June 14 to June 15, 2013 B-Dog Ruth Mountain 10 miles 4,500 feet gained 1 night
New Summit - 6 of 20 for the Year 2013 Ruth Mountain has been on my to do list for a number of years. A few years ago Mayumi, Jason and I went to Hannegan Pass with a plan of climbing Ruth and traversing over to Icy Peak. This was not meant to be, we ended up spending 4th of July in a tent for over 48 hours while waiting for the rain to stop. Then on the mor...
June 14 to June 15, 2013 Chris Hunts Lake 17.5 miles 3,750 feet gained 1 night
Wow—what a great area this is! I headed down to the Pamelia Lake area for a little break from studying yesterday. The plan was to head up to Hunts Cove and see how far around the "Hunts Cove Loop" I could get given the current snow levels. I left in the afternoon, (after paying what I think is a reasonable $6), and by 2p, there were only three cars in the Pa...
June 10, 2013 Courtney Basik 10.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Hiking to Granite Falls from the Green Mountain trailhead was the longest day hike we have done so far - 10.3 miles round trip. There was plenty to see on the way there, as we passed Big Meadows we had views of snow capped peaks above a beautiful expansive meadow. We passed many small creek like falls and walked past a gushing stream which offered many place...
June 10, 2013 Elsie Green Canyon Way 17 miles 6,250 feet gained
DP: 8mi, 3200' gain (hiking time 3:15hrs) SB: 9mi, 3000' pain (yes, pain...my poor toes!) (hiking time 4:10hrs)
June 10, 2013 Scott Council Crest 9.6 miles 2,000 feet gained
I wasn't able to escape the city limit's, but an in town hike is better than no hike!
June 9, 2013 Allison Little Baldy 8.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
A vision quest pit, a geocache, an eagle, beargrass, and perfect weather.
June 9, 2013 Mileage Mike Sherrard Point 11.3 miles 1,500 feet gained
We couldn't believe the gate was closed, but heard it was opened tomorrow. We ended up hiking up the road anyway.
June 9, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Lower Dungeness 10.77 miles 2,250 feet gained
Hiked up Tull Canyon to the B-17 plane crash site/remains and then hiked to the Tubal Cain copper mine.
June 9, 2013 Elsie Cape Falcon 6 miles 250 feet gained
June 9, 2013 Stacey Eagle Creek Campground 13 miles 4,250 feet gained
Hiked up Ruckel Ridge, a loop around Benson Plateau, and then down Ruckel Creek.
June 9, 2013 Derek F. 6 miles 2,250 feet gained
Incredibly wet. The weather forecast was for a partly sunny day, but the cloud cover obscured views until about 11am. I didn't hang out on either peak until that long, but by the time I got to the clearing below the split the clouds broke up enough that I was able to get an amazing view. I was the first one on the mountain, having started my hike at about 7a...
June 9, 2013 The Angry Hiker Wallace Lake 11 miles 1,500 feet gained
Had to visit family this weekend but was able to squeeze in a quick hike up to a boring lake Sunday afternoon. Took a sort of roundabout way up to Wallace Lake and then looped back down to the obligatory falls.
June 9, 2013 Jen Tumala Mountain 4 miles 750 feet gained
I brought my son and a friend up to do this hike on a lovely day. We took the Old Baldy trail. Still some snow patches, but navigation is not a problem. On the way up, we met Dennis, creator of the NWhiker website, http://www.nwhiker.com/. He is adding this trip to his huge library of virtual hikes.
June 8, 2013 Mileage Mike Super Duper Connector 8.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
June 8, 2013 Ken Thorp Mountain 4 miles 1,750 feet gained
Another gorgeous day. Lot of snow still on the ground for glissades. Also managed to get some rock scrambling in. Tremendous views, including Ranier and Adams. Not a soul to be seen anywhere, only a squirrel up at the lookout who was kind enough to pose for some pics.
June 8, 2013 Stephanie McCloud 4 miles 2,250 feet gained
Baby's Alfie's third hike. We did the southern half of the Piedra Lisa Trail in the Sandia Mountains. Mainly desert/foothills kind of scenery and vegetation, which isn't my favorite, but no hike is a bad hike. It was extremely hot so it was a bit uncomfortable. The next day we found out they were closing down all the Sandia Mountains trails due to the hot we...
June 8, 2013 Debbi Benson Beach 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
June 8, 2013 Chris Red Hill 4.5 miles 750 feet gained
It was a short hike today, due to a busy schedule and an unfortunate sidewall flat (didn't see the rock through the dust cloud from the car in front of me). But it was a nice little hike with some great views. Thanks to Tom K. for such great effort on maintaining this place! Snow on about 1/3 of the trail, which made for two minor gettings lost. Not a big de...
June 8, 2013 Karl Ruckel Creek 13.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
Perfect bluebird conditions led to an awesome day going up Ruckel Ridge, meandering all around the Benson Plateau, and then descending the (brutal) Ruckel Creek trail. It's really a one-way hike, so if you go plan to go in that direction. Wouldn't be very fun the other way, despite how hard the descent trail is on the knees. Very fun ascent, though! Fascinat...
June 8, 2013 Scott Hardy Falls 8 miles 2,500 feet gained
Hike 2 of 2 for the day. I took advantage of the exempt day for the Discovery Pass as I've yet to give in on that one. It will happen sooner or later though. Probably sooner rather than later actually. There are some great viewpoints along the way making the ascent seem easier.
June 8, 2013 Scott South Butte 7.6 miles 1,500 feet gained
This was hike 1 of 2 for the day so I hit the trailhead early. When I arrived at 630, there was only one other car in the lot. It was a peaceful morning as I didn't see anyone until I was past the 5 mile mark of the hike and half way back to the rig. I really enjoyed the hike, although I thought the top part of the loop was less scenic then the lower loop th...
June 7, 2013 Allison Saddle Mountain 6 miles 1,750 feet gained
No days for views, but a great display of wildflowers. Full report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/06/saddle-mountain/"> on the blog</a>.
June 7 to June 8, 2013 JM Herman Bridge 18.5 miles 8,750 feet gained 1 night
Backpacking trip up Herman Creek. We arrived at a full parking lot so we had to park along the road. We began the long uphill trudge through the woods intending to stay the first night @ Cedar Swamp camp. Some huge trees up there! Beautiful. After setting up camp, I hiked up to Mud Lake before sunset. Not much to see, with the exception of some giant scratch...
June 7 to June 9, 2013 Roman Line Butte Tie 25.35 miles 4,500 feet gained 2 nights
Attempted to map all trails on Lookout Mtn to my GPS, but ran short on time for 1 more S side trail (& there's the longest north side approach but it'll wait for separate trip - i did only its upper end this time). Got up the mountain 4 times from various trails, but it's absolutely worth it - beautiful area! The desert is in bloom right now, wildlife is ple...
June 7, 2013 Bosterson Nesmith Point 7 miles 4,000 feet gained
Another one from GCC, which calls it a "shocking line of super classic proportion" and "extreme risk." Very long approach up the Tumalt Creek drainage to a fair bit of sketchy climbing and traversing. Gear: rope, slings hitched to trees for pro and anchors. Upper tree and dirt pitches were solid type 1 fun, and I never felt (that) in danger, but this is defi...
June 7, 2013 Jen Devils Kitchen 6 miles 4,500 feet gained
New moon and a very dark and quiet morning on the mountain. Clear until about 7am but windy. Feeling strong at the Hogsback, but I was alone and a little scared by the looks of the traverse to the Old Chute. One rope team crossed it, but two other groups turned back here. I decided that was enough for me. I'll have to summit another day( or year).
June 6, 2013 JM Falling Creek 2 miles 250 feet gained
June 6, 2013 Scott Council Crest 3.4 miles 750 feet gained
I didn't have time to escape the city today, so I settled for the nearby Council Crest. I set off at the Terwillger Boulevard Trailhead by about 3:45pm. Within a mile, I quickly realized that either the shoes or socks weren't going to cut it. Maybe both. At the 1.7 mile mark, I reluctantly turned back for the car. It was almost laughable to think I had to ab...
June 5 to June 6, 2013 Bosterson Tanner Butte 25.5 miles 6,500 feet gained 1 night
Left midafternoon after work, on the trail at 5pm. Summit of Tanner at 8:30, some clouds made a bit of an early sunset but very nice out and it stayed light until near 11pm. Bivied out in the open below the summit in a nice cradle of beargrass. Up at 5am for the sunrise, leisurely breakfast, then back down the trail at 7am. Continued on to Tanner Spring (flo...
June 5, 2013 Elsie Kings Mountain 5 miles 2,250 feet gained
I ventured up Kings Mtn Junior trail in the evening after work. Really quite a beautiful route, if a little sketchy - I was not expecting such an unmaintained trail when I set out. It follows a rough old jeep road that is grown over with ferns and flowers, complete with rockslides, constant blowdown, and washouts for your hiking pleasure. I managed to succes...
June 4, 2013 Jen Soosap Peak 11.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Wandered around up in the Clackamas Foothills visiting Miner's Butte, Round Mountain and Soosap peak. Stumbled across some old abandoned trails and artifacts. Fun times on a gorgeous day.
June 3 to June 4, 2013 JM Little Badger Campground 8 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
Dayhike up Ball Point near Little Badger Creek trail. Made a loop by parking at the Little Badger Creek trailhead, hiking up a hillside meadow to the Ball Point Trailhead, and returning via Little Badger Creek Trail. Good variety of trees here, since it's near the Cascade crest where the East/West transition allows both ecosystems to exist. There is some coo...
June 3, 2013 Jen City of Portland Reservoir Number 3 4.5 miles 500 feet gained
Little morning jaunt
June 3, 2013 Elsie Saddle Mountain 11 miles 3,500 feet gained
Went out to Saddle Mountain to meet up with some friends, but wanted more of a workout....and since there aren't other mountains within reasonable driving distance (the hour drive from Kings was too far), I just did it twice. Pretty foggy early in the morning - couldn't see more than 100 yards away. But on the second run the fog and clouds had burned off and...
June 3, 2013 Stacey Trillium Lake Campground 2 miles 0 feet gained
Short hike with my loveable mutt, Gordy. Fantastic sunny day with picture perfect views of Mt. Hood.
June 3, 2013 Bosterson Ruckel Creek 8.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Up the Ruckel Creek trail and then jumped off up the northern ridge. Viewpoints galore and fun exposure and climbing. Beats the crap out of Ruckel Ridge.
June 2 to June 3, 2013 JM Little Boulder Lake 4 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Overnight trip up to Boulder Lake near Mt. Hood. Started early on Sat morning and drove up to the parking lot where there were 2 other cars. Hiked 1 mile up to the lake where a family was fishing. They said they caught 12 trout that morning! We attempted tthe hike up to Bonney Meadows, and as we climbed higher the patchy snow got deeper and then became impas...
June 2, 2013 Mileage Mike Clinger Spring 9.2 miles 1,000 feet gained
June 2, 2013 Stacey Eagle Creek Campground 15 miles 4,250 feet gained
Started from the parking lot by the Eagle Creek Suspension Bridge at about 8:30am. From there we hiked up Ruckel Ridge and across Benson Plateau before dropping back down to Eagle Creek. Total trail time, including lunch and snack stops, 11 hours.
June 2, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Dalco Passage 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
June 2, 2013 Debbi Hardy Falls 8.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
June 2, 2013 Roman Lemei Rock 7.9 miles 2,000 feet gained
"Juneary" fun in Indian Heaven. Wanted to make a bigger loop from Cultus Creek Campground, but was stopped by the snow on the road at about 3850'. Hard to say on snow depth on the hike - it ranged from 0-6 feet; close to 100% coverage above 4400' but even there some bare spots. Not bad at all for the season. It was COLD today, felt like mid-30's.
June 2, 2013 Scott Mcintyre Ridge 8.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
June 1, 2013 Mileage Mike Campground: Government Mineral Springs 8.6 miles 1,500 feet gained
June 1, 2013 The Angry Hiker Denny Mountain 4 miles 2,500 feet gained
Got up at 4 am and carried B-Dog up Denny Mountain, a short slog up an abandoned ski slope that was pretty popular in it's hay-day. It got a little dicey near the top. I fell into a moat and B-dog was attacked by a rabid dog, but we were rewarded with some great views and some excellent glissades back down.
June 1, 2013 Chris Boulder Lake 9.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
This trip was prompted by a few recent mentions of this area and an interest to see how high the east side of Hood was melted out. There were just a few groups at Boulder Lake, doing some fishing and camping. The road to Boulder Lake isn't bad at all, despite all the reports of bad roads in the area. There is almost no snow at Boulder and Little Boulder Lake...
June 1, 2013 Scott Hardy Falls 8.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
I've been wanting to do Hardy Ridge for quite some time now but I haven't broke down and bought the Discovery Pass. So when I read that today was going to be a "exemption" day, I knew where I was heading. I was really glad to finally make it up there. I was surprised how few people I saw on the trail being a Saturday afternoon with nice weather. What a great...
June 1, 2013 B-Dog Denny Mountain 4 miles 2,500 feet gained
New Summit - 5 of 20 for the Year 2013 Had a great trip out today with The Angry Hiker. With an iffy forecast, we got an early start this morning to maximize our weather window. Turned out to be a great day either way and the early start ended up keeping us cool. After a little bushwhacking and some fun creek crossings, we finally hit consistent snow and sta...
May 31 to June 1, 2013 Allison Little Badger 10.5 miles 3,000 feet gained 1 night
A perfect night out in the Badger Creek Wilderness in the spring.
May 31, 2013 Karl Augspurger Mountain 16.5 miles 5,750 feet gained
Had a great time exploring Augspurger Mountain for the first time. We went up via Dog Mountain, but pretty much left the rest of the crowd in the dust after passing the cutoff for the Dog summit. From there, it was just enjoying the trail less traveled!
