July 30, 2011 Randy Frost 10 miles 3,750 feet gained
Needing to condition for St Helen's in two weeks, we headed out for Nesmith Point. We were able to see St. Helen's to the north but the west end of the gorge was clouded over. It was a nice hike for a Saturday it was not very crowded.
July 30, 2011 Christophe Deppe 8.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
July 30, 2011 Justin Wright 21 miles 8,500 feet gained
Set out to do the quad dog today with Captain Defiance and Eric. Got three laps in and had to call it an early day due to something that came up. Still got a nice workout from it. What's next?
July 30, 2011 Eric Peterson 24 miles 11,000 feet gained
Quad Dog Challenge 2011 - Arundodonax aka Chris, double dog dared Justin to do a 4 Dog Mt hike. Mayhem must have seen them having the convo over on WH.com and wanted in and texted me Thurs. night for a invite. I said yes. :) I'm crazy. Got up around 3:10 am to meet Justin and Mayhem at Dog MT. Was suppose to be a 5 am meet up. I made it there about 5 after 5...
July 30, 2011 Chris 11 miles 2,000 feet gained
I wanted to do a long mileage hike with only moderate elevation gain to break in some shoes and do a little training for an upcoming trip down in the Sierras. Unfortunately, I failed to heed the warning that the Olallie mosquitos were ravenous. Surely, I thought, the warm weather and daytimeyness would keep them at bay. Nope. The little buggers just got wors...
July 29 to August 1, 2011 Roman 21.5 miles 4,500 feet gained 3 nights
Did a 3-night backpack with my mom in the Wallowas, a completely new area to both of us. Started kind of late on Friday and camped above the first series of the switchbacks and somewhat difficult river crossing. Then we went along scenic Lostine River meadows and stopped about 1.5 miles before the Lakes Basin, remembering reports that this area is famous for...
July 29, 2011 Jen 10 miles 2,500 feet gained
As I was driving up to Grouse Vista, I saw the WA discovery pass sign and realized I didn't have any cash to buy a pass, so I started at the gated logging road, which on some maps is supposed to be where you pick up the southern end of the180 trail. I took two wrong turns, but eventually found myself below the ridge with the indian pits on a road that was ve...
July 28, 2011 ChurchFish 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
July 27, 2011 jon 10 miles 2,250 feet gained
While visiting a friend in Reno we struck out for this popular day hike near Lake Tahoe. It's fairly stunning how little snow the east side of the Tahoe Basin receives because even at 10K feet, there were only patches here and there, versus the west side where we spotted a few skiers enjoying their late snow season. The trail starts off a bit crowded, as it ...
July 27, 2011 Bosterson 12 miles 6,750 feet gained
Drove up to Cold Springs Campground on Tuesday night - the road is snow-free. Hit the trail at 4:40am Wednesday morning. Clear skies, though a little hazy in the distance towards Hood. The snow up to the Lunch Counter was firm and had a well-beaten track to follow. Crampons at Lunch Counter and then up to Pikers Peak - super windy up to. Across the saddle an...
July 26, 2011 TJ 2 miles 1,250 feet gained
July 26, 2011 Randy Frost 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
I woke up this morning with the intention of hiking Silver Star via Grouse Vista Trail, but I couldn't see the summit because of cloud cover. I decided to go do the Cape Horn Loop. This is my first hike since I had recovered from a fractured bone spur on my heel. I have a group hike on St. Helen's scheduled in three weeks, so I need to get back into shape. T...
July 26, 2011 Jen 10 miles 1,750 feet gained
I started where the PCT crosses CRG2000. This section between here and Rock Creek Pass is unremarkable, and I would recommend skipping it and starting at the higher Rock Creek Pass TH ( near the jxn of CRG 2000 and 2090). Very cool, humid and cloudy today, but the wildflowers on the ridge top were spectacular!
July 26, 2011 Chris 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
After work. The mountain only came out occasionally, and not very much when I got to the top. No one else past the lake, but 2 separate camping groups at the lake on a Tuesday night.
July 26, 2011 Josh Mayer 9 miles 0 feet gained
You can find the info on other pages or trip reports. Had fun. Nice hike.
July 25 to July 28, 2011 Julia 17 miles 250 feet gained 3 nights
July 25, 2011 Anne S. 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
Fun, easy dayhike with the hubs. Pretty weather, even though Hood was mostly obscured by clouds and didn't show up in our pictures too well. The meadows were pretty through the trees, but the highlight of this little hike was the river crossing. Definitely our most challenging yet, and prepared us well for some much easier crossings on our partial JMT next m...
July 24, 2011 Joe Omundson 7 miles 1,000 feet gained
July 24, 2011 Jack K. 7.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Best views in the state, nice wildflowers.
July 24, 2011 TJ 14 miles 3,000 feet gained
Hi. This is my first trip report. I wish I could post photos but I am currently in the process of replacing my camera and computer. I decided to try McNeil Point after seeing photos from a friend who spent the night at one of the campsites along the ridge above the shelter. I crossed the TH threshold at 11:18am. The weather was perfect and the trailhead park...
July 24, 2011 Roman 10 miles 2,500 feet gained
Full trip report is at http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8760. My guess it will take until late August to melt all the snow in that area. The trail still mostly covered above 4,800', and first patches start at 4,000'. I managed to get lost on the way in (went to Lemei Rock but found myself at Wapiki Lake), and then on the way out (went ...
July 23, 2011 Rick Walker 7.5 miles 250 feet gained
This is a beautiful hike with moderate climbing. Beware ticks in the summer months. Take more water than you think you need. Near the cave the trail mixes with equestrian trails and can get a little confusing. The trail map available at the cabin headquarters mixes the blue dot marked trails colors a little. But your never really far from a road after you pa...
July 23, 2011 Jack K. 13 miles 750 feet gained
Beautiful Day, lots of sun and a nice swimming break in the middle.
July 23, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 1.5 miles 250 feet gained
Spent this hot day underground with family and friends.. Had fun spelunking...
July 23, 2011 Debbi 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
July 23, 2011 jon 9 miles 4,500 feet gained
This turned out to be a last-minute thingy. A good friend of mine and his fiancée signed up for this one a few months ago with their co-workers, but I first heard about it last week. He wanted to know if I could make it, so I tried all week and finally was able to snag a couple of permits on Friday for myself and the girlfriend. Quick tip: if you want to go ...
July 23, 2011 Christophe Deppe 8 miles 1,750 feet gained
July 23, 2011 Eric Peterson 10.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
Snuck up on Mayhem and Crusak since I was a tad late. Mayhem's dog caught me though! I parked at about the half way point along the Wilson River HWY, had to 'schwack a bit through some stickery stuff to finally meet up with those guys. Roy was meeting us at the junction that shoots up to Elk but he left a note saying 'Roy up Elk', so we met Roy on top of Elk...
July 23 to July 24, 2011 Jen 6 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
This was our first family backpacking trip. My son ( 8 years old) carried a small pack with his clothes, sleeping bag and a few other items. He has done a great job hiking lately, but the higher elevation and pack made this a bit hard for him. We didn't go very far, but conditions were good- warm weather, minimal bugs, great wildflowers. We camped at Oval La...
July 23, 2011 Roman 6 miles 2,250 feet gained
Hiked with my parents from North trailhead, via Ed's trail to Star 2 (Star 1, the summit a few feet higher, was too crowded and Star 2 has a better view). Continued south from Star 2 on an faint trail to reconnect with trail 180E, then to the lower summit overlooking a scree field with Indian Pits (kind of saw them). Up on trail 180E bypassing the summit, th...
July 23, 2011 Justin Wright 15 miles 5,500 feet gained
Went out and did Dog Mountain twice with my girlfriend today. Figured I'd keep my "hikes with at least two D's" streak alive.
July 23, 2011 Roman 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
This hike was recently covered in PH.org so I won't go into trail details. We went a bit beyond Grassy Knoll (to Grassy Pass) - the trail follows the ridge up and down, and there are some great wildflower meadows from GK to GP. Flowers are still great, especially higher up. Also saw a lot of recent signs of bear activity - bear poop on the trail, and several...
July 22, 2011 Phoebe "BertMoss" 4.5 miles 500 feet gained
One of my favorite falls to visit
July 22 to July 23, 2011 Water (Matt) 12 miles 4,750 feet gained 1 night
Fun time on North Sister. Team RamRod/Pickett didn't summit due to being too late in the day / softening snow. Left PDX in two vehicles on Friday evening. Dindin in Sisters, then camped just off the road about 3 miles from the TH. Paul found us an absolutely fantastic spot to cowboy under the Ponderosas. For only 4 hours of sleep, the night was memorable: Cl...
July 22 to July 23, 2011 Chris 17 miles 2,250 feet gained 1 night
Father Abraham, had many sons. Many sons had father Abraham... Did Plains of Abraham from Ape Canyon. I saw a few bikers coming down on Friday night, and a few hikers and bikers on their way up Saturday morning, but otherwise saw no one once I got to the plains. The first few miles are a bit of a snooze-fest, but once you get up to the ridge this is a great ...
July 22, 2011 Josh Mayer 2.5 miles 0 feet gained
Hiked a few short trails in the park down to Lake Washington and back to the house.
July 21, 2011 Jen 9 miles 2,250 feet gained
I hiked the Gumjuwac Trail- starting on Highway 35, up to Gumjuwac Saddle. It's pretty nice, easy gain of 1700 feet in 2 1/2 miles through some nice forest. Took me about 1:20 -chaggling. The more single minded hiker can get up there in an hour. At the Gumjuwac Saddle there are multiple options for some great backpacking. You can turn north on the divide tra...
July 20, 2011 Anne S. 8 miles 2,000 feet gained
First time to Silver Star, and maybe my expectations were too high. The road was terrible, and the trail itself was rough and unspectacular. Logging on the WA Larch Mountain was depressing. On the plus side, I very much liked the views of Strugeon Rock when the trail opened up about halfway up, and of course the summit was quite nice, with closeups of the In...
July 20, 2011 ChurchFish 7 miles 2,250 feet gained
July 18, 2011 Roman 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
Yesterday it looked rainy in the forecast, but when I checked it today morning weather service said 82F and partly cloudy. Well, let's hike someplace cooler today. I wanted to do McNeil for quite a while (only did Cairn Basin last year) and even though it was a family hike today I hoped everyone will forgive me for snow if I show some great views. To make a ...
July 17, 2011 Jack K. 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
Too rainy and too much snow for Hunchback, in July too!! This was a nice substitute. Lots of sun and wind, no rain, lots of poison oak.
July 17, 2011 Debbi 7 miles 1,000 feet gained
July 17, 2011 Stacey 9 miles 1,000 feet gained
Joined up with three others to with the intent to hike to Chinidere and Tomlike Mountains. The trail to Tomlike Mtn past the junction of the PCT and Herman Creek Trail still had a 6"+ cover of hard packed snow. Most of our group consisted of recent transplants to the Pacific NW, and since none of us are very experienced with trail-finding in the snow, we tur...
July 17, 2011 Eric Thompson 14.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
offtrail kinda near horsetail creek. what an amazing hike! Eric Peterson had the secret locations of several of the old shelters and campsites. very cool horsetail creek crossing. iphone lens got all foggy towards the end due to prolific rain... on JULY 17th! connected to horsetail creek trail and headed back down to oneonta. we then bushwacked, literally, n...
July 17, 2011 Roman 3 miles 1,000 feet gained
We also went to Smith Rocks - not the whole loop (too crowded), just up and down the steep side of Misery Ridge.
July 17, 2011 Roman 2.5 miles 750 feet gained
Short, steep, and fun loop trail down to Deschutes River. Overcast weather was much appreciated - I can guess how hot it becomes during a sunny summer afternoon.
July 17, 2011 Eric Peterson 14.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
Eric aka er0ck and I did a big off trail hike today. Found both 3 walled slant to RJ cabins. Off trailed it a lot to get a connection to ROA. Went up a bit to almost Yeon MT. area looking for the Mystery Trail, never saw it. Turned around and went towards the Horsetail Creek/Oneonta Creek ford area. Broke out my machete and Eric used his mini trimmers and we...
July 17, 2011 Christophe Deppe 7 miles 2,750 feet gained
July 16 to July 17, 2011 Michael 28 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night
Cloudy trip up the east fork of the Quinault River to the historic chateau of the Enchanted Valley. It cleared up enough for some glimpses of Mt Anderson at the head of the valley, but rained while hiking both up and down.
