May 28, 2011 Chris Deadwood 12.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Didn't have a lot of time today, so I picked something close and quick. Got to Herman TH at about 11a with about 35 cars in the lot. I think everyone thought - It's Memorial Day Weekend, Eagle's gonna be packed, lets do Herman. Went past Indian Point and Deadwood Camp to about 3500 where the snow started, so I turned around, went back down to Deadwood and up...
May 28, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Horsetail Falls 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
Hiked from Oneonta to Ponytail Falls and out to the 400 trailhead at the east end, returned though Ainsworth area an the historic highway.
May 27 to May 30, 2011 Gary 15 miles 1,000 feet gained 3 nights
Hot, wet and <b>very</b> buggy. Lost count of the ticks we removed, and the mosquitoes were veracious. The falls were running well. I was very glad we didn't see the four foot water snake until the day after I'd been in the water.
May 27, 2011 Jen Devils Rest 10 miles 1,250 feet gained
Mellow run up the Bridal Veil drainage. This is a great alternative to Angel's Rest which allows you to get up to Devils Rest and Multnomah Basin without having to plow through all the tourists! The lower section of Palmer Mill Road between the Angel's rest TH and Brower Rd is closed, so you have to approach from Brower Rd. Upper section is still gated as al...
May 26, 2011 Roman 5 miles 250 feet gained
Lush green canyon (even by Northwest standards) just East of Moab. We got our feet wet during creek crossings (I counted nine). We got to Morning Glory arch in the afternoon so it was already in the shade, but the place is quite beautiful, with cool shade and a creek flowing out of rock. On the way back we explored another side canyon a bit.
May 26, 2011 Monica Stacker Butte 12 miles 3,000 feet gained
Left PDX at 6 am and drove to Horsetheif butte in search of the flower broomrape. We did indeed find some and this was a very beautiful area. Next we drove to Dalles Mountain Ranch and hiked up to Stacker Butte. We saw 4 deer, tons of birds, tons of flowers and zero people on this hike. Next was Catherine Creek to check out the Arch and to find some Bitterro...
May 26, 2011 Phoebe "BertMoss" Stacker Canyon 11 miles 2,250 feet gained
Today was another day centered around wildflowers. Being the childish potty humor loving person I am, I find "clustered broomrape" and "naked broomrape" to be the most hilariously intriguing flower names around! So it was the goal to find both today. Morning started out early at Horsethief Butte, in the beloved rain shadow. Hiked all around the park, found a...
May 26, 2011 Justin Wright Aldrich Butte 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
Started at the Aldrich Butte trailhead with the goal of making it up to the top of Table Mountain. After hitting the Heartbreak Ridge Trail, we started on our way up but realized it was already getting late. Plus the weather wasn't that great considering it was windy and raining fairly hard so we decided to head back and call it a day. One of these days, I'm...
May 25, 2011 Roman 2.5 miles 500 feet gained
Since we weren't too far from Mesa Verde NP, we decided to give it one day. This is small park & not a lot of trails there, but it is famous for a large concentration of Indian ruins, most are well-preserved. Pueblo Indians built small "towns" in huge caverns on the sides of the canyons. What came to a surprise is that once you pay the entrance fee, you have...
May 24, 2011 Monica Panorama Point 8 miles 1,000 feet gained
We left SE Portland at 6 am and headed down 26 until 35 to get to hood river ( I know long way but we had never been on hwy 35). First we went up to Hood River Mountain and it was very rad, saw my first fairy slipper orchid and chocolate lilly! Once near the top the views were amazing and the hills were covered with paintbrush and balsamroot sadly the lupine...
May 24, 2011 jon Silver Star 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
I had great time, even though we were unsuccessful on getting to the summit. A combination of getting to the Grouse Vista trailhead way too late, and the mushy snow that even our snowshoes had trouble with, slowed us down enough to make the two friends I went with nervous about getting caught out in the dark. So they turned around about a half-mile from the ...
May 24, 2011 Phoebe "BertMoss" Koberg Slough 6 miles 750 feet gained
Headed out early this morning, making a stop up on Mt. Hood to enjoy some early morning tranquility and snow before heading down in to the Gorge for more flower hunting. Today was a very successful day, I came across both flowers I have been looking forward to all season, the Chocolate lily and the Fairy Slipper Orchid, both of which we found at Hood River M...
May 23, 2011 Roman 2 miles 250 feet gained
Went there with my family on the same day I did Corona Arch. Even though Fiery Furnace is very easy as a hike, it was one of the most entertaining hikes I ever did. They advise to do it for the first time in a ranger-led tour, and now it makes sense. First-time hikers doing it alone would wander aimlessly and miss most of interesting features. Most of the ti...
May 23, 2011 Roman 3 miles 500 feet gained
Short evening hike after a trip to Fiery Furnace (will post that later). The hike is not in national park; it starts near Colorado River just SW of Moab. The weather started very windy and rain at times at times so I did this hike solo. Of course, by the end of the day the weather turned gorgeous. The desert is nice right now, lots of flowers and not hot. Go...
May 23 to May 24, 2011 Chris Ramona Falls 7 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Super quick overnighter. Got to the trailhead at about 7:30p and to the falls at 8:45p or so. Having not been here before and remembering all the damage done earlier this year, I immediately thought the first sighting of the river meant crossing, forded and wandered around for about 5 minutes or so before realizing my mistake. The trail was mostly clear from...
May 23, 2011 Jen Sacagawea and Papoose Rocks 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Goofed around in the woods for a few hours setting out my game camera, and exploring Greenleaf Falls. Visited the mysterious moss covered scree field reported by Don Nelson last year, and I noticed in Google Earth, there is another larger one nearby- due east.
May 22, 2011 Roman 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
Made a series of short hikes in Canyonlands yesterday, This place is beautiful!
May 22, 2011 Timberwolf Big Lizard (historical) 12 miles 5,500 feet gained
Amazing trip! It was ridiculously hot yesterday, which makes me very happy that I'm not doing this in the summer! Snow was very slushy on the way down and did not make for the best glissade conditions. Breaking through the cloud ceiling was spectacular. As the clouds moved, I managed to glimpse a few other mountains: Hood, Adams, and Rainier. Now I can't wai...
May 22, 2011 Justin Wright Mount Saint Helens 12 miles 5,500 feet gained
Went up St Helens today and had a blast. We made it to the top without using any snowshoes but the snow was pretty deep at the top. Weather turned out to be great and had a nice view of the crater as well as Mt. Rainier at the top. Despite hiking in the snow all day, I was amazed at how HOT it was up there. It actually felt like the middle of summer up there...
May 21, 2011 Jack K. Opal Pool 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
Opal Creek is amazing as always, 1000 year old cedar trees, condemned bridge, Jawbone Flats. Perfect day.
May 21, 2011 Eric Peterson Cattail Lake 18 miles 5,000 feet gained
Over 5000' and almost 18 mile hike around Table Mountain area. Not sure I made it to Greenleaf Falls, there was sign for Cave Falls where I turned around and thought that was the alternate name for Greenleaf, but it looks like there is a trail on the other side of the raging falls/stream, no way I was going to cross that after doing everything else today. Yu...
May 21, 2011 Water (Matt) Mount Mitchell 3.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Mt. Mitchell is one of the first hikes we did around Portland, after we'd moved out here, and winter had passed, and we were on our feet, so to speak. I've always been impressed with the views for the amount of effort required (definitely one of the best bangs-for-your-buck). That said, I've oft noticed when viewing from Mt. St. Helens, or driving back along...
May 21 to May 22, 2011 Conner Dowling Casey Creek 9 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
Great quick overnight on Herman Creek trail. Casey Creek makes a great camp for a larger group. The weather was perfect.
May 21, 2011 Timberwolf Kestner Creek 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
I love the rock formations here, and the river is very beautiful as it winds through, sometimes violently. The shale is very different from the gorge. Gorgeous, easy hike.
May 21, 2011 jon Dog Mountain 6 miles 2,750 feet gained
Went with the GF mid-afternoon to Dog Mountain. A lot people were parked in the lot, but almost no one was on the steep trail. Very windy and cold on top!
May 21, 2011 Roman 3.5 miles 750 feet gained
Went with my family to Arches/Canyonlands for a week. We managed 3 short hikes today: 1. around N and S Window arches (they are huge - i got people under onr of them for a scale), 2. We got "lost" for half an hour trying to make a short cut to the trail to Delicate Arch(had to park 1/4 mile down the road due to overfilled parking and didn't want to go along ...
May 20, 2011 Joe Omundson Dog Mountain 7 miles 2,750 feet gained
May 20, 2011 Jen Devils Kitchen 5 miles 3,000 feet gained
I got acute mountain sickness on my way up Mt Hood, had to turn back around 8800 ft. Real bummer, this has never happened to me before. No pics, it was still dark when I turned back.
May 20 to May 22, 2011 Allison Grave Creek Riffle 42 miles 1,500 feet gained 2 nights
Sun, sun, sun!
May 20, 2011 Guy Munra Point 5 miles 2,000 feet gained
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May 20, 2011 Justin Wright Saddle Mountain 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Finally got out to the coast to try Saddle Mountain. Great hike with some amazing views of the ocean. Could see Hood, St Helens, Adams, and Rainier as well.
May 20, 2011 Chris Table Mountain 7 miles 2,500 feet gained
I wanted to take advantage of all the great weather before the forecast turned ugly again. I started at Dick Thomas trailhead with intentions of doing Table, but my legs decided against it after all the hiking in the past few days, and since I started too late, it was going to be pushing daylight by the time I would get back to the car. So I quit around wher...
May 20, 2011 Eric Peterson Dog Creek 6 miles 3,000 feet gained
Did West Ridge of Kings MT. Scramble harder than any of the areas other off trail scrambles, but has the most views. Also tracked Kings JR, but still was off a bit, but have a really good idea now of how to do Kings JR loop correctly. Will make a more in depth trip report on PDX Hikers, but added captions to all the pictures that I uploaded here. :)
May 19, 2011 ChurchFish Munra Point 7.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
May 19, 2011 Chris Battle Ax Mountain 18.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
I had my eyes on Beachie Saddle. I've never been up that way before, but it looked interesting on the map, so I thought I'd give it a try. Started at the Opal lot around 9:30, did the road side of the creek into town, then did Battle Ax trail past the old abandoned mines and up towards the saddle. I was thinking this hike was going to be possible, because ev...
May 19, 2011 jon Table Mountain 9.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
Started this one from the unofficial Aldrich Butte parking area and immediately went the wrong way from my car and had to double back after about 15 minutes of walking around the front of the butte. Once I was on track, I had a blast. Not many people on the PCT and only one other person on the summit, who was celebrating his 66th birthday; a great day to do ...
May 18, 2011 Phoebe "BertMoss" McCall Point 2 miles 250 feet gained
Pulled a muscle in my back, putting quite the damper on hiking, but I managed to make it out for a short hike so not to miss out on the flowers. A deer jumped right out in front of us on the trail, which I was not expecting in such an open area.
May 18, 2011 Timberwolf Balch Canyon 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Packed on 40lbs and took a short hike!
May 18, 2011 Eric Peterson City of Portland Reservoir Number 3 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Testing my new Garmin GPSmap 62s. Worked great and was able to load FREE custom NW Topos and NW Trails maps. Started on Vista Ave. and hiked up to Japanese Gardens to catch Wildwood and up to Pittock Mansion. 5.7 miles with just over 1000 ft gain, nice to finally have more solid stats! Can't wait to get out onto some trails this weekend :)
May 18, 2011 Justin Wright Dog Mountain 14 miles 5,500 feet gained
I've got Mt St Helens planned for this Sunday so I thought I would beat myself up one last time. Decided to do Dog Mountain twice and as quickly as possible. The first time up I took the more difficult trail, which isn't very scenic but a tad shorter. I was shooting for an hour up but missed it by 6 minutes. Took the less difficult trail down (I basically th...
May 17, 2011 Timberwolf Cascade Head 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
The weather forecast from NOAA advised an 80% chance of rain. Knowing this, we decided to try this hike anyway, expecting a wall of fog and no views. What can I say? We love fog. We were in for a surprise, however, as one of the most magical days in existence unfolded before us. We started in mid-morning, arriving at the trail head a little later than antici...
May 17, 2011 jon Devils Rest 7 miles 2,500 feet gained
Went with a friend up to Angel's Rest and on through to Devil's Rest. Rain the way up, sun the way down.
May 16, 2011 Jen Little Maui 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Mellow wildflower hike with a friend. Balsamroot and lupine are going strong above 800 ft.
May 16, 2011 Conner Dowling Saddle Mountain 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Wait for a clear day, the views will pay off.
May 15, 2011 Joe Omundson Hardy Falls 8 miles 2,250 feet gained
May 15, 2011 Timberwolf Eagle Creek 14 miles 1,750 feet gained
Hiked past Tunnel, but not too far. It was a gorgeous day! Very enchanting to watch the clouds wisp through the conifers that lined the ridges. The falls were good volume and there weren't too many people. I fair amount, but not bad for Eagle Creek on a weekend! The wildflowers are in bloom and there are many to see!
May 15, 2011 Justin Wright Warren Creek Falls 14 miles 5,000 feet gained
Hiked up Starvation Ridge and came down the Mt Defiance trail. Hit pretty heavy snow around 3800 feet so we snowshoed the rest of the way. The snow is still up to the fence at the Radio towers. After doing Ruckel Ridge yesterday, I can definitely say this hike is quite a bit easier. But it does have one heck of an elevation gain.
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