August 22, 2017 Karl 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Favorite after-work dog walk. Only a handful of other people up there to enjoy the sunset.
Recent Hikes
August 21, 2017 runandsew 11 miles 2,500 feet gained
Incredible hike with our son.
August 20 to August 21, 2017 Roman 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 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 5 miles 500 feet gained
Wonderful easy day in the green with good friends.
August 19 to August 22, 2017 Jen 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 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 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 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 14, 2017 pizza pal 3 miles 0 feet gained
August 14, 2017 Woodswalker 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 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
Timberline Trail from ski resort (yes, again!)
August 12, 2017 Woodswalker 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 15.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
via Kautz Creek...
August 9, 2017 Woodswalker 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 9 miles 1,250 feet gained
August 6 to August 9, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 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 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 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 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 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 29 to July 30, 2017 Roman 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 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 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
July 28, 2017 Karl 19 miles 4,750 feet gained
Nice to pay our respects, again... Best view in the backcountry, too.
July 27, 2017 Woodswalker 6 miles 2,250 feet gained
Wonderful day with Lupines and the glaciers.
July 25, 2017 Woodswalker 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 6.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Next day - hike alone - some in depth exploration of the area
July 23, 2017 Jen 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
Quiet loop with the Ridge trail and Firelane 7
July 23, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 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 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 12 miles 4,000 feet gained
Saturday Party Central. Lots of friends, old and new.
July 22 to July 23, 2017 runandsew 5 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
Lacking time, we began hiking at 8pm and made camp at 7100. This morning, we continued up to 8200' then headed back. Star filled night.
July 19, 2017 Jen 9 miles 1,250 feet gained
Leisurely three day trip with friends. We stayed at a cabin on the edge of the NF. Did a little bit of everything: mountain biking, hotsprings, kayaking and even visited the Oregon Hell Hole. Our hikes were around Warner Peak and Moon Point where the beargrass and wildflower meadows were terrific.
July 19, 2017 Woodswalker 16.2 miles 5,000 feet gained
Fantastic day, with a great trail friend, getting up to Barrett Spur and sitting with the glaciers. The bugs weren't to bad, the flowers at Elk Cove are just getting started, but the dwarf blooms on the ridge tops are great!!
July 17 to July 21, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 35 miles 13,000 feet gained 4 nights
Made base camp @ Boulder Shelter & then day hiked from there to Marmot Pass, climbing Buckhorn Mtn. Then Home Lake, Constance Pass & Del Monte Ridge. On the final day hiked to and around Charlia Lake.
July 15, 2017 Roman 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
July 15 to July 16, 2017 runandsew 11 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
Quick get away to spend the night under the stars and check out the new trail crossing the Elliott. Looking forward to crossing the next time we need to. The trail is beautiful and I'm especially thankful for all the workers who fixed it up for us!
July 14, 2017 Karl 15.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Finally scaled that pile of rubble! Great day out...
July 13 to July 16, 2017 Jen 26.5 miles 5,250 feet gained 3 nights
I took a few days to travel around exploring in Washington. Car camped in remote spots. Saw a bear in the Dark Divide, marmots and goats in MRNP, and shooting stars at night. 1) Big Creek Trail near Lewis River, 2 miles 300 ft eg 2) FS 9341 Road walk. On my way to the Snagtooth TH, there is a rock slide blocking the road 3 miles from TH. I walked up to the T...
July 13, 2017 Woodswalker 10.6 miles 2,750 feet gained
What can I say? It's one of my summer classics. Flowers are gorgeous and the views sublime. Did a short add on to about 6600' feet for better views and just because. No sign of the ice caves, that I could see.
July 8 to July 9, 2017 runandsew 8 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
Plan B because we weren't going to get to the trail head until 8pm due to work. Full moon and a little wind for a beautiful night.
July 8, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 7.51 miles 2,750 feet gained
Hiked via the Little Quilcene trail. Clear day so great 360 degree views.