April 22, 2018 Roman Sams Walker Spur 4 miles 1,250 feet gained
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April 22, 2018 Sarah Johnson 10.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
With a beautiful weather forecast and a planned trip to Seattle to see Front 242 Sunday evening, I decided to drive out early from Portland and find somewhere to hike. After a little research, I decided to knock off one of the more popular strenuous hikes near Seattle, Mailbox Peak. Since I was hiking solo, I opted for the "gentle" new way up, over the gruel...
April 21, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Storm King 5.56 miles 2,500 feet gained
April 20, 2018 pizza pal Bunker Hill 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
April 19, 2018 Woodswalker Moulton Falls 13.2 miles 2,500 feet gained
Beautiful sunny day and views from multiple clearcuts. Early spring blooms were looking good. Trillium, sorrel, violets etc. Great day!
April 18, 2018 runandsew 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
Hiked from Rt. 16 to High Rock and back to Pen Mar.
April 15, 2018 Sarah Johnson 9 miles 250 feet gained
Gloomy rainy trip down Swale Canyon today. I won't make the mistake of taking my dog down this trail again. I had heard reports of ticks, but I did not expect the onslaught of bloodthirsty beasts that I came across today. With the misty rain, we did not notice any ticks until we were around 4.5 miles down the trail, the rain had stopped and the dog was dry. ...
April 15, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Hugo Peak 4.7 miles 1,500 feet gained
I have not done this hike for several years and decided to give it a go again as the Grandson had a football game the Puyallup area. Quite a bit of trail work has been done since I last hiked here with some elevated wooded pathways now over the really wet and muddy sections and in a couple places the trail has been re-routed due to what appears to be excessi...
April 14, 2018 Debbi 7 miles 0 feet gained
April 12, 2018 Roman 67.9 miles 10,000 feet gained
Spent a week with my family in north/central Arizona; we did 2 short/medium hikes each day.
April 10, 2018 Jen Rowena Gap 8.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Escaped the rain. Flowers coming on strong!
April 9, 2018 pizza pal Chatfield Hill 3.5 miles 750 feet gained
April 9, 2018 Woodswalker Salmon River 13 miles 1,500 feet gained
Beautiful day exploring the Salmon. Spring Lillies are starting to pop and every little creeklet and stream was gushing! No snow that I could see from 2600'. Snow on the surrounding peaks still, but melting fast.
April 8, 2018 Debbi Mission Creek 5 miles 0 feet gained
April 4, 2018 pizza pal Green Canyon Way 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
April 1, 2018 Sarah Johnson Mitchell Point 9.4 miles 2,250 feet gained
Newly "reopened" Wygant Trail, one of the few trails on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge not affected by the Eagle Creek Fire. This trail has seen some improvements from Trail Crews since the last time I was here, but it is pretty obvious they have not gotten to the whole trail. There is one spot part way up where you have to climb over a very lar...
April 1, 2018 Woodswalker Lava Bridge 8.2 miles 500 feet gained
Had a great snow shoe trip from the snow park out along the Big Trench to check out the lava bridges over a collapsed lava tunnel. This would be a great place to cross country sky, but probably this weeks rainstorm is going to take out much of the snow. We checked out the Peterson Guard Station, which is a newly opened rental as well. Great day!!!
March 31, 2018 Debbi Rowland Lake 7.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
March 31 to April 1, 2018 runandsew Switchback Falls 4 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
Gorgeous Saturday and windy, chilly Easter morning, but we had chocolate bunnies and plastic eggs.
March 31, 2018 Roman Bald Butte 6.8 miles 2,250 feet gained
Tried new loop with ridge off Bald Butte's west side - much better views than going via powerline road. Want to repeat when balsamroot bloom starts. GPS track is in the link
March 31, 2018 B-Dog Mount Hyak 2 miles 2,250 feet gained
After a week of being sick and laying around on the couch, I decided it was time to get up and get some fresh air. The forecast looked nice for Sat and my buddy Theo had a free day from family duties. We decided it would be a great day for harvesting corn. We got a leisurely start and began making laps just before noon. The main face had enough morning sun a...
March 31, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Teneriffe 8.52 miles 4,250 feet gained
The new Teneriffe TH parking lot is nice but it does add a lot of foot traffic to Teneriffe Falls. From the Falls we took the Kamikaze trail to the summit of Teneriffe. According to my GPS from the Falls the elevation gain is 2000’ in just over a mile so it is a steep climb. The last 1000’ is snow covered and microspikes were helpful in getting to the summit...
March 30, 2018 Jen 20 miles 2,500 feet gained
Family Trip to LA and our first time to Joshua Tree NP. Had fun climbing, hiking and running in the desert.
March 29, 2018 pizza pal Mud Spring Canyon 4.75 miles 0 feet gained
March 28, 2018 pizza pal Summit Meadows 5.5 miles 500 feet gained
March 27, 2018 Debbi French Creek 6 miles 500 feet gained
March 25, 2018 Sarah Johnson Cottonwood Canyon 8.8 miles 1,500 feet gained
First time out to one of Oregon's newest state parks. This hike is mostly off trail, and starts immediately UP from the parking lot at the Murtha Ranch Trailhead. The hike was lead by Mazama's hike leader Bill Stein. Going up we could see a faint trail where others had gone before us, but nothing that is an official trail. Once we reached the ridge crest, we...
March 25, 2018 runandsew 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
Hiked up to Pittock Mansion to catch the sunrise. No such luck, but we did catch a bunch of rain.
March 25, 2018 Debbi Wooldridge Gulch 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
March 25, 2018 Roman Latourell Falls 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
March 25, 2018 Woodswalker Ferry Springs Canyon 12.7 miles 250 feet gained
Great day. Lomatiums are starting and I even saw some phlox and 2 lupines budding.
March 25, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Pinnacle Peak 4.18 miles 2,000 feet gained
This is a nice short steep conditioning hike but you really need to go up one side to the summit, down the other side, and than repeat.... for it to be worthwhile.
March 24, 2018 Debbi View Point 6.5 miles 500 feet gained
March 20, 2018 Woodswalker Table Mountain 14.6 miles 1,750 feet gained
Spring Equinox is wonderful in the gorge. I took the PCT up from the N. Bonneville trailhead and followed the Two Chiefs Trail up to an amphitheater overlooking the gorge and then on to Greenleaf Falls. Super quiet on the trail and lovely.
March 20, 2018 Jen Archer Mountain 6.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Enjoying the glorious day
March 18, 2018 Roman Upper Latourell Falls 2.5 miles 500 feet gained
March 18, 2018 Debbi Greenleaf Slough 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
March 18, 2018 Woodswalker Centerville Valley 12 miles 500 feet gained
Perfect day, perfect company. Sunshine and only a couple of ticks. What more could one ask for. We saw a few grass widows, gold stars and yellow bells, and the lomatiums are starting to pick up steam. At least a few weeks until full on flower season though.
March 17, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Tiger Mountain 6.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Started from the Highpoint TH & took various trails up to summit 2. From their hike over to summit 3 & then descended via the Cable Line Trail.
March 17, 2018 Woodswalker Little Beacon Rock 7.6 miles 2,000 feet gained
Had a great hike with a great hiking buddy and a new trail friend. The lower parking lot was completely full at 8:30, but we didn't see that many people on the trail. The yellow violets are starting to bloom. One tiny patch of snow. Although it was cloudy, there still appeared to be quite a bit of snow on Table Mountain. At least on the west side.
March 12, 2018 Woodswalker Catherine Creek Shortcut 12.2 miles 2,250 feet gained
Beautiful day out east. The latest cold snap slowed the bloom a bit, so it is beautiful but sparse. Wonderful day.
March 11, 2018 Debbi Guild Lake (historical) 5 miles 250 feet gained
March 11 to March 12, 2018 runandsew Trillium Lake Campground 5.5 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
March 10, 2018 Sarah Johnson 11 miles 1,000 feet gained
This hike was recommended to me by local author of hiking guides, Matt Reeder, as being one of his favorite winter hikes. There was no lack of sunshine on the day I was there, and no lack of cows as the area is BLM land and an open range. Lily (my dog) and my pal Brooklyn joined for an all girls day on the trail. Not a soul out there, which was a refreshing ...
March 10, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Blue Mountain 9 miles 3,500 feet gained
Was shooting for the summit of Blue Mtn. but got a late start & settled on getting up to the top of Deer Ridge which was at approx 5700’. Microspikes used for the first 3 miles or so & than we swtched to snowshoes for the final bit.
March 9, 2018 pizza pal Hamilton Island 4 miles 0 feet gained