June 29 to June 30, 2013 Jen Pine Mountain Campground 6 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
I was up here for a geocaching/stargazing event. Took an afternoon stroll/scramble around the southern ridgetops of the mountain.
Recent Hikes
June 29, 2013 Bosterson Mount Defiance 25.5 miles 11,000 feet gained
Munra, Ruckel Ridge, Defiance. Definitely a good choice for a 90º day.
June 29, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Crystal Lake 6.37 miles 2,500 feet gained
Hiked to both lower & upper lakes.
June 28, 2013 The Angry Hiker 2.5 miles 0 feet gained
June 28 to June 30, 2013 Dustin Relief Reservoir 6 miles 1,000 feet gained 2 nights
First backpacking trip with my son.
June 28 to June 30, 2013 B-Dog Black Peak 13.5 miles 7,000 feet gained 2 nights
New Summit - 7 of 20 for the Year 2013 This trip started out with one of my life time friends telling me that his pops was coming to visit from Colorado. We started talking about areas and peaks that would be good for someone to really experience the north cascades. We had a short list and it was all going to depend upon the weather. We would either head eas...
June 28 to June 29, 2013 Jen Olallie Butte 16.5 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
My first time visiting this beautiful area. In the morning I hiked Olallie Butte. What a fantastic summit with great rock formations and bits of an old lookout. In the afternoon, I drove over to Olallie Lake and took the Red Lake Trail and the Top Lake Trail to the PCT and camped at Upper Lake. Had a nice evening hike south on the PCT to Ruddy Hill. Mosquito...
June 27, 2013 Jen City of Portland Reservoir Number 4 4 miles 250 feet gained
Evening jaunt with my husband. Surprisingly quiet on the trails this evening. We saw an owl! It swooped right over us and watched us from a nearby branch rather annoyed. It might've been a barred owl, but it did not vocalize.
June 27, 2013 Scott Sherrard Point 2.2 miles 500 feet gained
Very short evening hike down the 424 and turned around at the junction with the 444 and return to the parking lot. Nice day for a short stroll, but I would have liked to have continued on.
June 26 to July 2, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Olympic National Park 22.5 miles 1,500 feet gained 6 nights
1) Lots of blowdown from about Mile 4 to at least Twelve Mile 2) We saw a bear at Wolf Bar! 3) Lots of mosquitos and the creek crossings were a wee bit of a challenge.
June 26 to July 2, 2013 Elsie Graves Creek 22.5 miles 1,500 feet gained 6 nights
'Expedition' with Big City Mountaineers.
June 26, 2013 Scott La Butte 9.1 miles 500 feet gained
I'm staying in the Wilsonville area for several months so I decided to do a quick hike over at Champoeg State Park. It was lazy hike, but it was nice to get outside none the less.
June 24, 2013 Elsie Sherrard Point 15.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Nice trail for a rainy day....except no views. Took Mult Falls straight up to Larch, made a balloon loop through the Larch crater trail, reconnecting with the Mult spur trail and Larch Mtn trail back to the falls. In bloom were rhodies, beargrass, vanilla leaf, avalanche lillies (first this season for me!), penstamon, bunch berries, huckleberries, and surpri...
June 23, 2013 The Angry Hiker Angle Lake 6 miles 0 feet gained
June 23, 2013 Mileage Mike Tumala Mountain 9.4 miles 2,250 feet gained
June 23, 2013 Beth 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
scouting this trail for future hunt for pumpelly cave.
June 23, 2013 Debbi Eagle Creek Trail 7 miles 500 feet gained
June 22, 2013 Allison Grassy Knoll 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
A quick, beautiful hike to Grassy Knoll.
June 22, 2013 The Angry Hiker Granite Mountain 8 miles 3,750 feet gained
June 22, 2013 Mileage Mike Roaring River Campground 9.6 miles 2,500 feet gained
June 22, 2013 Sarah Silverman 8.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Awesome views from Pulpit Rock and the Pinnacle. The beginning was almost entirely on an incline, while the end of the loop was a much easier descent. This hike was a few miles too many for the puppy though she handled crossing rocky terrain like a mountain goat.
June 22, 2013 Karl Coldwater Peak 18.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Had a great day in the blast zone, again! Went up South Coldwater Ridge on trails #230A and #230, to meet the Boundary Trail at the saddle above Saint Helens Lake. That's always a special place. Then wandered past the Rock Arch and down towards Spirit Lake and Harry's Ridge. Closed the loop by traveling through the tourist-infested stretch to JRO, and then i...
June 22, 2013 Chris Rock Lakes 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
Just some Rock Lakes wanderings. The fish weren't biting.
June 22, 2013 Scott Eagle Creek Campground 13.8 miles 1,750 feet gained
I left the house just before 6am and made a quick stop at Denny's for a quality pre-hike meal. I met a buddy just after 7am in troutdale and we were Eagle Creek bound. We were hoping to beat the masses of people out there this morning and at least have a quiet hike to Tunnel Falls. Apparently, everyone else had the same idea. Which really was no surprise on ...
June 22, 2013 Bosterson Mount Jefferson 12 miles 6,750 feet gained
Left Portland 10pm Friday after work and drove out to Pamelia Lake. Left the car under headlamps around 1:30am and followed the trail to Pamelia Lake and up to the PCT to Milk Creek. Then off trail along the creek, taking the north fork to eventually reach treeline and traverse over on to the West Rib. Snow was not great and showed lots of recent avi debris....
June 21, 2013 Allison Horsetail Falls 9.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
So disappointing.
June 21 to June 23, 2013 Roman Little Badger 9.69 miles 2,250 feet gained 2 nights
Did some trail work over the weekend. Friday afternoon cleared 5-6 smaller logs near Ball Point (still many left, bigger ones will require crosscut saw); Saturday cleared the short spur trail to spring (~150 yards - took me 5+ hours!) and spent the rest of time in camp reading the book; on Sunday went over lower trail at Little Badger Creek and cleared most ...
June 21, 2013 Jen Horsetail Creek 9.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
Nice workout with a couple friends
June 20 to June 21, 2013 Water (Matt) Liberty Cap 5.5 miles 6,250 feet gained 1 night
kautz glacier climb/ski trip. aborted in high winds at night and imminent tent failure. skied in dark fog back to car, death-defying excitement.
June 19, 2013 Karl Beelar Tucker Gulch 7.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
June 19, 2013 Beth 5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Tecumseh from waterville valley side.
June 18, 2013 The Angry Hiker 6 miles 0 feet gained
June 17, 2013 Karl Old Salmon River 19.5 miles 4,750 feet gained
Did a solo loop up Hunchback Mountain to Devil's Peak, then back down the Kinzel Lake and Salmon River trails. The rhododendrons were nearly at peak, the beargrass was busting out on the descent side, the trails were deserted! Went 16.5 miles without seeing another person on the trail. (Did see a few at both the lookout and the lake.) Highly recommended trip...
June 16, 2013 Mileage Mike Little Crater Lake 10.8 miles 1,000 feet gained
June 16, 2013 Stacey Multnomah Falls 14.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
8am start meant we had Multnomah Falls almost all to ourselves on the way up. Rhodies are in bloom the last couple miles before the summit.
June 16, 2013 Elsie Old Salmon River 9 miles 3,000 feet gained
June 16, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Little Ranger Peak 9.08 miles 1,250 feet gained
June 15, 2013 Allison Hamilton Mountain 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
A clear, beautiful day for a hike with friends.
June 15 to June 20, 2013 JM 22 miles 6,250 feet gained 5 nights
June 15, 2013 Mileage Mike Tootle 5.9 miles 750 feet gained
June 15, 2013 Patrick 11 miles 500 feet gained
June 15, 2013 Ken Ingalls Creek 11 miles 1,500 feet gained
A beautiful late spring day along a well-maintained trail full of wildflowers.
June 15, 2013 Debbi Grassy Knoll 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
June 15, 2013 scotty Wiesendanger Falls 11.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
June 15, 2013 The Angry Hiker Lake Fenwick 12 miles 250 feet gained
June 15, 2013 Scott Green Canyon Way 17.7 miles 4,500 feet gained
June 15, 2013 Roman Carpenters Lake 6.64 miles 2,500 feet gained
Made several discoveries today: 1. Aldrich Falls trail goes through Jurassic Park. 2. Hamilton Creek (rail?)road grades still make easy hiking route, and someone clears blowdown there. There's some poison oak but not bad. 3. There's a cavern about 200' above road grade, if you bushwhack up to Cedar Mtn saddle. It's about 8 yards wide, 5 yd deep, and 7 feet t...
June 15, 2013 Bosterson Tanner Springs 22 miles 6,250 feet gained
The last and longest of the Eagle Creek to Tanner Butte 'schwack ridges. Up Eagle Creek to just past 4.5 Mile Bridge, forded the creek, the steeply up the ridge east of Opal Creek to gain the long ridge that terminates near Tanner Springs. Not as technical as 4.5 Mile Bridge Ridge from last year - mostly rhodies alternating with open ridge walking. Since I w...
June 15, 2013 Jen Mount Hood 7 miles 5,250 feet gained
Went with a small Mazama group, and got to the summit today. Started earlier,got up there very fast, ahead of the hordes. Snow much firmer this week for ascent, but too icy to glissade down from Hogsback, then turned to mashed potatoes below Palmer on the return. Very busy today. I ran into a friend on the summit! I forgot to put my camera battery in, so onl...
June 14 to June 15, 2013 Kyle Meyer Twin Lakes 19 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
Our last trip before my wife Christy and I hike the John Muir Trail starting July 7th, this was intended to be a bit of a shakedown hike to ensure we're set up well for three weeks on the trail in California. We were the only ones at the trailhead Friday morning. It looks like we timed our trip to this wilderness perfectly—both rhododendrons and bear grass w...