October 13, 2012 Debbi Newberry Crater 6 miles 500 feet gained
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October 13, 2012 isaac 11 miles 2,750 feet gained
A beautiful day. Beautiful scenery. One of the neatest variety of surroundings on a single hike. Creeks, big trees, panoramic views, cliff faces. The only downside was lots and lots of people. Neat that they all were out enjoying the Lord's creation, but if you want solitude, try a different route.
October 13, 2012 Mileage Mike South Falls 8.3 miles 500 feet gained
It was a beautiful rainy day at Silver Falls State Park. It was nice to see water puddles on the ground and rain falling from the sky. We started out at the South Falls parking lot and then visited the South Falls before heading into the backcountry. We ended up hiking the Howard Creek Loop trail and saw no people! There were plenty of people in the campgrou...
October 12, 2012 Jen Frog Springs Canyon 5 miles 750 feet gained
Evan and I explored this wonderful bluff of massive hexagonal basalt columns
October 12, 2012 Debbi Big Lake Campground 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
October 11 to October 12, 2012 John Williams Hemlock Butte 1 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Great high elevation hike. Incredible vistas of Diamond Peak.
October 11 to October 14, 2012 Kyle Meyer Ice Lake 33 miles 8,000 feet gained 3 nights
## Day One (320 miles of driving) Five of us left Portland Thursday after work for the long drive out to Joseph, our two cars arriving within minutes of each other at the Wallowa Lake trailhead a little past 1am. We donned our insulation quickly and commenced with the drinking, standing in a small headlamp-lit circle in a dark, empty parking lot. It took a b...
October 9 to October 19, 2012 RenegadePilgrim 130 miles 500 feet gained 10 nights
I spent 11 days walking along the Camino Portuguese, spending the first 4 days on the Orla Litoral/Caminho do Costa route before taking a train inland to rejoin the Central route. I walked a total of 209.1 km (best guess) or 130 miles. Here is my itinerary: Day 1: Matosinhos to Azurara, 22km Day 2: Azurara to Fao, 21.5km Day 3: Fao to Viana do Castelo, 27.5k...
October 9, 2012 James Hall Guild Lake (historical) 2 miles 0 feet gained
Walked up Leif Erikson Drive just for a little bit and split off left. Walked up to the Wildwood trail and went left. Took that to the Aspen Trail and headed out back to the street. Nice little hour long or so hike for those need to talk a little walk/hike days.
October 8, 2012 Randy Frost Lower Siouxon 16 miles 4,000 feet gained
We did this loop last year and got a much earlier start this time. We hit the trail at sunrise and finished about 3:00. It was perfect weather and had a lot of great photo ops. The creek was so low that we just hopped rocks to cross and didn't even get our feet wet. This has become one of my most favorite hikes. It has a little bit of everything, and great v...
October 7, 2012 Krystle Badger Creek Cutoff 12 miles 5,000 feet gained
What a ball buster! Went up the Starvation route, trailhead to summit in 4 hours. Came down the Defiance trail.
October 7, 2012 Mileage Mike Still Creek 7.1 miles 1,000 feet gained
Beautiful warm day and we set off to find an easy hike that the knee wouldn't object to. The Still Creek trail is very nice and not too bad on the knees. We made a loop out of it by following back around on some of the forest roads, and stopped to take a quick jaunt on the Flag Mt. Trail. It's interesting to note that the road to the Flag Mt. Trail has been ...
October 6, 2012 The Angry Hiker Norse Peak 10.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Damn near froze my ass off.
October 6, 2012 Debbi Coopey Falls 7 miles 1,750 feet gained
October 6 to October 7, 2012 isaac 14.8 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
14.8 miles out-and-back. We hiked in to CS-95 (roughly 2 - 2.5 mi) and spent the night. In the morning we hiked up to Gregory Bald. It was chilly and foggy when we started out. Was wet, windy, and cloudy when we reached the top (roughly 4.5 - 5 mi). Still an amazing hike. Hiked back down to campsite, packed up and headed to car (roughly 7.5 mi).
October 6 to October 7, 2012 Chris Jade Lake 31.5 miles 8,750 feet gained 1 night
I found this hike by accident while browsing the internet for a different Marmot Lake (in ONP). A little bit longer of a drive than I wanted (about an hour outside of Seattle)—but it looked interesting, so I thought I'd check it out. It seems that many discount the hikes around the Stevens Pass/Snoqualmie Pass area, but this turned out to be a great one. I s...
October 6, 2012 Roman Burnt Lake 12 miles 2,250 feet gained
Actual elev. gain 2195 ft, length 12.15 miles. Good hike with great view of Mt. Hood from E Zigzag summit, though the approach road is a pain... I had to park a couple of miles below the trailhead and hike the road (lots of hunters there, some ATV-ers, not so many hikers), in hindsight I could've driven all the way up. The trail was quiet and pretty good; th...
October 6, 2012 Mileage Mike Upper Falls Creek 7.1 miles 1,000 feet gained
Now that I've been diagnosed with a meniscal tear in my knee and a labral tear in my shoulder, my hiking days are numbered until the surgery. I'm hoping the surgery will be sometime at the end of November but still need the MRI's to validate the diagnosis. The sports medicine Orthopedist has told me the prognosis is excellent with full recovery expected. The...
October 5, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Norse Peak View 10 miles 3,250 feet gained
Hike is to a former fire lookout site so there are awesome 360-degree views from the top. There are no water sources while heading up and with the majority of the hike being exposed pring plenty of liquids on a warm day.
October 4, 2012 Randy Frost 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
Took a nice solo trip with my dog. This was his first real hike. It was clear but very windy at top. I could see smoke from distant wild fires.
October 1, 2012 Bosterson Castle Rock Falls 21 miles 1,500 feet gained
Planned to do the whole 30 mile Skyline to the Sea route (which runs from the Santa Cruz mountains down to the Pacific Ocean) as a dayhike, but the trail was kind of boring, spends a lot of time near roads, and my feet felt kinda thrashed from running downhill in hiking shoes in Nisene Marks a couple of days ago, so I bailed out at the Big Basin Redwoods par...
September 30, 2012 Krystle Burglund Pond 11 miles 3,250 feet gained
September 30, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Royal Lake 15 miles 3,750 feet gained
The trail follows the Dungeness River, and then Royal Creek, up through Royal Basin and to Royal Lake.
September 30, 2012 Mileage Mike Sahale Falls 8.6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Amazingly clear day with great coolish weather. Parking lot was full at the Elk Meadows TH. Many people headed out to Elk Meadows but we turned toward Umbrella Falls and averted the crowd. Umbrella Falls is quite spectacular with only a few people in the area. After the falls visit we continued on the Umbrella FallsTrail until we intersected the Timberline T...
September 29 to September 30, 2012 Joshua Hudson Hidden Lake 22 miles 5,750 feet gained 1 night
My dad and I hiked the High Divide Loop as an end of the summer season hike. The weather was amazing and the views even more so. We did the loop in two days with a camp at Hoh Lake. We went counter clockwise around the loop, so we could get the major elevation gains on the first day. As for wildlife we saw a couple bear and a couple bull elk. We missed a her...
September 29, 2012 Debbi Short Sand Beach 7 miles 750 feet gained
September 29 to September 30, 2012 Water (Matt) Russell Lake 14 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
First time to Jeff Park. It only took 5 years.. The lakes were cool and trout filled (4 small ones - 3 eastern brook, 1 rainbow), but also people filled. Detoured on Sunday to around the base of Jefferson and scrambled up a bit following some flagging on the North Slope. Also scrambled around Park Ridge. full moon was a nice touch. first time solo camping, w...
September 29 to September 30, 2012 Roman Goat Lake 18 miles 5,000 feet gained 1 night
Wow it was quite a trip. Camped below Hawkeye summit - one of 2 goat "hot spots" in GR - and one goat came close to my tent shortly after sunset, but my first attempt to take a picture scared it away. After the dinner I found a group of about 20 goats and being slow and patient was able to get to within 10-15 yards of them; they're not nearly as fearful as d...
September 29, 2012 Stacey Timberline Lodge T2 12.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Hiked the Paradise Park loop from Timberline Lodge, with a side trip up Zig Zag Canyon to the waterfall. Lots of gorgeous fall color. Avoid the crowds by hiking the loop clockwise.
September 29, 2012 Chris Sprague Lake 14 miles 3,000 feet gained
After hearing all the reports about the Breitenbush Trailhead, I decided to do a trip from Olallie Lake area down toward Jefferson Park. I parked between Monon and Horseshoe lake and then cut over to the PCT and then down. The weather this time of year is my favorite—just cool enough and no bugs. Went up to the ridge above Jeffy Park, ate my lunch, and then ...
September 29, 2012 Mileage Mike Pine Martin 7.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Beautiful day that started out a bit cloudy but ended up clear. The June Lake TH had about 6 cars in in when we arrived and about 8 when we finished. June Lake is a must see and has a Fantasy Island feel about it! We traveled CCW on the Loowit toward Ape Canyon. Not many people on the Loowit trail and the views were spectacular. My wife, however, didn't like...
September 28, 2012 John Williams Summit Loop 6.17 miles 2,000 feet gained
Beautiful vista of the Willamette Valley and Coast Range mountains. Also an impressive stand of old-growth Noble fir.
September 28, 2012 Nat Turner Cape Lookout 5 miles 500 feet gained
September 28, 2012 Bosterson Sand Point 20.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
A little loop in the woods. Got to Five Finger Falls and then up to the Soquel Demonstration viewpoint at 2500' (no view!), then ran out of time and skipped going to Maple Falls on the way down.
September 27 to September 30, 2012 Water (Matt) 37.5 miles 8,500 feet gained 3 nights
-=Second half of our British Columbia trip=- *caveat - long winded* After hiking 6.7miles out from Floe Lake at the Southern Terminus of the Kootenay Nat'l Park Rockwall Trail we went into Radium Hot Springs and Invermere for an afternoon of errands, hot springs, authentic German food, and pre-packing for the next leg of our trip. We contemplated staying at ...
September 24, 2012 Courtney Basik 5 miles 750 feet gained
This was one of our favorite hikes at Rocky Mountain National Park because there are so many lookouts and views of Longs Peak and surrounding mountains. Gorgeous.
September 23, 2012 Roman Bare Mountain 1.5 miles 750 feet gained
A short off-trail scramble/bushwhack. I didn't realize there was a crater at first, looking at tiny GPS map thought it would be a bare, rounded summit - tried to follow gps to the summit (actually - the crater:) and wondered why it said me go down, not up. The rocky summit was pretty cool and the view is wide open (only partially blocked by the trees to the ...
September 23, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Gobblers Knob 9.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
One of my hiking goals this year was to hike to all 4 of the existing fire lookouts within Mt. Rainier National Park. The 4 lookouts are Shriner, Fremont, Tolmie and Gobblers Knob. Gobblers Knob can be hiked via several TH's. We hiked to the lookout from the Lake Christie TH. While smoke was not a problem physically it did effect views from the lookout.
September 23, 2012 Mileage Mike Dry Lake 7.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
We started the Salmon River trail at the SE border of the Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness. We quickly intercepted the Dry Lake trail, which had been overgrown two years before We decided to check it out and found it had been cleared all the way the the stream at the wilderness boundary. We then headed back west on the Salmon River trail until we reached an old...
September 22, 2012 Jen Sherrard Point 4 miles 250 feet gained
No mushrooms, but fun off trail exploring off Larch Mtn Rd
September 22 to September 23, 2012 Roman Soda Peaks Lake 4.8 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night
With just Sunday free, still wanted to get an overnighter. Hiked in Sat. night and camped at the lake. Explored around on Sunday and ate a lot of huckleberries (all berries seem to be on the back side of the lake), then did another short hike in the area.
September 22, 2012 Autumn Vulture Crags 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
beautiful morning. overcast and comfotable. the perfect day for a hike.
September 22 to September 23, 2012 Chris Old Snowy Mountain 21 miles 5,250 feet gained 1 night
Did this classic loop this weekend. Now I see why it's so popular. Far more interesting than the southern half of Goat Rocks, with some really beautiful views. And wow, the crowds. I thought surely this late in the season the backpackers would be out in fewer numbers, but I still must have seen over 100 people out there—I can't imagine what it's like during ...
September 22, 2012 Krystle Goodfellow Lakes 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
September 22, 2012 Mileage Mike 9 miles 1,000 feet gained
Fantastic clear and cool fall day! My knee is still giving me problems so we wanted to hike an easier trail with a bit less elevation gain. Although I prefer hiking this trail in the winter it was a great hike with only a couple of hikers. There were also two groups of people on horseback and a few bike riders, but we only saw them in the first hour or so.
September 18 to September 19, 2012 John Williams Summit Rock 10 miles 3,750 feet gained 1 night
Absolutely incredible hike. The last 40 feet or so is fairly dangerous, but it can be done if you know what you're doing, without ropes.
September 18 to September 19, 2012 WildBill9685 Elk Cove 20 miles 6,000 feet gained 1 night
This was an awesome hike. I wanted to try and experience all of the north side of Hood. I started about 6 in the morning and hit McNeil point at about 9. From there I made my way down through the burn areas from the 2011 Dollar lake fire. There was still a lot of beautiful meadows tucked away in all the burned trees. Saw some cougar tracks and a lot of bear ...
September 16, 2012 John Williams Black Butte 4 miles 1,750 feet gained
Classic, short summit hike close to town. Beautiful views on a clear day.
September 16, 2012 Krystle Wicks Reservoir 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
September 16, 2012 Mileage Mike Campground: Panther Creek 8.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
We hiked the PCT at Panther Creek and headed up toward NF-68. Near the top of the switchbacks we bushwacked to an abandoned road that traced the PCt but was a 100ft or so below the trail. The road intersects the PCT in the region of the trail that looks like a boot. We then completed the loop using the PCT to head back toward the car. It was cool in the morn...