March 26, 2019 Sarah Johnson Dantes View 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
Just a couple of shorty hikes in Death Valley before we took off to Vegas.
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March 26, 2019 Jen 5 miles 1,750 feet gained
We were staying in La Quinta for a few days, and the mountains just rose right out of the backyard! We did a sunset hike and the next morning I came back and scrambled up to the nearest high point at dawn. Loving all the flowers, butterflies, lizards and cool rocks.
March 25, 2019 Sarah Johnson 2 miles 0 feet gained
Did a hike in the evening out on the salt flats, to watch the stars. Super cool to be below sea level.
March 25, 2019 Sarah Johnson 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
Please excuse me as I add hikes from my spring break vacation. Decided on a weirdo tour of Southern California deserts for spring break. Sadly, a large part of Death Valley National Park was shut down due to flash flooding from rains the week prior. We made the best of what we could see. Our first night into town we camped in Stovepipe Wells, and as I had ma...
March 25, 2019 Jen 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Desert in bloom! Lovely rock formations and slot canyon fun.
March 24, 2019 runandsew Neahkahnie Lake 6 miles 1,750 feet gained
March 24, 2019 pizza pal Hamilton Island 2.5 miles 0 feet gained
March 24, 2019 Woodswalker Herman Bridge 12.1 miles 2,250 feet gained
I wanted to see how the melt off was progressing, so I headed up to Herman Creek. The lot was full, but 90% of the folks were doing the Indian Point Loop. I just headed south, up the creek trail. I went about 6 miles in. The creek crossings were wet and a bit slippery but fine. Fairly continuous snow started at about the 5 mile mark, but was easy to navigate...
March 24, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 7.8 miles 500 feet gained
March 20, 2019 Woodswalker Moody Island 12.8 miles 250 feet gained
Desperate for some non snowy trail we headed east and had a lovely day checking out the already faint traces of last summers burn. The boxcar is gone, but lot's of lovely rocks remain.
March 17, 2019 runandsew Ming Point 5 miles 2,500 feet gained
March 17, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Buck Mountain 10.3 miles 3,250 feet gained
Started hike from the Elbo Creek TH. Some snow on the trail higher up but no traction devices used. Once I hit the road put on the snow shoes and used them all the way to the 3700' summit. Did not see a single person the entire day on the trail.
March 13, 2019 pizza pal East Fork 4.5 miles 750 feet gained
March 12, 2019 Jen South Butte 9.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Have to start from the Wind River road. 2.5 mile ski up the access road to the TH. Over the weekend, snowshoes plowed a trough that is now well packed, so now you could hike it without snowshoes. At TH we stepped out of the sticks and hiked to the falls. Had microspikes on but they were not necessary.
March 10, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 11.04 miles 750 feet gained
March 10, 2019 Sarah Johnson Lindsey Pond 6 miles 2,500 feet gained
Did not manage to get a hike in last weekend, as I was busy at the Mazama lodge playing rescuer and patient in the snow finishing up my Mountaineering First Aid. I was happy I didn't die in the mass casualty scenario, but post holing in the snow up to my waist searching for rock fall victims made for a very sore hip. Which lead to a sore and slow hike up Dog...
March 9 to March 10, 2019 runandsew Alpine Campground 4 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
Started hiking at 10pm with the goal of sleeping under the stars. At 12 degrees, we met our goal.
March 9, 2019 Jen Hamilton Mountain 8 miles 2,250 feet gained
Today I did something I thought I'd never do Went hiking with a group of 22 We started early and were quite fast and efficient on stops, not agonizing at all!
March 6, 2019 pizza pal Wilson Falls 3.5 miles 250 feet gained
March 3, 2019 Woodswalker Browns Island 6.3 miles 0 feet gained
Getting out to hike, has been difficult the last month, so I was happy to get out with friends who were doing a rehab hike. They had invited a couple of hikers, I had been wanting to meet for awhile. It's a really nice park, the trails are mostly paved, with lots of wetland views. It seems like a great birdwatcher area. Great day with great people.
March 3, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Ellinor 13.8 miles 5,000 feet gained
One still cannot reach the normal Ellinor TH's due to snow so began hike at the Big Creek TH. Have never attempted an Ellinor hike/climb from this TH and it does make for a long day. Used microspikes from the parking lot up to the upper Ellinor TH then switched to snowshoes until the avalanche chute. Used crampons from there to the summit. There was an easy ...
March 2, 2019 Jen 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
First hike for BCEP-with all this snow, it's going to be tough finding appropriate hikes for climb school.
February 26, 2019 Jen Multnomah Creek Way 10 miles 2,250 feet gained
The road is plowed to about mp 7. Yahoos with big trucks have gone further, but at around mp 9, it was just snowcat tracks- some nice person groomed it yesterday for us, and there was a fresh inch or two of new snow on top of the groom. However that ended at about mp 10.5 (yes they went beyond the gate). We then had to break trail in some deep stuff, slow go...
February 24, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci South Point 5.85 miles 2,250 feet gained
HIked to both the North & South Viewpoints. Over a foot of snow at the top.
February 23, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 5.04 miles 500 feet gained
February 23 to February 25, 2019 Sarah Johnson Coon Lake 5 miles 500 feet gained 2 nights
Spent the weekend camping at Westwind, as part of a Trackers Earth employee getaway. (My partner works as a 7th grade teacher for the Forest School, as well as a summer camp educator.) The majority of the weekend was spent walking the beach, drinking, playing board games, eating, drinking more, and checking out God's Thumb. Lots of walking, just took a guess...
February 21, 2019 Jen Mt. Ellinor 12 miles 3,750 feet gained
Was supposed to be a bluebird day and it started out that way. We made fast time to the lower Ellinore TH in microspikes. Switched to snowshoes and slowed down a bit. At the point where the summer and winter route splits all tracks had disappeared, and the snow was deep and heavy. Difficult to manage the steep slopes in snowshoes. As we made our way up to th...
February 20, 2019 Jen Upper Big Creek Loop 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
We were supposed to hike Mt Rose, but couldn't quite get to the TH. maybe we should have skiied the road to get there... Decided to try the Big Creek loop and spur to the low Mt Ellinor TH just to see if it was feasible to attempt a summit the next day. The trail was well packed and doable in spikes. Snowing at higher elevations. Lovely creek and well loved ...
February 18, 2019 pizza pal Swash Lake 5.5 miles 250 feet gained
February 18, 2019 Jen Cloud Cap Saddle Campground/Day Use 8.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Worked on my skills in both directions on this tour. Very exhausting to go uphill on the TJ trail without skins, but snow was great so we dug in and trudged upwards. The downhill via the open burn and then wagon road was superb. Yay powder.
February 18, 2019 Sarah Johnson Coopey Falls 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
I always try to do the popular gorge hikes when the weather is bad, so I expected with the snow/slush that it would deter the typical crowd. Not so. I encountered every type of hiker I dislike today. As a dog owner, I'm really sad at how many inconsiderate dog owners are on the trails giving the rest of us a bad name. All of my bad experiences today came fro...
February 17 to February 18, 2019 runandsew Trillium Lake Campground 5 miles 250 feet gained 1 night
Another late start. We carved out a little spot because there was a group by the campground. It turned out to be the scout troop our son Eagled with.
February 17, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci Pinnacle Peak 4 miles 2,000 feet gained
Up the north trail, down the south, then repeated.
February 17, 2019 Woodswalker Old Maid Flat 6.8 miles 500 feet gained
Ducked off 26 on Lolo Pass Road just before the traffic slowdown this morning and drove up to the end of the plowed section of road and then snowshoed in to the Ramona Falls TH. Quite a few folks. Lolo Pass was packed snow in the morning and mostly bare pavement mid afternoon. Great snow and a wonderful day.
February 16, 2019 pizza pal Elk Meadows 3.5 miles 250 feet gained
the sweet and exhausting sensation of breaking trail...
February 16, 2019 Jen Council Crest 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Misty morning
February 10, 2019 Jen Goat Marsh Lake 8.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Fun ski tour from the Kalama Horse Camp. Last 1/2 mile we had to break trail to get to the marsh, snow was heavy. Downhill was mighty fine! Just a few noise machines around today.
February 10, 2019 Roman Packard Creek 1 miles 0 feet gained
February 9, 2019 Roman Teacup Lake 1 miles 0 feet gained
Averaged about 3mph so I think this can qualify as a hike (also more xc skiing is work than hiking). It was snowing pretty well the entire time, great powder at 16F, really enjoyed it. I forgot a phone in the car, but we got some pictures on the drive.
February 3, 2019 pizza pal Campground: Government Mineral Springs 4.5 miles 500 feet gained
February 3, 2019 Sarah Johnson 4.2 miles 750 feet gained
Forgot to add this romp through the far end of Forest Park from last weekend. Secluded, muddy, dog had fun despite the occasional hail.
February 3, 2019 Father Guido Sarducci West Tiger Mountain 11.45 miles 3,000 feet gained
Entered via the Highline TH and took various trails up to summit 1. Conditions were mellow with a little snow dusting when approaching summit 1. Once we got to the exposed area/viewpoint near the Hikers Hut the snow and wind were howling pretty good necessitating taking our lunch break within the shelter of the Hut. After lunch headed back down taking variou...
February 2, 2019 runandsew Elk Point 4 miles 750 feet gained
February 2, 2019 Roman Riverside 1 miles 0 feet gained
January 31, 2019 Roman Donahue Creek 1 miles 0 feet gained
January 31, 2019 Jen Gifford Pinchot National Forest 7 miles 1,000 feet gained
Crazy ski tour/bushwack adventure to roaring hidden waterfall.
January 30, 2019 Jen Burnt Peak 7.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Ski schwackin ski tour in the Crazy Hills. We stayed overnight at the Government Mineral Springs cabin-very charming in a beautiful old growth forest. Would definitely go back there.
January 29, 2019 Roman Donahue Creek 1 miles 0 feet gained
Lunch break hike, got to enjoy flex schedule before I start new job
