May 7, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Mt. Rose 5.87 miles 3,750 feet gained
Was planning on climbing Mt. Ellinor but the road to the TH is gated approx. 5 miles from the lower TH so decided to hike Mt. Rose instead There is still a bit of snow approx. 1/4 past the horse camp but the final climb to the summit is snow free.
May 5, 2020 Jen Blythe Lake 3 miles 250 feet gained
Enroute to a 2 week deployment in Spokane for a COVID outbreak. My intention was to go to Potholes Coulee, but Google maps brought me to Potholes State Park. This is mostly an anglers boat ramp with very little hiking so after a frustrating lakeside wander, I headed to nearby Blythe Lake which was awesome! Followed a deer trail to a cool rim. Fun scrambly ri...
May 3, 2020 Jen Mill Creek Ridge 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
The drive is a bit creepy on the approach to TH. Hoping for some spring Morchellas. No morels but found an antler. Saw 2 cyclists, tons of elk sign, nice flowers and birds.
May 3, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 10 miles 1,000 feet gained
Decided to take a long hike at the Pt. The park will be reopening to the windshield tourists on 5/5.
May 3, 2020 Sarah Johnson 12 miles 1,250 feet gained
April 27 to April 28, 2020 Jen Pats Cabin Canyon 8 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night
Pat's Cabin Canyon is a BLM wilderness study area. Located just north of the Painted Hills Unit on Burnt Ranch Road. It is just beautiful. So dreamy wandering up and down here. You travel along an old road or in the canyon creek bed (dry). Too bad there isnt a year round water source up in the canyon, although I did see some seeps. I camped near the mouth at...
April 26, 2020 Jen Sutton Mountain 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Escape to the high desert! Took the off trail route suggested by Barbara Bond in her 75 scrambles book. Had fun wandering the upper basalt layers of the Carroll Rim. Hedgehogs blooming on the summit. Looked down on the Painted Hills unit, which was closed.
April 26, 2020 Sarah Johnson Step Creek 9.5 miles 500 feet gained
April 26, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci George Lake 8.96 miles 2,250 feet gained
I have not hiked this one in sometime and forgot how cool the first couple miles are. One hikes up a steep mossy valley with old growth Douglas Firs clinging to the rocky cliffs, with a roaring creek and a water fall thrown in for good measure. I frequently find it amazing the places where trees can grow. Hiked a bit past the 2nd view point.
April 24, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Tiger Mountain 7.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Up the Section Line trail to West Summit 3, then traversed to the High School Trial using the TMT. Descended via the HS Trail.
April 20, 2020 Jen Kings Mountain 10.5 miles 3,750 feet gained
Started early, ran the river trail and some of the traverse. Saw only 1 person on traverse, and then about 15 people and 7 dogs on the final 3 mile leg down Kings which is a brutal descent, don’t care for it at all.
April 19, 2020 Sarah Johnson Roslyn Lake (historical) 4 miles 250 feet gained
My partner works for Trackers teaching outdoor school (well, he's now teaching outdoor school online!) so we had access to their gated private site, BREC in Sandy Oregon. None of us had hiked in forever due to everything being shut down, so we gathered up our roommate and took a stroll. I've mostly been getting my outdoor fix through long bike rides (and I'm...
April 19, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Townsend 9.2 miles 3,250 feet gained
Parked about a mile from the upper TH due to snow remaining on the roadway. There are varying routes and boot paths to the summit so this time of year its a good idea to have a GPS to refer to. Glissade a fair distance down the mountain on the descent.
April 13, 2020 Woodswalker Schaber Reservoir 11.3 miles 1,000 feet gained
I picked a local hike in a quieter section of Forest Park, masked up and went for it early in the day.
April 10 to April 11, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Sunny Brook 15.6 miles 3,000 feet gained 1 night
Hiked a couple miles past the decommissioned National Park Campground/Ranger Station and spent the night at Dose Forks Camp. There were a few people camping at the old campground but I had Dose Forks all to myself.
April 7, 2020 Jen Gray Butte 9 miles 2,000 feet gained
You've all seen these cool pinnacles north of Smith Rock from the highway. This is within the Crooked River National Grassland. I started at the equestrian corrals just outside of the Henderson OHV. Wide open country for ridgetop ramblings, cool pinnacles and rock formations for scramblings, no-one around at all. Fun to look DOWN on Smith Rock.
April 4, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Walker 5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Hiked to both the north and south viewpoints.
March 29, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Jefferson Pass 8.39 miles 2,250 feet gained
Hiked from the Big Creek TH up to the Mt. Ellinor lower TH. Zero snow on the trail but the lower TH parking area still has snow. It is drivable if you have the right vehicle..... which was evident by the 3 high clearance SUV's parked there.
March 28, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 5.2 miles 500 feet gained
With the park now closed to car traffic and one having to hike in to get to the trails it is eerily quite at PD.
March 25, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci West Tiger Mountain 5.39 miles 2,500 feet gained
Section Line Trail to West Tiger Summit 3. More snow at the summit then expected.
March 22 to March 23, 2020 Jen Sheep Springs 12.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Magificent! Love the high desert solitude. Basalt formations excellent. Watched bighorn graze the hillside across the river from my camp.
March 22, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 4.8 miles 500 feet gained
March 21, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Blue Mountain 8.32 miles 3,250 feet gained
Bluebird day in the Olympics. Hiked the ridge to the viewpoint which is at 5600'.
March 20, 2020 Woodswalker Herman Creek 15.4 miles 2,750 feet gained
Great day out on Herman Creek Trail to the river crossing beyond Cedar Swamp. There was still a bit of slushy snow up at Cedar swamp, but it was beautiful as always.
March 19, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Hugo Peak 6.18 miles 1,500 feet gained
Hiked the Hugo Peak Trail, Trail of the Giants and the Windy Ridge Trail.
March 17, 2020 Jen Camp Creek Loop 5.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Well since the ski area was closed we decided to just take over the slopes, ha ha! It was surreal to be traversing the slopes on this bluebird day with no-one around and the chairlifts stilled. I rented BC Nordic skis that weren't so great on the 3 hour long trip upwards on the stiff, sometimes icy surface of West Leg Road, but they sure helped me carve some...
March 16, 2020 Sarah Johnson Moody Island 8 miles 500 feet gained
A lot changed in the world between this hike and my last. Faced with uncertainty whether we should hike together or not, a few of us decided we could still practice social distancing on the trail. With one ankle injury among us, we opted for the flatness of the Deschutes. It was a gorgeous day - snow juxtaposed with spring blossoms. We all had heavy hearts b...
March 16, 2020 Woodswalker Dixon Spring 11 miles 2,000 feet gained
Practiced a little social distancing out near Catherine Creek. Lovely day with snow, flowers and even one of those snow pinwheels, that usually show up on mountains during avalanche season.
March 15, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Teneriffe 8.52 miles 4,000 feet gained
Hiked to the falls and then took the Kamikaze trail up to Teneriffe's 4738' summit.
March 15, 2020 Jen Hamilton Mountain 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
The wind was wicked fierce on top.
March 14, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 4.8 miles 500 feet gained
March 11, 2020 Jen Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area 7 miles 2,500 feet gained
Whacked a lot of bushes today. Stick in the eye, attacked by pricker bush, and a sharp scree rock pierced my favorite hiking pants. Excellent fun!
March 9, 2020 Woodswalker Bunnel Spring 10 miles 1,500 feet gained
Amazing day out exploring Horsethief Butte and the over to the Crawford Oaks TH and up to the ranch. The flowers are just barely starting, but the quiet and the views were magnificent.
March 8 to March 9, 2020 runandsew Batts Meadow 3.5 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
Happy Anniversary. Now we stay inside for a few months.....
March 8, 2020 Sarah Johnson Fish Creek Campground/Day Use 9.3 miles 1,000 feet gained
The trailhead for this is about a mile south of the Clackamas River Trail. Quiet, low key day enjoying some old growth along a gentle trail. Went off trail to get closer to the Creek and almost took out a friend when I climbed out over a boulder. Note to self - more distance between friends when bushwhacking. It could have been bad, but luckily no one was ha...
March 8, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Notch Pass 10.26 miles 3,000 feet gained
Quite a bit a snow at the top of the pass which is at around the 2500' mark.
March 1, 2020 Woodswalker West Creek 13.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Waterfalls everywhere! Heading up Siouxon creek we took a side trip to Chinook Falls, scrambling down to the base of lots of falls. Then we headed back up Siouxon for views of Middle and Upper Siouxon Falls. Lots of weeping walls and even a rainbow in the spray. Turned around at the crossing near Calamity Creek. Totally amazing day.
March 1, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Buck Mountain 9.21 miles 3,000 feet gained
Elbo Creek Trail is snow free all the way to the forest service road. Once you hit the road the snow was pretty much present most of the way to the 3700' summit of Buck Mtn. I used snow shoes but my partner just booted his way up to the top. No views from the summit....was cold, windy and foggy.
February 29, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 5.1 miles 500 feet gained
February 29, 2020 Jen Doane Point 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
Spring busting out all over!
February 27, 2020 Woodswalker Coopey Falls 11 miles 3,000 feet gained
Great day in the gorge. The trilliums are blooming near the trailhead. Looks like there is still a lot of snow over in the Silver Star area. Snow was visible near the top of Table area.
February 25, 2020 Jen Angels Rest 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Started out with a ridiculous bushwack, but then spent hours wandering the woods in my favorite go to wonderland. Didnt see anyone.
February 24, 2020 Sarah Johnson Catherine Creek Shortcut 11 miles 2,500 feet gained
It was a super moody day in the gorge, our 11 mile hike contained pouring rain, raging wind, hail, and periods of blue skies and sunshine. Our last glimpse of sunshine gave us a double rainbow, before the rain gods decided we needed another drenching for our last mile and a half out.
February 23, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 4.41 miles 500 feet gained
February 23, 2020 Woodswalker Archer Mountain 3.6 miles 750 feet gained
Great trip to a special area.
February 22, 2020 Father Guido Sarducci Pinnacle Peak 5.89 miles 2,500 feet gained
Up and down several times for conditioning.
February 18, 2020 Jen Alpine Campground 7 miles 1,000 feet gained
Ski/snowshoe combo up to the critter cam. No good animal pictures this time, but a banner day to be out on the mountain!
February 18, 2020 Woodswalker Clear Lake Butte 9 miles 1,250 feet gained
Beautiful clear day walking up to the Clear Lake Lookout. The road in was well consolidated by ATV's and the couple staying in the tower let us up for a quick look at the view. Afterwards we did a short add on down to Clear Lake which was drained and fairly empty. Astonishing! Awesome day.
February 16, 2020 Sarah Johnson South Falls 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
Sunshine and waterfalls with some mountain dogs.
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