March 25, 2013 JM Scarboro Hill 2.5 miles 750 feet gained
Trip up Scarborough Hill at Fort Columbia. Easy hike uphill through massive old growth trees with occasional views out over the miles wide Columbia River. Viewless summit, main trail down closed, took the Military Road Trail down to the fort. Scrambled around the ruins of the fort, giant gun turret foundations.
March 25, 2013 Nat Turner Lower South Falls 8.7 miles 1,500 feet gained
Trail of ten falls. Cool. Crowded on the way back. Hit this one early mid week. Even then it feels like Multnomah. Perfect for out-of-towners who would die if asked to go up Larch or Table. Lots of Eye candy. NO DOGS. (stupid, but the law)
March 25 to March 26, 2013 Chris Lower Bridge Campground 22 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night
I have the whole week off (sort of), so I thought I'd spend a few days hiking and fishing. The Metolius River was recommended as a great place to fly fish and hike in the winter, so I thought I'd give it a shot. This trail is a mix of complete solitude and crowded trails. There are stretches where I would see no one for miles and then I would see a bundle of...
March 24, 2013 Mileage Mike Mission Creek 2.3 miles 250 feet gained
March 24 to March 25, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Trillium Lake Campground 17 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
This was an insane two days of snowshoeing around Trillium Lake and an attempt to get to Veda Lake. We snowshoed from the sno-park at Govy to Trillium Lake, then snowshoed around the lake. The next day, we attempted to get to Veda Lake, but were unsuccessful in following the trail. The skies were blue and the free of clouds. We couldn't have asked for better...
March 24 to March 25, 2013 Elsie Slide Mountain 19 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
March 24, 2013 Roman Rowena Gap 4.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
The flowers are going good up there, it finally looks like spring. Tick count is 1 between two of us (very low is you know that area). Got to watch Gorge Bison on the way back.
March 24, 2013 Bosterson Sherrard Point 14.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
Alpine start at noon. Up in 3 hrs and back by 6pm despite spending the better part of an hour up top. Brought snowshoes but didn't need them due to a well beaten track! Spikes were helpful to keep from slipping on the compacted snow.
March 24, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
March 23 to March 24, 2013 Allison Butte Camp 8 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
Overnight snow camp on the pumice plains above Butte Dome Camp. Full trip report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/03/a-gentle-reminder/"> on the blog</a>.
March 23, 2013 Mileage Mike Carty Lake 2.2 miles 250 feet gained
March 23, 2013 Debbi Robins Island 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
March 23, 2013 Chris Pine Creek 9 miles 1,000 feet gained
A mid-day jaunt around the Molalla River trail system. It's eerie how strikingly similar this area is to Forest Park. (Plus ants; thousands and thousands of ants).
March 23, 2013 Nat Turner Timberline Trail 1 miles 500 feet gained
Training Day. Rope Teams, Self Arrest, Glacier Travel, Rappel and Belay! Fun Mazama Saturday.
March 23, 2013 Roman Archer Mountain 2.25 miles 1,000 feet gained
Took my grandmother to another cool place on Archer Mountain.
March 22, 2013 Karl Swale Canyon 19 miles 1,000 feet gained
I was getting a little tired of the ever-present wetness, so I headed east to escape it. Swale Canyon's converted rail-to-trail offering was the perfect antidote. It was like hiking in summer again, only with long johns on! The creek was still covered in a thin sheet of ice, and the wind was a constant 20-30mph producing a well-below freezing chill in the ai...
March 22, 2013 Jen Bedford Point 5 miles 750 feet gained
I had higher elevation plans today up the Clackamas, but there was fresh snow on all the access roads. It got too sketchy for the mommymobile at 2600 ft so I turned around and decided to go visit this old lookout site up the N Fork Road. A lovely few hours of wandering in the quiet woods. I found and reported an illegal hunters tree stand.
March 20, 2013 The Angry Hiker Lake Twentytwo 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
March 19, 2013 The Angry Hiker Heybrook Mountain 3 miles 750 feet gained
March 18, 2013 Courtney Basik 3 miles 500 feet gained
My cousin Marty came to visit us in Colorado, and the weather was semi-clear, but cold and windy, so our enjoyable options were limited. So, we took Tenderfoot trail for a hike just behind the foothills, which provided a bit of a view of Indian peaks, but it wasn't the clearest day. Then, we climbed on and explored the Red Rocks of Boulder.
March 17, 2013 Mileage Mike Warren Creek Falls 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
March 17 to March 19, 2013 Scott Donahue Creek 7.5 miles 1,500 feet gained 2 nights
March 17, 2013 The Angry Hiker Lake Fenwick 3 miles 250 feet gained
March 17, 2013 Debbi Couch Lake (historical) 6 miles 0 feet gained
March 17, 2013 Roman Tam-A-Lau 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
This hike is a little treasure. This time was a recon trip (to drive & see new terrain), next time I'd plan time to actually hike all the loop trail, and also see the "Island" nearby.
March 16, 2013 JM Trillium Lake Campground 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
Snowshoe around Trillium lake. We left from the sno-park, hiked down the road and out to the Summit Meadow and past the "grave", yet didn't find it. We snowshoed across the frozen lake(!) and had lunch on the far shore before heading back to the sno-park, passing throngs of people on their way out to the lake. Glad we got there early.
March 16, 2013 Mileage Mike Rocky Prairie 4.6 miles 500 feet gained
March 16, 2013 Ken Kelcema Lake 9 miles 1,500 feet gained
Went cross country skiing. Planned to take Deer Creek Road up to Lake Kelcema but the day was wet and the trek up was icy in spots making for a less than ideal day. At the trail head for the lake decided to turn around as the rain kept coming and we were getting a bit uncomfortable.
March 16, 2013 Debbi Switchback Falls 4 miles 500 feet gained
March 16, 2013 The Angry Hiker Twin Falls 7 miles 1,000 feet gained
The plan was to do Rattlesnake, Ceder Butt and then hike up the Iron Horse to the Farting Owl, but the drizzle turned into a downpour with high winds. I turned back a couple miles short of the trailhead to the Owl.
March 16, 2013 The Angry Hiker Rattlesnake Ledge 4.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Rough weather in the Pass kept me down in the dumpsters today. Ran up to the 3rd ledge on Rattlesnake and then headed for Ceder Butt (again).
March 16, 2013 Nat Turner Hamilton Mountain 8.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Fun Morning with Mazamas. We tied no Pink Ribbons. Promise.
March 16, 2013 Bosterson West Benson Way 13 miles 4,250 feet gained
Wet and windy, fun for everyone.
March 15, 2013 JM Robins Island 7.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
First Trip up Munra Point. Started out at the Wahclelah Falls Trail head, headed West on the 400 Trail and then headed up the hill on an unmaintained trail. Starts out easy enough, but comes to some tight switchbacks with roots and rocks to navigate. Then up steeper still over rocky outcrops to a vertical slot w/ a rope to climb up. Continue to the top and y...
March 15, 2013 Roman Council Crest 3 miles 250 feet gained
Since it's almost all outdoors I think it qualifies as a hike. Plus, lots of wildlife...
March 15 to March 16, 2013 Chris Siouxon 8 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
Another quick overnighter, this time to Siouxon Creek. 1hr 20 min from door to trailhead. Got the green light from weekend_warrior that the road hump was snow free. As always, this one's a winner—without a doubt the best creek hike in the area. Got in around 3p, hiked about 4 miles out to the slick waterfall before the bridge to Chinook falls. That thing is ...
March 15, 2013 scotty Balch Canyon 8.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
March 15, 2013 Jen Palatine Hill 4 miles 250 feet gained
Little morning jaunt. Trilliums are coming up!
March 13 to March 14, 2013 JM Barlow Pass 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night
Snowshoe to a ski hut off the Barlow Road area above the White River drainage. Followed the PCT, Mineral jane trail and then a FS road to the shipping container turned into a hut with propane heat and lights. Made a great dinner, drank some beers and played games while it snowed about 8 inches. Awoke to alot of fresh snow and on the hike back, we made a long...
March 11, 2013 Elsie Shellrock Mountain 3 miles 1,250 feet gained
March 11, 2013 Elsie Nesmith Point 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
March 10, 2013 isaac 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Hiked up to the lookout tower on Frozenhead peak.
March 10, 2013 Mileage Mike Koberg Slough 6.2 miles 500 feet gained
March 10, 2013 Elsie Crescent Lake 9.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
March 10, 2013 The Angry Hiker Mount Si 10 miles 4,000 feet gained
Made it to the summit in short order and decided to explore some of the side trails. Found a connector trail to Teneriffe and hiked along the ridge a bit before turning around.
March 10, 2013 Bosterson Mount Defiance 11.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Really wet, heavy, slushy new snow on top of hard consolidated snow and ice. Cold, wet, and windy up top - pretty miserable. Unbelievable amount of Mazama flagging on the Defiance trail below its junction w/ the Warren Lake trail. Winter conditions = 6 hrs.
March 10, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
March 9, 2013 Mileage Mike Cottonwood Point 4.8 miles 250 feet gained
March 9, 2013 Debbi Bennett Pass 5 miles 250 feet gained
March 9, 2013 Nat Turner Mitchell Point 4 miles 1,500 feet gained
I Saw 4 Dirt bikes on the summit. Not pedal bikes. 250cc trail bikes. Bold. Exposed. Illegal. Hit the lower viewpoint twice, a bit of Wygant, then jumped the fence to hover over 84.
