January 6 to January 7, 2012 Shane Mount Saint Helens 10 miles 5,000 feet gained 1 night
See Kyle Meyer's TR. It's really accurate.
Recent Hikes
January 6 to January 7, 2012 jon Monitor Ridge (Climbing Route) 8.5 miles 4,250 feet gained 1 night
Went with Kyle and some other friends. Summiting wasn't in the cards this weekend, unfortunately.
January 6 to January 7, 2012 Kyle Meyer Monitor Ridge 10 miles 5,000 feet gained 1 night
Spent the night near the parking lot in wait for an early morning assault on Mt. Saint Helens. Unfortunately, the summit was not in the cards for the climb, with a thick layer of rime ice making the climb extremely treacherous. We turned back a half mile and 1000 vertical feet from the summit. I'm going to wait until some real snow gets laid down before atte...
January 6, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Squak Mountain 10 miles 2,000 feet gained
This moss laden forest is an nice alternative hiking area to it's much more crowded neighbor Tiger Mtn. Many well signed trail options offer a moderate climb to the remnants of the Bullitt Lodge and the peaks 2000' summit.
January 6, 2012 Dustin DuBois Council Crest 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Same hike as last time except I missed the last mile because the in-town trails are creepy at night and I don't trust them by myself, unarmed, with no flashlight =D.
January 5, 2012 Nat Turner City of Portland Reservoir Number 6 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
Despite the pin drop, we did not go swimming in the Drinking Water.
January 4, 2012 Christophe Deppe 5 miles 2,000 feet gained
January 4, 2012 Nathan Switchback Falls 4 miles 750 feet gained
A short snowshoe trip up White River
January 4, 2012 Jen 5 miles 0 feet gained
I visited some cool limestone caves in the Citrus Tract of WSF.
January 4, 2012 Nat Turner Mount Tabor 3.5 miles 750 feet gained
Up Starks, through some weird alleys, both summits, and Lucy along for the walk, MSH and hood in full view as well as that rainstorm. in under the wire!
January 3, 2012 Christophe Deppe 4 miles 250 feet gained
January 3, 2012 Dustin DuBois Council Crest 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
My first hike of 2012 and, while I wasn't able to make it out of town or do a "loony" hike, it was a great morning for a stroll through some of Portland's trail system. I did the Marquam Trail to Council Crest Out-and-Back for breakfast this morning (started around 7am), except I did it backward. I got dropped off below Council Crest where Talbot turns into ...
January 3, 2012 Nat Turner Mount Tabor 4 miles 500 feet gained
Same Same Different Day.
January 3, 2012 Josh Mayer 6 miles 0 feet gained
Hiked up a pavered path above Dali, Yunnan, China. Early on had lots of Chinese tombs (it is China). Bypassed some guards to check out abandoned hermitage, I guess, on a cliffside. After that I found the main horizontal path following the mountain range (about half-way up). Headed back down from Zhonghe Temple along the trail that follows the chairlift. More...
January 2 to January 9, 2012 Nick of the woods 22 miles 0 feet gained 7 nights
I spent a week in northern Wisconsin testing out the new DIY pulk and getting my hammock and gear ready for another winter camping season. All went well except for the 40 degree weather and lack of deep snow. I had to use spikes instead of snow stakes due to the lack of snow.
January 2, 2012 Mileage Mike Bunker Hill 7.7 miles 1,500 feet gained
Actual mileage 7.7 miles Elevation gain 1409ft (corrected with gpsfly)
January 2, 2012 Christophe Deppe 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
January 2, 2012 trishac Moffett Falls 6.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
2012 goal is to hike Mt Defiance in the Columbia Gorge in late July. Nesmith Point is an awesome conditioning hike for that trial and we knew that we would likely not make it all the way to the top in the time frame we set for ourselves. We did about 6.5 of the 9 miles, and about 2200 feet of up, in 4.5 hours.
January 2, 2012 Monica Warrior Point 9 miles 0 feet gained
Nice hike on Sauvie's island, weather wasn't too bad and only heard minimal gun shots.
January 2, 2012 Sirhikesalot1 Alpine Campground 4 miles 750 feet gained
Short snowshoe up from the snow park. Had a great time.
January 2, 2012 Nat Turner City of Portland Reservoir Number 1 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Boring Day in Town. Areo made it better.
January 2, 2012 Phoebe "BertMoss" Henrici Bar (historical) 9 miles 0 feet gained
It started out nice and clear with some mountain views but soon the rain kicked in. Saw quite a few hikers, many more than I had expected. The lighthouse was cool, smaller than I expected... the abandoned house foundation/chimney and fireplace was pretty neat too. Only saw a few birds... on account of the hunters. Glad I had on my (everyday) bright orange ja...
January 2, 2012 Jen 5 miles 0 feet gained
It's pretty flat here but I got to do some bushwacking today!
January 1, 2012 Ken Dickerman Mtn 3 miles 1,000 feet gained
A quick hike for the New Year in the snow.
January 1, 2012 Stacey Wawona Point 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
January 1, 2012 Christophe Deppe 3 miles 1,750 feet gained
January 1, 2012 Debbi White Pass Lake (Leech Lake) Campground 4 miles 250 feet gained
January 1, 2012 Nat Turner Nedonna Lake 3 miles 250 feet gained
Easy Stroll with the Hound.
January 1, 2012 Nat Turner Wells Cove 5.5 miles 500 feet gained
New Years Day. Everything was great. I saw a Whale.
January 1, 2012 Randy Frost Wahkeena Falls 9.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
A nice start to the new year! We managed to miss rain for all but 15 mins.
January 1, 2012 Jen 4 miles 0 feet gained
Sun sand swimming yoga parasailing plus a little morning run
January 1, 2012 Phoebe "BertMoss" Doane Creek 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
Nice warm, clear day for a hike, wanted to head to the Gorge but I knew weekend/holiday/nice weather was the trifecta for lame crowds. Managed to squeeze in a short hike before the sun set. YAY for a new year of hiking
January 1, 2012 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Si 8 miles 3,250 feet gained
A bit snowy the last couple of miles from the top but not to bad. MIcrospikes, while not absolutely neccessary, did make the climb and the desent quite a bit easier. Was very windy @ the summit. Haystack snowy/icy so did not attempt to summit. Crowds light.
December 31, 2011 Debbi Knuppenburg Lake 4 miles 500 feet gained
December 31, 2011 jon Balch Canyon 4.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
December 31, 2011 Debbi Knuppenburg Lake 4.5 miles 250 feet gained
December 31, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Eightmile Loop 3 miles 500 feet gained
A quick afternoon snowshoe up to the Five Mile Butte fire lookout. We parked the truck just up from Eight Mile Crossing and shoed the rest of the way in.
December 31, 2011 jon Balch Canyon 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
December 30, 2011 Christophe Deppe 4 miles 500 feet gained
December 30, 2011 Chris 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
We only made it a few miles before we had to turn around because of ice—no microspikes.
December 30, 2011 Josh Mayer 6 miles 0 feet gained
Kunming, city of eternal spring, is my temporary reprieve from the damp cold of Chengdu for several days. The West Hills, with their steep cliffs facing the city, also overlooks the large lake the city borders. I wandered from random dirt trail to trail, past hamlets and gardens. Eventually I ended up climbing through the Little Stone Forest. Visited some pa...
December 30, 2011 Eric Peterson Moffett 15.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
Always wanted to go as far as I could up old Tanner Creek Trail 431, it used to actually go all the way up into the Bull Run but of course the sillies closed that all off and now poor old 431 is barely even there anymore... :( Was fun anyway! :) Happy New Year!!
December 30, 2011 jon Oneonta 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
December 29, 2011 Christophe Deppe 3 miles 500 feet gained
December 29, 2011 Christophe Deppe 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
December 28, 2011 Christophe Deppe 3 miles 250 feet gained
December 28, 2011 jon Silver Star Mountain 6.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
December 28, 2011 Chris 2 miles 250 feet gained
Finishing off the year with some wild horsies, and reaching my 1000 mile goal.
