May 31 to June 1, 2013 Jen Ball Point 10.5 miles 3,000 feet gained 1 night
Our mission was to find some morels on a quick overnighter. We chose Romann's trip described in the PH Field Guide, but in the reverse direction, starting at the Little Badger TH. We hiked up the Little Badger Trail, and set up camp near Helispot 122 which has a spring nearby. We then went cross country, ambling up the nearby ridge looking for morels. I thin...
May 31, 2013 Bosterson Wauneka Point 9 miles 4,000 feet gained
Went off trail up the Gap to Wauneka Point via an unfortunate 2 hour detour to the east when we went up the wrong talus field. But we found a great hidden waterfall en route! Then Wauneka and the indian pits to Moffet Cr and a cross country compass bearing to catch the Nesmith trail back down.
May 28, 2013 Bosterson Bishop Peak 4 miles 1,250 feet gained
Just a little ditty after eating one too many donuts at a wedding. Lots of that bright yellow stuff people in the NW talk about hypothetically - I think they call it "sun?" California sure is purdy. (really atrocious photos courtesy of my cellphone)
May 27 to May 29, 2013 Water (Matt) 8 miles 1,000 feet gained 2 nights
First visit to the Steens. Phenomenal. Iffy weather and roads not all open, but, had an absolute ball. Of all places, between the scorching desert and the high snowy top, this seems like the hardest of all places to time right in the spring. Maybe fall works better all around...
May 27, 2013 Mileage Mike Alder Bluff 7.3 miles 750 feet gained
May 27, 2013 Mileage Mike Burdoin Mountain 7.1 miles 1,500 feet gained
May 27, 2013 Molly Higgins 6.08 miles 1,750 feet gained
I started the last leg of the Wapack Trail at Miller State Park after delays due to weather and my graduation. The trail is well travelled, and easy enough for beginners. It's about a mile and a half to the summit, then about a 3-4 mile trek through the Wapack National Wildlife Refuge to North Pack Monadnock. North Pack is smaller, and the ascent is very gra...
May 26 to May 27, 2013 Courtney Basik 4.5 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
During a last minute camping trip, we set up camp at Mary's Lake in Estes Park, CO and then climbed up to the summit of Lily Mountain. It was challenging, since it was a pretty big climb, but extremely rewarding with expansive views of the Continental Divide. Gorgeous.
May 26, 2013 Stacey Lindsey Pond 7 miles 2,750 feet gained
Got an early start up Dog Mountain. Not too many hikers for a Sunday. Hiked the scenic trail up, Augspurger trail down. The Augsperger trail is very muddy from the top, down to the junction with the spur that goes to Augspurger mountain. Balsamroot is past its prime.
May 26, 2013 The Angry Hiker Mount Washington 13.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
On Sunday, May 26, 2013, I was the first person to climb Mt. Washington. Let the historical magnitude of that sink in for a minute. Go ahead, I'll wait. After that monumental achievement, I also became the first person to become lost on Mt. Washington on May 26, 2013. The intent was to climb another peak on the ridge, but I wandered around in the snow for a ...
May 26 to May 27, 2013 Nat Turner Clear Lake Butte 8.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Another trip up to the tower with friends. Best hotel room in Oregon. Good luck getting a spot. Weather was ok, views were killer anyway. Watched the snocats play up on Palmer with the binocs. Even saw the headlamps of the 3am climber rush hour on Hood. What were they thinking, the weather sucked! But it sucked much less with a roaring fire, 360 degree views...
May 26 to May 27, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Green Canyon Way 13 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
My Meetup Group set out Sunday morning with 8 humans and 2 dogs on a leisurely overnight backpack along the Salmon River. Our plan was to head to Goat Creek and hope the campsite was not taken. We were counting on the fact the weather was looking poorly and the fair weather adventurers would be staying home. Our evil plan worked! We made it to Goat Creek aro...
May 26 to May 28, 2013 adam milgrom 6 miles 3,750 feet gained 2 nights
Highly recommended! Very doable day hike, can rent tents, sleeping bags, buy food, etc at the top. Can hike up to the snowline or the pass, etc.
May 25 to May 26, 2013 Ciara Puma Spring 22 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
May 25, 2013 Mileage Mike Mist Falls 7.1 miles 2,000 feet gained
May 25, 2013 Ken Jove Peak 12 miles 3,500 feet gained
This was a great day. Snow untrammeled by human foot, animal tracks everywhere. Great weather with sunny skies for the most part. The trek was challenging and rewarding with great views and even wolverine tracks found atop Jove. Started out from Smithfield Road, still under a couple feet of snow. After a couple of miles of drudgery we headed up from the road...
May 25, 2013 Stacey Lower Siouxon 7.5 miles 750 feet gained
Hiked Siouxon Creek to the creek crossing just before the bridge. The water was running high and fast over smooth rock. Opted not to chance the crossing and headed back.
May 25 to May 27, 2013 Elsie Lost Lake 16 miles 3,000 feet gained 2 nights
Set out for Siouxon Creek and Horseshoe Ridge this soggy Memorial Weekend. Quick report: Horseshoe still has some light snow and blowover on the north side of the ridge. The trail towards the top of the ridge is light in some places, but it just follows the ridge so it's pretty navigable. I had planned to to Huffman Peak as well, but opted not due to the two...
May 24 to May 26, 2013 isaac 15.5 miles 3,500 feet gained 2 nights
Family hike (mother-, father-, and two sister-in-laws, plus my wife). 3 days, two nights. Absolutely incredible. It was a difficult hike, but well worth it. Saw the sun set and moon rise on Gregory Bald. Deer were grazing and walking up close to you.
May 24 to May 26, 2013 Roman Cedar Creek 22.25 miles 3,750 feet gained 2 nights
Did the loop from lower trailhead, with 2 mile hike on the road after bottoming my car on a rock and breaking some steering (?) part. The car drives well, but I didn't want to risk more. Also explored ATV road that goes up the other side of the canyon (thought about finding a better public road access from S side, but soon run into property boundary). Got ra...
May 24, 2013 Jen City of Portland Reservoir Number 3 6 miles 250 feet gained
Little leg stretcher on a drippy morning.
May 23, 2013 Courtney Basik 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
This was one of my favorite hikes if the spring/summer because the wildflowers were blooming like crazy and the air was so fresh. One of the most relaxing hikes I have ever experienced, not because it wasn't challenging, but because the atmosphere and surroundings of the hike were so serene. The cave we were hiking to was closed, but we still enjoyed having ...
May 21, 2013 Nat Turner North Head 4 miles 250 feet gained
Fun Stuff. Whale Skeleton. Waves. Bonfire on the Beach. Etc....
May 21, 2013 The Angry Hiker Mill Creek 8 miles 0 feet gained
May 20, 2013 Allison Dog Mountain 7.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
Flowers, flowers, flowers!
May 20, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Horsetail Falls 2.6 miles 750 feet gained
I am spending time this summer for one week as an adult mentor for Big City Mountaineers (BCM). This organization takes kids into the woods who normally wouldn't have the opportunity to learn about the outdoors. One of the prep hikes was on May 20th with a short hike to Horsetail Falls. It was a chance to meet the kids for the first time and introduce them s...
May 20, 2013 Elsie Dog Mountain Alternate 15 miles 6,000 feet gained
Kinda not-so-creative hike, but I was already meeting friends mid-morning, so decided to have a pre-dawg Dog warm-up. Just took the typical scenic trail up and down x 2, plus escorted the last few of the group up to the top after I was already on my second run down. Flowers are still out all over the place! Poison oak everywhere. Beautiful, sunny day. 1st ru...
May 20, 2013 The Angry Hiker Thompson Lake 7.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Mailbox Peak is 4100 feet of elevation in 3 miles. It starts out steep and stays steep. The whole trail is nothing but mud, and roots, and human skulls from trailhead to summit. It's a serious hike for serious hikers only, and if you can't hack it, then maybe you should take your poodle up Navajo Peak or some other girly Eastern Washington cakewalk that draw...
May 19, 2013 Mileage Mike Hardy Falls 9.7 miles 2,000 feet gained
May 19, 2013 Debbi Lost Lake 8 miles 750 feet gained
May 19 to May 21, 2013 Scott Devils Rest 6 miles 1,250 feet gained 2 nights
Spent two nights off Multnomah Basin Road.
May 19, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Zion 7.37 miles 2,750 feet gained
No views due to cloud cover and rain.
May 19, 2013 B-Dog Etienne Creek 8 miles 3,500 feet gained
New Summit - 4 of 20 for the Year 2013 Set out early this morning with Keetann and Mindy. It was the first climb of the year for all 3 of us as a group. It felt great to spend some time out in the wilderness with them again. The forecast for western Washington looked grey and damp, so we looked east and found some sunshine in Teanaway. After a rainy drive ov...
May 18, 2013 Mileage Mike McIlroy Saddle 8.2 miles 2,250 feet gained
May 18, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Saddle Mountain 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
I joined a few friends of mine for a quick hike of Saddle Mountain. I've never been up here before so I was looking forward to the view at the top. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. We made it through the forest, with sporadic rain showers, then started the jaunt up the saddle area where the wind picked up and the low cloud cover made it impossib...
May 18, 2013 Karl Diamond Hill 24 miles 3,750 feet gained
Went with three friends from PortlandHikers, and had a terribly terrific time hiking close to 24 miles in the rain on this 33rd anniversary of MSH "big one." We started at Elk Creek campground just after 7:00am, and finished at Keenig Creek trailhead about 5:30pm, with numerous little side trips along the way. Saw lots of waterfalls, clouds, rock formations,...
May 18 to May 19, 2013 Chris Anderson Creek 30.5 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
Saturday, I decided to head up to the East Fork of the Quinault for the weekend. The forecast was rain with a chance of rain, but I was in the mood for some bear watching. While the bear totals were 1, the weather panned out to be better than expected. Last time I did this hike in 2011, I did it on a Friday and saw no one after mile 4. This time, there were ...
May 17, 2013 Jen Mount Defiance 12 miles 5,000 feet gained
Pleasant day and solitude on this loop up Starvation Ridge. Most of the snow is gone except for a few drifts on the north side above 4000 ft. Views were limited, but the wildflowers were delightful.
May 17, 2013 Bosterson Waespe Point 14 miles 4,750 feet gained
Started at Oneonta with plans to go OT to Waespe Pt. Mid gully changed tack and went up the west side to a different viewpoint, then up the ridge to pop out at Bickel Pt. and Nesika Lodge. (Old guy at Nesika says Bickel Pt. is actually Waespe?) Then up the cutoff to Franklin Ridge, to Oneonta Tr to Larch Mtn in intermittent rain. Down Larch Tr, across Multno...
May 16, 2013 Chris Wildcat Mountain 4.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Big miles on the Douglas Trail. Was going to do McIntyre ridge, but that road takes forever to melt out (and wasn't melted out), which meant the ridge would likely be as bad. The Douglas Trail wasn't too snowy. The quarry near the parking area is totally covered in shotgun casings. No views from the top of Wildcat, but there are several nice overlooks. I'm a...
May 15, 2013 S Ryan 3.1 miles 500 feet gained
Took the GF out for a hike up to the Natural Bridge earlier this year. She'd never been up there. It was a cooler day but warm enough to hike in short sleeves. We even worked up a good sweat by the time we made it to the top. Nice little hike for the day.
May 15, 2013 Bosterson Tomlike Mountain 29 miles 7,500 feet gained
Started at Herman Cr 7am. Up Nick Eaton to GPM and some light rain, down Waucoma Ridge and after getting a little lost in the snow, out to Tomlike. Then back to the snow and over to Chinidere (direct, up the back side). Summit beer and chocolate covered espresso beans. Down onto PCT and booked it up over the Platter and back down to HC by 8pm. Easiest long h...
May 13, 2013 Allison 9 miles 2,000 feet gained
A climb up the highest peak in Virginia (5,729') with the bonus of seeing many, many ponies. Full trip report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/05/the-ponies/"> on the blog</a>.
May 13, 2013 Courtney Basik 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Since we loved Beaver Mountain so much when we went in September of 2012, we took Jessica there when she came to visit. I felt like a power hiker with a baby strapped to my chest for the first half of the hike. We saw elk, deer, wild turkey, and quail. We had to track through a bit of snow too, which we were not expecting.
May 13, 2013 Roman Lookout Mountain 9.22 miles 3,250 feet gained
Did Lookout Mountain via Gumjuwac Saddle. 2-3 spots of snow about 100 yards wide just before Gumjuwac, some snow on Bennett Pass Rd, then nothing until about 5800 feet when I lost the trail. Saw only 1 other person all day, and couple of deer; heard a cougar screaming. The rain didn't come until we drove home. Great day.
May 12, 2013 Allison 3 miles 500 feet gained
A very beautiful waterfall near my parent's house in east Tennessee.
May 12, 2013 JM Dog Mountain 7.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Dayhike up Dog Mountain. Took the "less difficult" route up, passed Lady Slipper orchids, chocolate lillies, Columbia Wind Flower, and Queens Cup. Nearing the top, you walk through hillsides covered in Arrowleaf Balsamroot, a yellow flower. The views were non-existant at first due to thick clouds. We were disappointed, but took a well deserved lunchbreak at ...
May 12, 2013 Mileage Mike Goat Marsh 5.8 miles 500 feet gained
May 12 to May 13, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Monitor Ridge 7 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
I got up to the Sno Park late...about 9p because I missed the turnoff for it. I didn't feel like pitching a tent or even sleeping in the bed of my truck so I got all of my gear set up and ready to go for an early morning start. It was remarkably warm up there and I found myself way too warm in my sleeping bag in the cab of my truck. I got a solid 6 hours or ...
May 12, 2013 Nat Turner Oneonta 13.1 miles 3,000 feet gained
First time down Franklin Ridge to Multnomah Basin. Big Lap, My back hurts. My dog is Happy. The last 2.3 miles and 400' suck. But Multnomah Falls was classic on Mothers Day. Strollers, Complainers, Flip-flops, Where is the top? I almost recorded the hilarious convo's.
