June 9, 2011 Kyle Meyer Mount Saint Helens 7 miles 5,500 feet gained
Jon, Shane, Kevin, & I took Thursday off to climb Mt. Saint Helens. We picked up our permits right at 6am, and started hiking at 7:10 after a casual preparation in the parking lot at Marble Mountain Snopark. The weather turned out perfect—mostly blue skies with a random assortment of lower clouds to add interest to the views. We took only one real break at r...
June 8, 2011 Trainer Kim Mount Defiance 14 miles 2,000 feet gained
Trail was great until about 1 mile from top when we hot 2-3 feet of snow. Non-existant due to clouds.
June 8, 2011 ChurchFish Kings Mountain 11 miles 3,750 feet gained
June 8, 2011 jon Mount Saint Helens 10 miles 5,500 feet gained
A near-perfect day for this one . . . Kyle's TR says it all. I used snowshoes to about 6000' but they weren't necessary, and if I could do it again I'd leave them at home. Glissading conditions were great and according to the gps, I got up to 15mph! What a blast.
June 8, 2011 Justin Wright Mount Defiance 25 miles 10,250 feet gained
Ever since hearing about the Triple D (Devils Rest, Mt Defiance, Dog Mountain) I've wanted to attempt it so I decided to give it a shot today. Woke up early and drove to the Wahkeena Trailhead and started around 6:45. It was my first time hiking to Devil's Rest so I wasn't sure what to expect. I was a bit surprised when I reached the "summit" since I expecte...
June 7, 2011 Phoebe "BertMoss" Rowena Crest 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
It was FEROCIOUSLY windy out there! The balsamroot was blowing away petal by petal.
June 6, 2011 jon Silver Star Mountain 6.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Went out and hiked this early in the morning and found the snow nice and consolidated. Descended along the ridge and watched the mist roll over everything. A nice start to the week.
June 5, 2011 Stacey Dog Mountain 7.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Hiked up the Augsperger trail and down the Old Dog Mountain Trail.
June 5, 2011 Michael Lake Serene 7 miles 2,000 feet gained
Day hike to Lake Serene. Great views of the steep Mt Index, but a very crowded trail.
June 5, 2011 Debbi Tomahawk Bar 6 miles 0 feet gained
June 5, 2011 Chris Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area 14 miles 4,000 feet gained
(Follow dosage instructions carefully. Ask your doctor for more information.) Decided to do the Hamilton-phlox point loop before the discover pass kicks in (though I'm still scheming to find a place to park outside of the state park - tried to be all buddy-buddy with a ranger directing parking (it was busy today), and see if she knew of any secret spots, but...
June 5, 2011 Heather&Wein Dog Mountain 7 miles 3,250 feet gained
Beautiful day for a hike up Dog Mtn. Got to the parking early to avoid the crowds. We decided to go up the "most difficult" route and come down the back side/Auspurger Mtn trail to save the legs. Great views of Hood, Adams, and Helens!!!
June 4, 2011 Jack K. Dog Mountain 6 miles 3,000 feet gained
Lots of people, lots of flowers, very steep.
June 4, 2011 Christophe Deppe Lake Twentytwo 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
June 4, 2011 Evan E Mount Storm King 3 miles 3,500 feet gained
June 4, 2011 Anne S. Hardy Falls 8 miles 2,250 feet gained
3rd time, first time w/husband. Great day, but crowded trail and gnats. Hiked fast, felt strong. Relatively easy.
June 4 to June 5, 2011 Water (Matt) Middle Sister 10.5 miles 5,000 feet gained 1 night
Whilst I've mounted the young easy sister to the south, and the difficult old one to the north, the moderate middle has managed to elude me. A brilliant weather forecast? Check. A mountain to climb? Check. A partner to Climb with? Check... but not so fast. Al and I were suppose to tick this one off. I've never really see a crevasse on the climbing route on t...
June 4 to June 5, 2011 Heather&Wein Lower Falls Creek 4 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
Had a late start as we had some things to do in the morning so we drove out for an afternoon stroll to Fall Creek Falls. Started out on the lower falls trail -- saw the beautiful, indescribable view of the falls, then went back on the upper falls trail! Wrangell had some fun in the river. Afterwards, we drove to the opposite side of the pass to the Ice Caves...
June 4, 2011 Justin Wright Silver Star Summit 15 miles 5,250 feet gained
Hiked this with the Mazamas. They call it the Silver Star Grand Tour, which I can easily say is my favorite hike so far. We started off at the Starway Trailhead, then followed an unofficial trail that's being developed by the guy who lead the hike. It took us across a creek crossing and up an extremely steep talus field. We eventually hit the Silver Star par...
June 4, 2011 Eric Peterson Wauna Point 6.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Pablo from PDX HIkers turned me onto this one. I also had been wondering about a way to get from Wauna Viewpoint to Wauna Point. Well there is a way, a very steep, slow and brushy way. Took me about 2 hours to gain about 1000', but the views were great the entire time! Had the audacity to show up at Eagle Creek at around 3 pm, but did find a spot to park. Ma...
June 4, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Timberline Trail 2.5 miles 750 feet gained
Spent the morning snowshoeing around Timberline. Great weather, but a little windy. It was worth putting up with the wind though.
June 3, 2011 Bosterson Munra Point 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
June 3 to June 4, 2011 Shane Tomlike Mountain 18 miles 4,750 feet gained 1 night
It was beautiful out, so we hoped to spend the day by a just-melted Wahtum Lake. Unfortunately, Wahtum is still very much covered in snow, and there was enough snow around to discourage Kyle, Jon and I from completing that part of the trip. We did get to do a little glissade on the way down from the ridge to Tomlike; that was fun. It was a gorgeous day, and ...
June 3 to June 4, 2011 Kyle Meyer Mud Lake 18 miles 4,750 feet gained 1 night
We were aiming for Wahtum Lake and Chinidere Mountain, but the ungodly amount of annoying snow kept us away. Instead, we went up to a rocky prominence on the ridge near Tomlike Mountain. We decided against going the few hundred feet further up Tomlike because, damnit, it was the nicest day of the year so far and, damnit, it was freezing cold on that ridge! G...
June 3 to June 4, 2011 Chris Cave Falls 13.5 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night
Friday night after work, I left Portland right at the beginning of rush hour, and once clearing the bridge, made my way up 503 towards Lewis River. Plan A-1 was to scope out Mt. Mitchell and see if the snow mentioned in a trip report two weeks ago was still sticking around. I took my chances and drove up to the trailhead, but just through the trees you could...
June 3, 2011 Jen Swale Canyon 8 miles 250 feet gained
Beautiful area! I came here for an easy stroll and wanted to find the marmots and get some good wildflower photos. Success on all three goals. Next time, I'm bringing my bike.
June 3, 2011 jon Yeon Mountain 10.5 miles 3,750 feet gained
A wonderful day yesterday to get out and tackle this interesting loop. The first 2.5 miles were a real grind, but checking out Rock of Ages Arch and Devil's Backbone made the early going worth it. At the top, I hiked back toward Oneonta creek fording at least six creeks, the last of which had a huge fallen tree to walk on. The descent was wet and muddy causi...
June 3, 2011 Roman Table Mountain 8 miles 3,250 feet gained
Hiked East (Heartbreak Ridge) trail up, then West trail down (some people call it Windbreak Ridge). East trail has little views and LOTS of small biting flies (gnats?). West trail was in the open most of the time and almost bug-free; I'll use it up and down from now on. Only a few snow patches under the trees on the summit. Many flowers, especially glacier l...
June 3, 2011 Justin Wright Dog Mt. Summit 6.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Decided to head out to Dog today to see if I could beat my time from my last <a href="http://wenthiking.com/users/56-justin-wright/hikes/520-dog-mountain-x2-">trip report</a>. Since I missed my goal of getting to the top in under an hour, I decided to push it a bit harder today. I tried to jog as much of the trail as I could but by the time I got to the top ...
June 2, 2011 Phoebe "BertMoss" Metlako Falls 7 miles 750 feet gained
Went out to Eagle Creek today, saw lots of flowers, people and gastropods of all sorts.
June 1, 2011 ChurchFish Nesmith Point 10 miles 3,500 feet gained
May 31, 2011 Phoebe "BertMoss" Perham Creek 7 miles 2,000 feet gained
Started out the day hiking Elowah falls & Upper McCord creek. The cliff at McCord creek is exploding with color! Pink, Red, Purple, Yellow, white... Lots of cliff paintbrush, smooth leaf douglasia, larkspur, Howell's daisy, white shooting starts, hot pink rock penstemon and tons of 5 ft ferns. It really is a sight to see, and so amazing such a variety of col...
May 30, 2011 Stacey Coopey Falls 4.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Quick Evening Hike up Angel's Rest
May 30, 2011 Jen Crescent Lake 4 miles 500 feet gained
I brought the family along for a little exploration. My husband and two kids age 8. Our mission was to check out my game camera on Greenleaf Creek and find a hidden lake nearby- waypoint marked on map. We started from the Blue Lake side and walked in on gravel logging roads owned by Longview Fiber. We got to the creek and decided not to cross- interesting ho...
May 30, 2011 Debbi Moody Island 8 miles 750 feet gained
May 29, 2011 Joe Omundson Talus Ridge 9.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
May 29, 2011 Jack K. Falls Creek Falls 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
May 29 to May 30, 2011 Water (Matt) Pine Creek 14 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
Myself, fiance, friend, and his wife, along with their dog went for an easy, fun, relaxing hike up badger creek. I've spent good time up on Lookout Mnt, Gumjuwac Saddle, Gunsite Butte, etc.. but never been all the way over to the full East side of it. Loved seeing some environ that reminds me of the pondy forests over by Bend. Water color was incredible. I l...
May 29, 2011 jon Tumalo Mountain 3.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
May 29 to May 30, 2011 adam milgrom 6.5 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
Very pretty, not too difficult hike. The drive to the trailhead goes pretty far into the woods, but it's very quiet once you're in there. We camped about half-way in, which made it an easy in & out hike for a overnight trip, at one of two sites we found right on the creek. A little muddy this time of year. All in all, very solid.
May 29, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Eagle Creek Campground 9.5 miles 750 feet gained
Had a great day of waterfall viewing with the better half...
May 28, 2011 Stacey Council Crest 8 miles 750 feet gained
Hiked the Wildwood Trail from Oregon Zoo to the Japanese Gardens and then Pittock Mansion.
May 28, 2011 Christophe Deppe Little Greider Lake 5 miles 250 feet gained
May 28, 2011 Eric Peterson Warren Creek Falls 11.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Messed up and went the easier way via Starvation Creek trail up to the Mt. Defiance microwave installation. I went down Mt. Defiance trail thinking it was the easier on the knees route, guess I better read my trail descriptions first before leaving the house again. Fun hike in deep snow after the 4k' level and put snow shoes on soon thereafter, no views thou...
May 28, 2011 Debbi Stacker Butte 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
May 28 to May 29, 2011 Kyle Meyer Green Point Mountain 19 miles 6,000 feet gained 1 night
Went backpacking with six others Saturday night at Cedar Swamp camp on the Herman Creek trail. I thought that it would be far enough removed from the obvious popular choices in the gorge that we might find some solitude, but unfortunately that was not to be the case. I've never walked so far to camp by so many other people (4 other groups). Sunday morning, f...
May 28 to May 29, 2011 Nate Meyer Herman Bridge 19 miles 6,000 feet gained 1 night
We headed up Herman Creek trail and camped at Cedar Swamp under a kick-ass lean-to. The next morning to hiked up to Green Point mountain via the Herman Creek Cutoff and Gorton Creek trails. We followed Gorton Creek back down, with a brief bit of excitement that only losing the trail in the snow can provide. [Here's the fullscreen topo](http://wenthiking.com/...
May 28, 2011 Roman 5.5 miles 750 feet gained
It was not a trail I intended to hike, and not a trail at all. Since my parents didn't plan to hike that day I asked to drop me off at a trailhead and let me hike for 3 hours. The trailhead was supposed to be 4 miles from UT 191 but when we got there it was a vertical wall... We found a trailhead at 6.5 miles and I was on the way on what turned out to be 4WD...
May 28 to May 29, 2011 Eric Thompson Multnomah Spur 21 miles 8,500 feet gained 1 night
I originally planned to hike from oneonta up towards larch until the snow then cut east/north back to nesmith point. plans don't always work out... terrific day, albeit a bit crowded for a late start from ainsworth, past horsetail falls, and triple falls. I camped at "e" just off Multnomah spur, trail 446. nice site, but it's right on the trail. less travele...
May 28, 2011 Justin Wright Fern Creek 11.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
Did one of the hikes on my to-do list today. Went up Elk first, then looped around to the King's Mountain summit. Finished off by walking the trail that runs along the highway back to the Elk Creek Campground. There's some pretty steep terrain between the two mountains but it was a lot of fun. There's a small amount of snow left on the road but other than th...
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