July 8, 2018 pizza pal Twin Lakes 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
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July 8, 2018 Debbi 4.5 miles 500 feet gained
July 8, 2018 Woodswalker Eruption 14.1 miles 3,750 feet gained
Absolutely fantastic day up exploring on Mt St Helens. The flowers are still peaking up around the Observatory and the lakes were beautiful as always. Tagged Coldwater Peak on the way back, which was awesome. Good company and good views. Perfect day.
July 7, 2018 Jen 5.5 miles 750 feet gained
Our last day in Skye: an introduction to the Black Cuillins. This is where I would return for backpacking. Jagged ridges, high lonesome lochs. Best of all-no sheeps! Makes a big difference in the botanical diversity. The big gabbro slabs are so grippy and invite scrambling up the ridges. It was an overcast day, and my pictures do no justice to the ominous be...
July 7 to July 8, 2018 Roman Newton Clark Glacier 6.5 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
Went to about 8,700, not sure if I found the actual Triangle Moraine but was somewhere close. Great breeze, great views, lots of butterflies (video @ the link). Unfortunately my camera died before I got to best stuff. Hiking on glacier was pretty cool, as well as view north to all the cliffs, and the falls at the head of Clark Creek..
July 7, 2018 Sarah Johnson Stratigraphy 11 miles 2,000 feet gained
Felt sluggish, fat, crampy, and my fingers felt like sausages today. Forced myself to get up and we headed out to Ape Canyon. It was a fairly gentle climb, dodging mountain bikers through an old growth forest spared by the Helen's blast. Views were spectacular today as the clouds lifted. It always amazes me seeing the power of our planet in person. Great hik...
July 6, 2018 Roman Veda Lake 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
Short hike after work. Slow, rocky road there, was surprised to see a Corolla at trailhead - it can certainly be done.
July 6, 2018 Jen 16 miles 3,000 feet gained
Two different hikes in the same area. Coastal cliffwalks overlooking "The Minch". One of these was solo and I had absolute solitude(except for the sheeps).
July 5, 2018 Jen 4.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Absolutely spectacular loop hike.
July 4, 2018 Roman Lamberson Butte 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
July 4 to July 6, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Glacier Meadows 39.64 miles 7,500 feet gained 2 nights
Started trip from the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center TH. Hiked in about 15 miles on day one and set up camp at Martins Creek. Very nice campsites there. Day 2 day hiked up to Elk Lake, Glacier Meadows and up to the Blue Glacier via the Lateral Moraine Trail. From the Lateral Moraine Mt. Olympus is right in your face...just awesome views. Spent a couple of ho...
July 3, 2018 Jen 8 miles 3,500 feet gained
The Quinag(pronounced Coon-yak) is a Gaelic word for milk pail. We stared at this massive sky island for 3 days, and then climbed it! It was hot and there are no trees on this mountain. Magnificent views all around and fun ridgewalking on the top. Never saw the milk pail resemblance, oh well.
July 3, 2018 Debbi 4.5 miles 250 feet gained
July 2, 2018 Jen 5.2 miles 1,000 feet gained
First hike on our trip to Scotland. Bonnie weather and crackin views!
July 1, 2018 Debbi 9.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
July 1, 2018 Woodswalker Devils Tie 9.6 miles 1,750 feet gained
Flowers are looking good in the saddle below the summit. Plus, the clouds cleared away and gave us clear views of the Paradise Park Side of Mt Hood and partial views of Jefferson and Adams. There's not much snow at all on the South side of Mt Hood. Wonderful hike.
June 30, 2018 Roman Silver Star Summit 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Great family hike, real gem but getting up "road" to North trailhead is hard on the car. We need to get that Discover Pass and park at Grouse Vista next time.
June 30 to July 1, 2018 runandsew Alpine Campground 9 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
Got a 7:30pm start on the trail and headed to our favorite spot east of Timberline Lodge. After a drizzly night, we woke to a gorgeous morning and checked out Zig Zag canyon.
June 30, 2018 Sarah Johnson Mount Wow 8.3 miles 4,000 feet gained
What a trip! This exploratory Mazamas climb was lead by Mike Levis with assistant Walter Keutel. First off, if you do this climb, make sure you start a beer pool for afterwards, based on whenever someone utters the words, "Is this a trail?", "This looks like a trail..." or "This might be a trail." Perhaps even every time someone falls down or utters, "Are we...
June 29, 2018 Woodswalker Flag Point 12 miles 3,000 feet gained
Wonderful day getting back into one of my favorite areas. The bloom at High Prairie is just getting started. In a few places on the trail flowers were plentiful, in others the snow had just recently melted. We explored some of the amazing rock formations out there. I love the Badger Creek Wilderness!!
June 28, 2018 Debbi 11 miles 2,500 feet gained
June 27, 2018 Debbi 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
June 26, 2018 Debbi 5 miles 750 feet gained
June 26, 2018 Debbi 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
June 26, 2018 Woodswalker McNeil Point 10.6 miles 2,250 feet gained
Fabulous first trip up for the year. The flowers are just starting at the top, but are looking good around Bald Mountain. One sketchy spot still, right before the McNeil Plateau. The trail from the Mazama junction and about a third of the way up the first section of the turnoff trail to McNeil is still snow covered, so it is still helpful to know the route. ...
June 24, 2018 Woodswalker Coleman Weedpatch Horse 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
There are no words to describe this place. A lot more folks are finding their way to this magical spot.
June 23 to June 24, 2018 runandsew Timberline Lodge T5 4.5 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
Late night hike to catch some stars and elevation.
June 23, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Etienne Creek 13.75 miles 4,250 feet gained
This is not a hike if one is looking for solitude. The majority of hikers though appeared to be backpackers heading to "the meadow" to set up camp. There were surprisingly few people at the pass and even fewer who ventured the steep climb to the peak. The views of the Stuart Range & The Enchantments were nice from the pass but from the peak they were outstan...
June 23, 2018 Sarah Johnson Cochran Pond 8 miles 500 feet gained
A few friends of mine who are non hikers asked if I would take them on a hike. Each suggestion I made was turned down for being "too hard", a "death hike", too many people, more elevation gain than they could handle... So, I opted for something mostly flat, with enough of a danger element to be exciting for us. I've been on the route a few times, and it is o...
June 22, 2018 pizza pal Cave Falls 4 miles 250 feet gained
June 21 to June 24, 2018 Roman The Lakes Lookout 30 miles 5,250 feet gained 3 nights
6 lakes+1 peak +7 passes = great formula for epic weekend (first night was car camping before the hike, but technically, a night under stars, so I think it counts)
June 19, 2018 Jen Bluegrass Ridge 12.8 miles 3,500 feet gained
Can't recommend this trail. So much blowdown from 2009 fire. We started at Tamanawas and took it to Polallie to the Bluegrass Ridge trail. Took it south for the long slog over a million logs. At Elk Mtn,, we dived down 2000 feet of crazy bushwhacking,which would have been fun if we handt been crawling through blowdown for the previous 3 hours. The best part ...
June 17, 2018 runandsew Mutt Peak 5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Passed out candy to unsuspecting fathers. Most were delighted.
June 16, 2018 pizza pal Gifford Pinchot National Forest 9 miles 1,000 feet gained
June 16, 2018 Roman Final Falls 7 miles 1,000 feet gained
June 16, 2018 Jen Doane Point 9 miles 2,000 feet gained
Cool, early morning wanderings. The understory is SO BUSHED OUT right now.
June 16, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Buckhorn Mountain 16.89 miles 4,250 feet gained
Took the long approach to Buckhorn via the Tubal Cain Trail. A few patches of snow near the top of Buckhorn Pass but nothing which require traction devices & once the pass is reached it is snow free to Buckhorn’s almost 7000’ Peak.
June 15, 2018 Woodswalker Herman Bridge 15 miles 3,250 feet gained
I was happy to find many living trees, were still visible in much of the burn. Cedar Swamp was spared and still beautiful. There are a lot of small rocks dropping on the trail and some burned logs to crawl over, but still amazing. A wonderful day.
June 13, 2018 Jen Iron Creek Old Growth 2 miles 0 feet gained
Nice OG south of Randle.
June 11, 2018 Woodswalker The Narrows 7.8 miles 500 feet gained
I decided to break up the drive north on I-5 with a quick out and back on the North Umpqua trail. Awesome day and perfect hike. The only thing I would do differently if I went again, would be to drive a few more miles down the road, to do a section further upstream. In the first 2 miles,there is a burn section that would be wonderful during fireweed season, ...
June 10, 2018 Woodswalker Mount Elijah 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
A dusting of snow over early alpine bloom greeted us as we went up the trail. This is an amazing short hike. Alpine lakes in flowering meadows and and an incredible view from the top. The base of Shasta was visible as were Red Buttes, Greyback and the Kalmiopsis. We had high clouds that blocked some of the further away peaks, but it was still stunning.
June 10, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Wagonwheel Lake 6.66 miles 4,000 feet gained
Typical Junuary day in the PNW. One minute raining, the next sunny, then hail and even snowing around 4000'. While I have hiked up to Wagon Wheel Lake before, a fairly unimpressive lake IMO, I have never taken the climbers trail which climbs around 800" feet above the lake to the Silver Snag plateau and also to Cub Peak. The views up on Silver Snag were fair...
June 9, 2018 Sarah Johnson Indian Henry Campground 9 miles 1,500 feet gained
Rainy rainy day down the Clackamas. Felt guilty for not hiking last weekend so I thought I would head out and brave the rain for some solitude on the trail. Had originally planned on tackling Mount Defiance, but the thought of coming down something so steep in the rain just didn't sound safe. Especially not knowing how the gorge fire has affected the trail. ...
June 7, 2018 Roman Mitchell Point 2.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
June 6, 2018 Jen Wildcat Mountain 8.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Started at the Eagle Creek end and went up to Wildcat. First two miles of trail are overgrown, wearing shorts, shins pulped.
June 3, 2018 Roman Cold Spring 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
June 3 to June 4, 2018 Jen Teardrop Pool 15.5 miles 5,250 feet gained 1 night
Did S Sister on a Mazama Climb. Gorgeous day. Also included in the mileage is the little hike I did the night before around Devil's Lake to Devil's Garden which is a magical area with pictographs, marmots and pikas!
June 3, 2018 Woodswalker Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area 12.2 miles 2,750 feet gained
Awesome day with friends, going up Phlox Point. The phlox is almost done, but there are lots of flowers up there right now. Then added a bit more on by crossing the horse bridge higher up and taking Don's Cutoff up to Hamilton Mountain Saddle. Great day
