December 17, 2019 Jen Timberline Trail 3 miles 750 feet gained
I'm helping with another wildlife cam. Today was maintenance day. Got some great shots of the elusive Sierra Nevada Red Fox, one of our target species. Will post pics soon. Fun to snowshoe again! See video link attached!
December 15, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Ellinor 6.59 miles 3,250 feet gained
Started at the lower TH and snow begin a bit before the upper TH. That's where I put on the micro spikes. Was able to take the summer trail all the way to the summit.
December 14 to December 15, 2019 Sarah Johnson Sunset Beach 12 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
Did an overnight last weekend with my hiking friend Nicole, parking at a turnout near Tillamook Head Trailhead (No overnight parking allowed.) Stayed at the hikers camp, setting up my tent inside one of the hiker shelters with the mice. (I forgot my footprint and it was raining.) Stayed toasty and warm inside, and was surprisingly unbothered by mice. In the ...
December 14, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Dalco Passage 5.46 miles 500 feet gained
December 14, 2019 Jen Calloway Reservoir 8.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
My old stomping grounds. Did a loop with the section 36, Powder House and TNT trail.
December 9, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Mildred Point 6 miles 2,250 feet gained
The hike to the falls is a nice hike on a foggy, drizzly day. Hike is mostly snow free which is odd for this time of season. Snow began in earnest a bit above the falls and and It looked like I was the first person to venture past the falls in a while as I broke trail pretty much to Van Trump Park.
December 7, 2019 Sarah Johnson Timberline Lodge T2 6 miles 750 feet gained
Just some fun on the mountain with my friend Eric testing out gear. (He had some new mountaineering boots to try out, and I wanted to try out my snowshoes.) Only one person ahead of us on the trail, who turned around and then it was our turn to break trail. Mileage wasn't our goal, but goofing around in the snow was. A nice day.
December 7, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 5.3 miles 500 feet gained
December 5, 2019 Jen Bennett Pass 7.5 miles 500 feet gained
The traverse is not terrible yet!
December 2, 2019 Jen Crown Point 4 miles 750 feet gained
Fambligations have been keeping me close to home. Chilly day. Wandering amongst the relics. Postholing through thigh deep maple leaves and zigzagging through devils club stalks can be fun if you have no particular agenda.
December 1, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Squak Mountain 7.55 miles 2,000 feet gained
Hiked to both West and Central Peaks.
November 30, 2019 Sarah Johnson Smith Rock 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
Birthday hike. First did the River Trail with Zane and the dog. It was pretty cold and we were worried Lily would get too cold. When we got back to the cutoff for Misery Ridge, Zane looked at me and knew I wanted to give it a go. Zane and dog went to the heat of the car, and I set a turnaround time of a half an hour, and up I went. Didn't quite make it to th...
November 30, 2019 Jen Doane Point 7.5 miles 750 feet gained
November 29, 2019 Woodswalker Wauneka Point 5 miles 250 feet gained
Wahclella is still beautiful. I added a bit extra by walking along the paved bike path towards the east, checking out the burn up in the Tanner area. Looks pretty toasted up there, but the power company is still clearly driving the road that goes to the Tanner Butte Trailhead.
November 29, 2019 Woodswalker Bridal Veil Falls 7 miles 1,750 feet gained
Glorious day. Very quiet up there until about noon. Perfect amount of snow for beauty and easy walking.
November 28 to November 29, 2019 Sarah Johnson Craft Canyon 6 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
Thanksgiving Day. Decided to take my partner Zane out to Mack's Canyon, so he could see how awesome it was. Hit up White River Falls on the way. Had a simple Thanksgiving dinner between the two of us over an open fire at a campsite at the trailhead. Corn dogs and a can of beans, with a couple of beers. I never said we were fancy people. For desert, a bag of ...
November 25, 2019 Woodswalker Devils Rest 11 miles 2,000 feet gained
We parked just past the gate at the 10.5 mile marker and took the connector trail over to the Larch Mountain trail. 4-5 inches at the parking lot. No views, so we headed down Oneonta a ways into the Bell Creek area, then headed back up through the crater and back to the car. So beautiful with just a dusting of snow right now, although more is coming in.
November 23, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Ararat 10.28 miles 3,500 feet gained
Never done this trail before. Saw some deer and mt. goats but not a single person during the entire hike. Rainier was a bit cloudy but could see Adams, St Helens and even a glimpse of Mt. Hood in the distance. Hiked as far as Mt. Arafat and it looks like from where I stopped Arafat would be a non-technical 4-500' scramble to its 6000' summit. Will have to ch...
November 21, 2019 Woodswalker City of Portland Reservoir Number 4 3.7 miles 250 feet gained
Just a short hike to see the mountains since I only had a few hours available. Beautiful views of the mountains. I notice the Doug Firs are starting to get taller near the top viewpoint and will be blocking some of the views to Adams soon. Great day.
November 19, 2019 Jen Shellrock Mountain 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
I brought my bike and rode the new section of the bikepath between Wyeth and Starvation Creek. It is a lovely addition to our gorge. Much of it is like the old highway with stonework walls, little alcoves plus artful placements of giant chunks of hexagonal basalt column. The viaducts are cool too. The only thing I don't care for is the roar of 84, so I would...
November 18, 2019 Woodswalker Pct: Mt Hood 4.9 miles 750 feet gained
Had a nice stroll before the rain this morning, I got to catch up with a friend and have a great day in the green.
November 17, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 8.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
November 17, 2019 Woodswalker Dry Canyon 9.6 miles 500 feet gained
I got to meet Sarah from this site and a lot of other awesome folks out on a group hike, to a part of the Deschutes I had visited but not hiked in before. What an awesome day.
November 17, 2019 Sarah Johnson Macks Canyon 9.6 miles 500 feet gained
Sometimes, you need a little sunshine when Portland gets into the dreary wet season. Went on a hike today lead by my friend Matt Reeder, who never disappoints when choosing an unknown destination. It was a long drive from Portland, but well worth it. The days and my mood have been dark lately, so hiking in the high desert was a welcome change. And as a bonus...
November 14, 2019 Jen Preachers Peak 10 miles 1,750 feet gained
Another foggy day, no-one around.
November 12, 2019 Jen Guild Lake (historical) 6 miles 500 feet gained
Misty day in the woods. A group of volunteers was actually raking the Wildwood!
November 10, 2019 runandsew Multnomah Falls 7 miles 3,250 feet gained
Our son joined us on a hike where I did a lot of backtracking because Kevin was taking a long time taking photos.
November 10, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Tiger Mountain 8.56 miles 3,500 feet gained
My favorite conditioning hike on foggy, drizzly autumn days.
November 10, 2019 Woodswalker 7 miles 1,000 feet gained
Lovely autumn day in Forest Park. I'm still recovering from a stomach bug so the main goal was, to get out and see the leaves and the new Burnside crossover bridge. Lots of happy people and a Pileated woodpecker, doing his tree sculpting work a foot of the trail seemingly unconcerned with all the dogs, runners and the mini traffic jam of us snapping pics. Wo...
November 9, 2019 Sarah Johnson 2 miles 250 feet gained
Hung out in Seaside at a friends airbnb last weekend, mostly relaxing in the hot tub and playing board games. Weather was dreary and rainy, my favorite way to enjoy the coasts doom and gloom.
November 6, 2019 Jen Timberline 11 miles 3,500 feet gained
Came up via Cathedral Ridge. Snow on the TT, but easy travel with microspikes. Gorgeous day, I was the only one out there.
November 3, 2019 Sarah Johnson Dome Rock 8.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Forgot to add this one from a few weekends ago. Lovely day spent in the mountains with friends. The road to the trailhead is a bit scary, rocks, potential slides, and some gnarly dropoffs but we didn't have a problem getting there in a Subaru. Trail was barely maintained, I recommend long pants. I did a bit of scrambling to get to the top of the ridge for fu...
November 2, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Lake of the Angels 7.7 miles 4,000 feet gained
Hiked this trail back in 2016 but due to foggy weather conditions could not see much. Saturday conditions were picture perfect. This is a fun challenging hike with 2 areas where you utilize ropes to scale a couple head walls. Nothing terribly technical though. The trail was snow free but pretty muddy just after The Lake of the False Prophet, which I understa...
October 29, 2019 Jen Devils Rest 10 miles 1,500 feet gained
With that wind, I decided today was a day to stay in the woods. Fun wanderings. Heard the wind roaring above me up in the canopy, but I was warm and dry in the duff below. Traveled along the western edge of the gorge fire for a bit. Found out what happens to frozen chanterelles ( they turn to soggy mush). Many of the old roads on the Bridal Veil Plateau have...
October 28, 2019 Woodswalker Silver Star Mountain 10 miles 2,250 feet gained
Great five volcano day. Tarbell is a mess from logging currently. The ground was frozen for the most part, but no snow. Wonderful day.
October 26, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci American Lake 3.1 miles 250 feet gained
Not a hike but thought I would put in on here. Ran the event with my daughter, son-in-law and 4 year old Granddaughter. My Granddaughter ran the Not So Scary 1k dressed as Elsa of Frozen.
October 26 to October 27, 2019 runandsew 14.5 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
Kevin wanted to see some colors and it sure beat putting on snowshoes. We hiked to South Falls Saturday night, then the loop on Sunday and I doubled back from North Falls to South Falls looking for my cell phone. Thank you to whoever turned it into the Lodge. You made my day and my husband chose not to kill me. See, I lost my puffy the week prior.
October 24, 2019 Woodswalker Gorton Creek 10.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
Great day up visiting one my favorite lunch spots in the gorge. Peak 3152. Not epic, but good views and such a pleasant place to lay around and have lunch.
October 21, 2019 Woodswalker North Falls 8.7 miles 750 feet gained
Great day for an easy waterfall adventure. The fall color is still good.
October 20, 2019 Sarah Johnson Cape Horn 7.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Slept in last Sunday, but still felt like getting out. Decided to hit a close trail in the gorge with the remaining hours of daylight. Managed to fit in the loop before dark. Perfectly gloomy fall day. Others may hate the rainy season, but I love the lack of people on the trails and spooky forests.
October 14, 2019 Woodswalker Herman Bridge 16 miles 3,250 feet gained
Great day out in the Gorge. The old mossy Cedars at cedar Swamp are still doing good and I like when the days are long enough to continue on a little bit through the mossy glens and creeklets.
October 13, 2019 Sarah Johnson Thorton Creek 10.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
Armed with a few beers and a couple of North Cascades hiking guides on Saturday night, I told Eric it was his turn to pick the next hike. Weather was going to be iffy, and we knew full well we may end up having to turn around. Eric decided that we couldn't opt for anything less than a 5 star rating in the guidebook, so Trapper Peak/Thornton Lakes was chosen....
October 12, 2019 Sarah Johnson Maple Pass Loop 12 miles 2,000 feet gained
Spontaneous trip to the North Cascades in search of Larches. Teamed up with my friend from the Mazamas, Eric, leaving Portland Friday night around 7 pm. I highly recommend this late start - we were able to miss Seattle traffic and probably saved ourselves a good 1.5 to 2 hrs in driving time. We arrived in Marblemount around midnight, and quickly set up camp ...
October 11, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Florence Peak 8.24 miles 3,750 feet gained
The first 3 miles is nice old growth with a water fall thrown in at the mile and a half mark. Once you reach the ridge at approx. 3 miles take the faint climbers trail to the left and the trail will meander along the ridge for a bit and will end at Florence Peak.
October 10, 2019 Jen Whittier Ridge 14.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Not supposed to do this in the snow. We're idiots. Broke trail from Boot Lake all the way over to Whittier. Some really sketchy sections on the traverse. Glorious day.
October 7, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Lake Ingalls 9.4 miles 3,250 feet gained
The larches are just changing color. Lots of people...the trail was really crowded.
October 6, 2019 Jen Carpenters Lake 8 miles 2,750 feet gained
Biked from Bass Lake to the old parking area near Aldrich Butte-avoided all those dull miles from the Bonneville TH. Went around Aldrich and up over Cedar to the PCT. The trails around Cedar mountain are overgrown, not used much these days because of the access issues. Only saw 4 people near the end on the PCT.
October 1, 2019 Woodswalker Red Mountain 11 miles 1,500 feet gained
Great sunshiney day with just enough snow to make it look beautiful
October 1, 2019 Jen Indian Mountain 12.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
Ridiculous bushwack from way down below. Beautiful day. We found an old trail. Walked out in the dark, but luckily made it to a road by dusk.
