March 8, 2013 JM Falling Creek 2 miles 250 feet gained
Recent Hikes
March 8, 2013 The Angry Hiker Granite Lakes 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Named for a dead lunatic who left his rusty garbage all over the mountain.
March 8, 2013 The Angry Hiker Cedar Butte 3 miles 1,000 feet gained
Cedar Butte, or "Ceder Butt" as it's spelled on the geological marker, is the most boring hike in Washington State. Avoid it like the plague.
March 8, 2013 The Angry Hiker Rattlesnake Ledge 4.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
March 8, 2013 Karl Coldwater Peak 14 miles 3,500 feet gained
Picked an ideal day to head up to the Hummocks area, at the end of SR-504, and do a little exploring. We started up South Coldwater Ridge, with zero fear of running into the whiteout that hit our last attempt a month ago. Ended up lunching at the intersection of Coldwater Peak Trail and Boundary Trail, in a beautiful little saddle overlooking Saint Helens La...
March 8 to March 9, 2013 Chris Opal Pool 8 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
I wanted to take advantage of the great weather this weekend, so I made a quick Friday afternoon trip out to Opal Creek. Camped a few hundred feet from Opal Pool in a small melted out spot. Saw no one else in the evening. The wood was so damp I could not get a fire started—even with a little cheating. Fantastic weather.
March 8, 2013 Chris Henline Falls 2 miles 250 feet gained
A quick pre-trip hike to Henline Falls. This would make a really nice summer swimming hole—but it's probably really crowded on weekends. Also, the Silver King mine is gated only a few dozen feet in now.
March 8, 2013 Jen Table Mountain 8.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
Gorgeous day for a hike up Table. Snow starts just after the Heartbreak Ridge viewpoint area next to the Two Chiefs. The snow actually makes it easier to climb the boulder field. Fresh thick stuff from this week and very few tracks up top.
March 8, 2013 Nat Turner Devils Rest 13.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
High Pressure Rules Everything Around Me. Get the Dog; Douglas Douglas Fir Y'all.
March 7 to March 8, 2013 Scott 4 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
I took a road trip down to New Mexico to visit a really good friend. We managed to knock out 6 states (Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico) in just under 30 hours with pit-stops. We had planned to take it a bit slower and enjoy some sites along the way, but the weather closed on us much quicker than anticipated. Fortunately, we were able to...
March 4, 2013 Elsie Devils Kitchen 5 miles 2,750 feet gained
March 4, 2013 Chris Table Mountain 10 miles 3,250 feet gained
Some wandering along the PCT. Was going to go up Table the back way but the amount of snow and 2p start made me decide to call it at 10 miles.
March 4, 2013 B-Dog Mount Kent 9 miles 4,000 feet gained
New Summit - 3 of 20 for the Year 2013 What a great way to top off a perfect birthday weekend. The forecast for Monday was mostly sunny and I had a day off from work.... Now what was I to do ? Ahh... Mount Kent !! After my recon mission from a few weeks ago, I knew that the approach was dialed in. Now I just needed to find the Couloir and get up to the summi...
March 3, 2013 JM Antoken Creek 12.5 miles 250 feet gained
Dayhike along the Deschutes River near Warm Springs. One way w/ very long car shuttle. Lots of cows along the trail. Several shacks on the Warm Springs Reservation on the other side of the river. Beautiful weather, also spotted some bobcat or cougar tracks along the water near the end of the trail.
March 3, 2013 Mileage Mike Ice House Lake 3.3 miles 250 feet gained
Level and paved.....Nice! Corrected distance - actual = 3.3miles, put down 1mile initially!
March 3 to March 6, 2013 Courtney Basik 12.5 miles 0 feet gained 3 nights
Road Trip! We traveled down to Arizona for a 3 night camping trip at the Grand Canyon National Park. Amazing trip. We spent 2 days hiking around the South Rim of the canyon seeing spectacular views and the powerful Colorado River.
March 3, 2013 Jen Lava Butte Rim 5 miles 750 feet gained
I've always avoided this place because of all the RVs and tourists at the visitor center. It's closed for the winter, but you can park here and walk around the interpretive trail and hike up to the butte. I had it all to myself today, really enjoyed the walk over the lava bed and the visit to the breach where the lava blew out the side of the volcano. WOW it...
March 3, 2013 Roman Archer Mountain 3 miles 750 feet gained
This ought to be one of the nicest places in the Gorge. I've seen Ar-Valley from the overlook above, but it doesn't even compare to being inside this vast moss-covered, rock-walled chasm, with waterfalls on all sides.
March 2, 2013 Mileage Mike Crown Point 3.2 miles 500 feet gained
Not a good move ramping up this quickly, but I did feel pretty good today!
March 2, 2013 Ken Lake Twentytwo 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
A snowshoe to Lake 22 on a nice day. Got in a little glissade on the way down.
March 2, 2013 The Angry Hiker Mount Washington 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
March 2, 2013 scotty Multnomah Falls 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
March 2, 2013 Chris Panther Creek Falls 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
Was going to go up to Trapper Creek but the snow level was around 1000'. Decided do scrap the hike and just go up to Panther Creek Falls. Ran into snow about 1 mile from the falls, so hiked in about a mile.
March 2, 2013 Jen Pistol Butte 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
In Sunriver for the weekend with my family. They indulged me with a little hike up this little butte which is a former LO tower location. We just parked along Century Drive and went cross country heading up the hill . Just as the manzanita was getting thick and annoying, we stumbled onto a trail. Easily avoidable patches of snow the whole way up with some pe...
March 2, 2013 Nat Turner Wauna Viewpoint 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Started at Toothrock. Up to Wauna Viewpoint. Over Eagle Creek Bridge, Back along 400/closed road over I-84. One Osprey Day.
March 2, 2013 Bosterson Table Mountain 10.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Cut over off the PCT and attained Hearbreak Ridge at the saddle below the Rabbit Ears. Bushwhacked up over the Two Chiefs, then went up the old trail to the summit. Descended the east side of Table into Greenleaf Basin, then down to the Two Chiefs Trail after a very wet ford of lower Greenleaf Creek.
February 25, 2013 Nat Turner Oneonta 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Did the Lap, past Triple falls up to the third bridge and turned around at the Creek ford. Joined by the hound.
February 24, 2013 Mileage Mike Warren Creek Falls 1 miles 0 feet gained
Can you really average 0mph? It sure felt that way! We basically went to the falls on Starvation Creek and a little ways toward Viento State Park.
February 24 to February 25, 2013 Elsie Newton Creek 6 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
February 24 to February 25, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Clear Lake Campground 3.5 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
After spending a night up here just before Christmas, I thought it would be fun to go back with some friends. We picked a Sunday night to avoid crowds and lots of snowmobilers since the trail we took was a snowmobile trail. It's about 1.7 miles along this beautiful groomed trail to the campground. I used my brand new snow pulk and my friends made makeshift p...
February 24, 2013 Karl Wiesendanger Falls 12.2 miles 4,000 feet gained
Was told to "go take a hike!", so I did. Wasn't sure where I'd end up, but I started at almost the closest trailhead (Multnomah Falls). Went east on 400, turned south and climbed the 1000'+ rockfall known as the Elevator Shaft, found a really cool overlook above the MF parking lot, went east across the Multnomah Basin, lunched at the Bickle Point (probably b...
February 24, 2013 scotty Council Crest 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
February 24, 2013 Roman Tanner Creek Falls 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
Hiked Forest Road 777 from Eagle Creek to Mt Talapus viewpoint.
February 24, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
February 23, 2013 Allison Termination Point 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
A sloggy march to the quarry below Termination Point in the Wind River range. Beautiful snow and solitude.
February 23, 2013 The Angry Hiker Mount Si 10 miles 3,250 feet gained
February 23 to February 24, 2013 Kyle Meyer Twin Lakes 4 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
A few weeks back, I had borrowed a sleeping bag from a friend James so that a coworker could join me on a snowcamping trip. The night before this trip to the Twin Lakes, James asked me to bring his sleeping bag. Easy enough. But he failed to ask about it when he picked me up the next morning, and I failed to remember. We drove all the way out to the Frog Lak...
February 23, 2013 Bosterson Munra Point 5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Fun on Munra = sideways snow.
February 23, 2013 Chris Swale Canyon 12.5 miles 750 feet gained
I was hoping for some more sunny weather so I made the trip out to Swale Canyon. Other past trip reports made this place look appealing, and indeed, it was a nice area to explore. I didn't see another soul—except a few birds, some ducks and two marmots. No flowering just yet—still another few weeks out I'd bet.
February 22 to February 24, 2013 B-Dog 7 miles 2,000 feet gained 2 nights
We hiked in a few miles to my friends cabin and spent 2 nights and 3 days snow shoeing around. We had a great time and were even able to sneak in a few hours of sledding. On Saturday we hiked up to Pitcher Peak under blue bird skies. While Western Washington was getting snow and rain... we were out cooking under the sun. The backside of the enchantments came...
February 18, 2013 Mileage Mike Coyote Wall 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
Last hike before knee surgery!
February 18, 2013 Elsie 2 miles 1,250 feet gained
February 18, 2013 Chris Archer Mountain 4 miles 1,250 feet gained
I felt like I needed to hike so I made a quick late Monday afternoon trip to the back end of Archer Mountain complex from Dunn Creek Road. The dog in the picture lives next to the trailhead and followed me around everywhere.
February 18, 2013 Bosterson Munra Point 10 miles 4,500 feet gained
Started at Wahclella. Followed powerline road to Wauna Viewpoint, then OT up the brushy ridge to Wauna Point. Missed Pablo's ridge and instead went down a severely steep and brushy ripple to its left, but thankfully this dumped us practically on top of the Tanner TH. Back down to the parking lot, across the bridge, and up the 400 to below Munra, then OT sout...
February 18, 2013 Molly Higgins 1.77 miles 0 feet gained
I had planned on hiking up Monadnock during my short weekend home, but the killer winds and below freezing temps were not ideal. On my last day in NH I decided to do a short hike out to Purgatory Falls to see what it looked like after getting so much snow. The entire trail is 3 miles end-to-end, with three main falls (upper, middle, and lower) and many other...
February 18, 2013 Nat Turner Wiesendanger Falls 5.2 miles 1,750 feet gained
Solo. 2:13:00. I want out on that ridgeline you can see from the Wakeena trail right before the descent into Multnomah Creek drainage. Is it accessed from Elevator Shaft /Cougar Rock /Franklin Ridge? It's a forested baby Munra!
February 17, 2013 Allison Table Mountain 9 miles 1,500 feet gained
A dry, gray day for leg stretching.
February 17, 2013 Mileage Mike Post Canyon 8.2 miles 1,250 feet gained
February 17, 2013 Roman Whychus Creek Canyon 3.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Hiked with my grandmother into Deschutes Canyon. Wanted to get close-up Arch view, but side trail stopped just short of it. Also checked another side trail to a small plateau mid-way in the canyon (looks like a good future camping place). Perfect day.
