February 16, 2013 Mileage Mike Jones Creek 7.7 miles 1,750 feet gained
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February 16, 2013 Jen 16 miles 3,750 feet gained
Spent three days of redrock fun in the park with my son, sister in law and her son. The two boys ages 10 and 12 had a blast. We went on 7 trips, including a guided slot canyoneering adventure. Loved the slickrock, planning our next trip back to the area. 1. Emerald Pools Loop : 3.5 miles, 350 ft. 2. Shelf Canyon-a short dry slot canyon- what a hoot! 1 mile 1...
February 16, 2013 Debbi Barlow Creek 5 miles 500 feet gained
February 16, 2013 scotty Neahkahnie Mountain 7.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
February 16, 2013 The Angry Hiker Rachor Lake 13.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
With the crappy weather and zero visibility, I decided to do a dumpster dive up an old fire road.
February 16, 2013 Chris Coyote Wall 9 miles 2,250 feet gained
It has long been thought that Medieval labyrinths were used as ritualistic pathways; a place to accomplish prayers and devotions. The Labyrinth area at Coyote Wall offers an oddly similar opportunity. Frankly, I've always put off going out to this location because it looked, well, boring. But now that I've visited, I can see the appeal. While somewhat occupi...
February 16, 2013 Bosterson Ridge Cut-Off 12 miles 4,500 feet gained
Another exploration of the area near Grays Creek, this time to the west under Indian Point. Three gullies - the first was the Shooting Gallery, which we turned back from due to rockfall. Second dead ended. Third was a long straight shot all the way up to the Gorton Creek trail, making this the directiest line yet. Off and on rain, tons of mist, exciting and ...
February 15, 2013 Allison Archer Mountain 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
A good day with a VanMarmot sighting.
February 15 to February 19, 2013 JM 40 miles 8,500 feet gained 4 nights
Presidents Day Weekend trip to Death Valley. 4 of us left Weds afternoon and drove the 18 hours to Ballarat, CA. We hiked up Surprise Canyon intending to reach Panamint City, but didn't have the energy or time, so decided to set up cam about 5.5 miles in and hike up to Panamint City in the morning. Panamint City is a deserted ghost town/mining camp in a high...
February 15, 2013 Karl Mount Saint Helens 10.5 miles 5,750 feet gained
What a day! One I'll never forget. First ascent of a glaciated volcano since 1985. And we probably picked the very best day of the year to do it on. It's almost impossible to conceive of better conditions. It was about 28°F at the Marble Mountain trailhead when we left there about 7:40am. The skies were crystal clear blue in every direction. As the day wore ...
February 15, 2013 Jen Archer Mountain 7 miles 1,750 feet gained
Brought some friends along for another exploration of the Archer Mtn Complex. Banner day, I think they liked it
February 15, 2013 Nat Turner Sherrard Point 9.3 miles 2,250 feet gained
Parked below the gate. up to rd 315, uphill at the Larch Jct., out to Sherrad Pt. Road back because it was getting late-ish, still posthole central on the road. Our Crap 93' Toyota Corolla could not make the snow gate due to high centering. 4wd can make the gate at this time. High. Pressure. Rules. Everything. Around. Me.
February 11, 2013 Elsie Still Creek 6 miles 1,750 feet gained
February 10, 2013 Water (Matt) Dryer Glacier 7 miles 3,750 feet gained
went up casually and slow solo. skied fairly slushy stuff down in a cloud.
February 10, 2013 Allison Tilly Jane Campground/Day Use 8 miles 2,500 feet gained
Excellent sunny day on the mountain. Full trip report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/02/tilly-jane-cloud-cap/"> on the blog</a>.
February 10, 2013 Mileage Mike Coyote Wall 7.1 miles 1,500 feet gained
February 10, 2013 Elsie Mount Hood 5 miles 2,750 feet gained
February 10, 2013 Roman Elowah Falls 3 miles 500 feet gained
February 10, 2013 Roman Mitchell Point 2.6 miles 1,250 feet gained
Not knowing which of the two was Mitchell Point, hiked upper and lower one. Both were very nice. The wind was hard, but sun more than made for it. Saw a couple of grass widows.
February 10, 2013 Nat Turner Rocky Butte 8.8 miles 750 feet gained
1/2 Day Walk, wanted to get some bike time in. Carbon-Free miles.
February 10, 2013 The Angry Hiker Olallie Lake 8 miles 2,500 feet gained
I have no idea where the hell I was. My best guess is the ridge just before Olallie Lake.
February 9 to February 11, 2013 JM Palouse Falls 1.5 miles 250 feet gained 2 nights
February 9, 2013 Mileage Mike Monroe Creek 7.4 miles 750 feet gained
February 9, 2013 Karl Coldwater Peak 9.9 miles 2,750 feet gained
This trek up a virtually barren ridge on the south side of Coldwater Lake, just north of Johnston Ridge, could be spectacular! On a clear day. Today we climbed into the clouds and near-whiteout conditions, at times almost surreal. It was another good test of the new snowshoes. We wandered through and past much blowdown from the 1980 eruption, and even passed...
February 9, 2013 Chris Devils Half Acre 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
A quick trip up to Tri-County/Ghost Ridge and a bit beyond. Cloudy weather. Hard snowpack.
February 9, 2013 scotty Mud Lake 8 miles 0 feet gained
February 9, 2013 B-Dog Bryant Peak 5 miles 2,750 feet gained
New Summit - 2 of 20 for the Year 2013 Had a great day out...even though the weather report didn't pan out as expected. Lots of fresh powder goodness and steep mixed climbing on the ridge. A short approach in the winter with some good alpine climbing.
February 9, 2013 Bosterson Gorton Creek 13 miles 3,500 feet gained
Started at Wyeth. Took the 400 west to a talus field and ascended the left side of a prominent pinnacle (apparently called Wyeth Crown) that I've had my eye on since last June. Some more exciting off trailing than anticipated, excellent views out at the pinnacle, then up its mother ridge to flatter terrain and up near Deadwood Camp. Took Gorton Creek out to ...
February 8, 2013 Jen Cook Hill 7.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
Just a few nice snowfields to traverse at the top. Not a single bootprint. Had a nap in a meadow on a warm spectacular day in February.
February 5, 2013 JM Palatine Hill 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
February 5, 2013 Nat Turner Tunnel Falls 15 miles 2,000 feet gained
First Car. Got Soaked.
February 4, 2013 Elsie Newton Creek 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
February 4 to February 5, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Lower Twin Lakeshore 6 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night
I've been itching to get out for a while so I decided to head up to the mountain for a solo backpack trip. I've only done one before with my sister's dog and this would be my first completely by myself. I stopped at the Zig Zag Ranger Station and decided on Twin Lakes since it's a winter trail with appropriate markers (blue diamonds) so my chances of getting...
February 3, 2013 JM Alpine Campground 3.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Winter time snow shoe up to Boy Scout Ridge in the White River drainage. We joined lots of people playing in the snow by hiking up the river drainage to where the Timberline Trail crosses the river. We joined another group and hiked directly up the steepest side of the ridge (nearly vertical) using our snowshoes as crampons. We had lunch at the top and decid...
February 3, 2013 eric Angels Rest 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
A nice hike for gear testing after the REI used gear sale.
February 3, 2013 Jen Alpine Campground 4.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Stayed overnight at the Mazama Lodge. Climbed up toTimberline lodge for a hearty lunch. Hitched a ride back down the hill with some Chemeketans!
February 3, 2013 The Angry Hiker Rattlesnake Mountain 9 miles 1,500 feet gained
This is a great pre-season ridge walk if you don't mind the rattlesnakes.
February 3, 2013 Roman Loowit Falls 7 miles 500 feet gained
No promised sunshine, but no rain either. All waterfalls are running strong!
February 2, 2013 Allison Ptarmigan 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
Sunny, warm February day with snow the consistency of mashed potatoes.
February 2, 2013 Mileage Mike Brock Creek 9.2 miles 1,000 feet gained
February 2, 2013 Karl Hamilton Mountain 11.6 miles 3,500 feet gained
Another beautiful February day in the gorge. The lower flanks of Hamilton were bare, the sky was blue, but there was a very strong wind blowing from the east. The summit had a couple feet of snow, but the saddle was also bare. I made the fateful decision to wander the jeep trails north of the saddle, and ran into far more snow than I really had wanted to dea...
February 2, 2013 Kyle Meyer Indian Pits 5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Super difficult hike through thick undergrowth on Altai Hok skis. I found it so hard that I didn't even take a photo.
February 2, 2013 B-Dog Mount Kent 9 miles 1,250 feet gained
Went to Check out the North Face of Mount Kent on Saturday. Looks like an amazing area and worthy of a summit push in the coming weeks. Snow conditions varied... with some areas being extremely slow on the approach. We almost reached the base of the climb after 4 hours of breaking trail. There wasn't enough daylight to make a summit bid. Going to try and hea...
February 2, 2013 The Angry Hiker Mount Washington 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
Named for the sound of trees rubbing together in the wind, The Farting Owl is one of I-90's lesser known hiking destinations. My plan was to ascend Change Peak to the East, but I had to turn around about a mile or so after the Farting Owl when the snow became too deep to hike any further.
February 2, 2013 Chris Cooper Spur 10 miles 4,000 feet gained
A nice sunny day on the mountain. The snow was pretty firm from the use up to Tilly Jane, mush from Tilly to the shelter, and then solid ice past the shelter. Took a few wrong turns on the way up and down, but they ended up being helpful because they put me in an icy river basin that was easy to climb up on. Went up to about the 7200' mark—a sheet of ice, no...
February 2, 2013 Debbi Alpine Campground 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
February 2, 2013 Bosterson Chinidere Mountain 26 miles 5,500 feet gained
Up RR, snowshoed across Benson and out to Chinidere, then down to Wahtum and down Eagle Creek. Slushy most everywhere. Snow on EC trail below E-T jct, surprisingly low elevation. Some ice, but everything is melting out fast. 13 hrs, dark to dark.
February 2, 2013 Roman Hood River Mountain 5 miles 750 feet gained
Old trail/road loop, with a bit of newly reopened area to the east. Forgot the camera today, but view from that east viewpoint is pretty nice - the three volcanoes, Defiance, and a bit of the river.
February 2, 2013 Nat Turner Hamilton Mountain 8.6 miles 2,250 feet gained
Parking lot full @ Noon. Waited 15 mins for a spot. After that all good, most peeps stopped at the falls, or the lower cliff viewpoints, after the summit I saw only three people. The only snow is a Slushy Mowhawk about 3 feet deep across the top ridge. @ 2200'
January 30, 2013 JM Deer Creek 2.5 miles 250 feet gained