August 16, 2011 Bruce Clark's Mountain 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Recent Hikes
August 14, 2011 Joe Omundson Doane Point 7.5 miles 500 feet gained
August 14, 2011 ChurchFish Mount Adams 12 miles 6,750 feet gained
August 14 to August 17, 2011 Anne S. 35 miles 5,000 feet gained 3 nights
The hubs and I roadtripped down to Cali and spent four days on the JMT this month. We started at Tuolumne, were surprised at the beauty of Lyell Canyon, tackled Donahue Pass out of Yosemite, filled up our camera's memory at the lakes, and exited at Agnew Meadows via the River Trail. It was challenging and spectacular, especially past 1000 Island lake. Snow w...
August 14, 2011 Jack K. June Lake 11.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
August 14, 2011 Bruce Green Slough 6.5 miles 250 feet gained
August 14 to August 17, 2011 Justin Wright Eagle Creek Campground 54 miles 8,500 feet gained 3 nights
Took a friend backpacking in the Gorge for a few days. Here's what we ended up doing: Sunday - Got dropped off at Eagle Creek late Sunday night and hiked up to Tenas Camp. Monday - Hiked from Tenas Camp up to Whatum Lake. Got stung by 6 or 7 bee's on the way up there. Saw the signs but didn't see the bee's coming so fast. Tuesday - Left Whatum Lake on the PC...
August 14, 2011 Christophe Deppe Bowers Lake 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
August 13, 2011 Stephanie McCloud 12 miles 2,000 feet gained
Our first long day hike in NM, the first weekend after finding a place to live in Albuquerque. We met several lizards that looked like bearded dragons, although they were more colorful. We hiked from the Canyon Estates parking lot up the South Crest Trail until we reached the northern Embudito Trail trailhead—then turned back around due to looming storm clou...
August 13 to August 14, 2011 Heather&Wein Lost Creek Nature 12.5 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
This overnight trip/hike has been on our to-do list for quite a while and we finally got to complete it. Original plan was to hike into and camp at Burnt Lake, but when we arrived there were only a few sites left and none that really caught our attention. So then we decided to continue on to Cast Lake which ended up being a great call. We ended up doing arou...
August 13 to August 14, 2011 Shane Salmon Falls 8 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Awesomeness! Had a great trip: swimming, fishing and hiking. Also, the place is covered in wild blueberries. We came out with just enough to make a delicious blueberry pie!
August 13, 2011 Justin Wright South Sister 12.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Made it to the top of South Sister, one amazing view at the top! Had perfect weather to hang out on the summit it for a bit.
August 13 to August 15, 2011 Water (Matt) Ice Lake 21 miles 5,250 feet gained 2 nights
hopefully some pictures soon... i fell and biffed myself by the car when i woke up on Sat AM before we left. then I was sitting there trying to get an embedded rock out of my palm but couldnt, and I passed out and landed on my nose and make that look like hell. Friend Jason had to pull rock out with some mini pliers. We cared for the wound then went on our w...
August 13 to August 14, 2011 Kyle Meyer Kopetski / Opal Creek 8 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Another wonderful trip into Opal Creek. Hiked four easy miles, jumped off cliffs into pristine pools of water, caught eleven fish including a monster 3lb brook trout, slept in a hammock under the stars. Go there before it's fall.
August 13 to August 14, 2011 Michael Lake Sally Ann 12 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
Beautiful hike along Cady Ridge to a saddle near Wards Pass with views of Glacier Peak and Poet's Ridge. Steep snow patches on the PCT and Dishpan Gap turned the initial plan for a loop into an out-and-back overnight. The high meadows along the ridge were outstanding; wildflowers are in bloom!
August 13, 2011 Christophe Deppe Red Mountain 10 miles 2,750 feet gained
August 13 to August 14, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Green Lakes 15.5 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night
Met up with friends Saturday morning at the company ranch. The 6 of us, 3 dads and our 3 boys headed in to Green Lakes.. Awesome!! A few snow drifts lingering, but for the most part the trail is clear. Had great weather and enjoyed the full moon. Did a few short explorations from camp including one around the lake. To get back to camp we waded accross the st...
August 13, 2011 Eric Peterson Indian Mountain 32 miles 6,500 feet gained
I was 10 minutes early arriving at 4:50 am, extra day hike bonus points for me. I think we started hiking at about 5:25 or so through the Eagle Creek Campground with headlamps waking up dogs and tent campers, although with the trains and freeway I don't know how anything could sleep there anyway. Mayhem and I went up Ruckel Ridge in 2 hours 45 minutes, slow ...
August 12, 2011 Bruce Cape Falcon 5 miles 250 feet gained
August 12 to August 14, 2011 Roman Eagle Tanner 26 miles 4,500 feet gained 2 nights
My second backpacking trip ever in the Gorge. Spent the first night just after 7.5-mile camp, then the second night at Dublin Lake. Skipped Tanner summit because it was very foggy and no views anyway. There were red and black huckleberries, thimbleberries, and salmonberries at various places. Almost no views since got fogged in on the second day of the trip....
August 12, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 3 miles 0 feet gained
I was in Bend for a few days on business, waiting for friends to meet up with, we are going into Green Lakes in the morning. I did Tumalo Falls last night with a friend, but he had went back home, so I was bored... Found a little piece of BLM just outside of town and went for a quick hike. I wanted to make it back to Pilot Butte for the sunset so I had to ma...
August 12, 2011 Stacey Medial Moraine 17 miles 4,750 feet gained
A few weeks back we were lucky enough to score permits both the Half Dome permit area and a campsite in Yosemite Valley. Since both of these are rare finds in August, there was no way I was going to say no, despite the mild cold I had gotten a few days before. We started from Upper Pines shortly before 6:30am, taking the John Muir trail to above Nevada Falls...
August 10, 2011 Bruce Serene Lake 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
August 9 to August 12, 2011 Jen Little Annapurna 20 miles 5,000 feet gained 3 nights
A friend had a permit for 3 nights at Colchuck and invited me to join. It's a long drive, almost 5 hours, but worth it for this gorgeous alpine area. On the second day we went up Aasgard Pass to the Enchantment Lakes Basin. Since we only had day packs, it wasn't too difficult, we saw lots of goats, some gorgeous flowers, one fat marmot, a ptarmigan, and of c...
August 7, 2011 Jack K. Little Belknap 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
August 7 to August 9, 2011 Josh Mayer Timberline Trail 42 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights
pics now on flickr: pieterpan The Timberline Trail is another rough one. Now up to about 42 miles due to going around the Eliot washout, which adds about a mile heading up soft soil to the glacier, crossing it, then descending similar material. Don't even try the old trail where it is closed. It drops off a tall cliff after you burrow through very overgrown,...
August 7, 2011 jon Broken Top 12.5 miles 3,750 feet gained
An almost-summit. A couple of friends and I set out from the Green Lakes TH around 5:30am on what turned out to be a gorgeous day in Central Oregon. The first 4.5 miles were relatively flat as we made our way up Fall Creek, then turning East at the lakes toward an unofficial climber's trail (unofficial in the sense that it wasn't on my Geo-Graphics map) that...
August 7, 2011 Roman Pumice Butte 10.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Today was Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham. There's a large marmot colony just after you pass a narrow spot in the headwaters of Ape canyon. Plains of Abraham still look deserted, but there are some good "islands" of flowers. I guess in 10-15 years the Plains will be a lush alpine meadow. Below the Plains, the trail goes on a ridge through sections of huge o...
August 7, 2011 Stacey Upper Twin Lake 10.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Perfect day for a day hike in the central California Sierras. This hike was an out and back, starting at the Potter Pass Trailhead (8400' elevation) along the road to Kaiser Pass. I figured it would be a good hike to get in some acclimitizing, while breaking in a new set of boots before hiking in Yosemite later this week. Lots of late season wildflowers (lup...
August 7, 2011 Stephanie McCloud 2.5 miles 0 feet gained
Our first walk in the desert, and on our 1st anniversary. This was a nice way to experience a very unfamiliar landscape as the trail was short and we were in the presence of 700 year old petroglyphs. Really fascinating.
August 6 to August 8, 2011 Joe Omundson Battle Ax 33 miles 6,500 feet gained 2 nights
August 6, 2011 Jack K. Green Lakes 11 miles 2,000 feet gained
August 6, 2011 Water (Matt) Mount Adams 12 miles 6,750 feet gained
Went for Adams with good weather this time, single day deal. Bucket was pretty enthusiastic having felt great carrying up to a sub-LC camp a few weeks ago in lousy weather. We left the TH around 6am and were towards the tail end of the conga line. Glissaded from summit to plateau, and from pikers down to LC. Did a nice standing ski/glissade off the crescent ...
August 6 to August 7, 2011 Jen Indian Flat 10 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
I was in Agness for a wedding. We had some free time before the ceremony, so we headed out early to beat the heat. The first part of the hike is in oak forest, then some big firs before you hit the burn area ( from the 2002 Biscuit fire). My son hiked part of the way- 3 miles and 900 ft gain to Buzzard's Roost, then turned back with a friend. Three of us wen...
August 6, 2011 Roman Mcneil Point 9.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Hiked to McNeil Point via official trail and a little above (got too little time before dark to summit McNeil Spur), then down the short&steep shortcut trail. Still snow in the trees but most is gone from a couple of weeks ago. Flowers at McNeil are amazing.
August 6, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Bull Of The Woods 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Crazy off trail adventure... We left the house at 4pm, bombed up to the 550 trailhead by 6pm. Took the 550 to the Pansy Lake cutoff trail and bailed over the edge. We thought for sure we would cut some kind of trail getting to this lake, but not so... It was so steep there were times I could hear the buckles on my pack rubbing rocks behind me.Spent about 15 ...
August 6, 2011 Christophe Deppe Scorpion Mountain 9 miles 2,750 feet gained
August 5, 2011 Jack K. East Lake 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
August 5 to August 14, 2011 Chris Mather Pass 132 miles 27,500 feet gained 9 nights
The High Sierras, especially the southeastern Sierras, are really something special. Maybe I'm overselling, but mile-for-mile, I know of no more interesting and beautiful terrain in the lower 48. The pictures do not capture the magnitude of the landscape. You must go for yourself. Day 0 - 6 hours driving I had been planning this trip for months, and finally,...
August 5, 2011 Eric Peterson Nesmith Point 14 miles 5,250 feet gained
Got to the Yeon State Park TH around 9 am. Hiked up a mile and half and realized I left my cell phone plugged into the car charger in plain site so I had to hoof it back down and get it out. Guess I was trying to do a epic hill repeat hike! Glad it was only about 1200' of gain to redo. Just did a normal hiker hike today and kept the gain under 10k'. Was gett...
August 5, 2011 Roman City of Portland Reservoir Number 3 2 miles 500 feet gained
Were late to concerto @ Rose Garden, and had to park a mile away, but the hike on Wildwood trail (and a couple of adjacent trails) was nice.
August 5, 2011 Roman Hamilton Mountain 5.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Was going to boycott this Discover (pass) thing, but Hamilton Mtn is my family's favorite so it was not an option. Anyways, after driving to Stevenson and getting the pass for about $36, we hiked an almost deserted but beautiful trail to the summit. There were 4 cars besides ours in the beginning, and one car besides ours (featuring a ticket) in the end. The...
August 5, 2011 Bosterson Chinidere Mountain 25 miles 5,500 feet gained
Started at Eagle Creek TH and went up Ruckel Ridge to the Benson Plateau, then across Benson Way to the PCT and on to Wahtum Lake. We sidetracked to tag Chinidere and spent some time eating and napping in the sun. Then down the Wahtum cutoff to the lake, and finally a 13 mile slog down Eagle Creek and back to the car.
August 4 to August 7, 2011 Julia Bruces Boulder 20 miles 6,000 feet gained 3 nights
August 3 to August 4, 2011 Josh Mayer Mount Saint Helens 33 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
pics now on flickr: pieterpan Started from June Lake (pond) headed for the Loowit Trail, which encirlces Mt. St. Helens. Climbed over the Worm Flows heading west. This was slow. After crossing Monitor Ridge climbing route the trail exits the forest. From here until the Restricted Area there were a lot of steep snowbanks to cross. When the trail leveled out I...
August 2, 2011 Jen Grassy Knoll 4.5 miles 750 feet gained
Nice morning hike to stretch the legs a bit. Flowers are on the wane, but great views today!
August 2, 2011 Shane Burnt Lake 7 miles 1,750 feet gained
The snow is gone. The water is cool, but eminently swimmable! The views, amazing!
August 2, 2011 Bosterson Horsetail Falls 10 miles 3,250 feet gained
Scrambly ridge fun. Loop down Horsetrail Cr./Oneonta trails. The Rock Arch is so quick to get to (~ 1/2 mi) that you could easily run up there to catch the sunset after doing another Gorge hike.
August 2, 2011 Michael Kendall Peak 8 miles 2,750 feet gained
Afternoon hike and easy scramble to Kendall Peak under blue skies (and much better weather than our original Sunday plan). Great views (looking away from I-90) towards Red Mountain, Mt Thomson, and Snoqualmie Mountain.
