Bosterson went hiking July 15, 2011 26.5 miles 11,250 feet gained

The DDT

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My version of the Triple D: the DDT - Defiance, Dog, and Table. Left the Starvation Creek trailhead at 6:30am up the Defiance trail. No snow anywhere! Summit at 8:45, down Starvation and back at the car by 11am. Ate and drank, then drove across the Hood River Bridge to Dog, starting around noon, back to the car a little before 3pm. Drove down to the Aldrich Butte trailhead and met some friends who (understandably) didn't want to join me for the whole thing. We headed up around 4:30, ascending via Heartbreak Ridge. Spent some time on top, then descended via the West Ridge, and got back to the cars in growing darkness around 9:30pm, 15 hours after I started. A little knee pain from all the descending, but otherwise not too bad, though I was definitely tired on Table (especially climbing to Heartbreak Ridge). Legs are tired today, but definitely intact!

God ray over the Gorge while driving out in the morning. Wall of fog from the Defiance trail. Adams from the talus field. Car to summit in 2:13! Gimme a D! Dog, you're next. Starvation Ridge. Looking back at Defiance from Dog. Are we there yet? Gimme a D! Going up to Heartbreak Ridge. Table Mountain Up the talus field. Gimme a T! Looking down the east Gorge from the back (NW) corner of Table. Bella, hiking superdog. Descending the Westway trail.

Trail Talk

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Eric Peterson · July 17, 2011

Nicely done!

Roman · July 17, 2011

It's great challenge!

I didn't like Heartbreak trail when did it (got lots of gnat bites + layout of the trail seems to avoid most of the great views), but Westway trail (one you descended) is one of my favorites. It's steeper on the knees however.

Phoebe "BertMoss" · July 21, 2011

nice! Did that pooch hike the whole time with you?

Bosterson · July 23, 2011

Thanks. The dog came with one of the people who joined me for Table Mountain.