January 21, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 4.75 miles 1,250 feet gained
Windy, rainy, muddy.....just a typical winter hike @ Pt. Defiance Park.
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January 20, 2018 Roman Gordon Canyon 7.5 miles 500 feet gained
Lower trail out to old farm, road & Ferry Spring trail back. Lots of sun and golden grass, temps close to 60...
January 20, 2018 Debbi Guild Lake (historical) 5 miles 250 feet gained
January 20, 2018 Woodswalker Fish Creek Campground/Day Use 15.8 miles 2,500 feet gained
Awesome day out in the creekside green. Lots of old cedars, mossy trees and waterfalls galore. Plus fun company with a great trail friend and a really fun new trail friend. I've so missed the mossy river canyons. Plus no rain!!!
January 16, 2018 pizza pal Green Canyon Way 5 miles 0 feet gained
January 16, 2018 Jen Sedum Point 12 miles 2,250 feet gained
Trying to reach the special spot. Haven't made it yet.
January 15, 2018 Woodswalker Latourell Falls 3 miles 500 feet gained
I decided to take my afternoon walk as a small hike to Lauterell Falls. it was a great idea.
January 14, 2018 Sarah Johnson Longmire Meadow 5.7 miles 1,250 feet gained
This hike was originally planned to be a snowshoe hike... well, we carried our snowshoes but we never actually unloaded them from our packs. An abnormally beautiful and clear day, we lucked out and had a completely unobstructed view of Rainier. While I was disappointed I didn't get to use my snowshoes due to an almost completely snow free trail, I can't comp...
January 14, 2018 Roman Coldwater Lake 8.5 miles 250 feet gained
Out n back on lower trail. Great day, sunny, near 60s.
January 13, 2018 Debbi Crescent Beach 5.5 miles 500 feet gained
January 13 to January 14, 2018 runandsew Minikahda Creek 10 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
Our original plan was to catch some stars at Trillium Lake, but a traffic fatality by Rhododendron changed our plans. Since we were night hiking, we chose the route from the closed bridge to the Sandy crossing on the Ramona Falls trail and spent the night off the trail. Micro spikes would have helped, but we left them in the car. This Is a perfect reason to ...
January 13, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Pinnacle Peak 5.31 miles 1,250 feet gained
Began the hike at the Narada Falls TH. Snowshoe trails were clearly marked & easy to follow to the lake. The trail up to Pinnacle Saddle required some route finding & we quit when the post holing got hip deep.
January 13, 2018 Woodswalker Hannum Spring 5.2 miles 1,750 feet gained
Wonderful day on the mountain. No real snow as far as the Tilly Jane cabin and very solid ice rink quality tread on the first 1/3. Some traction a necessity, but snow shoes are a bit much and awkward in some places.
January 9, 2018 pizza pal Nedonna Lake 3.5 miles 0 feet gained
January 8, 2018 Jen Sedum Point 8 miles 1,750 feet gained
First hike of the year! Did not hit persistent snow until 2600 ft.
January 7, 2018 Sarah Johnson 3.7 miles 500 feet gained
Quick jaunt on a rainy day with my dog through the far end of Forest Park.
January 7, 2018 runandsew 7 miles 750 feet gained
Miserable weather in the mountains, so Plan B.
January 7, 2018 Woodswalker Lucia Falls 6.6 miles 500 feet gained
In my ongoing search to find lovely hikes to replace my gorge standbys, I headed out along the Lewis river from Hantwick TH over to Yacolt and Moulton Falls. Great area and it seems like a nice gateway to some longer hikes. Great company and a lovely day!!
January 6, 2018 Debbi Palatine Hill 4 miles 250 feet gained
January 6, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 4.72 miles 1,250 feet gained
Typical seasonal sloppy muddy trails. The dog is always up for a good sloppy hike with a quick clean up swim in the sound. Woof!
January 6, 2018 Woodswalker Barlow Pass 6.8 miles 1,000 feet gained
Fantastic day with a friend snowshoeing the Twin Lakes area. Trails are well broken in and there is a good amount of snow. Palmateer looks like it may be currently accessible from the PCT cutoff. At least the start of it was super packed down, but the connector trail from Upper Twin Lake was invisible.
January 3, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Walker 5.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Nice views. One could clearly see 3 volcanoes along with downtown Seattle.
January 3, 2018 pizza pal Wheeler Canyon 9 miles 500 feet gained
January 2, 2018 pizza pal Saddle Mountain 5.25 miles 2,000 feet gained
January 1 to January 2, 2018 runandsew Alpine Campground 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Hiked up White River to catch the Timberline Lodge fireworks.
January 1, 2018 Roman Indian Henry Campground 8.3 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 1, 2018 Father Guido Sarducci Paradise Valley 3.17 miles 1,000 feet gained
Annual New Years day hike with the family. Place was a zoo but once you hiked about a mile up from the visitor center the crowds thinned out.
January 1, 2018 Debbi Hamma Hamma Campground 1.5 miles 0 feet gained
January 1, 2018 Susan Smith Creek 5.6 miles 250 feet gained
December 31 to January 1, 2018 runandsew Timberline Trail 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Boy Scout Ridge via White River and Yellow Jacket to see fireworks at Timberline Lodge
December 31, 2017 Roman Lion Rock 8 miles 0 feet gained
December 31 to January 1, 2018 runandsew Alpine Campground 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Our goal was to watch Timberline's fireworks and we succeeded! Incredible night and start to 2018!
December 30, 2017 Woodswalker Newton Creek 4.7 miles 500 feet gained
After trying to snowshoe at Bennett Pass, only to find a full parking lot, we found ourselves at the Nordic Center near the Elk Meadows trailhead. Tons of skiers but Elk Meadows and the Newton Creek trail were super quiet and probably the prettiest snowshoe I've ever done. The trail was well broken and easy to follow until about 5100'. A nice lunch spot near...
December 30, 2017 Karl Carpenters Lake 17.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
Actually hiked 12/31, but a bug on WH won't include NYE hikes in 2017 stats. :-/ Original idea was to climb Table Mountain, again. Would've been sixth time up there, this year. But some pretty wicked winds, and clouds shrouding the summit, convinced us there wasn't much point. So, instead, we turned west/left at the PCT/Westway junction, and wandered ridges ...
December 30, 2017 Karl Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area 12.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
Great day wandering Beacon Rock SP with Woodswalker! We started out with a swing by Little Beacon Rock, which must be the coolest/least-appreciated feature in the park. Then went cross-country, past the abandoned cabin, and over to the Hardy Ridge trail. As we climbed, clouds enveloped us, and we eventually hit pockets of snow above the 4-way junction. Ate l...
December 30, 2017 Woodswalker Little Beacon Rock 12.7 miles 3,250 feet gained
Wonderful day out exploring new terrain in the Hamilton Hardy area. We parked at the Hamilton trailhead, and went up past Little Beacon Rock back to the conjunction with the main trail. Shortly after we, headed west offtrail to see the old cabin and continued on northwestish until we hit the equestrian trail in the Hardy Ridge area. We headed up Hardy Ridge ...
December 23, 2017 Karl Augspurger 11 miles 4,750 feet gained
Headed east through a snowy Columbia Gorge, and finally ended up at the Dog Mountain trailhead... Put on the microspikes before leaving the jeep, and left them on until our return many hours later. Headed north on the Augspurger trail, and just kept going until we hit the powerlines clearing just below 3000'. The summit ahead was firmly in the clouds, with n...
December 23, 2017 B-Dog Mount Hyak 1.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Wow... what a great afternoon ski tour yesterday. Santa came early and delivered the goods this year. With almost 18" of fresh dry powder and a cold windless bluebird day.... Who could ask for anything more? The main face was looking pretty abused by the end of the day, but there is still some stashes of pow to be had on the side runs. Get up there and get i...
December 23, 2017 Woodswalker Barlow Creek 3.2 miles 750 feet gained
No views, but beautifully flocked trees and the snow was pure powder. Even on snowshoes, it was a bit like skiing. We tried to take the snowshoe path through the trees rather than the regular cattle trail up, but we were breaking trail in 2-3 feet of powder. Great company and it ended up being super fun watching everyone sled down the hills.
December 22, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci Staircase Rapids 7.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Checked out the recent road washout prior to the park entrance which prevents car travel into the park. Was told by the on site ranger that plans are to repair the road in the Spring. I entered the park via the Shady Lane Trail & then hiked the 4 Streams Trail to its end. Than backtracked and reconnected with the Staircase Rapids Trail completing the loop ba...
December 22, 2017 Karl Hamilton Mountain 10.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
The weather outside was frightful, so where else might we go? Hamilton is always good (best?) on days like this! Drizzle on the way up. Blowing snow by the overlooks just before Little Hamilton. Hit frozen ground around 2000'. Only a few inches of snow along the spine and saddle. Forest beyond saddle was beautiful. Ran into friends along the way! Only disapp...
December 19, 2017 pizza pal Big Hollow 5.5 miles 750 feet gained
December 16, 2017 Woodswalker West Creek 8.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Wonderful day with a bunch of folks out celebrating a friend's birthday. The falls are all raging nicely right now and there is no snow on the trail. Not muddy and the creek crossings are good. The only caveat is a very large boulder is plunked down in the middle of the road a mile or two west of the trail head.
December 13, 2017 Roman Cannon Beach 6 miles 0 feet gained
December 13, 2017 Karl Huckleberry Mountain 16 miles 4,000 feet gained
Started and ended this hike at Wildwood Recreation Area, which is just a stunning park developed by the BLM. If every facility that wanted $5 for parking were this nice, there'd be a lot less griping about passes, methinks. Enjoyed the leisurely stroll up Huckleberry Mountain via Boulder Ridge, taking in a couple Hood viewpoints along the way. Lunched, brief...
December 13, 2017 Woodswalker Eruption 11 miles 2,000 feet gained
Amazing day. Minimal snow until we hit JRO. About a foot after that. Great company and wonderful views.
December 13, 2017 pizza pal Tooze Creek 7.3 miles 1,750 feet gained
December 10, 2017 Roman Look Lake 7.1 miles 1,750 feet gained