March 10, 2017 Roman 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Finally a shorts and t-shirt weather! Had to be at work til noon, so went to my usual stomping ground close to Troutdale...
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March 10, 2017 Karl 17 miles 3,500 feet gained
After a drenching week, it was time to head east again, where we (again) found blue skies and bare ground! Delightful hike, starting at the Crawford Oaks trailhead down along SR-14, winding along the Vista Trail and enjoying magnificent river views, then wandering off trail from the hang-gliding launch spot on up. Winds were howling most of the day, but part...
March 9, 2017 pizza pal 4.25 miles 500 feet gained
March 5, 2017 runandsew 5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Beautiful snowy day with a few feet of snow at the summit. Four people ahead of us broke trail, so it was a lovely path to follow.
March 5, 2017 Roman 4.5 miles 0 feet gained
Quick loop at Vancouver Lake (<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0Jbh7HhMT_gkis62jDXTbUrmf-unPBmj1bP1zW82gZktgu-kyn36bUCLzyIIFyJlbLHVonxNOnHsJdMvgogQyN4O68QOHFo-d4QL-tY859zQB8ahlGGkOeoi2mT3yOlN6xRMCk7wUbIgxCch2C9m5O_8ZbanciQ7485xBGTlwAuDDcHg-p4_4neU37sjPNJMuFk_CPl0MVjBaGz_M13pr0AnQClmUE2GjIBjxH7uWnMeQTKJimWgJj7_HW3qFJwenUeP_4ukFMWPZdCxXMN1rPsWkTmpaRh...
March 4, 2017 Roman 8 miles 2,250 feet gained
GPS track @ the link...
March 4, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 9.12 miles 3,000 feet gained
Hiked the trail up to FS Rd. 030 where I donned the snowshoes & continued up to viewpoint a couple miles up the road off of FS Rd. 043. Did not see a single soul the entire day.
March 3, 2017 Karl 18 miles 500 feet gained
Had a nice walk up the Klickitat River to just past MP8 and back, enjoyed a fresh slice of raspberry pie à la mode in the Lyle Diner, then (since it wasn't yet dark) did a loop around the Lower Catherine Creek area and found the first grass widows of Spring! Really nice day with blue skies and (mostly) bare/dry trails!
March 2, 2017 Jen 4.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Wide open rambles. Grass widows just starting to emerge. A few more weeks til the big bloom.
February 26, 2017 Roman 4.43 miles 750 feet gained
February 26, 2017 pizza pal 5.7 miles 250 feet gained
February 25, 2017 Erica H. 9.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
February 25, 2017 Rhonda 6.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Day hike with group of friends. Beautiful day!
February 25, 2017 Karl 12.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
Yep, again. It's a good thing the closest mountain to home is also such a fun one to play on, because I just seem to keep going back. And now, it's one of the few Gorge trails that's actually doable. Finally. What a mess this winter has been! Fair bit of storm damage, but overall the trails in Beacon Rock State Park are hikable. Traction (microspikes) helped...
February 23, 2017 B-Dog 1.5 miles 500 feet gained
Spent a week in Grand Lake with my family and had a blast at my aunt's cabin. We went skiing, tubing and even took in a short snowshoe trip. This was the 1st time my sister and her husband had ever gone snowshoeing. They had a great time and enjoyed some much needed peace and quiet from their newborn Mr. Wyatt !!! Although it was short, it was just what the ...
February 22, 2017 Roman 3.5 miles 250 feet gained
February 22, 2017 Jen 3 miles 250 feet gained
I just got a new hip and this was my first hike. Still tender around the incision, but it felt so good to ambulate without the old hip pain. Time to get back in shape!
February 18, 2017 Roman 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Loop on closed/abandoned road grades, with a bit of bushwhacking to connect the segments.
February 18, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 6.4 miles 1,000 feet gained
February 17, 2017 Karl 19 miles 3,750 feet gained
Finally! After four months of some of the worst weather ever... Miles and miles of trail over dirt and duff! This is a great low-elevation option, just far enough from the Gorge not to have suffered all the ice-storm damage, to break out of the winter blahs. We started with a quick side-trip over to Yacolt Creek Falls, where we found the bridge had been swun...
February 16, 2017 pizza pal 4 miles 250 feet gained
struck out at a couple other nearby trails. this has become a good quick standby.
February 12, 2017 Roman 5.5 miles 750 feet gained
February 12 to February 13, 2017 runandsew 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Showed some friends the "homestead".
February 12, 2017 Karl 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Had a ton of yardwork to do, but slipped away for a couple hours in the afternoon to go explore Whipple Creek Park again. Hadn't been in here in 15-20 years or so, because it was SO DAMN MUDDY the last time. But it seems the WTA has been putting in a lot of good work, and the trails are really in very nice shape. (Especially given the horrid winter we've had...
February 12, 2017 pizza pal 10 miles 500 feet gained
had planned on Saddle Mt for the day, but some freshly fallen trees blocked the road up. Ended up with ample adventure here. Much of the trails are deep under the marshy waters, so spent 4-5 miles off trail, following the ridge until we got to the shipwreck road. Bumped into a pair of elk deep in the woods and spent a great deal of time admiring them, they w...
February 12, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 9.44 miles 1,250 feet gained
Leisurely hike in the Olympics. Hiked a bit passed the junction with the Flapjack Lakes TH.
February 11, 2017 Roman 6 miles 250 feet gained
Nice sunny hike, very warm out in the desert but the hills were still 50% covered in snow, and some people tried to ski the road grade. Uploading photos doesn't work for me anymore, cannot figure why
February 8, 2017 pizza pal 10 miles 1,000 feet gained
February 5, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Quick pre Super Bowl leg stretcher.
January 31, 2017 B-Dog 9 miles 2,250 feet gained
This entry is going to capture all my training runs / hikes for this season. I am hoping for a big year and have lots of plans already for 2018 !! Getting out is only half the battle =) 1.) 1/31 - Clark Lake Night Hike: Stats 2.5 Miles w/ 350' of Elevation Gain / Unofficial Time of approx 45 min 2.) 4/28 - Chirico Trail to Poo Poo Point: 3.8 Miles Round Trip...
January 30, 2017 Woodswalker 3 miles 250 feet gained
The roads were finally clear and I did a short and lovely stroll with friends to check on a wildlife camera and look at tracks. We snowshoed, but they weren't really needed except for offtrail and a few random sinkholes. Wonderful day!
January 29, 2017 Rhonda 5 miles 1,750 feet gained
short training hike with local outdoor club. Kicked my butt!
January 29, 2017 Roman 4.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Sunday's a working day, this little hike was a nice break
January 29 to January 30, 2017 runandsew 5.5 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
Night hiked to spend the night. Potties were open (long crawl down) and stocked with TP, so it was a luxurious time!
January 29, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 14.1 miles 2,250 feet gained
Hiked the lower trail to the upper trail head. The upper trail head leads to Marmot Pass. Trail was very icy and micro spikes needed.
January 28, 2017 Karl 9 miles 1,750 feet gained
Seems we may have taken a "wrong turn" somewhere, and "missed" our trail? We ended up scootching around the north side of Coldwater Lake, enjoying some pretty epic landscapes. Unfortunately, we also saw far too many signs of wanton forest rape, as a company that makes holiday wreaths and swags had given a buzz-cut to countless square miles of noble fir. Abou...
January 26, 2017 pizza pal 10 miles 1,750 feet gained
January 25, 2017 Roman 4.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 23, 2017 Roman 4.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Long lunch break hike (15 min from my work)
January 22, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 22, 2017 Woodswalker 6.7 miles 1,000 feet gained
Went with some friends on a lovely meetup group hike. The roads were definitely bad in places. An accident had closed the westbound lanes of 26 completely and Hwy 35 was closed both directions from a car accident. We decided to just pull over at Barlow Pass Sno park and snowshoe down the PCT, and then take the cutoff down to Upper Twin Lake. There were no re...
January 20, 2017 Karl 15.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Had absolutely no interest (or stomach) for participating in the national media obsession du jour, so on this very gloomy day for the USA, decided that a nice, long walk in the woods was exactly what was called for. Fittingly, the woods were fairly gloomy too, as they were just beginning to recover from the most recent Snopocalypse. It was my first time hiki...
January 15, 2017 Rhonda 8 miles 1,000 feet gained
Snowshoe trip lunch at shelter with local outdoor club
January 15 to January 16, 2017 runandsew 4.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Bluebird day and night.
January 15, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci 12.48 miles 3,500 feet gained
Hike is mostly in the trees until approx. the last half mile. Old fire lookout @ the top. Great 360 degree views.
January 14, 2017 Roman 4 miles 1,500 feet gained