September 24, 2011 Roman Russell Lake 12 miles 1,750 feet gained
Crowds - we had to park well away from the trail because parking lot and road shoulder was packed. Surprisingly, it never felt crowded in Jeff Park. Weather - the forecast was hit-or-miss on Saturday, but we gambled and decided to visit Jeff Park anyway. By 2pm I thought weatherman got it all wrong, it was as clear and sunny as it can be. Then the clouds jus...
September 24, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Devils Peak 10 miles 2,250 feet gained
Spent the day visiting old fire lookouts or lookout sites.
September 24, 2011 Eric Peterson Mount Defiance 12.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Made last minute hiking plans that was going to be also a Nesmith after Defiance for a DN hike but had to settle on just a single Defiance today :) Fun time hiking with my TFF Mayhem... ❤ ❤ ❤
September 23, 2011 Chris Mount Margaret 12 miles 2,750 feet gained
Mt. Marge. Salmonberries. Huckleberries. Thimbleberries. Nice clouds. A relaxing hike.
September 23, 2011 Jen Bluff Mountain 6 miles 500 feet gained
Not much mileage because of the huckleberries! I had to turn back before getting to the summit.
September 23, 2011 Roman Heart Lake 7 miles 1,000 feet gained
Nothing ambitious, just a great day on the mountain. It felt like a summer.
September 22, 2011 Christophe Deppe Colchuck Lake 8.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
September 22, 2011 Bosterson Mount Whittier 25.5 miles 6,500 feet gained
This turned out to be kind of a monster. Left Portland around 6:15am and drove 2.5 hrs to the Norway Pass trailhead. Hiked up towards Mt. Margaret, then turned onto the Whittier trail (which is apparently open for business now, complete with new signage). We crossed the Whittier ridge and met up with the Lakes trail, then descended towards Coldwater Lake, lo...
September 21, 2011 jon Lamberson Butte 11 miles 2,750 feet gained
September 20 to September 22, 2011 ChurchFish Little Annapurna 24 miles 6,750 feet gained 2 nights
September 20, 2011 Christophe Deppe Glacier View Loop 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
September 19, 2011 Christophe Deppe Mount Defiance 11 miles 3,250 feet gained
September 18, 2011 Roman Whychus Creek Canyon 2 miles 750 feet gained
A little family hike. The initial plan was to hit this short trail first and then hike a much longer Otter Bench Trail system, but it was hot (nice change from the previous 2 days!) and not everyone of us likes hiking in 90 degrees. So, after climbing out of a canyon we called it a day and did some sightseeing in nearby area. It's a nice hike, despite being ...
September 18, 2011 Kyle Meyer Lakeshore Express 3.5 miles 0 feet gained
Fun little camping trip with friends. Hiked around the lake one day so I figure it's worth posting on here!
September 17, 2011 Christophe Deppe 5.5 miles 250 feet gained
September 17, 2011 Roman Pct: Def Sisters 9 miles 0 feet gained
Another family hike. We hiked south from near McKenzie Pass, connected to PCT and followed it for about 4.5 miles. Initially, the trail goes through forest with a few glimpses of a lava field (jumble of boulders several dozen feet high), then it goes by the two lakes, and after a little while climbs on the lava. Very nice trail from the lakes and above, more...
September 17, 2011 Chris Sawtooth Mountain 20.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
For some reason, I really like Indian Heaven. But for some reason, I can only seem to get there when it's in a big raincloud. Today, I think it was a combination of our weather, plus what seems to be the perennial fog that just doesn't leave that place. That being said, it was still great. I got to the Sawtooth Trailhead around 10:30—things were pretty crowd...
September 17, 2011 Eric Peterson Kings Mountain 10.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
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September 16, 2011 Roman Old Snowy Mountain 13 miles 2,750 feet gained
Same hike as 3 days before, this time I took my mom for her second time in Goat Rocks (1st time this year). Met some frozen backpackers with everything on (as we headed with t-shirts) and they said it was outright miserable a day before - rain, wind and cold! Once we got to Snowgrass Flats, we could see flowers really got a beating from the weather. It also ...
September 16, 2011 jon Devils Rest 7 miles 2,500 feet gained
With time before work this morning, I thought it might be fun to see how quickly I could hike up to Devil's Rest. This isn't normally my type of thing, but I had the itch so I went with it. I hit Angel's Rest in 40 minutes and continued up, but unfortunately a wasp flew into my shirt and stung me right below my shoulder blade. This made the rest of the trip ...
September 13, 2011 Roman Packwood Glacier 14 miles 3,000 feet gained
Went with my dad to show him Goat Rocks while the summer weather is still here. I heard it was a cloudy day back in Vancouver, but at GR it was 100% sunny despite the forecast. Since my dad doesn't consider camping his hobby, the only option was to hike it in a day. We started at Snowgrass TH, went up trail #96 to the PCT, then on PCT to Packwood "glacier" o...
September 11 to September 12, 2011 Jen Needle Point 17 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
I joined a Mazamas group for this trip. We started at the Main Eagle TH, and hiked up Eagle creek to Cached Lake, made camp and summited Needlepoint Peak the next day. Fun off trail scrambling through alpine meadows and granite slopes. Stunning views of the Wallowas all around at 9000 feet!
September 10 to September 11, 2011 Coeptus 10.5 miles 3,750 feet gained 1 night
This was the first Hiking trip with my wife so I tried to pick a relatively easy trail for her first time. Unfortunately the last 1/3 of the Gale River Trail had some very steep rocky/boulder sections that my wife so lovingly named "The Stairs from Hell." We also tried to make it over to Mt. Garfield, but the Garfield Ridge Trail contained some really slippe...
September 10 to September 11, 2011 Water (Matt) North Sister 12 miles 5,000 feet gained 1 night
WARNING, THIS IS NOT A HIKE.... just to clarify that for those considering. Recall that two weeks later on September 24 a man fell to his death while 'scrambling'. His body has not been recovered and it is hoped that the winter snow and ice will migrate it down to a less hazardous area for recovery next year. re-Posted from CC.com... Why I keep coming back t...
September 10 to September 11, 2011 Joe Omundson Eagle Creek Campground 12 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
September 10, 2011 Christophe Deppe Iron Goat 5.5 miles 750 feet gained
September 10 to September 11, 2011 Jen Lower Pine Lake 14 miles 3,750 feet gained 1 night
Gorgeous hike in a remote section of the Wallowas. Did not see another human.
September 10, 2011 Debbi Astoria Reservoir Number Two 4 miles 0 feet gained
September 10, 2011 Debbi Jetty Sands 5 miles 0 feet gained
September 10 to September 11, 2011 Kyle Meyer Bear Lake 8 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Took my pops on his first backpacking trip ever on an easy jaunt on the old abandoned Cascade Crest Trail over to Bear Lake from the Thomas Lake trailhead. Some huckleberries were around for the first mile or so, but none of the bushes higher up have berries yet, let alone ripe ones. I caught eight cut throat trout out of Bear Lake, including a few impressiv...
September 9, 2011 Chris Square Lake 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
This trip was supposed to be a Three Finger Jack loop, but it ended up being an out-and-back to Square Lake. The big problem was the bumble bees. The trail was covered in a white flower which was at the peak of its pollination so the bees were going nuts. Usually they don't bother me, but I had several swarm me, and since I had shorts on and was walking righ...
September 9, 2011 Eric Peterson Table Mountain 25 miles 10,250 feet gained
This was supposed to be a Mt. Hood 1 day around hood hike, but what with the fires and all we had to change it up and do something different. Behold! I give you the DWTHB all in one day loony hike! Met up with Guy, Cascadehiker and Mayhem right around 5:00 am @ Dog MT. to start the pentuplet. [attachment=14]Start.jpg[/attachment] Made pretty good time being ...
September 8, 2011 Stacey Monitor Ridge (Climbing Route) 10 miles 4,500 feet gained
Trip Report and Photos soon.
September 6 to September 8, 2011 Bosterson Matterhorn 20 miles 7,000 feet gained 2 nights
Drove from Portland out to Eagle Cap in the morning. Left Wallowa Lake TH around 1pm and went up to Ice Lake. Next morning went up the use trail (marked with cairns) to the summit of the Matterhorn (9826 ft), then scrambled across the ridges and gendarmes to the summit of Sacajawea Peak (9838 ft), the tallest in Eagle Cap. Retraced my steps back to the summi...
September 5 to September 10, 2011 Julia Chiwawa Mountain 59 miles 9,250 feet gained 5 nights
September 5, 2011 Debbi Cedar Creek 7.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
September 5, 2011 Eric Peterson Tanner Butte 26 miles 4,500 feet gained
Laggy and Draggy went for a day hike.
September 4 to September 8, 2011 Roman Old Snowy Mountain 36 miles 6,750 feet gained 4 nights
Now to my favorite place in the world :) DAY 1 After spending a night 3.5 miles from Snowgrass trailhead, I got an early-ish start. Met droves of backpackers heading back. After arriving to Lily Basin/Snowgrass trail junction, it was "select your own camp" thing I set a "base camp" at the largest campground close to the junction. Hiked to Goat Lake without a...
September 4, 2011 Jen Pct: Mt Hood 6.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
I wanted to stay clear of the smoke and have an early morning beat the heat run. I hid my bike in the bushes at the Herman Creek Campgound and drove back to Bridge of the Gods. Nice easy run, did a little exploring at the Pinnacles and another outcropping along the way. Pretty quiet on the trail this morning. It was fun riding back through Cascade Locks on m...
September 4, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Henderson Creek 19.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Spent 6 days with the family based in Newport. Made several jaunts from base, mostly in the morning when some were sleeping in. South Beach, Cape Perpetua, Yaquina Head, Yaquina Bay, Devils Punchbowl, Otter Crest, Cape Fowlweather.
September 3 to September 5, 2011 Water (Matt) He Devil 17.5 miles 2,250 feet gained 2 nights
Have wanted to check out the Seven Devils for a while. Seen them three times now from the top of Wallowa Peaks, jutting out over there in Idaho. For the record had never visited or seen Hells Canyon but heard aplenty bout it. Friday: Left PDX late afternoon. Arrive in Riggins at Salmon River Inn ($50?) around midnight? Got to drive through a recently started...
September 3 to September 5, 2011 Shane Lake Stuart 18 miles 3,500 feet gained 2 nights
Camped out with a big group of friends at Lake Stuart for 2 nights. Day hiked to Colchuck Lake, swam around and caught/cooked up a bunch of delicious trout! Great weekend!
September 3 to September 5, 2011 jon Tranquil Lake 23 miles 7,000 feet gained 2 nights
I enjoyed a wonderful weekend with our large group. We camped out on Lake Stuart and, as Kyle mentioned, a few of us hiked up Aasgard Pass to check out the upper basin. We started our climb a bit late in the day, so I didn't get to see all of the upper alpine lakes like I wanted, but maybe next year. Colchuck Lake is gorgeous, and I'm definitely going to try...
September 3 to September 5, 2011 Kyle Meyer Isolation Lake 22 miles 7,000 feet gained 2 nights
Coming from Portland, the scale and ruggedness of the central Washington cascades are overwhelming the first time you see them. They are jagged and looming and give a sense of grandeur that you don't get anywhere in, say, Mt. Hood National Forest. Twelve of us met up at Lake Stuart Saturday with the intent to day hike into the Core Enchantments Sunday. Only ...
September 3, 2011 Debbi Eruption 8 miles 1,000 feet gained
September 3, 2011 Christophe Deppe Foggy Lake 10 miles 3,000 feet gained
September 3, 2011 Jack K. West Lake 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
September 3, 2011 Chris Cispus Pass 18.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
A planned 2-nighter turned into a day trip. I'm not entirely sure why, but I think I'm just getting hiked out for the year. I still want to make 1,000 miles, though. Drove up Friday night and did some "car camping" (in the car). I did the Walupt lake loop, adding on Cispus Pass and a little wandering. The basin below Cispus is pretty cool, with several casca...
September 3, 2011 Roman Paradise Park Loop 11.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Took our friends from S. Cal. to Paradise Park. It was nice today for the most part, but the Park was really filled with smoke. I saw only 2 or 3 groups camping, lots of dayhikers, and many backpackers heading in and out of Paradise (or heading in and turning out because of smoke?). Still, we saw most of the views and the flowers are near peak, better than o...
September 2 to September 5, 2011 Heather&Wein Marion Lake 28 miles 5,250 feet gained 3 nights
