powell Butte
4 miles of hiking • 500' elevation gain •
Took our daughter's dog along with Cowboy for a hike for the first time here.
April 1, 2025
Trillium Lake Backpack
4 miles of hiking • 250' elevation gain • 1 night
Quick night out between work shifts.
March 25 – March 26, 2025
Tryon Creek
3.5 miles of hiking • 500' elevation gain •
Dropped quilts off that are being shown at Montavilla Sewing Center in Lake Oswego in April.
March 17, 2025
Timberline to PCT
2.5 miles of hiking • 1000' elevation gain • 1 night
39th Anniversary spending the night under the stars.
March 8 – March 9, 2025
Incian Beach Trail via Ecola State Park
5 miles of hiking • 1000' elevation gain •
A little muddy, but Cowboy LOVED the beach.
February 10, 2025
January 30 – January 31, 2025
University Falls
7 miles of hiking • 1000' elevation gain •
It's been a while since we hiked University Falls.
January 12, 2025
January 8 – January 9, 2025
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