August 30, 2012 Mileage Mike Sunset Cg 9.6 miles 1,500 feet gained
This is one beautiful wilderness. We only made it a 1/2mile past Lake Waban but would have liked to make it farther. From the pictures I've seen of Lake Harriette I need to go back there for a backpack trip! Even though it was hazy from all the forest fires, it was clear enough for great pictures. It was also cool weather with some breezes. Another great per...
August 29, 2012 Mileage Mike Munson Ridge 9.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Today was exceptionally clear in contrast to the previous smoke filled days. The temperature reached into the low 70s and was refreshingly cool in the shade, but we all got burned from the hot sun at the high altitude. The views on the Alternate PCT rim trail were spectacular and continuous throughout the hike. We decided on a side trip up to The Watchman wh...
August 28, 2012 Mileage Mike Summit Rock 11 miles 1,250 feet gained
We took the East Crater TH (not on map) and cut in to the PCT in about 1/3 mile. My. Thielsen Wilderness is spectacular! There were almost no bugs and the temperature was in the 60's with just a few clouds rolling by every once in a while. We wanted to intersect the summit trail but it was just beyond our desired stop time. A sign near the TH said the trail ...
August 27, 2012 Mileage Mike Summit 10.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
The day started out very hazy with low visibility from fires but cleared as the day progressed. We hiked the PCT around most of Mt. McLoughlin but had no views :(. Met 2 through hikers, Dazzle and Magellan, who talked about all the wildfire issues in California. Beautiful wilderness but it's a wildfire waiting to happen with the huge (and I mean huge) amount...
August 26, 2012 Randy Frost Ptarmigan 10.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
This was my third trip. 4.25 hrs up 3 down. It was clear but very windy up top. I lost my hat into the crater.
August 26, 2012 Mileage Mike Victor Rock 3.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
I'm at Crater Lake for the week. Exceptional weather but some haze from all the wildfires. This was a driving day but wanted a short hike to loosen up. Excellent view from the top!
August 25 to August 26, 2012 diddles_mcbean 23.1 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
August 25 to August 26, 2012 diddles_mcbean 23.1 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
August 25, 2012 jon Devils Rest 7.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
August 25 to August 27, 2012 Water (Matt) Terrace Lakes 7 miles 3,500 feet gained 2 nights
Special trip for me. I grew up fishing with my dad in the midwest, mostly on Lake Erie. But occasionally doing other things. It wasn't until I was 22 and met my one day wife that I actually got into backpacking. That said my cousin showed an interest in fishing pretty early on and joined my dad and I on a lot of trips. Over the years my interest in fishing w...
August 25, 2012 Debbi Top Spur 9 miles 2,000 feet gained
August 25, 2012 Stacey Devils Lake Campground 12.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Left Portland on Friday at 3:45pm, arriving at the Devil's Lake TH / campground shortly before 8pm. We were lucky enough to get the last half campsite. (Thanks again to the wonderful folks who were gracious enough to share!) Despite the cool night temperatures, it hasn't gotten cold enough to frost, so the mosquitos were out in force. I think I got about a d...
August 25 to August 26, 2012 Roman Shoe Lake 19 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
We did the hike as per attached nwhiker.com link; added a side trip to Twin Peaks (trail #1144) and to a butte just west of Shoe Lake. In short, going to Shoe Lake, from mile 5 on, the country is incredible - with open alpine views, fields of flowers, and probably the nicest lake in the Goat Rocks. The color of Shoe Lake is preternatural blue, the bottom is ...
August 25, 2012 Mileage Mike Blue Lake 9 miles 1,750 feet gained
Exceptional weather and clear view of Mt. St. Helens. We took the Toutle Trail #238 to the Sheep Canyon Area. There was a beautiful ~100ft waterfall, from a rock outcropping, a short distance up the Sheep Canyon trail! After turning around we headed back to the TH via the Blue Horse trail. Not many insects except for a few biting flies! The trail was in exce...
August 23 to August 25, 2012 The Angry Hiker Pratt Lake 8 miles 2,250 feet gained 2 nights
August 23 to August 28, 2012 Brett Sierra National Forest 35.5 miles 0 feet gained 5 nights
August 23 to August 25, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Litchy Creek 12 miles 1,500 feet gained 2 nights
Camped @ Staircase and day hiked up to Big Log Camp.
August 22, 2012 Jen Salmon Mountain 8.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
I hiked along the Plaza Trail from Abbot Road and visited Sheepshead Rock, then continued to the junction with the Salmon Mountain Trail and headed out that ridgeline. I tried to find the DC-9 crash site and failed, but I did find the nearby helicopter crash site- the search party that went looking for the plane the next day. I also found someone's camera, w...
August 20 to August 21, 2012 Nat Turner Tunnel Falls 15.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
A little up, then Down, Down Down. OMG Tunnel falls is cool. The exposure on the trail above is magic.
August 20 to August 22, 2012 Bosterson Ice Lake 25.5 miles 8,500 feet gained 2 nights
Day 1: drove from Portland and hiked into Ice Lake to set up a base camp for some exploring. Day 2: set out off trail heading south up a sketchy scree slope up the side of Craig Mountain, got to a false summit and decided to skip the true summit to leave more time for the Razz Lake exploration. Traversed along the north side of the ridge to a notch that led ...
August 19, 2012 Ken Schriebers Meadow 8.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
What an incredible day! Absolutely beautiful, sun blazing, temps comfortable, and no one on the trail. Headed up Park Butte Trail to the upper junction with Scott Paul, doing a clockwise loop. Breathtaking views. Trail is in good shape but there is a challenging water crossing not long after the suspension bridge. Wound up wading across carrying Dibs. Force ...
August 19, 2012 jon South Sister 12 miles 5,000 feet gained
A little hazy from the fires to the north, but otherwise great weather and not-so-great scree.
August 19 to August 21, 2012 Nat Turner Indian Mountain 7.5 miles 1,750 feet gained 2 nights
Camped near Indian Springs for the weekend, along the road 2 miles above Wathum Lake. Walk to the lake and Swam, hit the summit of Chinidere on Sat afternoon. Best views ever. Bonus Carin and cool rock formations to sit upon. No one else there but us dudes.
August 19, 2012 Roman McNeil Point 9 miles 2,000 feet gained
Started late, and only hiked to the shelter. Flowers are very nice higher on the trail, just notch past their peak. Watched helicopter circling west side of Mt. Hood for over 1.5 hours, then almost landing on Yocum Ridge (there wasn't flat place to land but it spent good 10 minutes hanging just above the ground at one spot). Some hikers mentioned somebody ha...
August 19, 2012 Mileage Mike 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
I don't recommend this hike as the Douglas trail in this area is heavily brushed and grown over. Large amount of blackberries and oregon grape make for a painful experience. Unfortunately, I tripped on a branch beneath the brush and fell. Nothing broken or torn but my knee doesn't feel the best. Couldn't really be avoided as it was a big branch, covered by t...
August 18, 2012 scotty Bull of the Woods 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
August 18 to August 19, 2012 Kyle Meyer Soda Peaks Lake 5 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
Another delightful adventure out to Soda Peaks Lake for swimming. This time I carried out a raft and swam for hours and hours. This lake gets surprisingly warm and it's position at the edge of a ridge gives a consistent wind which eliminates mosquitoes.
August 18, 2012 WildBill9685 Big Bull Lake 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
This is one of the best caves I've been in so far. A bit too busy though. It was a nice trip on a hot day. We took the long route through the caves and it seemed like we were down there forever. I wasn't able to get a lot of pictures, my camera's flash wasn't good enough but it was still an amazing experience.
August 18, 2012 WildBill9685 Big Lizard (historical) 0.2 miles 250 feet gained
I don't know if it'd really be considered a hike but still awesome stroll up to the top to see the blast zone.
August 18, 2012 Chris Serene Lake 13 miles 2,750 feet gained
Did the loop. Lots of flies out there, but decent fishing. It was nice to have some cooler weather for a change.
August 18 to August 19, 2012 Shane Soda Peaks Lake 4.5 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
August 18, 2012 Stacey Cloud Cap Saddle Campground/Day Use 8 miles 2,750 feet gained
Another fantastic day on Mt. Hood! The forecast on Saturday left open the possibility of rain and thunderstorms, so we left the trailhead, with a watchful eye to the sky. As luck would have it, there was only one good and extremely short down pour the entire day; and it occured right after we had ducked into the the Cooper Spur shelter. After the rain ended,...
August 17, 2012 WildBill9685 Sheep Canyon 2 miles 500 feet gained
Nice stroll through lava canyon. Went with a group that had kids so didn't go too far into it. Nice views and the suspension bridge was awesome
August 17, 2012 Stephanie McCloud 4 miles 750 feet gained
Near Pikes Peak in Colorado. Made time for some hiking while we were on our way to Denver for an overnight IKEA run.So glad we did because this was easy with a huge payoff...The perfect combination for hiking at 6 months pregnant. I know we had a view of Pikes Peak throughout most of this hike...but I'm not sure which peak it is! Ha.
August 16 to August 17, 2012 Jack Twin Lakes 4 miles 250 feet gained 1 night
Relatively close to home so we decided to beat the heat and head to the Twin lakes for the night to swim and fish. Arrived Thursday and was set up in our lake side site by 1. Expected to see more people, it being so hot, but, we had the entire lake to ourselves w/ the exception of a few day hikers. With our strong desire to hit the water we forgot our poles ...
August 15 to August 18, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Blooms Bay 15.5 miles 500 feet gained 3 nights
Family camping trip to Lake Ozette. Day hiked the Ozette Triangle and to The Hole in the Wall.
August 14, 2012 Shane Tom Dick and Harry Mountain 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Beautiful day
August 14, 2012 jon Tom Dick and Harry Mountain 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
So many beeeeees
August 13, 2012 Tobi Lehman Tunnel Falls 12 miles 1,250 feet gained
Hiked with four other people, good fun.
August 12, 2012 Stacey Lolo Pass 10.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
We got a late start on this hike, arriving at the trailhead shortly before noon. I was hoping we'd be able to snag a decent parking spot from one of the backpackers getting off the trail. As luck had it, a truck pulled out of a spot in the top spur TH lot, shortly before we arrived. :) As usual the trail to McNeil point was busy as it usually is on warm week...
August 12, 2012 Mileage Mike Placid Lake 11.9 miles 1,750 feet gained
Actual mileage 11.9 miles, Elevation Gain1805ft It was a beautiful day in Indian Heaven Wilderness. We didn't see many bugs until we got close to Eunice Lake, on the PCT. There is NO snow on the PCT and only small pockets in shady or northern facing slopes! Very few people on any of the trails but the parking lot was full due to campers.
August 12, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Baker Point 12 miles 3,000 feet gained
There is bit of snow to traverse here and there after Summerland but it's no big deal.
August 11, 2012 The Angry Hiker Del Campo Peak 11 miles 4,250 feet gained
August 11 to August 12, 2012 Water (Matt) Mount Shuksan 11.5 miles 4,750 feet gained 1 night
cross posted from cascadeclimbers.com First saw this climb in 2008 before I'd done anything more than stuff on the AT or a few Oregon scrambles. Needless to say it stood in my mind as a beacon of climbing aspiration. Having done it I'm sure it was well within my abilities a while ago but it still feels spectacular to accomplish something I'd kind of dreamt a...
August 11 to August 12, 2012 Ken Johnson Ridge 15.5 miles 5,750 feet gained 1 night
Very hot day. Sun was shining brightly. Trail in decent shape overall but about 3 miles in is very overgrown. Some snow lingers but nothing of note. Only saw 2 people heading out as we headed in. Bugs got more intense once at the ponds. Night was uneventful. Heading out in the morning we saw no one. The heat was incredible. The only breeze was hot. Still, ho...
August 11 to August 12, 2012 Kyle Meyer Wildcat 7 miles 250 feet gained 1 night
Beautiful, restorative trip into Siouxon Creek. This place in August is magic. Go to 3 miles up the trail at 3pm for a perfect swimming hole and rocks to jump from. The pool below Siouxon Falls has all the fishes.
August 11 to August 12, 2012 Shane The Dome 16 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
Made a quick overnight to Dome camp from the Johnston Ridge Observatory. Feasted on huckleberries and strawberries along the way. Caught a glimpse of about a dozen elk. Watched the Perseid meteor shower until 2:30 in the morning. Hiked back. Good times had by all.
August 11 to August 12, 2012 Roman Paradise Park Loop 12.5 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
Sleeping under the sky without a tent & watching Perseid Meteor Shower was awesome! Sorry no night pictures.
August 11, 2012 Chris Mcneil Point 11.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Nice day. Bugs weren't too bad, and the crowds were manageable. The flowers are just about at their peak. Started up the spur a little for a better view.
August 11, 2012 Mileage Mike Swampy Meadows 14 miles 2,000 feet gained
Exceptional clear day with fantastic coolish weather. We wanted to connect to the Stagman Ridge trail that we had done before. We don't typically do this distance in one day but were feeling great, so we continued to Horseshoe Meadows area for a great view of Mt. Adams! The mosquitos were active above the 5300ft elevation where we first saw snow. Several gro...
