October 15, 2011 Stephanie McCloud 12.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
From Canyon Estates parking lot we took the South Crest trail to the Faulty Trail, then took Barts Trail up the mountain. Faulty Trail was very wooded with less rocks—much like the trails I'm used to back east. The Barts Trail was rocky and straight uphill for an hour until we reached the the South Crest trail that runs the along the ridge of the Sandias. We...
October 15, 2011 Chris Tranquil Lake 11.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
Another scrapped hike this year. I had a pass for the Enchantments, so that was the plan. Got three quarters of the way up Aasgard and decided to turn around because of what could become dicey snow on the way down, given all the melting that was going on. It probably was fine, and now I'm kicking myself, but with all the stories of deaths on Aasgard, I decid...
October 15, 2011 Eric Peterson Tomlike Mountain 31.5 miles 6,250 feet gained
Woo hoo! Great hike guys! Thanks again for the great day! :) Meet Mayhem and Thum at around 6:00 am at the Herman Creek campground trail head. The gate is still open to park up above Forest Lane but the campground is closed for the winter. Thum engineered this one, about 32 miles for the day and 6300 EG. Herman Creek, 406, up to Tomlike spur trail for a awes...
October 14 to October 16, 2011 Kyle Meyer Pine Creek 10.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 2 nights
Left the city late Friday to camp out for an early morning bushwhack down into Salmon River Meadows which is a wilderness established in 2009 southeast of Trillium Lake. We parked at the Frog Lake trailhead, hiked across Highway 26 by headlamp, and ducked into the woods. We hiked for an hour or so until we found relatively flat ground to make a camp spot. We...
October 14, 2011 Debbi Mill Pond 6 miles 0 feet gained
October 14, 2011 Jen Bunker Hill 2 miles 250 feet gained
Wandering around in the woods for a few hours collecting chanterelles. Didn't cover much ground but it was sure nice to be out there.
October 14, 2011 Roman Little Badger 9 miles 2,750 feet gained
Did this loop again, this time clockwise. The weather was not as good as last time, but at least it didn't rain. Fall colors really start showing up, not much on this trail but the road 48 through MHNF was on fire with vine maples!
October 12, 2011 ChurchFish Dublin Lake 9 miles 2,500 feet gained
October 12, 2011 jon Mount Defiance 12 miles 5,000 feet gained
I think I hiked this in the reverse that others normally do: by going up Starvation Ridge, and coming down the Mt. Defiance trail. Higher up, some fall colors have started showing and everything was really wet. There was one person camping up near the radio towers, but otherwise empty on the trail. I was worried about slipping everywhere on my way down, but ...
October 11, 2011 Roman Opal Canyon 9 miles 1,750 feet gained
Pretty sure about the miles (went all Otter Bench trails but the lower 1/4 mile of "Pink Trail" - the wind in that narrow canyon was horrendous!), but the elevation is wild guess. The trails mostly flat with few viewpoints but 2 short ones are going steeply into the canyon and quite interesting. For some reason, I cannot seem to upload photos that are withou...
October 9, 2011 Joe Omundson Top Spur 9.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
October 8, 2011 Debbi Horsetail Falls 6 miles 500 feet gained
October 8, 2011 Christophe Deppe Mount Si 8 miles 3,250 feet gained
Did a loop up the Mount Teneriffe Road to Mount Si and down the Mount Si Trail.
October 8, 2011 Eric Peterson Franklin Ridge 25 miles 5,000 feet gained
Met Mayhem, again, sigh, at the Multnomah Falls Lodge HWY 30 parking lot at about 6:12 am. He had to go potty really bad, #2, so he was a bit late meeting up with me as he was busy trying to find a open toidy. I guess he found one down at the Ainsworth CG. Hit up the Wakkeena return trail from the lodge area to get started. Filled up a water bottle at the Wa...
October 7, 2011 Julia Wallace Falls 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
October 7, 2011 Jen Arnold Ice Cave 3 miles 0 feet gained
Took the kids on a caving adventure.
October 7 to October 8, 2011 Chris Golden Lake 42 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
Friday morning, I headed down over Santiam Pass, into Sisters, and then up into a raincloud known as Lava Canyon Trailhead. I knew the rain wouldn't last though—you could see the weather was just lingering over the Cascades from the Sisters. My plan was to do the Three Sisters Loop in 2 days. At just over 50 miles, this was totally doable, but as I would lat...
October 7, 2011 Roman Little Badger 9 miles 2,750 feet gained
Did a loop counter-clockwise. Will post report in PH in a bit...
October 6, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 High Ridge 3 miles 1,000 feet gained
I enjoy the old lookout towers, since I was in the area I could'nt resist. It had recently snowed, and was extremely foggy and I could barely see the top of the tower.
October 6, 2011 Roman Grizzly Lake 8.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
The forecast called for a balmy 47F and partly cloudy skies. So why not visit this area again - I took a break from craigslist.jobs and my dad had a day off anyway. Long story short, when we got there it was gray drizzle, clouds laying on the ground and 39F. We did get a sunbreak or two near Bear Pass - a good bonus as it's very scenic point. When we continu...
October 5, 2011 Josh Mayer 4 miles 0 feet gained
During National Day (Chinese, one week off) my friend and I headed to western Sichuan, China to test out my new camera (Canon 50D, with 17-40mm) and avoid boredom. We left the town of Moxi, and rode the tourist bus for one hour up to the trailhead/cable-car. We chose to walk (the cable car will take you to a bluff with some Buddhist building and viewing pavi...
October 4, 2011 Jen Pepper Mountain 4 miles 500 feet gained
I'm taking it easy these days due to a returned back injury. Don't mind too much right now because it's mushroom season and that keeps the brakes on.
October 4, 2011 jon 4.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Up and Down, Up and Down, Up and Down. This short North Coast hike to Hanakapi'ai Beach tops out at about 600 feet, but in the two miles to get there, it feels that you've topped out a dozen times. This trail actually continues for a total of eleven miles along the shore, ending at the secluded Kalalau Beach; a gorgeous area that has its own permanent "homel...
October 2, 2011 Joe Omundson Lost Creek Nature 9.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
October 2, 2011 Roman Steins Pillar 7.5 miles 750 feet gained
Easy family hike and a LOONG drive to get out of rain. Ochocos are a beautiful place though.
October 2, 2011 jon 6 miles 2,250 feet gained
October 2, 2011 Debbi Willamette Slough 6 miles 0 feet gained
October 2, 2011 Chris Cooper Spur 8.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
I took the ridge line up towards Cooper Spur, and then eventually headed back down to the trail before the shelter. I made another wrong turn and started up the lower ridge, when I realized that I would have to hoof it over up the hill. Snow started at 8000', and I turned around just before the "top"—around 8300'—because the sleet and wind were really pickin...
October 1, 2011 Debbi Little Crater Lake 8 miles 250 feet gained
October 1, 2011 Stephanie McCloud 2.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Amazing.
October 1, 2011 Christophe Deppe Mount Ellinor 6 miles 3,250 feet gained
October 1, 2011 Eric Peterson Sherrard Point 23 miles 6,000 feet gained
Larch MT. out and back then over to Ainsworth loop area to catch the 400 up to Russ Jolley out and back. Rained. Pictures at the end are out of order again even though I tried to make everyone's different camera dates and times the same :)) OMG, I finally figured out how to make everyone's different date and time stamps all the same in Winblows so the pictur...
September 30 to October 2, 2011 Conner Dowling Lookingglass Lake 15 miles 2,500 feet gained 2 nights
September 30, 2011 Roman Mount Margaret 11.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
What to say - lots of wonderful scenery, lots of berries, lots of flowers (kind of weird), lots of fresh elk tracks but no elk sighting, not many people, some guys commercial berry picking and wearing helmets (??). The weather mostly held with a couple of showers in the very beginning. I like how deserted this area feels.
September 29, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Huckleberry Mountain 3.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Was in the area needed to go for a hike. Had been out here many years ago, was nice to come back and visit.
September 29 to September 30, 2011 Kyle Meyer Herman Bridge 2.5 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
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September 29, 2011 jon 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
September 29, 2011 Christophe Deppe Beckler Peak 7.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
September 29, 2011 Roman Aldrich Butte 5.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
A quick afternoon hike to Cedar Falls. Part of it follows unofficial trails, the other part was a bushwhack where I could not locate a trail at all. At first, I went straight through forest because I didn't find a trail from Bonneville Hot Springs (I used to park @ Aldrich Butte TH, but didn't take a Discover Pass today), then I missed an overgrown trail to ...
September 28, 2011 Amanda Goat Rocks 13.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
My friend Marina and I day hiked the Goat Lake loop last week. The weather gods were smiling on us all day ! I did not take my dog this time, because last year she contracted giardia here and passed it on to all the other pets in the house. It was a nightmare. This hike would be wonderful as a backpack as there are many side trails to explore and I cannot wa...
September 28, 2011 ChurchFish Mount Margaret 11.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
September 28, 2011 Christophe Deppe Twin Lakes 5.5 miles 250 feet gained
September 27, 2011 Christophe Deppe Hubbard Lake 7 miles 750 feet gained
September 26, 2011 Phoebe "BertMoss" 5 miles 500 feet gained
nice day exploring this side of the park
September 25, 2011 Joe Omundson Beacon Rock 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
September 24, 2011 HiT Pyramid Peak 14 miles 4,000 feet gained
September 24, 2011 Jen Monte Carlo 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Mother nature provides the best classroom. Today's subject was scatology. Pics uploaded soon.
September 24 to September 25, 2011 Kyle Meyer Deer Lake 14 miles 3,250 feet gained 1 night
September 24, 2011 Christophe Deppe Camp Muir Saddle 10 miles 4,750 feet gained
