April 18, 2011 Chris Miller Creek 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
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April 18, 2011 Anne S. Ridge Cut-Off 8.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Boring walk up Gorton Creek to Indian Point, but views from Saddle almost worth it. Snow on trail to Deadwood Camp, but not on Nick Eaton Ridge. Impressive views of canyon on the descent (I think of Tomlike, Chinidere and Green Point, as well as a very snowy Benson Plateau). GPS read 2850ft at highest, so strenuous elevation but felt gradual since spread out...
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April 17, 2011 Joe Omundson 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
April 17, 2011 Water (Matt) Table Mountain 8 miles 3,250 feet gained
Great weather. Decent bit of snow on top. Started at Aldrich Butte TH.
April 17, 2011 Timberwolf Deadwood 10 miles 3,250 feet gained
April 17, 2011 Debbi Catherine Creek Univeral 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
April 17, 2011 Justin Wright Wauneka Point 11 miles 3,750 feet gained
After going up to Nesmith on Wednesday without snowshoes I decided to go back and try it again today. I turned around at 3800 feet on Wednesday since the tape marking the trail ended but after making it up there today I realized I actually made it to the top! I just didn't see the Nesmith Point sign that was smashed into the tree. Then again, it was snowing ...
April 17, 2011 Jen Table Mountain 8 miles 3,250 feet gained
Snowy in the trees above the boulder field on the Eastway Trail. Much less snow on the Westway route- just a few drifts below the summit near the indian pits. Table top is snow covered, but the south spur is open, worth postholing over there on a clear day. Dick Thomas Trail is extremely muddy, I recommend starting from the Aldrich Butte TH.
April 17, 2011 Eric Peterson Elowah Falls 10 miles 3,750 feet gained
Finally made it to the top of Nesmith Point. Still needed snow shoes starting after the second saddle at 2800', but the snow is finally receeding. Micro spikes would have been ok as well. Saw 9 other people on the way down and chatted with a few. I think one of the couples I talked to are also on Went Hiking since he mentioned he tried NP on this past Wednes...
April 16, 2011 Joe Omundson Corbin Lake 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
April 16, 2011 Heather&Wein Herman Bridge 7.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
April 16, 2011 Heather&Wein Wilson Falls 3.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
April 16, 2011 Allison Ptarmigan 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
Skiing is like hiking, but harder. Right?
April 16 to April 17, 2011 Debra Grumbach 19 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
from US 20, 5 miles east of Lee, MA hiked South along AT to Shaker Campsite. Stayed at Shaker for 1 night. Returned via same trail to Webster Rd. At Webster Rd, walked along road to Main Rd, Tyringham and hitched a ride back to my van on US 20.
April 16 to April 17, 2011 Miles Barger Oregon Dunes Loop Trail 22 miles 250 feet gained 1 night
April 16, 2011 Water (Matt) Lookout Mountain 7.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
Up the Gumjuwac Trail. On the road until the SW ridge of Lookout Mnt, then right up the ridge. Lousy conditions.
April 16, 2011 Sirhikesalot1 Diamond Peak 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
Saturday we went and checked out Drift Creek Falls and the way cool suspension bridge, did the main trail including the north loop. Then went to Depot Bay for lunch, and then hit some coastal trails around Yaquena Head and Cape Fowlweather.
April 16 to April 17, 2011 jon Gillette Lake 6 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
A very muddy trail, but great camping. Some websites have this roundtrip hike listed as <300' of elevation gain, but my gps track came out over 900'.
April 16 to April 17, 2011 Shane Gillette Lake 6 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
April 16, 2011 Chris Observation 10.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
A quick Saturday morning hike turned into an out-and-back-and-out-and-back-and-out-and-back. (Lost the map! - wasn't lost, just didn't want to spend another $12.95) The Trapper trailhead lot has about a foot of snow sitting in it, at 1200 ft. Most of the trail has about 2-5 inches here and there, and it got super postholey around 2600ft. Panther creek falls ...
April 16 to April 17, 2011 Kyle Meyer Gillette Lake 6 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
Went out to Gillette Lake Saturday night with my wife and four others. Caught two trout—a medium-sized brook and a tiny rainbow—and cooked them over the fire with asparagus and lemon. Great camp out and very different than all my previous snow-bound adventures. Looking for a lake available for backpacking before May? This is the one. Trail was muddy but ...
April 16, 2011 Roman Tanner Butte 9.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
Hiked today from Tooth Rock trailhead to Tanner Ridge to about 3,200 elevation. It rained first 4 out of 5 hours of the hike, but this means having all trail to myself so it was good :) I took snowshoes but didn't use then at all - the snow started at about 2,900 feet (just above the junction with a small trail to Wauna Point). Snow wasn't more than 1 foot d...
April 16, 2011 Justin Wright McBride Lake 6 miles 750 feet gained
Went snowshoeing in the Ape Cave area. Also checked out the cave, pretty awesome!
April 14, 2011 Heather&Wein Miller Creek 8 miles 500 feet gained
April 14, 2011 Shane Angels Rest 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
On a rainy Thursday afternoon, we went for a quick afternoon hike. The clouds made for a great layered view of the Gorge today. Contrary to Kyle's TR, I believe this hike was just shy of 2,000 feet elevation gain.
April 14, 2011 Kyle Meyer Devils Rest 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
Went for a quick jaunt to make use of the shit-tacular weather provided to us by April. It was literally a quick jaunt—we ran about a third of the trip, completing the 6 miles and 1700' in less than two hours. I was surprised by how beautiful and well maintained the Wahkeena trail is. I want to go back with a pair of my fivefinger shoes and jog the loop.
April 13, 2011 Eric Peterson Elk Point 5 miles 500 feet gained
Using the site to also document my after work Forest Park hike conditioning jogs.
April 13, 2011 Chris Guild Lake (historical) 4.5 miles 750 feet gained
ATC meets baby hailstorm.
April 13, 2011 Justin Wright Moffett Falls 11 miles 3,750 feet gained
Tried to hike up to Nesmith Point for the first time. Went great until I hit 2500 feet and then hit a bit of snow. Once I hit the first lookout area around 2900 feet it got to 2-3 feet deep in spots. Luckily someone had marked off the trail so it was pretty easy to follow it even though you couldn't see it. I ended up turning around at 3750 feet since the ta...
April 12, 2011 Eric Peterson 5 miles 500 feet gained
Using the site to also document my after work Forest Park hike conditioning jogs, sorry. :)
April 11, 2011 Eric Peterson City of Portland Reservoir Number 3 5 miles 750 feet gained
Hike/Run through parts of Forest Park, up and down a few times totaling at least 750', missed the last 2 weekends for hiking, trying to make up with some Forest Park hikes/runs after work this week...
April 11, 2011 Anne S. Devils Rest 12 miles 2,500 feet gained
Decent conditioning hike, moderately difficult but nothing too strenuous. Muddy trail (especially Foxglove Tr.), hailstorms, and wind, but otherwise a nice spring hike. No views to speak of at the top. Switchbacks coming down Wahkeenah were a bit tedious.
April 10, 2011 Joe Omundson Old Salmon River 5 miles 0 feet gained
April 10, 2011 Timberwolf White River Glacier 1 miles 1,000 feet gained
Hiked to the silcox hut in a whiteout, in a rope team for practice. All of my gear became encrusted in ice, I had ice crystals formed on my cheek, and sizeable icicles hanging from my hat. It. Was. Awesome.
April 10, 2011 Roman Smith Rock 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Did Smith Rock loop counter-clockwise. Cloudy, cool, but no rain. The parking was full when we got there, but most of people probably were climbers - we didn't see too many hikers.
April 10, 2011 Jen Dog Mountain 7 miles 2,500 feet gained
All the snow is gone, but no views today.
April 9, 2011 Monica Horsetail Falls 2.5 miles 500 feet gained
Took some friends on this nice hike. Lot's of people and parents not watching their kids on the cliffy areas almost gave me a heart attack!
April 9, 2011 Erich Davis San Bruno Mountain 5 miles 0 feet gained
April 9, 2011 Shane Indian Creek 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
It was a beautiful day on the trail. Dry, and just enough clouds in the sky to make leaving the sunglasses in the car a fine idea. The hike is fairly easy, and set on a nice wide trail. There were a handful of cars at the trailhead, but we only passed a single group of two the whole time out and back. While the hike doesn't have the waterfalls and evergreens...
April 9 to April 10, 2011 Justin Wright Shady Glen 17 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Hiked from the camp host parking lot up to 7 1/2 mile camp. Also went and checked out the punch bowl side hike. Great hike!
April 9, 2011 jon Saddle Mountain 5 miles 2,000 feet gained
I hadn't been here before . . . a nice hike. We got to the trailhead kinda late in the day (around 3) so the sun that we had early on gave way to an intense, frigid wind and temperature drop. There were only three big patches of snow still left on the trail.
April 9, 2011 Roman Aldrich Butte 3.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Just was showing somebody an easier hike. We went up the road on the ascent, then back down the trail (and another road) around the other side of Aldrich. There were ALOT of grass widows on a small meadow just below the summit. Not nearly as many people as on Angels Rest yesterday - we only met 3 groups of 2, all on the way up. The link to the hike actually ...
April 8 to April 9, 2011 Kyle Meyer Wahtum Express 28.5 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
Eagle Creek is one of the most beautiful trails in Oregon, but everyone who hikes regularly has done it plenty, almost to the point of disgust when proposed. So, it was wonderful to get a new perspective on this hike this weekend by finally getting to the terminus of the trail at Wahtum Lake. What the ordinary Eagle Creek hiker doesn't see are the beautiful ...
April 8, 2011 jon Archer Mountain 5 miles 2,000 feet gained
April 8 to April 9, 2011 Chris Wahtum Express 28.5 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
April 8, 2011 Roman Angels Rest 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Couldn't miss a rare weather anomaly today, but had only 1/2 day before work. Hiked to Angels Rest and then about 1 more mile to a campsite near Foxglove Creek. It was sunny 63F and finally felt like spring. Trees finally turning green. Couldn't find Quadrillium Chris was writing about, but there was so many trilliums that it was hard to spot one. It was cro...
April 7, 2011 ChurchFish Dog Mountain 7 miles 2,750 feet gained
April 7, 2011 Monica Elowah Falls 2 miles 250 feet gained
Went to see Elowa today and it was just as nice as always : )
April 7, 2011 Monica Munra Point 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
Another gem of the Gorge and she was a roaring!!!!!
