August 10, 2012 WildBill9685 Sandy Glacier 14.2 miles 3,500 feet gained
This is by far the most amazing hike I've been on this year. The views of the mountain from Yocum Meadow was by far the best I've seen of the mountain so far. It's a bit long but I think everyone that is able bodied needs to see this.
August 10 to August 11, 2012 Nat Turner Olallie Butte 7.5 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
Very cool Summit. Abandoned Look Remains, last used in 1967. Land ceded back to Warm Springs tribe. Had to look at old topo's for the trail map. Quads from 1995/2011 do not show the trail. Use the 1986 Quad for Olallie Lake - this one has the trail on it. Pretty Steep - 2500' in three miles. never really lets up. Kinda overgrown for the first mile - It gets ...
August 8 to August 10, 2012 John Williams Lookout Rock 26 miles 2,000 feet gained 2 nights
If you want seclusion and incredible views this is the place for you.
August 8, 2012 Nat Turner Devils Rest 8.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
We also visited the Springs for the second day in a row. My Dog is way too lucky. (and Tired) Only saw a few big groups out today. Some steady gunfire to the south of Devils Summit, near the end of Multnomah Basin road. I Hope they had a backstop!
August 7, 2012 Nat Turner Wahkeena 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
With The Big Pak. Conditioning.
August 5, 2012 Courtney Basik 3 miles 0 feet gained
Our cousin in Colorado Springs showed us the gorgeous Red Rock Canyon open space in Colorado Springs for a quick hike on my birthday last year.
August 5, 2012 The Angry Hiker Mount Rose 6.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
Hey Ma! I found the most boring hike in the Olympics!
August 5, 2012 Ken Red Mountain 15.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Heard the TH was open so headed up with Dibs. A nice day, sunny and hot. Trail was in good shape. Though parking lot was pretty full, saw only a few people and they were all heading back. Made it to Mackinaw shelter without a problem but then the heat and bugs started to get to us so we turned around a little while later. Still, a great day to be outside hik...
August 5, 2012 Mileage Mike Redrock Pass 10.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Actual Mileage 10.4 miles, elevation gain 2421ft Exceptional views on a ridge trail that weaved in and out of viewpoints. Very hot day and the flies wouldn't leave us alone! We went through 5 liters of water and still had to ration. Highly recommended hike but wait for cooler temps!
August 4 to August 9, 2012 Joshua Hudson Stony Brook 60 miles 13,000 feet gained 5 nights
Days after my dad and I did a 36 mile hike up to Mount Olympus last year we started looking into where we would take a multi-day hike this year. We finally settled on a through hike from the Dosewallips washout to the North Fork of the Quinault trail head with a side trip to Lost Pass. This roughly 60 mile route would take us on the following trails (DOSEWAL...
August 4, 2012 scotty Shady Cove Campground 10.5 miles 500 feet gained
August 4, 2012 WildBill9685 Ramona Falls 7.3 miles 1,000 feet gained
We managed to pick one of the hotter days of the year but that made the cool area around the falls seem that much better. A lot of people on the trail as well.
August 4 to August 5, 2012 Kyle Meyer Soda Peaks Lake 5 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
After a wedding at Edgefield, we awoke in Edgefield, enjoyed brunch, and headed out on a hot Saturday to go find some swimming. I managed to fit all of Christy and I's backpacking gear into just my ULA Ohm, so we had a quick (but strenuous) hike into Soda Peaks Lake. Our campsite had a precut pile of wood next to the fire pit (thanks strangers!) so we drank,...
August 4 to August 5, 2012 Hendrik Morkel 11 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
From the Camp Triglav camping place in Trenta to the spring of the river Soca, this was a nice, relaxing day trip within the UL Summit. On the way back we visited the Alpine Botanical Garden of Slovenia, which showcased many of the flowers we've seen on our trip.
August 4, 2012 Chris Upper Lena Lake 13 miles 4,250 feet gained
A nice trip to Lower Lena Lake. Was planning on staying the night, but it ended up being very buggy, so I made it a day hike. Did a little bit up towards Upper Lena as well. The trout fishing was pretty decent—no state fishing license required in ONP!
August 4 to August 5, 2012 jon Mount Adams 12 miles 6,500 feet gained 1 night
Went with friends this weekend for a saturday overnight on the mountain. Talking with folks at the trailhead the first morning, it sounded like half of the Northwest was up there. One guy said that a ranger told him that there were hundreds of permits taken for the weekend. Not knowing how much of the various ridges were melted out (and lacking a snow shovel...
August 4, 2012 Nat Turner Green Hill 7.5 miles 0 feet gained
Nice way to escape the heat.
August 4 to August 6, 2012 Roman Old Snowy Mountain 15 miles 3,750 feet gained 2 nights
Hiked to Old Snowy Mountain with my mom this weekend. We bailed on Hawkeye Point (planned both summits) because of steep snow and mosquitoes, but still had a great trip. GR is definitely open for business, but if you want to see the best of the flowers (and much fewer flying buggers) my guess is about last weekend of August would be best.
August 4, 2012 Randy Frost Cape Horn 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
Thought we would beat the heat and start early. I have never done this loop in reverse so I thought that it might be more of a workout with more EG. It looks like WTA is cutting in some new tracks below sr14.
August 4, 2012 Mileage Mike Breitenbush Lake Campground 9.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Actual mileage 9.3 miles, elevation 1588ft Although the Portland area was burning up with temperatures in the mid-90's, the temps on the snowfields going towards Jefferson Park were in the 70's! We weren't prepared for so much snow and such slow progress and ended up turning around before reaching the ridge that overlooked Jefferson Park. Many people were on...
August 3 to August 5, 2012 Nick of the woods 1 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights
After my 54 Mile trek in MN I spent the rest of the weekend out here on Bass Lake with some fellow hammock campers.
August 2, 2012 Jen 10 miles 250 feet gained
On a famliy vacation, I was able to visit the Cape Cod National Seashore - multiple locations including Coast Guard Beach, First Encounter Beach, a bog wildlife area in Harwich, and a conservancy site in Dennis. My favorite spot was the dunes area near Provincetown- very much like our own Oregon Dunes!
August 1 to August 3, 2012 Nick of the woods 54 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights
34 mile hike and 20 mile bike ride.
August 1 to August 5, 2012 Hendrik Morkel 43 miles 19,000 feet gained 4 nights
We started from the camping place in Bohinja Bistrica, from where we hiked for five days till Trenta through the Triglav National Park. The highlight was bivying at 2300m elevation on a barren high plateau with Mt. Triglav in view and Ibexes as neighbours. A superb trip!
August 1, 2012 Nat Turner 4 miles 250 feet gained
This place was rad.
August 1, 2012 Nat Turner 7 miles 500 feet gained
I only tasted this sucker, whole thing is 33 miles one way. Bugs were thick, off trail looked miserable. Massive amount of leftover goldrush rusty jumbles.
August 1 to August 3, 2012 Tom 26.5 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights
Hiked from Finland MN south to Beaver Bay with two buddies and had a blast. After the hike we biked about 20 miles back to our vehicles.
July 31, 2012 John Williams Iron Mountain 7.1 miles 1,750 feet gained
Hike here mid-week during wildflower season.
July 31, 2012 Ken Profitts Pond 12.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
This may have been the perfect day for a hike. A beautiful, sunny day, blue skies with only a few cirrus clouds, moderate temps, not too many bugs (but more than enough), incredible views, and a good trail. Lots of snow at 5000' but the trail is always easy to find. The only people we encountered were a couple of guys heading up as we (me and Dibs the wonder...
July 31 to August 2, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Bear Pass 15 miles 3,250 feet gained 2 nights
Camped within the ONP and hiked to Sol Duc Falls, Deer Lake, Sunrise Ridge and Mt. Angeles.
July 30 to July 31, 2012 Barnaby B. Coyote Peak 1 miles 250 feet gained 1 night
My friend Nicky was driving north to Oregon with a few friends and we decided to all go to wine country, do some camping, and drink wine. Super successful.
July 30 to July 31, 2012 Hendrik Morkel 12.5 miles 6,500 feet gained 1 night
A day trip with the UL Summit, this was a very fine ridge walk, though took longer than anticipated.
July 30 to July 31, 2012 Michael Willis Little Cougar Lake 18 miles 5,250 feet gained 1 night
July 29, 2012 Ken Barclay Lake 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Wanted to do a quick hike so headed to Barclay Lake. Nice easy hike. Did try and get up to Eagle Lake but trail is steep and hard to follow so abandoned the idea due to lateness of day. Though crowded on way up I had the trail to myself heading back.
July 29, 2012 Stacey Eruption 13 miles 2,000 feet gained
This hike followed the Boundary Trail to above St. Helens Lake and then continued to Coldwater Peak. The trail is easy and wide for the first mile or so, from that point, the trail follows an exposed ledge (which may scare unexperienced hikers) for about 1/4 mile. After, that, its back to easy hiking until past the junction to Harry's Ridge. After Harry's Ri...
July 29, 2012 Roman Abraham 14.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
July 29, 2012 Bosterson Three Fingered Jack 10 miles 3,000 feet gained
After doing Thielsen, we drove up to Sisters and cowboy camped in the 3FJ parking lot. Got up a little after 5am Sunday and hoofed it along the PCT, then up a horridly steep scree slope (next time I'll do the alternate route that cuts straight to the ridge) and onto the loose scree ridge to the actual climbing. We were the first party up, which was good sinc...
July 28, 2012 scotty Stratigraphy 14.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
July 28, 2012 WildBill9685 Table Mountain 8 miles 3,500 feet gained
Table round 2. This time the weather was beautiful and the views were just amazing. We did take a wrong trail starting out and ended up bushwacking the first mile in. We ran into a group 2 others that had made the same mistake.
July 28, 2012 Chris Cast Creek 4 miles 1,500 feet gained
July 28, 2012 Stacey Mazama 8 miles 2,250 feet gained
Beautiful day for a hike up to Cairn Basin along the Mazama Trail. The last time I was up in this area was last year, one day after the Dollar Lake Fire started. It was interesting to see how the fire changed the look of the mountain. There is still some snow in areas, and we did have to cross a snow bridge to get into Cairn Basin. I'm expecting that the sno...
July 28, 2012 Bosterson Mount Thielsen 10 miles 3,750 feet gained
Trail slog to scree slog up to the summit block, which is about 50 ft of easy 4th class climbing. We had a rope and gear but I would ditch it next time - it's not necessary and just weighted down our packs for the hike.
July 28 to July 29, 2012 Mileage Mike Green Canyon Way 13.7 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
Actual mileage 13.7 miles, elevation gain 2125ft This is my first backpacking trip this summer and it was with my son. Saturday was a spectacular day with great views of the Salmon River and valley. There were a large number of people camping and on the trail but they diminished with distance from the TH! We ended up camping at a small campsite that was a fe...
July 28, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Lost Lake 10 miles 1,250 feet gained
Easy hike w/ great views. Many side trails available for those who like a bit of exploring.
July 26 to July 29, 2012 Jen Plains of Abraham 30 miles 8,000 feet gained 3 nights
Fun backpack with Awildman. The flowers on the Plains of Abraham were spectacular.
July 25 to July 27, 2012 Shane Fossil Lake 21 miles 3,000 feet gained 2 nights
I'll have to add to this later. All I can say for now is that this was an amazing parade of lakes, valleys, mountains, waterfalls, meadows, trout, and general fantastic-ness that I will guarantee a return to this area to do a more thorough exploration. You really get everything you could hope for in this hike. Want to fish? You can hardly get your caddis on ...
July 25, 2012 Kam Pierce Mcneil Point 10 miles 3,000 feet gained
gorgeous day to be on Mt. Hood!
July 24, 2012 jon Sherrard Point 14 miles 4,000 feet gained
July 23 to July 24, 2012 Shane Cottonwood Lake 12 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
This lake is spectacular! Not only were the lakes, creek and surrounding mountains spectacular, but the wildlife was too. On our way into the lake, we saw 3 white-tail bucks and a WOLVERINE! Unfortunately, it was evening by the time we got to the lake, and our cameras weren't up to the task of capturing the shy beast, but no matter, I don't think I'll be for...
