October 1, 2018 Jen 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
No luck on first try. Hit the jackpot after some rain and dogged persistence.
Recent Hikes
October 1, 2018 Jen 7.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Monday exercise, two different Mondays here:10/1 and 10/8.
September 29, 2018 Debbi 10 miles 250 feet gained
September 28, 2018 pizza pal 9.25 miles 1,250 feet gained
September 27 to September 29, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci 17.3 miles 3,750 feet gained 2 nights
Entered via the Snowgrass Flats TH & found a nice campsite within the basin right next to the Cispus River. Set up camp & climbed to the pass. Great views! Slept in the next morning, packed up & took the PCT to Snowgrass Flats which was completely empty of campers. Grabbed a nice campsite up on the ridge overlooking the Flats with an awesome view of Mt. Adam...
September 26 to September 30, 2018 Roman 27 miles 8,500 feet gained 4 nights
Scrambling vacation in the Alpine Lakes, what can get better than this? Did pretty much the same route I've done three years ago - hiked to Rampart Lakes, Lilia Lake, Glacier and Icebox Lake, and to Chikamin Peak summit, with exciting part going over Hi Box Ridge and talus fields below Alta Pass. Planned my schedule better this time - no scrambling to knife-...
September 26, 2018 Jen 10.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Lovely Loop on a perfect fall day.
September 24, 2018 Jen 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
Just a little pulmonary rehab, recovering from a cold.
September 24, 2018 Woodswalker 11.4 miles 3,250 feet gained
Perfect day to be on the mountain. The view form the high point at 7000' is amazing and had me puzzling about all the trails between me and Yocum Ridge that were visible. I know some folks do a traverse between the two ridges, but these didn't seem to make sense for that. Enjoying the mountain while I can.
September 23, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci 8.66 miles 3,500 feet gained
An oldie, but a goodie. Up Section Line to summit 3, than over to summit 2, than hit the Hikers Hut. Next up to summit 1 and than down & out via the Hig School Trail.
September 23, 2018 Sarah Johnson 14.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
Met up with local hiking guide author, Matt Reeder (Off The Beaten Trail, PDX Hiking 365, Majestic Mount Jefferson) and his friend Mike, at Joe's Donuts in Sandy on Sunday for an exploratory hike of Horseshoe Ridge/Cast Lake Loop near Mount Hood. He was wanting to do the loop for research on his next guide, so I asked if my boyfriend, dog, and I could tag al...
September 23, 2018 Debbi 7.5 miles 750 feet gained
September 23, 2018 runandsew 8 miles 3,750 feet gained
Wanted to backpack Saturday night, but rain and wind on Hood sounded less than ideal. So Kevin plotted the idea to head to Illumination Rock and we made it! Gorgeous new snow and ice on the rocks!
September 23, 2018 Roman 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
September 20, 2018 pizza pal 7.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
September 18, 2018 Jen 7 miles 3,250 feet gained
Finishing what I started last week. I had left my bike hidden at the Crown Lake trailhead, but made a navigational error and ended up in the Mildred Lakes basin(arduous bushwack) and came out a different road. Hitched a ride with a hunter back to my car and drove straight home. Today I returned and started at S Breitenbush TH, hiked up to Bear Point and went...
September 17, 2018 Woodswalker 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Had a great short hike through the burn. The trail was still in great shape, post all the work that was done earlier this year. Saw one thru hiker and one person in the lot. I've missed the gorge,
September 16, 2018 Debbi 5 miles 500 feet gained
September 15, 2018 Sarah Johnson 6.3 miles 750 feet gained
Took a few weekends off from hiking, got hit with a nasty cold. Decided to go for a leisurely stroll on the coast, hoping for doom and gloom in the rain. Not quite enough fog for my tastes, but still a fun day. It still boggles my mind that my dog will run through the rain and jump around in crashing waves in the ocean, but when it rains when she is home she...
September 14 to September 15, 2018 Roman 9.75 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
Went after work on Friday and camped at trailhead, to get earlier start before rain arrives. Very warm night, full of stars. One trail runner ran downhill by my camp at midnight, then back uphill at 1am - now that's a dedication! I went to see some trails/ridges on southwest side of Gray Butte, then hiked over the summit on NW side, and returned on the road ...
September 13, 2018 Woodswalker 6.6 miles 1,250 feet gained
Made a short and sweet trip over to the Bald Mountain viewpoint, to catch the first traces of snow. The mountain was mostly in hiding, but the rain held of until we were back.
September 8, 2018 Debbi 9 miles 1,500 feet gained
September 8, 2018 Roman 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
September 7 to September 10, 2018 Jen 28.5 miles 9,000 feet gained 3 nights
Glorious! Fall color coming on, huckleberries still plentiful. Went up the S Brietenbush trail to Jefferson Park and stayed two nights at a designated site on Russell Lake. Climbed up the NW side of Jeff to the base of the Whitewater Glacier on day 2. On the third day I took the PCT to Park Ridge and headed off cross country, traveling north on Adventure Rid...
September 7, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci 10.67 miles 4,250 feet gained
Peak is the site of a former fire lookout so the views are expansive. The majority of the elevation gain is at the beginning of the hike and than it is a moderate up & down ridge hike until you hit the way trail to Tatoosh Peak.... where it gets a bit steap once again as you make the final accent to the peak. Only saw 3 people the entire day.
September 5, 2018 pizza pal 7.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
September 4 to September 8, 2018 runandsew 62 miles 12,500 feet gained 4 nights
Four days, four night backpack in Yosemite. It was hard.
September 2, 2018 Debbi 7.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
September 2, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci 6.93 miles 3,000 feet gained
Apparently this is a secret squirrel location my friend knew about but if you search the internet it’s not to difficult to locate. 6 tiny lakes in a granite setting kinda a miniaturized Enchantments. Nice views of Glacier Peak from the top of the gulch.
September 1 to September 3, 2018 Roman 24 miles 2,750 feet gained 2 nights
Real wilderness, feels so wild and remote! Only PCT corridor was somewhat crowded. Lots of lakes and tarns, elk trails all over the place. I wanted to check out Tumac Mountain as well (for view of Rainier) but got carried away exploring the lakes.
September 1, 2018 Sarah Johnson 6.8 miles 2,000 feet gained
Do not make the mistake of trying for the North trailhead to Silver Star. Nothing will make it up that road unless you are a very high clearance vehicle. Passenger vehicles head to the Grouse Vista trailhead. I was absolutely exhausted on Saturday. Friday night, the girls dragged me out to Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper in Ridgefield, WA. I ended up staying up...
September 1, 2018 Jen 5.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Very busy up there today. Went with family and friends, and a Corgi. Terrain was rough for Pickles, he ate a lot of dust.
August 31, 2018 Debbi 5 miles 0 feet gained
August 28, 2018 Jen 9 miles 2,000 feet gained
Via Bluff Mountain Trail. Return trip very slow, collecting huckleberries!
August 27 to August 29, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci 38.18 miles 8,000 feet gained 2 nights
In the not to distant past the Boulder Creek Campgound & hot springs would be overflowing this time of year but ever since the Elwha took out the road approx 2 miles from hwy101, necessating a now 8 mile road walk to the Appleton Pass TH, one basically has solitude on this hike all the way to Appleton Pass. In fact I had the campground & hot springs entirely...
August 27, 2018 Jen 4.5 miles 500 feet gained
The Wildwood is a concrete sidewalk. Ditto the connector trails. Thank god Lief Ericson and the firelanes have a little give.
August 25, 2018 Roman 4 miles 1,500 feet gained
Great steep hike when we're short on time. I'd like to say the ridge was same as always, but it was not. The forest is stressed by drought, rhodies are also drying out. We need some real rain.. P.S. Just realized we were there just 4 days before a woman, who was attacked and killed by a cougar, was reported missing.
August 24 to August 26, 2018 Woodswalker 20 miles 3,500 feet gained 2 nights
Wonderful smoke free, heat free car camping and dayhiking excursion in the Broken Top area. The first day we were able to hike to Broken Hand before we ran out of daylight and hit our turnaround time. I had wanted to go on to No Name Lake, but I was able to easily see the route I would take. The second day, we went up to Park Meadows and after five miles of ...
August 24, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci 8.09 miles 2,500 feet gained
While I like to call this the “Lotalakes hike”.... as in 4 miles you can view 9 lakes, if you include within your itinerary a short scramble up Browns Peak, the actual TH is Palisades Lakes up by Sunrise. Felt a bit like fall as it was 39 degrees up at Sunrise when I arrived at around 10AM.
August 23 to August 24, 2018 Jen 8 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
Brought my son up to Mt Rainier. Last time we came up here it was rainy and overcast. We started out Thursday in the Portland smog and were delighted to find blue skies and the mountain out. We wandered around Longmire, set up camp and went up to Paradise after dinner. Had a wonderful evening up there, brought our chairs and sketchpads. Set up above Alta vis...
August 19, 2018 Woodswalker 10.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Wonderful day out in lake and meadow land. We made a grand loop, up Thomas Lake trail to Rock Lakes, cutting over to Junction lake on an abandoned trail. Heading north and east to Lemei Lake, and then continuing north to the cutoff trail at Clear Lake back to the PCT. WE followed PCT south to Bear Lake and then took another abandoned trail back to Rock Lakes...
August 18 to August 19, 2018 runandsew 5.5 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
Went up the Climbers Trail, spent the night and continued up to Palmer, headed west and down to the Timberline Trail and back to the lodge. Possibly the best time on the mountain this summer!
August 18 to August 19, 2018 Roman 10 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
Checked some of the little lakes/ponds I found earlier in spring in snow - wanted to see how they look in the summer. Swam in 4. Ate so much berries I got stomach ache. Met 2 rangers (while on trail) and got my permit checked. Saw a dozen of elk (was slow with my camera), then another lone elk on the way back. Sitting by one lake & drying up I observed a mou...
August 15, 2018 Sarah Johnson 5.5 miles 250 feet gained
On Wednesday after work, I decided to head out for an Adventurous Young Mazamas urban hike starting at the downtown REI. Matt Reeder (local hiking guide author and all around nice guy) hosted an evening of music trivia and visits to former and existing music venues in Portland. While my legs were a little sore from my climb the day before, gain on this was m...
August 14 to August 15, 2018 Sarah Johnson 12 miles 4,250 feet gained 1 night
The pronunciation of this peak is questionable, I've read three different variations, "Aches", "Eye" and "Ikes." Mt. Aix is located in the William O. Douglas Wilderness, just outside of Mount Rainier National Park. I'm kind of partial to Aches, as it makes sense with the amount of elevation you gain right from the beginning. The drive out from Portland is st...
August 13 to August 14, 2018 Jen 19 miles 5,500 feet gained 1 night
Started out at Longmire and took the Wonderland to Indian Henry, then headed up above Mirror Lakes. Rather buggy between 3500-5000 ft, but once in the alpine area, it was really nice.However, the whole area is very smoky/hazy. The meadows between Mirror Lakes and Pyramid Peak are lovely. Just need a cross country permit to camp there,I was the only one. Pyra...
August 12, 2018 Roman 9 miles 1,500 feet gained
Family hike above Mt Hood Meadows.
August 12 to August 15, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci 12 miles 6,750 feet gained 3 nights
I have not climbed Adams since sometime in the 1990's so when a friend from Gresham invited me to climb with him and his 2 college age kids I could not pass it up. One thing I forgot though was how bloody far away it is from my house ..... almost 6 hours, and as we were meeting at the TH Monday morning @ 10:30 I decided to head down Sunday afternoon and camp...
