August 8 to August 10, 2013 Allison High Camp 16 miles 3,750 feet gained 2 nights
Beautiful flowers, sunsets, animals, and scenery. Rode out an epic thunderstorm on the second night. Found Equestria Lake.
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August 8, 2013 Scott Multnomah Falls 12 miles 3,000 feet gained
August 8 to August 10, 2013 Jen High Camp 16 miles 3,750 feet gained 2 nights
Spent two nights in alpine wonderland on the NW flank of Mt Adams below the Adams Glacier. Marmots, goats and awesome wildflowers. Amazing sunsets and a frightening thunderstorm at dusk.
August 7, 2013 Beth 2 miles 0 feet gained
Great swimming under the falls, and cliff diving for those more brave than me.
August 7, 2013 Ken Foggy Lake 9 miles 3,000 feet gained
A beautiful day for a trip up to Foggy Lake through the Gothic Basin. Lots of wildflowers, salmon berries, and huckleberries to distract one from the at times relentless climb up. Incredible views from all along the trail once you get out of the trees. Trail is in generally good shape and easy to follow. Needed to do a bit of scrambling at times but nothing ...
August 5, 2013 Elsie Coldwater Peak 13 miles 2,000 feet gained
Hot. Buggy. Beautiful.
August 4 to August 6, 2013 Allison Egg Butte 35 miles 6,000 feet gained 2 nights
Beautiful trip into the Goat Rocks for peak wildflowers, animals, and sunsets. Full report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/10/join-the-herd/"> on the blog</a>.
August 4, 2013 Scott Latourell Falls 2.9 miles 750 feet gained
Quick morning hike with some friends I haven't seen for a while.
August 4, 2013 B-Dog The Castle 5.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
New Summits - 9,10 & 11 of 20 for the Year 2013 Every year I try and check off a peak in the Tatoosh Range. I think it is a great area that often gets overlooked with its neighbor the sleeping giant (Mount Rainier). Before I set off on this journey, I started looking at the possibilities of doing a full traverse of the Tatoosh Range. I found some really good...
August 4, 2013 Karl Lamberson Butte 20 miles 4,500 feet gained
Very nice loop that started with a first ever visit to Elk Meadows, then uphill to Gnarl Ridge and Lamberson Spur, then back down and along the Timberline Trail over to Mount Hood Meadows, before finally heading down past Umbrella and Sahalie Falls. Fair number of thought-provoking stream crossings, as most came nearer the end of the day. Full [trip report](...
August 4, 2013 scotty Olallie Butte 7 miles 2,750 feet gained
August 4, 2013 Debbi Teacup Lake 6.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
August 4, 2013 Roman Eureka Peak 2.2 miles 1,000 feet gained
Since I was there, added a short bushwhack up Eureka Peak. Way more brushy that Veda Butte, but the view of Hood is closer, wider, and more prominent. Could be one of the best Hood viewpoints if not 1-2 trees that always get into view. Attached link is today's GPS track for the 2 hikes.
August 4, 2013 Mileage Mike Cache Meadow 8.8 miles 1,500 feet gained
Beautiful day with only 2 hikers on the trail! Only one view from old decomissioned forest road near Frazier Mountain. I was pretty much scouting out what trail conditions were and if they all existed. Plenty of trails to visit on another day. NF-4635 is a bit of a pain to drive on with all the potholes.
August 3 to August 8, 2013 Water (Matt) Merriam Peak 20 miles 8,000 feet gained 5 nights
Bucket and I had been jonesing to get to the White Clouds or Sawtooths for a few years now. But one thing or another stepped in the way, backpacking trips to Canada, time on a friend's wonderful ranch in Montana, fires in Idaho... But eventually things came together. We had a solid block of time before getting to a wedding at said wonderful ranch at the end ...
August 3, 2013 Ken Fisher Lake 10 miles 1,250 feet gained
Started out in the morning mists from the Tonga Ridge Trail Head. The skies soon cleared and we arrived at Sawyer Pass beneath clear blue skies. Headed south to Fisher Lake. First 1/2 mile or so is overgrown then a bit of a slick go through a creek bed before finally coming out in a meadow and onto a well-worn trail with easy tread. The lake was beautiful an...
August 3, 2013 Debbi City of Portland Reservoir Number 3 6 miles 0 feet gained
August 3 to August 4, 2013 Roman Veda Butte 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night
Changed my Cooper Spur plan due to looming thunder clouds, then decided against Trillium Lake due to hiker traffic on the trail (not like Multnomah - more like Vancouver Fireworks kind of traffic...could be 1000+ people at the lake!) so Veda Lake was kind of last minute thought. It turned out a nice overnight trip - the lake was pleasant, very quiet (only 2 ...
August 3, 2013 Bosterson Mount Whittier 14 miles 4,000 feet gained
Alpine start from Portland - arrived at the Norway Pass trailhead around 7am. Up around to the lakes basin, then up and across Whittier ridge and back down. Bizarre mix of people out there, from the group of backpacking girls who took 6 hrs to get from the parking lot to the first Mt. Margaret campsites (around 3-4 mi) and chided me about my cat hole trowel,...
August 3, 2013 tony1athome Russian Ridge 2 miles 250 feet gained
August 3, 2013 Mileage Mike Alder Bluff 11.3 miles 1,250 feet gained
Beautiful day on an excellent forested trail with a good friend. The trail system here is very dense with endless trails and options. Only met two bikers and no hikers the entire day! My knee felt excellent today!!!
August 2 to August 4, 2013 JM Goat Rocks Wilderness 25.5 miles 2,500 feet gained 2 nights
Very hot, dusty and smoky trip up the PTC under the peaks of Three Finger Jack to Wasco Lake. Crowded campsite, not alot of bugs. Early start and a trip up Canyon Creek meadows to fading flowers. Return trip via Jack Lake and from there a faint trail to Booth Lake where we took a dip and ate lunch. Even fainter trail and a bushwhack down to beautiful Square ...
August 2 to August 5, 2013 Chris Moccasin Lake 58 miles 11,500 feet gained 3 nights
Ah, the Wallowas. This is a trip I have been wanting to do for some time, and I finally had the time to do it this weekend. Fri 8/2 - 6 miles Friday, around noon, I drove out to Joseph, stopped in the Fly Fishing shop for some flies, and then drove around Lake Wallowa to the trailhead. Prior trip reports cautioned about how many people I would see, but I onl...
August 2, 2013 Mileage Mike Wright Meadow 9.1 miles 1,250 feet gained
Very nice trails in this area, with no people on trail. Trails are rutted from dirt bikes in some areas. Plenty of ripe Huckleberries everywhere! Knee didn't feel very good today.
August 1 to August 4, 2013 ADB Foster Lake 22 miles 4,500 feet gained 3 nights
4 day, 3 night trip. Visited Sugar Pine Lake, Foster Lake, Lion Lake, Conway Lake, Boulder Lake, and Little Boulder Lake.
August 1 to August 3, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Dungeness Forks Campground 5.22 miles 1,500 feet gained 2 nights
July 30 to July 31, 2013 Allison Sheep Lake 22 miles 3,000 feet gained 1 night
Full report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/09/cod-skins/"> on the blog</a>
July 29, 2013 Nat Turner Mount Tabor 6.6 miles 1,000 feet gained
In the spirit of B-Dog, I'm starting a training entry that I will update. Front door to Summit 3.3 miles - 535 vertical feet. 7/30 - Live Music 7/31 - All Tanks are Dry
July 29, 2013 Nat Turner Munra Point 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
After Work Blast. This place rules. No Dogs, No kids.
July 29, 2013 Elsie Elk Cove 16 miles 4,000 feet gained
After Mississippi Head on Sunday, I drove out to the north side of Hood and made camp at the Elk Cove Trailhead. Super nice campsite with easy stream access. However, the next morning as I set out at 8am on foot up the road to the Pinnacle Ridge TH, I quickly realized a camp up there would have had a stellar view of Hood bathed in sunset and sunrise glow dir...
July 28, 2013 JM Elk Cove 14.5 miles 4,750 feet gained
A mostly off trail trip up Barrett Spur via the Vista Ridge Trail. Hiked several miles through burned forest to the Timberline trail. A side trip to Elk Cove for some views of the mountain, then back, and a trek up to tiny Dollar Lake led to views of Barrett Spur. We started trekking directly up from there and didn't stop for a long time. At the top we liste...
July 28, 2013 Mileage Mike Dry Lake 9.4 miles 1,500 feet gained
July 28, 2013 Debbi Mt. Ashland Campground 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
July 28, 2013 Elsie Mississippi Head 11 miles 3,750 feet gained
Set out early Sunday morning with some girlfriends for Mississippi Head on Hood. Started at Timberline at 7am and made our way to Paradise Park. There is a route up the mountain from the Paradise Park meadows, as well as from Split Rock - we went up from Split Rock. We followed a scree path followed by some snow-traversing up to the Head, at about 7500'. Too...
July 28, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Lower Crystal Lake 8.33 miles 3,000 feet gained
Great views.
July 27, 2013 Mileage Mike Campground: Tillicum 10.4 miles 1,500 feet gained
July 27, 2013 Debbi Deep Hollow 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
July 27 to July 28, 2013 daniela makowski Sandy Glacier 19 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
Yocum Ridge was awesome! The hike description from Portland hiker's field guide is very helpful however I would say that this hike (backpacking) should not be rated difficult.. It was long very long but not steep (enough to say difficult) at any given point. The first four miles are packed with the usual 'im hiking with sandals' type of people all heading to...
July 27, 2013 STOP USING MY EMAIL Silver 10.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
Second time volunteering as a mountain steward on a Guided Climb with the Mt. St. Helens Institute. Started at 6:30am at climber's bivouac and finished at 5:15pm. We summited at 12:30pm. This climb was awesome. Definitely not enough snow left to glissade safely so we descended on the scree and boulder fields. I could feel it in my knees even with careful cli...
July 26, 2013 Mileage Mike Bear Meadow 8.7 miles 2,250 feet gained
Actually 2 different areas of Boundary Trail on same day Corrected wrong date! Corrected elevation - actual = 2266ft, put down 0ft initially!
July 26, 2013 Debbi Meyer Memorial Lake 3 miles 0 feet gained
July 26 to July 29, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Serene Lake 20 miles 3,750 feet gained 3 nights
I decided to post a trip on my Meetup group to do Serene Lake but from a different approach because I was too lazy to drive all the way to the Shellrock TH or the Frazier Turnaround TH. Besides, I had already done that trail and wanted something different. We started at 9a from the Roaring River Campground where the trailhead for the Dry Ridge Trail (#518) s...
July 26 to July 28, 2013 Jen Ridge of Wonders 17 miles 5,500 feet gained 2 nights
Big Adventure on the east side of Mt Adams. A friend and I attempted to hike the Ridge of Wonders from Bench Lake to Sunrise Camp. It was extremely hot on our fist day. My friend's pack was too heavy. We ran out of water on the dry ridge. We began to get thirsty looking at all the waterfalls shooting over Hellroaring Canyon (there were a few snowfields left ...
July 25 to July 26, 2013 Karl Mount Adams 13.5 miles 7,000 feet gained 1 night
Had a wonderful day on Mount Adams, climbing it along the South Route, starting at 4am and finishing around 6pm. We arrived at Cold Springs campground with just minutes of twilight left; enough to pitch a couple tents. Got a few hours of shuteye, then hit the mountain and just had an all-around excellent day. Full TR on PH - see Resources link below.
July 25 to July 28, 2013 Roman Old Snowy Mountain 27.5 miles 6,750 feet gained 3 nights
Thursday - drive in to Snowgrass TH (15 +/- cars at trailhead) and hike to Snowgrass/PCT junction, set a camp for 2 nights. Friday - up Old Snowy, then to Cispus Basin in the evening, to see the goats. Saturday - move camp to the base of Hawkeye Point (Peak?) and hike to the summit. It got down to freezing the 3rd night. Sunday - took some pictures around Up...
July 24, 2013 Scott Silver 8.62 miles 4,500 feet gained
July 24, 2013 Ken Beckler Peak 7.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
A beautiful, sunny day for a hike to Beckler Peak. Trail is in good shape. 360 degree views at the top are phenomenal.
July 23, 2013 Nat Turner Final Falls 9 miles 2,000 feet gained
Great Forest, tons of Spots by the water, Aero swam and was happy. Up to the Cliffs, great views, Aero not so happy to be tied up to a tree on the cliffs.
July 23, 2013 Beth 3 miles 1,500 feet gained
got enough wild blueberries to freeze and last the winter.