November 6, 2011 Christophe Deppe Perry Creek 10 miles 3,500 feet gained
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November 6, 2011 Phoebe "BertMoss" 4 miles 500 feet gained
Lots of puddles and fungus.
November 6, 2011 Jen Mowich Butte 11 miles 2,000 feet gained
I started where the PCT crosses 2070. This section of the PCT between CG2070 and the old FS 41 road is quite lovely and very mellow elevation gain- good section for running. I passed about 5 small waterfalls enroute. Turned west on FS 41 to find Mowich Butte- a former LO site. Views are mostly covered up by trees now, but you can crawl through them on the no...
November 6, 2011 Eric Peterson Kings Mountain 5 miles 2,500 feet gained
November 5, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Smith Rock 3 miles 750 feet gained
A cold day at Smith Rock with friends. After the hike it was off to Baldy's in Bend for some BBQ...
November 5 to November 6, 2011 Joe Omundson Shady Glen 20 miles 5,000 feet gained 1 night
November 5, 2011 Kyle Meyer Ferry Springs Canyon 8 miles 250 feet gained
Easy hike with Shane along the Deschutes in search of sunshine and fish. We found the former but not the latter. :[
November 5 to November 6, 2011 Chris Murphy Creek 4.5 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
Another easy hike. Just getting outside. No rain!
November 4, 2011 Chris Old Salmon River 6 miles 250 feet gained
Probably the easiest and one of the most relaxing hikes of the year.
November 4, 2011 Eric Peterson Mount Defiance 20 miles 5,500 feet gained
Fun day hike from Wyeth up to Defiance. Snow started around 2800' and there is 4" on top of Defiance.
November 4, 2011 Roman Hamilton Mountain 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
November 2, 2011 Roman Mount Defiance 11.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Took Mt. Defiance trail up, then Starvation Ridge trail down. After reading so much about this hike, it turned much better than expected. Vine maples put on a show on a lower half of the trail. I liked Warren Lake, it's not jammed deep in dark gorge but still feels like mountain lake. There are a couple of nice campsites on the lake. It's right that you don'...
November 2, 2011 jon Tom Dick and Harry Mountain 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
My original thought was to get up to Cooper Spur before the coming wet weather. Unfortunately, my brain wasn't in Winter Mode yet because I forgot to bring chains, which made my attempt at driving the Civic up an icy Cloud Cap Road comical if not idiotic. I turned back, went up to Timberline, then headed to TDH for a quick hike. Snow on the trail started aro...
November 1, 2011 Jen Tom Dick and Harry Mountain 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
Snow starts just above Mirror Lake. Bonus for today was spotting a pika! he posed for me but I was very slow getting the camera out and only got one good shot. Also took a side trip to Yocum Falls- had fun wandering around on the "Original Wagon Route" and the old highway.
November 1, 2011 Bosterson Augspurger Mountain 17.5 miles 6,250 feet gained
Went into the Gorge to do the Dog and Augspurger figure-8 that includes portions of the old Cascade Crest Trail along some forest roads. Followed the same route as the linked TR except we cut across a different forest road that crosses the SW flank of Augspurger so we could stay in the sunshine. (Surprisingly the distance and elevation is the same.) Augspurg...
October 30, 2011 Julia Beckler Peak 7.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
October 30, 2011 Joe Omundson Scotty Creek 5 miles 2,500 feet gained
October 30, 2011 Eric Peterson Yeon Mountain 20 miles 5,000 feet gained
7:00 am meetup at Horsetail Falls TH. Peder, Thum, Don Nelsen, Mayhem and myself. Took the RJ up to both cabins but this time DN took us up the correct way to the 2nd cabin. :) Bushwhacked from the 2nd cabin up to Horsetail Creek trail to head over to Bell Creek Way that got us up to 424. Crossed Larch Mt. area using 446 to get over to 441 for the 3rd cabin ...
October 29 to October 30, 2011 Kristof Keppens 20.5 miles 2,250 feet gained 1 night
Quick overnight trip to Echternach for the mullerthal trail 2, the nicest and toughest of the 3 available trails. Wonderfull area.
October 29, 2011 Jen 10 miles 1,000 feet gained
I was vacationing in Chester CT for a few days and had a chance to go on a nice New England forest hike every morning. I would choose a different section of the forest for each walk. Solitude on every single hike (all weekdays), and easy bushwacking. The fall colors were terrific and it was interesting to walk around in the eastern forest- very few conifers!
October 29, 2011 Christophe Deppe Berkeley Park 10 miles 3,250 feet gained
Started at the White River Campground up to Sunrise and then over to the Burroughs. I had planned on doing a loop back down to Glacier Basin, but once I was up on the 2nd Burrough the trail was impossible to follow and since I haven't been there before I decided to go back the way I came.
October 29 to October 30, 2011 Chris Corral Lake 52 miles 7,500 feet gained 1 night
[This.](http://wenthiking.com/users/1-kyle-meyer/hikes/1078-trail-around-the-three-sisters) More pictures to the right.
October 29, 2011 Joe Omundson Catherine Creek Shortcut 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
October 29 to October 30, 2011 Kyle Meyer South Matthieu Lake 52 miles 7,500 feet gained 1 night
Went with Chris (arundodonax) on our version of a loony hike—a loony backpack around the Three Sisters in a single night. ## Day 1 Saturday, we opted to start on the west side of the mountains due to the good weather, and it was stunningly beautiful. All three mountains stayed visible throughout the day, each collecting lenticular clouds midday. We blazed th...
October 29, 2011 Roman Zigzag Glacier 5 miles 2,750 feet gained
After several plan changes on the way, my dad and I hiked up on Silcox Hut trail (that branches up from Timberline Trail) and then followed ski lift uphill to about 8600' when the trail ended. I was surprised how easy it was - it seems I could physically do the other half way to the summit (not sure if I can do it technically, since I never used crampons, ax...
October 28 to October 30, 2011 Matt Y. 16 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights
Sorry, don't have any significant stats, but this was pretty hilly terrain, with lots of ups and downs. Great fall hike with nice trails and solitude. Campsites were somewhat crowded, but we had plenty of room to spread out and keep to ourselves. Water stations & outhouses at each camp outpost.
October 26 to October 27, 2011 Water (Matt) Mount Hood 9.5 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
Nice little trip to a place in Mt. Hood National Forest Probably our favorite little nook of the woods. Incredibly saw trout of a size I did not believe existed in such a tiny bit of water. Cooked 1, threw the rest back. Actually left in the middle of the night. I'd forgotten the tent pole so the bottom of the tent was sagging. When we woke up in a misty clo...
October 25, 2011 Chris Guild Lake (historical) 3 miles 500 feet gained
October 25, 2011 Roman Wood Lake 8.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
My dad and I did a loop from Cultus Creek campground, up on trail 108 to PCT (with a side trip to one of Bird Mtn simmits), south on PCT to Bear Lake, a side trip to Elk Lake, back track to Clear Lake, then we went down Indian Heaven trail #33 and visited Cultus and Deep lakes. It was barely above freezing all day, with the trails icy and rime on the trees o...
October 24, 2011 Julia Mount Persis 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
October 23, 2011 Chris North Lagoon 6.5 miles 500 feet gained
October 23, 2011 Debbi Mantel Lake 6 miles 0 feet gained
October 23, 2011 Christophe Deppe Pratt Lake 8 miles 2,250 feet gained
October 22, 2011 Roman Cyrus Hill 13 miles 2,250 feet gained
Showed my mother the same area we hiked with my dad a few days earlier, this time made a longer loop. Everything but the first 1.5 miles is really interesting.
October 22, 2011 Eric Peterson Mount Defiance 26.5 miles 7,500 feet gained
Had a fun trip bringing Crusak back to health!
October 21, 2011 Kyle Meyer Sunstrip Campground 8 miles 250 feet gained
Took a day hike with a friend. We were looking for a place that was fishable, mellow, and had some distance. The Clackamas River Trail turned out to be the place! Really easy hike, and caught a beautiful cutthroat halfway up Pup Creek Falls.
October 20, 2011 Phoebe "BertMoss" Independence Ridge 2.5 miles 750 feet gained
what a fabulous sight!! I am so glad I finally visited the lake. There were still wildflowers in bloom. Wonderful day.
October 20, 2011 Jen Skunk Creek 5 miles 500 feet gained
I visited the Alder Flat Trail and "The Pipeline" along the Oak Fork coming out of Lake Harriet. At the latter location, I was trying to reach an old mine site, but was stymied because FS4830 was closed due to a slide andI got cliffed out on my bushwack. No matter- still a great fall day in the forest.
October 20, 2011 Roman 5.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Nice little known loop with a different perspective of Smith Rocks.
October 18, 2011 ChurchFish Cooper Spur 6.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
October 18, 2011 ChurchFish Eightmile Loop 3 miles 500 feet gained
October 17, 2011 jon South Sister 12 miles 5,000 feet gained
I swore I would never do this one again with no snow coverage up on the cone. Scree is the absolute worst hiking surface on the planet. Well anyway, after seeing some of the recent photos of South Sister I thought that I'd give it a go, thinking that there would be enough snow up there to make the descent not completely awful. . . I was sorta right. SS so fa...
October 16 to October 17, 2011 Julia Bridge Creek Cutoff 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
October 16 to October 17, 2011 Roman Lake Wapiki 12 miles 2,750 feet gained 1 night
With this weather I just had to go somewhere. Since the high mountains were already snowed in, and I didn't feel ready for winter, Indian Heaven looked like the best choice. Plus, I left Lemei Rock for a solo trip and now it looked like I can finally check it off my list. Decided to make it 2-night trip with Rock and exploration around Wapiki Lake on one day...
October 16, 2011 Debbi Lateral L 4 miles 250 feet gained
October 15 to October 16, 2011 Joe Omundson Kloshe Chuck Reservoir 22 miles 5,000 feet gained 1 night
October 15, 2011 Debbi Umtanum Creek 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
October 15, 2011 Christophe Deppe Snoqualmie Mountain 5 miles 3,250 feet gained
October 15, 2011 Jen Doane Point 4 miles 500 feet gained
First trail run in over a month-it felt so good.