January 29 to January 30, 2017 runandsew Trillium Lake Campground 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!
Recent Hikes
January 29, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci Olympic National Forest 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 Hanaford Lake 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 Cape Creek 10 miles 1,750 feet gained
January 25, 2017 Roman Donahue Creek 4.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 23, 2017 Roman Bridal Veil Falls 4.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Long lunch break hike (15 min from my work)
January 22, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 22, 2017 Woodswalker Lower Twin Lakeshore 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 Balch Canyon 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 Duffy Lake 8 miles 1,000 feet gained
Snowshoe trip lunch at shelter with local outdoor club
January 15 to January 16, 2017 runandsew Timberline Trail 4.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Bluebird day and night.
January 15, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci Sun Top 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 Vista Point 4 miles 1,500 feet gained
January 14, 2017 B-Dog Table Mountain 3.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
A bluebird day and 8" of week old blower powder made for a great day of skiing the glades at Tronsen Meadows near Blewitt Pass. This was my first time exploring this area. The close access is great, but it's a bit of a drive for me. Probably going to wait until some longer spring days to go deeper into this area, but there is lots of good lines. Spent the da...
January 14, 2017 Karl Eruption 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
We seem to have missed a turn along the Boundary Trail, as we headed east into the blast zone intent on exploring the 1980 debris flows. Snowshoes meant we didn't even leave footprints, at least after 30 minutes of the persist winds. A most incredible day on the volcano!
January 8, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 6.11 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 6, 2017 Karl Elowah Falls 8 miles 1,750 feet gained
Fun day in the frozen Gorge! Hopped in and out of the car, hitting three different smaller adventures. Icicles galore! Started the day with a tour of Upper McCord and Elowah Falls, then a brief jaunt up Eagle Creek, and ended with a quick in-n-out at Wahclella. First time I've wandered around our initial destination. Headed up towards the Upper McCall Falls ...
January 6, 2017 Woodswalker Robins Island 8.2 miles 1,500 feet gained
Great day exploring the ice!! Three short hikes that were truly wonderful.
January 4, 2017 pizza pal Hamilton Island 6.25 miles 0 feet gained
January 2, 2017 Woodswalker Balch Canyon 5.5 miles 500 feet gained
Beautiful day with a good friend on the Wildwood!!
January 1, 2017 Father Guido Sarducci Mt. Ellinor 5.39 miles 1,500 feet gained
Annual New Years day hike with the family.
January 1, 2017 Woodswalker Tamanawas Falls 3.8 miles 500 feet gained
Beautiful way to bring in the New Year! Almost a foot of fresh powder on the trees and no wind. There is a rock slide almost all the ways to the falls, which is tricky in snow shoes, with occasional deep wells in the rocks. Fine going up. A little more interesting coming down. Good company and a perfect day.
December 31 to January 1, 2017 runandsew Alpine Campground 4 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
New Year's Eve blizzard condition hike. A bit drastic of a start to 2017.
December 30, 2016 Woodswalker 6.4 miles 250 feet gained
Wonderful day in the ice,sun and wind out at Swale Canyon. Very crusty snow, about 6" deep. Micro spikes were helpful but it could have been done with out them. First time I've been out there in the snow. Amazing. Perfect end to the year. Happy New Year all.
December 30, 2016 Karl Eagle Creek 13 miles 1,500 feet gained
One last trip out in 2016! Went to see the Metlako landslide, and weren't disappointed! It was a pretty cold morning, and we met at the outer parking lot. Driving in to the closer departure point was a bit sketchy, but not too bad. Only three cars ahead of us. We put on our microspikes in the parking area. As we wandered on up, lots of little debris slides h...
December 30, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Palisade Trail 5.74 miles 1,250 feet gained
Hiked up to the first ledge or viewpoint.
December 28, 2016 Karl Rodney Falls 12.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
Both inspired by Roman's recent report, as well as the relatively clear roads, we decided to hit up Hardy Ridge. Pulled out at Cape Horn on the way east, and were treated to another wonderful view from there! Rather than driving up to the Equestrian TH, with it's accumulation of snow, we just parked down on SR-14 beside the big rock (the gate was closed) and...
December 28, 2016 pizza pal Short Beach 3 miles 0 feet gained
December 27, 2016 runandsew Marquam Gulch 5.5 miles 500 feet gained
Quick out and back hike with my sons.
December 26, 2016 Rhonda Camp Creek 6.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Snowsnoe to north shelter
December 25, 2016 Roman Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area 7.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Perfect weather, fresh snow from the night before, unbelievable sunset! Judging by the tracks I was alone on Hardy yesterday, and probably just 1 person the day before. Decided to not do a loop in the dark, and return back on a more tracked trail on west side.
December 25, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Leland Creek 7 miles 2,750 feet gained
Hiked as far as Mosquito Rock. Dog did a great job breaking trail for me.
December 24 to January 11, 2017 Jen Cascade Falls 220 miles 38,750 feet gained 18 nights
2016 hiking log I was crippled in 2016 with a very bad hip, but I did get some hiking in, here is a summary of my trips: 1/20: Barlow Pass xc ski, 5 miles 500 eg 2/1-3: Snowshoe/ski to Whiteriver Hut: Skiing not so good, but the weather was fantastic! Stayed 2 nights at the hut and enjoyed snowshoeing up the nearby butte. 15 miles 1000 eg 2/14: Woodward Fall...
December 24 to December 25, 2016 runandsew Trillium Lake Campground 6 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
Hiked into Trillium Lake with our entire adult family of five carrying firewood. My daughter and I did the daunting task of locating the fire pit by the pavillion. We succeeded and had a wonderful fire with bench seating around.
December 24, 2016 B-Dog Mount Hyak 1.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Had an amazing day up on the mountain with Theo and Mindy. We got 2 runs in and plenty of face shots. Up high there was about 6 - 8" of dry fresh snow over a crusty bottom. This was expected after how much rain they had received earlier in the week. On our last run we actually found some really nice turns skiers right of the Hyak Face. We only scraped the cr...
December 23, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 4.85 miles 750 feet gained
December 22, 2016 Woodswalker Beacon Rock 10 miles 2,750 feet gained
Beautiful day celebrating the Solstice with Karl and another friend. I'm just dittoing his report :) He said it all really well.
December 22, 2016 Karl Hamilton Mountain 10 miles 2,750 feet gained
Celebrating the Winter Solstice, in the sun, on a snow-covered mountain, with friends... Priceless. Got a wake-up PM, asking if by any possible, last-minute, remote chance, might I be free to hike? Winter solstice? Sunny forecast? Before the first cup of coffee, "Yes!" was the only possible answer. Heh, but given the alarm hadn't been set, we weren't really ...
December 18, 2016 Karl Benson Ruckel 10 miles 1,750 feet gained
Great day on the PCT, celebrating the birthday of a friend. Good sized group had a very late start, leaving the Bridge of the Gods trailhead just before noon. Ran into several groups of friends through the day, as many seemed to have also felt this was the perfect hike for the conditions (both driving and hiking!). The trail was pretty well packed, at least ...
December 18, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 6.7 miles 1,250 feet gained
December 17, 2016 B-Dog Mount Hyak 1 miles 1,000 feet gained
Mindy and I went for a quick tour up Hyak face. Just wanted to get up and check on the conditions. It was amazing how preserved the snow was up there with all the cold temps. It was by far the driest snow that I have ever experienced in my 15 years of living in the PNW. Turns were plentiful and it felt great to really get the season kicked off with bang !!!
December 17, 2016 Karl Cougar Canyon 7 miles 250 feet gained
The roads were questionable, the Gorge was pretty miserable, so the pooch and I just took a really nice, long walk down in the valley below home. It was a great day to wander Salmon Creek! All the ice and cold weather meant we were virtually the only ones down there. Lots of wildlife close to the trail. Such a jewel, right (literally) in our own backyard!
December 17, 2016 Roman Wiesendanger Falls 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
In short - a lot of snow, some ice, almost no blowdown. When I got to Multnomah Falls the lower gate was closed (the signs only warned about hazardous conditions, so everyone went around the gate), but when I was near Benson Bridge people coming back said the trail is closed and there's ranger turning everyone around. I didn't want to lose any more daylight ...
December 15, 2016 Roman Burnt Bridge Creek 3 miles 250 feet gained
Repeat of last week's hike (mostly), but with more holiday lights! Snow really makes everything look great
December 13, 2016 Roman Angels Rest 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Lunch break hike. Very icy in the beginning and again after the barricade (the middle of the road on W side has mostly melted out); the road is completely blocked by fallen trees and rocks. Slower hiking speed but definitely appreciated lack of cars & the quiet. I can only guess condition of trails further east.
December 12, 2016 Woodswalker Wiesendanger Falls 6.9 miles 1,750 feet gained
Another gorgeous day in the gorge. There was about 12-18 inches of snow in places and some very narrow tread. Ran into some lovely folks. Spikes were necessary and if the snow gets softer it might not be so safe. Fantastic day.
December 8, 2016 Roman Burnt Bridge Creek 3 miles 0 feet gained
December 4, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Mt. Ellinor 11.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
Started @ the Big Creek TH and hiked to the connector with the Mt. Ellinor lower trail. Hiked the Mt. Ellinor trail and reached the winter trail chute @ our 2:00pm turn around time. We brought micro spikes and used them.
December 4, 2016 runandsew 9 miles 1,750 feet gained
Rain-free hike in Forest Park with Kevin.