May 12, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci 8.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Snow began @ the Talapus Lake cut off and I used the micro spikes from there to the 4100' Pratt Lake Basin. Use caution as the snow pack is melting fast and trail is unstable in places.
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May 11, 2012 The Angry Hiker 4 miles 3,250 feet gained
May 11 to May 13, 2012 Barnaby B. 10 miles 1,250 feet gained 2 nights
Started at base camp on Friday, at the hike-and-bike camp. Walked around a little bit in the small trails, saw a waterfall, a stream with ducks. Slept under a giant redwood. Saturday I climbed up the trail into the peak in the open space preserve to the east of the park. 5 or 6 miles each way, the trail through the redwoods was not well maintained fallen tre...
May 11 to May 12, 2012 Kam Pierce 12 miles 5,750 feet gained 1 night
http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&p=81211
May 11 to May 12, 2012 Shane 18 miles 3,250 feet gained 1 night
Some friends and I spent a delightfully hot night out camped by Siouxon Falls. Did a little fishing and a lot of enjoyable hanging out. Woke up the next morning, and we decided to try for a loop around Siouxon Peak. We went the way of Chinook Falls and Creek, which was an easy ford one way, and an easy tree crossing the other way (not for those with poor bal...
May 11 to May 12, 2012 Kyle Meyer 14 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
I think I've finally hit summer backpacking shape. We hiked up to Dublin Lake in 2.5 hours after work on Friday without nary a stop. We had time to collect wood for a big fire, I caught a healthy looking brook trout from a thin strip of melted lake on a dry fly, and we enjoyed the solitude. The lake was predominately frozen over, but the hike was 99% snow fr...
May 10, 2012 Jen 5 miles 750 feet gained
The Ridge Trail starts at the western end of the St Johns Bridge. It's a great starting place for loops incorporating the Firelanes, Wildwood, Lief Erickson, and Hardesty Trails.
May 10, 2012 Nat Turner 10 miles 1,250 feet gained
The first three miles after the Sno Gate are bare Pavement, at least one lane, you could ride a bike. No Snow at all 2700' - Heavy Heavy at 4000' Snotel says 46" at 4010', nearby and I believe that in the parking lot./ less under the trees. The county has plowed to mp 13 sometime in the last 6 weeks. the Final 1.5 miles are soft snow, SS not nessessary, but ...
May 8 to May 13, 2012 RenegadePilgrim 47 miles 500 feet gained 5 nights
This was a 5 night/6 day backpack trip, starting at Bamfield/Pachena Bay in the north and heading south to Gordon River/Port Renfrew. Day 1: Pachena Bay to Darling River, 14km We arrived to the Pachena Bay Trailhead around Noon via the West Coast Trail Bus. We checked in with the ranger, having done our orientation the night before in Port Renfrew. This sect...
May 7, 2012 Water (Matt) 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
May 7, 2012 ChurchFish 7.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
May 6, 2012 Mileage Mike 8.2 miles 500 feet gained
Actual mileage 8.2miles, elevation gain 492ft (corrected with gpsfly)
May 6, 2012 Uncle Durt 10 miles 250 feet gained
The swamp was flooded this day because of days of heavy rains. Many of the trails were impassable. We were forced to walk through shin-deep water for about a mile to the train tracks in order to get back to the car. A beaver passed us with a stick in its mouth while we were walking through the water. Take note that this is a swamp! During times of heavy rain...
May 6, 2012 Kiri & Mary 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
May 6, 2012 Christophe Deppe 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
May 6, 2012 Stacey 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
May 6, 2012 Nat Turner 8 miles 2,750 feet gained
Went Solo, lot was crowded, but only saw a few peeps.... Most of 'em must have gone to the PCT/Benson route, 400 or Pinnacles. Hung for 20 mins at the point, hustled back to a PDX BBQ. Despite two attempts, I am just too freaked to make it all the way out. looking down at 84, and my head is swimming - 2500+ foot drop easily. Maybe I'll make it next time if I...
May 6, 2012 Dustin DuBois 13 miles 3,250 feet gained
http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11513
May 6, 2012 jon 6.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
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May 6, 2012 Jason Bradshaw 2 miles 0 feet gained
went great but the falls were all dried up i guess you can't ask for much in Florida. the wife and id enjoyed the day out.
May 6, 2012 Roman 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Nice day on the mountain. Trailhead parking lot was 100% full and we took the last spot - quite a difference with the last year when Discover Pass was just started.
May 6, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci 10 miles 1,500 feet gained
First time hiking in this area and the plan was to hike to Greenwater and then to Echo Lake. The trail to Greenwater Lake is fine but approx.3 miles past Greenwater Lake and @ approx. 3400' the snow became to deep and the trail to difficult to follow. Will give it a try again in a month or two.
May 5, 2012 catwell2 3 miles 750 feet gained
May 5, 2012 Kam Pierce 12 miles 4,750 feet gained
http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&p=81211
May 5, 2012 Shane 4 miles 250 feet gained
May 5, 2012 Kyle Meyer 20 miles 5,000 feet gained
My friend Kevin and I intended to do the Herman / Benson loop as a one night backpack, bagging Chinidere Mountain on day one. I've been out that way five times now and have always been turned back due to snow or weather conditions. On this trip, it was both. The hike up to and a bit past the Herman Creek crossing was snow free, but then the snow started. Onc...
May 5, 2012 Bosterson 7.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
May 4 to May 5, 2012 Conner Dowling 12 miles 2,250 feet gained 1 night
Quick overnight trip up Herman Creek Trail.
May 4, 2012 Jen 4.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
I got my butt kicked on Loowit. I went with a group of friends; we've been planning this trip for a long time. The forecast did not look good, but it is so hard to arrange our schedules, we decided to go for it anyhow. We rented AT skis at the Mountain Shop, 4 of us doing this for the first time. Started at the Marble Mountain Snow Park, skinned up and came ...
April 29, 2012 WildBill9685 6.1 miles 1,500 feet gained
The was a beautiful hike. But there is poison oak EVERYWHERE. A lot of good views of Hood.
April 29, 2012 Mileage Mike 9.6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Actual mileage 9.6miles, elevation gain 1536ft (corrected with gpsfly)
April 29, 2012 Uncle Durt 6 miles 250 feet gained
April 29, 2012 catwell2 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
April 29, 2012 Kam Pierce 13 miles 4,000 feet gained
http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11453 Took #447 the entire way instead of #406 -> #476; guestimating that this saved one mile or so.
April 29, 2012 Nat Turner 8 miles 250 feet gained
First time here. This place rules. I wonder how crowded the trail gets on Summer days. Def coming back for some backpacking soon.
April 29, 2012 jon 4.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
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April 29, 2012 Debbi 4 miles 0 feet gained
April 29, 2012 Roman 4 miles 750 feet gained
Another short hike for the day. This hike is all about flowers and views, and it was about the time. Balsamroot (aka sunflowers) start nicely but still a week or two before the peak. It was sunny, cool, and very breezy; nice day to be there. Unlike the falls trail, this one is not published (it's on private land but open to hikers) so it had much less crowds...
April 29, 2012 Roman 4 miles 750 feet gained
Thought about doing Munra Pt from Yeon trailhead - the falls were on the way which is nice... Turned out the construction completely razed at least 1/2 mile of Gorge Trail #400 soon after Elowah (they are making some road that parallels the freeway) and I couldn't find the trail on the other end. Didn't feel like going on the freeway shoulder to Moffett Cree...
April 29, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Hiked up Hugo Peak. Took the road down to the Kirkland Pass and then hiked the Trail of the Giants. Descended Hugo Peak via the Reservoir Trail.
April 28 to April 29, 2012 Ken 7 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Beautiful area. Can explore the canyons for days on end. Blue skies, a few rattlers, tons of tics. What more can you ask for?
April 28, 2012 Mileage Mike 11.1 miles 2,500 feet gained
Actual mileage 11.1miles, elevation gain 2411ft (corrected with gpsfly)
April 28 to April 29, 2012 Matt Miller 9 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
Took the Metro North from Penn Station to Sloatsburg Saturday morning and hiked in to Pine Meadow Lake. It's about 1 mile along the highway and 4 on trails, all well-maintained and not too strenuous. We took the long way around the lake looking for a great spot and found one under some tall pine trees right by the water. Dinner was a hearty stroganoff & egg ...
April 28, 2012 Christophe Deppe 4.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
