April 14, 2013 scotty Shady Glen 13 miles 1,750 feet gained
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April 13 to April 14, 2013 Allison Harris Canyon 30 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
A good early season leg stretcher with good friends, good bourbon, and clear skies. Full trip report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/04/delta/"> on the blog</a>.
April 13, 2013 Mileage Mike Lucia Falls 7.4 miles 750 feet gained
April 13, 2013 Ken Burn Creek 9.5 miles 0 feet gained
Had planned a trip to Sobieski Mountain but heavy spring snows and increased avalanche danger led to a change in plans. Had to hike up the road to Jade Lake Trail Head due to downed tree. Managed to hike about 3 1/2 miles in before time, the continued snowfall, and blowdowns got the best of us. Still, a nice day.
April 13, 2013 Stacey South Falls 8.7 miles 1,250 feet gained
April 13, 2013 Chris Eagle Creek Trail 3.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
A very brief trip up Ruckel Creek to do some thinking and look for some waterfalls.
April 13 to April 14, 2013 Nat Turner Horsethief Butte 2 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
Good Times with Mazamas. Rappelling is scary. Learned a Ton of good stuffs.
April 13, 2013 Karl Dillacort Canyon 19 miles 2,000 feet gained
Did a car shuttle to the small town of Klickitat, then hiked nearly 14 miles the converted rail-to-trail down along the federally-designated "Wild & Scenic" river to its confluence with the Columbia in Lyle. After retrieving the jeep, there was still lots of daylight, so we headed over to Dalles Mtn and climbed Stacker Butte. Great day in the desert!
April 13, 2013 Debbi Cushing Falls 7.5 miles 500 feet gained
April 13, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Multnomah Falls 8.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
One of my friends is recovering from a knee injury and wanted to still get an easy hike in, so seven humans and three dogs set out today for a wee little adventure in the Gorge. We wandered up the Multnomah Falls trail and continued along, finding the Christmas Ornament trail unexpectedly and hanging out for lunch under cover of one of the porches at Nesika ...
April 13, 2013 ADB Jacksonville Reservoir 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
April 13, 2013 Roman Bird Butte 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
The weather alternated between sunshine and blizzard all day. Saw only 2 snowshoers and (maybe their) tent at Upper Twin lake. At the end decided to go over Bird Butte rather than around it on trail - while this little summit is not known for big views, it's pretty nice place, with old, open forest and partial views to the lake.
April 12 to April 14, 2013 JM Marion Lake 12 miles 3,500 feet gained 2 nights
Early Spring snowshoe up to South Cinder peak. Arrived at the Marion Lake TH late at night as it was steadily raining. Camped at the trailhead. Rats scurried outside our tent all night. Set off on a drizzly morning up the trail, headed past snow covered Lake Ann, and giant icy Marion Lake. Ran into a couple of optimistic fisherman, who turned back when they ...
April 9, 2013 Nat Turner 6.5 miles 500 feet gained
Just a quick wander inbounds. Testing out the big pack.
April 8 to April 9, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Wilson Falls 16 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
I have been wanting to do this trail for a long time. My original hope was to do a thru-hike with car shuttle but I was only able to get one friend to go with me, so we picked the Jones Creek to Elk Creek section with the intention to do an in-n-out backpack, camping at the Elk Creek Campground for the night. We hit the trail around 9:30a and knocked out the...
April 7, 2013 Mileage Mike River Mill Reservoir 5.6 miles 750 feet gained
April 7, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 6.84 miles 750 feet gained
April 7, 2013 Stephanie McCloud 1.5 miles 0 feet gained
Took baby Alfie on his first hike! He's only 4.5 months so we took him on the Bill Spring Trail in the Sandias.
April 7, 2013 Bosterson Nick Eaton 11 miles 4,000 feet gained
Up Casey Creek, down Nick Eaton. Rain turned into little graupel snow up top, blowing sideways. Then the sun came out partway down. Then it was raining at the car. Springtime in Oregon.
April 6, 2013 Mileage Mike Nettle Creek 4.6 miles 500 feet gained
April 6, 2013 Chris Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness 9.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
The "other" Eagle Creek. This place is pretty cool—has an ONP kind of river walk vibe, but is far closer to home. (A high-wall canyon with tons of moss). Started around 2p and just had a few hours—I'd like to get farther next time, but started a bit back from the trailhead due to some iffy logging roads with mud that kept my little car from making it the who...
April 5, 2013 Mileage Mike Carty Lake 4.3 miles 250 feet gained
April 5 to April 6, 2013 Tommy B 1.5 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
One Night, camped at Windy Hill Campground, hiked 1.5 miles Saturday morning from campsite to boat ramp and back. Heard lots of coyotes howling overnight.
April 5, 2013 Jen Sacagawea and Papoose Rocks 7 miles 1,750 feet gained
Brought some friends along to my favorite go-to rainy day hike.
April 4 to April 5, 2013 Water (Matt) Diamond Peak 14 miles 5,250 feet gained 1 night
April 3, 2013 Bosterson Dublin Lake 12 miles 3,750 feet gained
Planning to go to Tanner Butte. Took the shortcut up the ridge west of the Tanner trail - pretty cool, kind of like Rudolph Spur. One shoe decided it needed to eviscerate my heel, so I was forced to take my knife and cut out part of the plastic heel cup, which only kind of helped. Hit snow around 3500 ft and put on snowshoes to avoid obnoxious sinkage. The t...
April 1, 2013 Scott Robins Island 2 miles 0 feet gained
I had planned on hiking up Hardy Ridge, but shortly before reaching the Bridge of the Gods, I remembered that a Discovery Pass is now required. So I decided to turn around in Cascade Locks and hopped on 84 heading westbound. As I was driving past the Eagle Creek exit, it dawned on me... It's Monday, maybe the hordes of people were at work!?! I decided to tak...
April 1, 2013 scotty Underwood Mountain 7 miles 3,000 feet gained
March 31, 2013 Mileage Mike River Mill Reservoir 4.6 miles 250 feet gained
March 31 to April 1, 2013 Elsie Underwood Mountain 12 miles 4,250 feet gained 1 night
March 31, 2013 Roman Crescent Beach 5.5 miles 500 feet gained
Were lucky to get to Crescent Beach 10 minutes before fog covered everything. Before that hiked Cannon Beach to Chapman rocks in low tide - pretty cool (but would have to wade to get around rocks to Crescent Beach, and I couldn't promise we'd make it back until high tide, so we chose to get there on trail instead).
March 31, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Chambers Creek Reservoir 5 miles 250 feet gained
March 31, 2013 Debbi Cooper Mountain 3 miles 0 feet gained
March 31, 2013 Bosterson Mount Hood 7 miles 5,250 feet gained
Started at midnight. Summit at 5:30am (after waiting for a cold hour at the Hogsback for the rest of my team to catch up). Sunrise. Back at the car at 9:45. Perfect conditions, no ice, not too crowded.
March 30, 2013 Mileage Mike Steigerwald Lake 3.6 miles 250 feet gained
March 30, 2013 Ken Skyline Lake 4 miles 1,500 feet gained
A short snowshoe on a beautiful sun-filled day. Headed up to the lake and a bit beyond just trekking through the trees. Some great views but camera malfunctioned:(
March 30, 2013 Stacey Canyon Creek 13 miles 500 feet gained
So, we might be a little insane. Arrived at the TH shortly after 9am, to find we were the first to arrive for the morning. We quickly grabbed our running gear and went for an out and back run along the road to Jawbone Flats. (6 miles) After arriving back at the car, we changed into hiking gear grabbed our packs and the dog. Then we hiked the loop through Opa...
March 30, 2013 The Angry Hiker Thompson Lake 11.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
March 30, 2013 Chris Chinook 8 miles 2,250 feet gained
Didn't quite make it all the way up to the top due to super warm weather, a desire not to do 1 mi of side hilling where the regular road/trail is, and the cornices on the scramble route—went to the northern "peak" instead. Sustained 40mph winds around the top. Nice day!
March 30, 2013 Roman Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area 7 miles 1,750 feet gained
It was almost hot - love this spring so far
March 30, 2013 Molly Higgins 5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Hiking Mt. Monadnock was a huge accomplishment for me. I had a knee injury in 2010 that took almost a year to fully recover. I spent a few months getting back in shape and started hiking again in 2012. I often hiked the smaller Monadnock's (Pack and North Pack), and I could always see Monadnock from the summits. I made it a goal to hike Monadnock, and I fina...
March 30, 2013 Karl Dog Mountain 18 miles 7,250 feet gained
A group from PortlandHikers.org decided to have a "Big Dog Party" by doing two runs up Dog Mountain the other day. The weather was idyllic. We were the first to the trailhead, and of course the first to the summit. But the hordes were ascending as we were going down the first time. After a quick refueling break, we again went back up the "More Difficult" rou...
March 30, 2013 Debbi Catherine Creek Shortcut 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
March 30, 2013 Jack Wall Canyon 6 miles 750 feet gained
Beautiful weather, no work, an excellent day for Don an I to get some exercise and explore near by Catherine Creek area. We weren't alone in our reasoning, as exemplified by the huge amount of cars lined up along hwy 14. It is a beautiful area for sure, I see why it's popular. Interestingly and happily we encountered only a handful of people on the trails du...
March 30, 2013 Nat Turner Table Mountain 10 miles 4,250 feet gained
I'll have the Table Mt. with a lil Aldrich Butte on the side. Started from Bonneville. Snow free 'cept for the last 200'. I'd call it 3200'+ Does this mean the Benson Plateau is open for Business? First 4000'+ for 2013.
March 29 to March 31, 2013 Allison Whychus Creek Canyon 13.5 miles 2,000 feet gained 2 nights
A wonderful early (early) season backpack exploring game trails and the geology of the Deschutes River canyons.
March 29 to March 31, 2013 Jen Whychus Creek Canyon 13.5 miles 2,000 feet gained 2 nights
Perfect weather for a canyon backpack. We got in there the back way before the Alder Springs TH opened for the season. Followed deer trails and marveled in the geology and magnificent desert scenery. Did not see another human.
March 29 to March 31, 2013 Kyle Meyer Chinidere Mountain 22 miles 6,000 feet gained 2 nights
Trip report [here](http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14886&sid=a061a8fb5a0fdcde8988cd8afbe86e7b).
