July 11, 2013 The Angry Hiker Mill Creek 8 miles 0 feet gained
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July 8, 2013 The Angry Hiker Lake Fenwick 3 miles 0 feet gained
July 8, 2013 Beth 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
looking for the pumpelly cave, no luck
July 7, 2013 Mileage Mike Cooks Meadow 9 miles 1,250 feet gained
Near Surveyor Ridge Trail
July 7 to July 28, 2013 Kyle Meyer Mount Whitney 220.5 miles 46,000 feet gained 21 nights
*Report and photos coming soon.*
July 7 to July 8, 2013 Jack Forest Creek 4.5 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
Beautiful weather for a hike w/ one of my kids. Had the lake to ourselves. The fish were jumping and we ended up with 3 nice brown trout. Not a heavily used destination, having said that I still carried out beer bottles and other human litter left behind by dumb inconsiderate people. Great time and a great destination close to home. We're lucky to have such ...
July 7, 2013 Mark Lusher 3 miles 500 feet gained
Nice 3 mile loop in the Eagle Wind trail. Great for dogs, mtn biking or hiking.
July 7, 2013 Elsie Avalanche Glacier 12 miles 6,750 feet gained
July 7, 2013 Bosterson Mount Adams 12 miles 6,750 feet gained
Drove out Saturday evening and camped at the trailhead. 4am start on the trail - no snow for the first couple of miles. Lots of meltout compared to when I was last here two years ago. There wasn't as much of a staircase up to Piker's Peak as the last time. Summit around 10:30 or so, followed by at least 4000 ft of glissading, basically summit to snow line. F...
July 7, 2013 Stacey Long Meadow 10 miles 2,500 feet gained
Decided to squeeze in one more Central CA hike before heading home to Oregon. This time, from the west side of Sequoia NP. We started at Wolverton, and then hike the Lakes Trail loop. Took the Hump trail on the way in, and the Watchtower trail on our return.
July 6, 2013 Allison Box Camp Mountain 17 miles 5,250 feet gained
A mistake at the beginning of the hike put us on the wrong foot. We spent 3 hours bushwhacking up the Box Camp ridgeline before intersecting the PCT and then swinging around to the Marble Valley. Full report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/07/losing-our-marbles/"> on the blog</a>.
July 6, 2013 The Angry Hiker Mount Defiance 20 miles 4,750 feet gained
I've done this one via the standard route a few times, so I decided to try a difference approach and went up Dirty Harry's Trail to the Bird Box Trail Connector, then to the Ira Spring Trail, up to Mason Lake, and from there to Defiance. It turned into the longest hike I've ever done, and I got to see a bear cub in the meadow.
July 6, 2013 Mileage Mike Gifford Pinchot National Forest 9 miles 1,250 feet gained
Includes 0.8 mile wrong TH hike towards Red Mt. Corrected elevation - actual = 202ft extra for gated road to Red Mt., put down 0ft initially!
July 6, 2013 Ken Rock Creek 10 miles 2,750 feet gained
Started at the Snow Lake Trail Head on a beautiful summer's day. Some snow still lingers on the eastern side of Snow Lake but easily managed without traction or poles. Scrambled up a talus field to the ridge at about 5000 ft then headed to the peak. Big enough to handle a group of 7 or 8, the views were endless and well worth the effort.
July 6, 2013 Scott Tamanous 7.2 miles 1,500 feet gained
I got a last minute invite to join some SAR buddies on a relaxing lunch hike to Gilette Lake. I hadn't done any of my own research on this particular trail so I was surprised and disappointed when I realized much of it was through clear cuts. But it's hard to beat a day on the trail with good people none the less, and lunch at the lake was peaceful. We conti...
July 5, 2013 Mileage Mike Middle Falls 8.8 miles 2,000 feet gained
July 5, 2013 Chris Bayocean Peninsula 2.5 miles 0 feet gained
To call this a hike might be stretching it, but this is a good place to store pictures. Definitely coming back here to camp.
July 5 to July 6, 2013 Karl South Sister 12.5 miles 5,250 feet gained 1 night
Started climbing South Sister a little after 10pm, and arrived at the summit at 3:50am, well in time to fully savor the most glorious sunrise ever! We were absolutely alone up there, though we passed by no fewer than 117 people coming up as we descended. What a great night/day!
July 5, 2013 Stacey Inyo National Forest 4 miles 500 feet gained
July 4 to July 6, 2013 Water (Matt) Cave Falls 10 miles 1,000 feet gained 2 nights
Lewis River
July 4 to July 7, 2013 JM 20.5 miles 1,250 feet gained 3 nights
Long weekend backpack up Big Indian Gorge from the South Steens Mtn Rd Campground. Beautiful weather, several welcome stream crossings, the trail leads up to the mouth of the Big Indian Creek gorge. Lots of sagebrush encroaching on the trail, several large groves of Aspens and Cottonwoods line the creek with inviting campsites. We set up camp near the creek ...
July 4 to July 7, 2013 Ciara White Mountain 25 miles 5,750 feet gained 3 nights
July 4, 2013 Ken Deception Falls 10 miles 1,250 feet gained
A beautiful day with a great group.
July 4, 2013 scotty Reid Glacier 11 miles 2,500 feet gained
July 3, 2013 Mileage Mike Lava River Hiker Loop 7.4 miles 1,250 feet gained
Last day of vacation. Gorgeous section of the PCT with absolutely stellar views of 5 volcanoes!!!
July 3, 2013 Beth 7 miles 3,000 feet gained
The top was a little annoying with the ski area's gondola running, many clean new yorkers in flip flops gawking at me, the muddy local.
July 3 to July 8, 2013 Roman Rock Creek Butte 56.5 miles 8,500 feet gained 5 nights
Hiked all but the last 3.8 miles of Elkhorn Crest trail. Made side trips to see Anthony Lake, two Hoffer Lakes, Lakes Lookout, Dutch Flat Lake (night 1), Summit Lake (nights 2 and 5), and Twin Lakes (nights 3 and 4). Hiked Rock Creek Butte on day 4 - one of the coolest summit views I've ever seen. Saw a lot of mountain goats at Twin Lakes. Mosquitoes aren't ...
July 3, 2013 Stacey North Fork Lone Pine Creek 22 miles 6,250 feet gained
We started up the trail from Whitney Portal shortly after 1am, after about 5.5 hours of sleep. We wanted to get an early start since the forecast was calling for a 30% chance of thunderstorms after 11am. It was a warm, clear night and we were some of the first day hikers on the trail. We quickly made it up to the junction to Lone Pine Lake. I was glad that w...
July 2, 2013 The Angry Hiker 5.5 miles 0 feet gained
July 2, 2013 The Angry Hiker 5.5 miles 0 feet gained
July 2, 2013 Mileage Mike Charlton Lake 4.9 miles 750 feet gained
4th day of vacation. 2nd hike of day. The lakes in this area are amazingly clear, with no gas motors allowed!!! Corrected elevation - actual = 829ft, put down 0ft initially!
July 2, 2013 Mileage Mike North Waldo Campground 4 miles 750 feet gained
4th day of vacation. So much blowdown in burn area we had to turn around! Corrected elevation - actual = 721ft, put down 0ft initially!
July 2 to July 4, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Panorama Point 2.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 2 nights
Camped @ Ohanapecosh and then day hiked up @ Paradise. Trails @ Paradise are still pretty much snow covered but the glissading conditions were optimal.
July 2, 2013 Shaleah 1 miles 0 feet gained
July 1, 2013 The Angry Hiker Coal Lake 8.5 miles 3,750 feet gained
July 1, 2013 Mileage Mike Willamette Pass 10.1 miles 1,250 feet gained
3rd day of vacation
July 1, 2013 Stacey North Fork Lone Pine Creek 5.8 miles 1,500 feet gained
Hiked to Lone Pine Lake as our last acclimation hike prior to hiking to the summit of Mt. Whitney on July 3rd. This hike also allowed us to familiarize ourselves with the first 2.5 miles of the Mt. Whitney Trail. Permits are only required after Lone Pine Lake. We started up the trail around 3:30pm, returning to Whitney Portal at about 6pm.
July 1, 2013 scotty Multnomah Falls 11 miles 2,500 feet gained
July 1, 2013 Shaleah 1.5 miles 0 feet gained
June 30 to July 2, 2013 Allison June Lake 30.5 miles 6,000 feet gained 2 nights
A very hot hike around Mt. St. Helens. The full report is <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/07/unseasonably-warm/"> on the blog</a>.
June 30, 2013 Mileage Mike Devils Lake Campground 10.7 miles 1,500 feet gained
2nd day of vacation
June 30, 2013 Beth 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
first real hunt for the pumpelly cave.
June 30, 2013 Chris Scotchman Peak 8 miles 4,000 feet gained
I was up in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, for a wedding this weekend. We had hoped to camp out at Roman Nose Lakes and fish in the Selkirks, but the road was impassible to anything but very high clearance trucks (foot-deep mud), and still wanting to hike, we looked for something else in the area that would be doable Sunday afternoon. (Although we did see a very cool...
June 30, 2013 Shaleah 1 miles 0 feet gained
June 30, 2013 Roman Silver Star Mountain 5.7 miles 1,500 feet gained
Hot day but awesome hike. The road to north trailhead got a bit worse yet this year - if you head there take the car with biggest clearance you can. Beargrass is still good on the upper meadows and around the summit, other flowers starting great on the lower trail and will get much better in the next couple of weeks. Today was a bit hazy, which limited views...
June 29, 2013 Karl Sandy Glacier 21.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Did a run up past Ramona Falls and beyond to Yocum Ridge, until the snow turned me back somewhere around 6200'. Not a horribly bad day, lots of great time in the woods, too.
June 29 to June 30, 2013 Water (Matt) Cave Falls 10 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
June 29, 2013 Mileage Mike Fish Lake 10.1 miles 1,000 feet gained
1st day of vacation
June 29, 2013 Ken Lake Stuart 10 miles 1,750 feet gained
This was a day for a bit of everything: crowds, solitude, sun, rain, hail. A memorable day with a good group of folks.
