January 30, 2013 Scott City of Portland Reservoir Number 4 8 miles 1,000 feet gained
I was short on time, but decided to I would head to Hoyt Arboretum and make the most of the little time that I did have.
Recent Hikes
January 27, 2013 JM Hood River Meadows 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Snowshoe up Newton Creek from Mt. Hood Meadows to Elk Meadows trail. The trail up the hill was faint, and mostly it was cross country to the meadows. We were some of the first footprints in the meadows, two other people arrived after we did. Shelter was mostly buried.
January 27, 2013 JM Mirror Lake 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Mid winter snowshoe up to and around Mirror Lake. Walked along Hwy 26 for 1 mile from Ski Bowl. Great day, continually snowing. About 3-6 inches of snow on the ground at the trailhead, more as we climbed up to the frozen over lake.
January 27, 2013 Mileage Mike Catherine Creek Shortcut 8.1 miles 2,000 feet gained
January 27, 2013 Roman Cape Horn 7.18 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 27, 2013 Nat Turner Horsethief Butte 4 miles 1,250 feet gained
Hit up both spots. Took a few pics by the river. Indian Art in full effect. Super cool. Went solo, had it all to myself. Native American Art Lap. Not posting a pic or location, but "she was definitely watching."
January 26, 2013 Mileage Mike Cow Creek 7.4 miles 750 feet gained
January 26, 2013 The Angry Hiker Mount Si 8 miles 3,300 feet gained
This puppy seemed a little longer and steeper than usual. Maybe I'm getting old.
January 26, 2013 Chris Table Mountain 8 miles 2,500 feet gained
Headed up the PCT towards Table. Again, foul weather so turned around near the Heartbreak Ridge turnoff and went down toward the powerline road to make a small loop
January 25, 2013 JM 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
Night hike on full moon. Nothing notable.
January 25 to January 26, 2013 Anthony Weston Mount Pinos 5 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
It was a spur of the moment trip, I called my friend David and he joined we got to the parking lot at sundown and hiked up to the top under a full moon following the ski tracks in the snow then came back down and camped. I brought two quilts that I wanted to test, it got down to about 22 degrees, the sawatch quilt was almost too warm and I threw it open arou...
January 25, 2013 B-Dog Humpback Mountain 9 miles 3,000 feet gained
New Summit - 1 of 20 for the Year 2013 Had the whole Mountain to myself. It was an epic day with every kind of weather and snow condition you could imagine. Low snow pack in the valley and deep powder on the summit.
January 21, 2013 Mileage Mike Alder Bluff 8.8 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 21, 2013 Scott Horsetail Falls 12.8 miles 2,750 feet gained
January 21, 2013 Elsie Divide 7.5 miles 750 feet gained
January 21, 2013 Chris Hamilton Mountain 10 miles 2,500 feet gained
Hamilton Mountain on the free day. The winds had to be approaching 60 mph down at Beacon Rock. Went down the horse trail way to make a bit bigger loop.
January 20, 2013 Allison Walton Lake 5 miles 500 feet gained
A quick ski in the woods around Walton Lake.
January 20, 2013 Mileage Mike Jackson Pass 6.4 miles 1,750 feet gained
January 20, 2013 Elsie Palmer Glacier 5 miles 3,750 feet gained
January 20, 2013 Roman Hummocks 6 miles 500 feet gained
Hiked Hummocks trail for the first time - easy but beautiful 2.45 mile loop with half dozen lakes/ponds. Then we headed to nearby Coldwater Lake. The lake was frozen over, despite very warm (upper 50's) temperatures.
January 20, 2013 Bosterson Table Mountain 8 miles 3,500 feet gained
Up Heartbreak, then off trail up a ridge between the face and the talus field. Fierce wind blowing icy clouds. Best trip up Table I've had yet.
January 19, 2013 Allison Lookout Mountain 12 miles 2,500 feet gained
A beautiful sunny day in the Ochoco Mountains. Full trip report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/01/the-ochocos/"> on the blog</a>.
January 19, 2013 Mileage Mike Monroe Creek 10 miles 1,500 feet gained
January 19 to January 20, 2013 Tommy B 1 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
Snow Camp at Dairy Springs Group Campground, Mormon Lake. Overnight temp -6 degrees.
January 19, 2013 Karl Silver Star 7.4 miles 3,000 feet gained
The Portland-Vancouver region was in the second week of a very strong inversion. I had just bought a new pair of snowshoes. Silver Star called out for an adventure. And what a great adventure it was! I never could have seen it in this sort of glory without the new toys. I started at about 1600' elevation, which was about as far as one could reasonably drive ...
January 19, 2013 Debbi Umbrella Falls 4.5 miles 500 feet gained
January 19, 2013 Chris Warren Creek Falls 5.5 miles 500 feet gained
Did a little bit of wandering around the Starvation area, and down to Viento. Thought about doing Defiance but decided against it due to poor weather and a late start
January 19, 2013 Roman Sherrard Point 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Cutting switchbacks on Larch Mtn road...
January 19, 2013 Bosterson Augspurger Mountain 14 miles 5,500 feet gained
Out of the inversion to Dog, back down into the inversion in the saddle, out of the inversion up Aug, t-shirts and shorts and beer on the top.
January 17, 2013 Nat Turner Brockway Spring 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Amazing Day. High pressure in full effect. Pics to Come. Snowshoes from the trailhead, broke trail up to the summits. Then bushwhacked straight down the ridge. Picnic under an ancient Sugar Pine. Epic Views.
January 15, 2013 JM Los Penasquitos Lagoon 4 miles 500 feet gained
On an anniversary vacation to San Diego, my wife and I decided to take a beach hike in Torrey Pines State Park. Near the world famous golf course we parked and took a use path along a ridge overlooking multi-million dollar homes to a very steep set of stairs almost 400 feet down to the beach and ocean below. We watched sand pipers scurry on the sand, saw par...
January 15, 2013 Chris Tamanawas Falls 4 miles 750 feet gained
I was planning on doing Newton Creek for a shorter morning hike, but things were very mushy due to the nice weather up on Hood, which made things painfully slow. So I decided to make better use of my time and head down to a place I hadn't been before—Tamanawas Falls. This is a nice little hike, and it's definitely worth doing in the snow. The pictures don't ...
January 14, 2013 Scott Cape Horn 7.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
This had been on my list for a while and I wanted to make sure I got it in before the lower part of the trail closed on January 31st to protect nesting Peregrine falcon.
January 14, 2013 Elsie Elk Meadows Bluegrass Tie 12 miles 1,000 feet gained
January 14, 2013 Elsie Ptarmigan 10 miles 1,750 feet gained
January 13, 2013 Water (Matt) Palmer Glacier 4.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
turned around just shy of the hourglass. what with the river of loose pow flowing down like water. Damn wish I had my skis..
January 13, 2013 Mileage Mike Henrici Bar (historical) 8.5 miles 500 feet gained
January 13, 2013 eric Oneonta Falls 2.5 miles 500 feet gained
A very scenic hike for the late afternoon.
January 13, 2013 Karl Biddle Butte 7.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Fabulous loop for whenever you have a spare morning or afternoon, and are looking for a hike near the cities! Portion below SR-14 closed from February 1 through July 15, though. My team (Seahawks) were losing bad, so I threw the pack together and headed up the gorge. It was really a beautiful day for January, and the trail was in fine shape. Good to get anot...
January 13, 2013 scotty Cascade Head 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
January 13, 2013 Roman Table Mountain 7.17 miles 3,500 feet gained
Snow conditions were perfect - 3-5 inches of soft powder over hard, icy crust. Not slippery (though I did use crampons for the steepness), no postholing, and for so much snow around it was surprising to see almost none on wind-scoured Heartbreak Ridge. OTOH, on the summit there were drifts at least 5 feet high. "Old route" on the edge of the ridge is now muc...
January 13, 2013 Nat Turner Devils Rest 11.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Great Day. Attached some pics. Spotted a looney. No snowshoes needed, only due to nice packed down trail. There is a lot of snow at 2400' right now. Microspikes are being purchased this week. Tall gaiters and Sticks did just fine. Awesome Sunday in the Gorge!
January 12, 2013 Allison Palmateer Spur 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
With the right conditions, this is a really rewarding ski / snowshoe tour from either Barlow Pass or Frog Lake. We did it as a 5.5-mile RT ski tour from Barlow Pass. We followed the PCT south to the junction with the Upper Twin Lake trail, dove off-trail after a few hundred meters, and made our way down to Palmateer Camp Meadows through old growth and second...
January 12, 2013 Mileage Mike 7.6 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 12, 2013 Debbi Crescent Lake 3 miles 1,000 feet gained
January 12 to January 13, 2013 Kyle Meyer Tilly Jane Ski 4 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Went back for another attempt at making an igloo. The snow conditions were even less conducive, but the weather was *amazing*. I took laps down some excellent snow in between block cutting for the failed igloo, we built a big fire, drank all the whiskey, and had a wonderful time. This campsite is aces—big views of Hood, Adams, Helens, and Rainier as well as ...
January 12, 2013 Dennis Barlow 5 miles 750 feet gained
Cross country ski on Mount Hood. Went up by the Mazama Lodge and then down to Trillium Lake and back.
January 12, 2013 The Angry Hiker Rattlesnake Ledge 4 miles 1,250 feet gained
Compact snow and ice about 1/2 way up. Idgets and poodles most of the way down.