September 2 to September 5, 2017 Roman Capitol Lake 23.5 miles 6,000 feet gained 3 nights
Wild. Rugged. Scenic. Remote.
Recent Hikes
September 2 to September 4, 2017 B-Dog Lake Dorothy 5 miles 1,000 feet gained 2 nights
7th Annual Labor Day Weekend Backpacking Trip with the Family. Had a great time up at Dorothy Lake and scored an amazing camp spot. We enjoyed amazing weather, swimming and were fortunate enough to eat fresh fish every single night. We caught Rainbows and Brook Trout. Mindy got to do lots of swimming and was beyond exhausted when we returned home. Here's to ...
September 2, 2017 Karl Sherrard Point 22.5 miles 5,750 feet gained
Had what turned out to be a farewell tour through many of my most favorite spots in the Gorge on Saturday. When I got back down to Multnomah Falls parking lot, I could see the humongous plume growing over the Eagle Creek fire. Life in the Gorge will never be the same. Not in my lifetime. Profoundly grateful for having this last opportunity. Set a new PR for ...
September 2 to September 4, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci Flapjack Lakes 26.5 miles 7,500 feet gained 2 nights
Entered Park @ the Staircase entrance & made camp approx. 7.5 miles in @ Donahue Creek. Then hiked up to Flapjack Lakes up through Gladys Divide & summited Mt. Gladys. Expansive views @ the 5600 summit with clear views of Mt. Olympus, Sawtooth Ridge, Mt. Cruiser, Mt. Lincoln & surrounding peaks. Next day hiked up to Black & White Lakes & then a very steep de...
August 30, 2017 pizza pal 9.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
August 30, 2017 Karl Buck Peak 25.5 miles 3,750 feet gained
Felt like doing a little woods walkin' yesterday, so pulled out one I'd had "on the list" for years but hadn't even gotten around to. Headed north on the PCT from Lolo Pass to Buck Peak, where I enjoyed the most delightful brunch with views of Mount Hood over Lost Lake. On the way back, I found myself way ahead of schedule, so I took a 7-mile detour down 100...
August 29, 2017 pizza pal Timber Lake 2 miles 500 feet gained
August 26 to August 27, 2017 Roman Placid Lake 6 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
Placid, Chenamus Lake, and a couple offtrail ponds. Found hunters' hidden wildlife cam, got a few selfies. Lakes were a bit cold - great with the hot weather. Little did I know it was last weekend to camp in IHW in 2017, hope to see these places intact next year...
August 25, 2017 Jen Upper Falls Creek 3 miles 250 feet gained
Falls Creek Cave- what a hoot! We were in there scrambling for hours. Troglodyte fun.
August 25, 2017 Karl Crystal Lake 19 miles 4,000 feet gained
What Woodswalker said! Absolutely a highlight of all 2017 summer hikes. The high country up on this side of Adams is just so spectacular. This one's going to be an annual trip, for sure. <iframe width="540" height="600" src="http://gpsfly.org/gps_map.php?gps_id=7555&w=540&h=600&c=ffffff&m=0" scrolling="no" frameborder="no"></iframe>
August 25, 2017 Woodswalker The Bumper 19 miles 4,000 feet gained
The area up above timberline is so amazing and just made for strolling. The flowers in the meadows below were still going, but they are finishing up. The dwarf lupines etc up above were perfect. We took the Riley Camp Trail up and the off trailed it to Crystal Lake and then just cruised across at about the 6500 line over to Horseshoe Meadows and then down th...
August 22 to August 24, 2017 runandsew 29 miles 6,500 feet gained 2 nights
Incredible trip where we saw the Northern Lights.
August 22, 2017 Karl Angels Rest 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Favorite after-work dog walk. Only a handful of other people up there to enjoy the sunset.
August 21, 2017 runandsew 11 miles 2,500 feet gained
Incredible hike with our son.
August 20 to August 21, 2017 Roman Gray Butte 3 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Eclipse viewing from Gray Butte in Central Oregon
August 20, 2017 runandsew 10 miles 3,250 feet gained
Soggy hike in an incredible place.
August 20 to August 24, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci Thunder Lake 40.33 miles 12,750 feet gained 4 nights
Established base camp@ Colonial Creek & hiked the following trails: Thunder Creek as far as the Fourth of July TH--- 6.08 miles. 829' Sourdough Mtn --- 11.22 miles. 5622' Thornton Lakes TH summited Trapper Peak ---10.60 miles. 3850' Cutthroat Pass to Granite Pass --- 12.43 miles. 2367' All hikes were assessed off of North Cascades Hwy 20.
August 20, 2017 Woodswalker Mill Pond 5 miles 500 feet gained
Wonderful easy day in the green with good friends.
August 19 to August 22, 2017 Jen Rock Creek Lake 18 miles 5,500 feet gained 3 nights
Family backpack to watch the eclipse in the totality zone. Had fun scrambling around the basin and visiting nearby Bucket Lake. Lots of goat watching.
August 19, 2017 Woodswalker Mountaineer 15 miles 3,250 feet gained
What Karl said :) I loved seeing waterfalls that I hadn't even heard of before.
August 19, 2017 Karl Grave Trail 15 miles 3,250 feet gained
Followed the PCT from Barlow Pass up to Timberline Lodge, which was a lovely stretch of trail new to both of us. Up top, we realized neither of us had ever followed the Mountaineer Trail up to the top of of Magic Mile, either, so we made a high loop of it to stretch out the day a bit more. Delightful!
August 17 to August 20, 2017 Roman Jordan Basin 17.7 miles 3,750 feet gained 3 nights
Drove in Thu night after work; did a variation of classic loop, about 1/2 off-trail but never far from it. Finally nice temps, low 60's during the day, low 40's at night (almost cold!) with some clouds - it really felt great for a change. Still plenty of water/streams but flowers only left in a few places.
August 15, 2017 Karl Mississippi Head 17 miles 5,000 feet gained
...with a side of Mississippi Head.
August 14, 2017 pizza pal Moody Island 3 miles 0 feet gained
August 14, 2017 Woodswalker Paradise Park Loop 11.6 miles 2,250 feet gained
I went a few weeks ago, but I had to go back to see the bloom :)
August 12, 2017 Roman Umbrella Falls 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
Timberline Trail from ski resort (yes, again!)
August 12, 2017 Woodswalker Broken Hand 7.6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Managed to find a little bubble of blue sky in a sea of brown air. Wonderful day. Definitely going back. I really recommend going further than the rim along the use path. Totally incredible.
August 11, 2017 Karl Indian Henrys Hunting Ground 15.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
via Kautz Creek...
August 9, 2017 Woodswalker Lamberson Butte 9 miles 2,500 feet gained
Despite the heat and smoke it was a wonderful quiet day on the mountain. Just saw one person on the trail. Flowers are mostly cooked out. We went up Newton Creek Trail til it hit the Timberline Trail, Then headed over towards the Clark drainage. Instead of going down into the drainage we headed up the ridge between the Clark and Newton drainages, above the T...
August 8, 2017 pizza pal North Paulina Peak 9 miles 1,250 feet gained
August 6 to August 9, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci Upper Lena Lake 27.66 miles 8,500 feet gained 3 nights
While 7 Lakes Basin is the go to place to see lakes in the ONP this area is a less crowded alternative once you get above Lower Lena Lake.....which is not in the ONP so no permit is required. We got a late start & spent the first night at Lower Lena. Next day we hoofed it up to Upper Lena Lake. Trail is fairly steep, rocky, rooty, dusty, muddy, brushy & gets...
August 5 to August 6, 2017 Roman Umbrella Falls 5.63 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Had a busy Saturday, so trip near town worked perfect - started at 8:15 pm, up ski lift road by moonlight (no flashlight needed), camped in the same location. It was awesome night, so clear and bright! On Sunday woke up to smoke and it quickly became hot, I explored more ridges, then found a shady spot to sit and read, with great view of the mountain. Amazin...
August 5 to August 6, 2017 runandsew White River Glacier 4 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Quick get away to watch stars under a nearly full moon.
August 4 to August 6, 2017 Jen Nannie Peak 14 miles 4,500 feet gained 2 nights
My first gig with the WTA. We combined with a PCT crew and got to stay at their camp with a kitchen tent. They made us dinner on Sat night.
August 2 to August 3, 2017 Roman Hug Point 10 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
Cannon Beach, Arcadia Beach, Hug Point, Arch Cape, Cove Beach, and camping in offbeat location! Cool temps - in the low 70's in the middle of the day, but a bit smoky.
July 31, 2017 Karl Mount Saint Helens 9 miles 4,750 feet gained
Shaved 25% off old PR. :-)
July 29 to July 30, 2017 Roman Umbrella Falls 7 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Covered some new terrain Saturday afternoon (track of 3 last trips <a href="http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u530/RNV837/All%203_zpszqphzdrd.jpg">here</a> - still a lot of gaps in between but now I scratched the surface ;), found new meadows and viewpoints, everything looks really good right now in peak bloom. The mountain was very nice in moonlight; saw ...
July 29 to July 30, 2017 runandsew Mcneil Point 11.5 miles 3,250 feet gained 1 night
Got another late start ~~ as in 6:15pm and made it to a secluded spot on rocks on a ridge for the night. Incredible views. Bugs were pretty bad heading up and then again mid morning coming down from the shelter.
July 29, 2017 pizza pal Twin Lakes 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
July 28, 2017 Karl Mount Margaret 19 miles 4,750 feet gained
Nice to pay our respects, again... Best view in the backcountry, too.
July 27, 2017 Woodswalker Cooper Spur 6 miles 2,250 feet gained
Wonderful day with Lupines and the glaciers.
July 25, 2017 Woodswalker Paradise Park Loop 13.4 miles 3,000 feet gained
Nice long meander. Some of the flowers are completely prime right now. Other patches are not even out from under the snow yet. Some bugs mid hike. Some really gnarly blowdown near the jct between the Timberline trail and the south part of the loop.I strolled up above Split Rock. It was awesome, but a bit smokey.
July 23, 2017 Roman Umbrella Falls 6.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Next day - hike alone - some in depth exploration of the area
July 23, 2017 Jen Doane Point 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
Quiet loop with the Ridge trail and Firelane 7
July 23, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci Tatoosh Lakes 7.61 miles 3,750 feet gained
Flowers are in full bloom on the ridge. A bit buggy but not to bad if one keeps moving.
July 22, 2017 Roman Umbrella Falls 7.3 miles 1,250 feet gained
Hiked with my mom to Clark Creek and back. Lots of flowers, saw a colony of marmots, kind of unexpected for this place - very cool.
July 22, 2017 Karl Glisan Glacier 12 miles 4,000 feet gained
Saturday Party Central. Lots of friends, old and new.
