June 9, 2012 Jen Sherrard Point 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
The upper gate is open now. It was a soggy day. I started at the hairpin turn and did the clockwise loop took the LMT down to the Multnomah Way Trail to the Oneonta Trail. The forest has such variety on this loop. The crater meadows are full of blooming marsh marigold and shooting star. The Multnomah Way Trail is a creek. Only saw one other hiker on a Saturd...
June 9, 2012 Shane Tumalo Mountain 3.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
June 9, 2012 Barnaby B. Little Uvas Creek 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Last minute decided to go on a trip with friends. I didn't know much about where they were going, I only knew that I wanted to hike. Turns out that this spot is amazing if you love waterfalls. Granted they are really small waterfalls, and we didn't go during the wet season so they were tiny, but still very cool. There's 5 waterfalls worth seeing and they are...
June 9, 2012 Nat Turner Nesmith Point 11 miles 4,000 feet gained
Super Fun Calf Burner. My GPS says 11.1 miles Right about 4000 Vertical Feet. We went past the lookout/outhouse remains, down north on the point for some better views. Victory Beer tasted extra good today. Aero Loves his new pack, Now he can carry the Beers. The traverse from Nesmith to Oneonta awaits! Oh and that Deer Kill we found was awesome. whole leg se...
June 9, 2012 Mileage Mike Chuckanut Creek 10.1 miles 2,000 feet gained
Actual mileage 10.1miles, elevation gain 2056ft (corrected with gpsfly) This is potentially my last visit to Larrabee State Park in Bellingham, WA as my youngest son graduated from WWU this weekend. We have been hiking this area for 9 years while our 3 son's all attended and graduated from WWU! This was basically a cleanup hike that connected a few of our pr...
June 9, 2012 Kam Pierce Upper Falls Creek 6.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
First car at the TH @8am. Forty-five minutes later, we had the falls all to ourselves. The scramble up to the top tier was fun! Great campsites in this area. Would like to return and explore circuit of trails. Perfect hike for a rainy day with time constraints (had to be back in town by 1p).
June 9, 2012 Bosterson Green Point Mountain 20 miles 5,750 feet gained
Started at Herman Creek at 7:45am. Up Nick Eaton ridge and out to Green Point Mountain. Hit snow around 4000' and it became deep and consolidated with some new fresh snow on top from the previous days' rains. Totally misted over and lots of wind blowing snowmelt and ice and snow bombs out of the trees on us. Cold! Scrapped plans to head down to Rainy and Nor...
June 9, 2012 Stacey Lost Creek Nature 7 miles 1,000 feet gained
Arrived at the trailhead around 9am. I was leading a group of 8 hikers today. We were the second and third cars in the parking lot. We set out in the morning drizzle, for a quick hike up to Ramona Falls. We arrived at the falls around 10:30am, taking the southern side of the loop in, and had the area all to ourselves. We didn't see anyone else until we were ...
June 8 to June 10, 2012 Nick of the woods 23 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights
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June 8 to June 10, 2012 Tom 23.5 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights
I left my house around 1pm and drove through some beautiful farmland on my way to the trailhead. I arrived at the North Country Trail trailhead in Solon Springs, WI about two hours later. After about a mile of walking I realized that I had probably taken the wrong trail, so I called CryotheWild from the forums. After talking with him I decided that I indeed ...
June 7 to June 8, 2012 Nick of the woods 4 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
Hanging out for a night at Snipens house after a 400 mile drive. Getting some shut eye from the hammock before starting the NCT section the next day. Weather was stormy and the whippoorwills noisy.
June 6, 2012 jon Angels Rest 9 miles 3,250 feet gained
This actually accounts for two trips with the GigaPan on consecutive days. Unfortunately, I'm only posting this now due to a heavy work schedule and the sheer amount of time that it takes to put one of these photos together. Since trying the GigaPan out for the first time in April, I wanted to come back with a larger lens. Thankfully no one else at my work n...
June 6, 2012 Roman Coldwater Peak 12.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
The report is at: http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11966 Edit: edited elevation and miles to the numbers measured by a hiker who did it with a GPS http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13269
June 5, 2012 Courtney Basik 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
This was our first hike we took when we moved to Colorado with our good friend and our sister. We hiked to the summit of Deer Mountain and fed chipmunks at the top while overlooking Estes Park, CO.
June 5, 2012 Nat Turner Ramona Falls 7.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
The loop, plus scouting some campgrounds for a timberline trail lap later this summer. Having never seen Ramona Falls before, Fairy Falls comes to mind instantly. This one is bigger and more awesome and stuffs. Next time I'm going up that Yocum Ridge intersection. Tempting.
June 5, 2012 Shane Angels Rest 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
June 5, 2012 Nat Turner Vista Point 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Up Wakeena. Got asked 6 times, "Where does this trail go?" Awesome. Great day, Dodged the showers, stunning storm-scapes across the river at Cape Falcon, and Archer Falls is Back with the recent rains. Props to Jan for the Join!
June 3, 2012 Christophe Deppe Boulder Falls 2.5 miles 500 feet gained
June 3, 2012 Luke Paloutzian Long Meadow 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
This was a moderately difficult hike, depending on how you handle elevation. The trail starts from the Wolverton recreational area parking lot at an elevation of 7200'. You gain about 1200' of elevation over the first three miles of the hike at which point you reach Panther Gap and have a fantastic view of the Great Western Divide, the Castle Rocks, and the ...
June 3 to June 4, 2012 Barnaby B. Francis Beach 5 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
Picked up someones cancelation for Sunday when I realized that it would be a full moon. Normally this is booked solid even on weekdays. My office is only 11 miles away, so I double-checked that the campground had showers, and made sure I had no meetings at work before 10:00. Let me tell you, there is nothing quite like coming in to work on Monday after havin...
June 3, 2012 sucrenoir 7 miles 0 feet gained
Nice walk very close to Brussels in the beautiful Soignes Forest
June 3, 2012 Mileage Mike Devils Lake Fork 12.5 miles 3,750 feet gained
Actual mileage 12.5miles, elevation gain 3760ft (corrected with gpsfly) Lots of distance and elevation on a nice cool day! Not many people on trail for a Sunday. We saw no one from the King's Mt summit all the way back to the Elk Creek Campground! Entire trail was very clean and free of downed trees. Never went on backside of King's Mt. and found it a bit to...
June 3, 2012 Kam Pierce Dog Mountain 7.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Arrived at TH @6:30a - sixth car in the parking lot. By the time we returned @11:30a, no spaces were open and cars parked along Hwy 14. LOTS of wildflowers blooming.
June 3, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Little Ranger Peak 10.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Hiked the Ranger Creek Trail to Little Ranger Peak. Supposed view of Mt. Rainier was obstructed by clouds. Continued on the Ranger Creek Trail to the Boy Scout shelter situated at around 5000'. From there one can take the Palisades Trail to Dalles Ridge which is supposed to have great views but due to deteriorating weather and the cloud cover being uncoopera...
June 3, 2012 Stacey Lindsey Pond 7 miles 2,750 feet gained
Today was the day for my second annual hike up Dog Mountain. We got to the parking lot at around 8:30am and got a spot near the start of the second row. As we were getting our boots and packs on, we watched the steady stream of cars pulling into the parking lot. I was almost like parking at Disney Land, complete with the Forest Service setting up cones and d...
June 2 to June 3, 2012 WildBill9685 Rock Creek Reservoir 12 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
This was a nice backpacking trip. Nice views along the river. Great campsites.
June 2, 2012 Debbi Mosier Creek 9 miles 500 feet gained
June 2 to June 3, 2012 Shane Dublin Lake 14 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
June 2 to June 3, 2012 Kyle Meyer Dublin Lake 14 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
The lake was melted out this time! Didn't see any snow the entire boring hike. Had a wonderful fire and good company. Caught four eastern brook trout on a #16 tan caddis fly—try the northern shore near the underwater logs at sunset. We had the lake all to ourselves on a dry June Saturday. Maybe the big climb keeps people away!
June 2, 2012 Nat Turner Bell Creek 18 miles 3,750 feet gained
Horsetail, Ponytail, Triple, Creek Ford, Switchbacks And those Bell Creek Big Trees. 17.84 miles... Thats a big one for me. All the things they say about the Bell Creek Giants are true. Massive Hemlock, and Fir and Cedar. Trail kinda sucks, overgrown with devils club and vine maple. Pics to come, crossing the creek ford was fun, We had to think about it for ...
June 2, 2012 Roman Hamilton Mountain 7 miles 2,250 feet gained
http://www.portlandhikersfieldguide.org/wiki/Hamilton[underscore]Mountain[underscore]Loop[underscore]Hike
June 2, 2012 Mileage Mike Surprise Lake 8.4 miles 2,500 feet gained
Actual mileage 8.4miles, elevation gain 2599ft (corrected with gpsfly) Great day with no other hikers on the trail. Entire trail snow free until road before Cache Meadows Trail. Cache Meadows trail completely flooded shortly after sign-in box.
June 1 to June 2, 2012 Ryan Cascades (historical) 25 miles 5,500 feet gained 1 night
June 1, 2012 Jen Lazy Bend Campground 3 miles 750 feet gained
I bushwacked up a steep hillside to visit some hanging meadows overlooking the Clackamas.
May 30, 2012 Luke Paloutzian Happy Gap 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
May 30, 2012 Nat Turner Angels Rest 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Weekday Morning. Had the top to myself for at least 20 mins... Not Bad Angel's Rest. I'll Have to stop talking smak about you.
May 29 to June 1, 2012 Nick of the woods 3 miles 0 feet gained 3 nights
Just a good Ol' 4 day campout. Weather was fantastic at upper 30s at night to mid 60s by day. No blood sucking bugs of any kind and the fishing in Lake Rolling Stone was great. This was also the first official overnight hammock camping trip for my friend Jalon Hawk.
May 29, 2012 Debbi 6.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
May 28, 2012 Randy Frost Elowah Falls 8.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Almost identical conditions as last year about this same time. This time we didn't venture out on the 'spine', just hung out on the overlook rock.
May 28, 2012 Mileage Mike Tootle 8.8 miles 1,250 feet gained
Actual mileage 8.8miles, elevation gain 1174ft (corrected with gpsfly)
May 28, 2012 jon Table Mountain 9 miles 3,500 feet gained
May 28, 2012 Stacey City of Portland Reservoir Number 3 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
Gordy, my 6.5 year old dog (lab / bassett mix), loves to hike. The only problem with that is that he was born with a genetic deformity in this front left leg that causes him to hyper-extend his wrist, which in turn is causing his wrist joint to break down as he gets older. He used to join me on my hikes when he was younger, but now, he can't manage more than...
May 28, 2012 catwell2 Warren Creek Falls 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
May 27, 2012 The Angry Hiker Kohr Pond 6 miles 0 feet gained
May 27 to May 28, 2012 Ken Tumwater Campground 14.5 miles 3,000 feet gained 1 night
This was supposed to be an overnight hike to Timothy Meadows but a rather large tree blocked the trail about a half mile out and it was not something I was willing to take on alone so Dibs and I turned back. We found a nice quiet spot to set up camp above the roar of the creek. The hike itself was very pleasant - no bugs, no snakes, no people. The creek cros...
May 27 to May 28, 2012 ChurchFish Ferry Springs Canyon 10.5 miles 250 feet gained 1 night
May 27, 2012 Mileage Mike Punchbowl 9.6 miles 1,750 feet gained
Actual mileage 9.6miles, elevation gain 1650ft (corrected with gpsfly)
May 27, 2012 Debbi Lomoha Reservoir 5.5 miles 750 feet gained
May 27, 2012 Debbi Modoc Reservoirs 3 miles 750 feet gained
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