December 3, 2016 Roman Devils Rest 9.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Planned Hardy Ridge hike but couldn't find my Discover Pass - but any time outdoors is nice. Was pretty sunny in the beginning, mostly dry day until the very end.
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December 3, 2016 Rhonda Vineyard Mountain 4 miles 500 feet gained
Quick trip to Peavy for a short hike with my best friend.
December 3, 2016 Karl Bell Creek 19 miles 4,500 feet gained
It really wasn't looking like a view-day, so we chose the darkest, deepest, nearby rainforest instead. Turned out to be a fine choice, too! Started fairly early, first cars at Horsetail Falls, and the miles to Triple Falls ticked off very quickly. The trail is in excellent shape, in particular the repairs to the landslide of a couple years ago. We (I won't i...
December 1, 2016 pizza pal Little Beacon Rock 2.5 miles 0 feet gained
November 27, 2016 Karl Coyote Wall 12 miles 2,750 feet gained
Again, the forecast was pretty miserable, so we felt heading east may offer a bit of respite. Turns out, it rains in the Lyle-Mosier area, too! Who knew? :-) After getting something of a late start, we headed up the Labyrinth and just sort of wandered without a plan. Ended up cutting across over towards the large talus fields, which are filled with native vi...
November 27, 2016 Woodswalker Horsetail Falls 10.2 miles 2,750 feet gained
Wonderful misty day in the gorge. Still a lot of mushrooms. The washout 1 mile south of Triple Falls is manageable as long as the creek level doesn't rise. Winter creek was mostly a dry footed crossing. Great day.
November 26, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Squak Mountain 7.18 miles 2,500 feet gained
November 25, 2016 Karl Wiesendanger Falls 10 miles 2,750 feet gained
We got [skunked by Tish Creek](http://wenthiking.com/users/295-karl/hikes/6194-eagle-creek) earlier in the day, so decided taking a run up the Elevator Shaft might be the best way to kill the afternoon. What a great way to recover from the earlier failure! The Black Friday crowds at Multnomah Falls were epic, but we did the conga up to Benson Bridge and surv...
November 25, 2016 Karl Lower Punch Bowl 5.5 miles 500 feet gained
Time to walk-off the turkey! Unfortunately, or otherwise, Portland received 5% of its annual rainfall on Thanksgiving, which meant the creeks were raging this day. There were impromptu waterfalls on both sides of the canyon, spilling down over the trail on our side, and just looking wonderful across from us. The clouds were still hanging heavy in the hills, ...
November 24, 2016 Roman Packard Creek 3 miles 250 feet gained
November 22, 2016 Roman Angels Rest 4.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Lunch break hike, before all the rain started. Nice partly sunny day, quite windy on the top.
November 20, 2016 Rhonda Triangulation Peak 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
Took my friend up to Triangulation Peak for a quick morning hike in the snow. Not much on road to TH at the time, but guessing TH is covered now. Did not go down to Boca on this trip.
November 20, 2016 pizza pal Mitchell Point 6 miles 0 feet gained
November 19, 2016 B-Dog Saint Elmo Pass 7 miles 2,250 feet gained
With Chinook Pass & White River Rd closing on the 21st, we decided to make one last run at this area. We had heard about all the great snow that had flying in early Nov. and it didn't disappoint, we actually ended up being one of the last parties for the season. It had snowed all day and the ranger swung by just as we got to the parking lot. He informed us t...
November 18, 2016 Karl Nick Eaton 16.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Really awesome loop with an old trail friend. Had not a solid plan in place, but rather just wandered. Left the trailhead, heading up the Herman Creek trail. On an impulse, we turned off on Gorton Creek towards Indian Point. Ran into a bit of trouble (for the trail, not us) where a huge fallen tree's rootball completely tore out the trail, just a bit before ...
November 18, 2016 runandsew 5 miles 2,500 feet gained
The first out of six other people was Larry from Grocery Outlet. Pretty cold and windy at the top, but what I love about this hike is that it's the best bang for your buck hike. Gone from the house for six hours and got a lot of elevation in five miles.
November 12, 2016 Erica H. 4.5 miles 500 feet gained
November 12, 2016 Rhonda Opal Creek 8 miles 750 feet gained
quick trip to Opal Creek
November 12, 2016 Karl Cape Horn 7.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Fun loop with a good friend and trusty companion. Enjoyed watching the clouds and various weather march through the Gorge, and avoided any nasty spills due to the increasingly muddy trail. A bit of rain, a bit of sun, mostly just pervasive dampness. Awesome option to have as just about the closest trailhead from home.
November 10, 2016 Roman Angels Rest 7.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Got 2 hours early from work to hike this forest loop, really nice warm weather (I've seen it colder in June), though very windy on Angels Rest. Was really nice to start with sun still out, though wished (again!) I had my GPS for back side trails in the dark. Going down the main trail I experimented going without flashlight, very doable with moon and light cl...
November 10, 2016 pizza pal Jones Creek 10 miles 0 feet gained
November 8, 2016 Woodswalker Elk Meadows 6 miles 500 feet gained
Did a bit of exploring in the Pocket creek area with a friend who is doing wildlife survey work. pretty quiet day. We were on and off of the ski trails all day. BTW ski trails in summer are really just slightly lower brush with frequent blue diamonds on the trees. Looks like the Larches are almost gone needle wise. We saw lots of cool mountain views, but not...
November 6, 2016 Rhonda Devils Rest 12 miles 2,750 feet gained
Finally got out for a solid jaunt with my bestie last Sunday. Did an extended loop around Multnomah Falls. Up Wahkeena heading towards Devil's Rest, going off trail a bit to the basin and on down to Nesika and the ornament trail. Was a seriously much needed outing that I am feeling a bit with how bad of hiking shape I'm in these days.
November 6 to November 7, 2016 runandsew Nottingham Campground/Day Use 9 miles 3,000 feet gained 1 night
Gumjuwac Trail for a quick overnight since Kevin has to work tonight.
November 4, 2016 Roman Goat Marsh 8 miles 2,000 feet gained
November 4, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Townsend 9.03 miles 3,500 feet gained
A bit a of off & on snow approaching the first summit but nothing requiring traction devices. It was very windy at the top.
November 3, 2016 pizza pal Sherrard Point 7 miles 0 feet gained
November 3, 2016 Woodswalker Mullinix Creek 10.6 miles 1,750 feet gained
Gorgeous day in the Gorge! The fall color is fading out once you hit the Nick Eaton Trail junction. But lots of mushrooms and waterfalls!
October 30, 2016 runandsew Multnomah Falls 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Multnomah Falls to the Basin on a drizzly Oregon day.
October 30, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
October 28, 2016 Karl Badger Lake Campground 16.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
Finally got back out into the woods, after six weeks off the trail. So re-invigorating to realize how the stress had just melted right away almost instantly up there. Started at the Gumjuwac trailhead, right on US-35, and climbed up the first couple miles through the woods before hitting the first viewpoint. Unfortunately, Mount Hood was stubbornly stuck in ...
October 25, 2016 pizza pal 3 miles 0 feet gained
October 23, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Mildred Point 7 miles 2,500 feet gained
This is one of my favorite fall time Mt. Rainier hikes. Rainier unfortnaley was mostly cloud covered but the falls were thundering pretty good. Once past the falls and up toward Van Trump Park the trail becomes snow covered approx. 1/2 mile from V.T. Park. I brought micro spikes but they were not needed.
October 23, 2016 Woodswalker Sherrard Point 8.2 miles 1,750 feet gained
I have finally accepted that fact that winter is here and I need to shift towards misty day hikes. I wanted to go somewhere quiet so we parked at Larch Mountain parking lot and walked a ways down the hill to the top of the Oneonta trail with the goal of wandering down to Bell Creek. Perfect day, we saw one other person, tons of mushrooms and hundreds of spri...
October 22, 2016 Rhonda Independence Rock 6.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Took my friend up to Marion Lake - Marion Falls for a quick Saturday hike. It's been a crazy few months and I have not gotten out much so this trip felt really good. May have only been a few miles but to just get "out" in the woods again, felt fabulous!!
October 21 to October 22, 2016 Roman Jefferson Park 12 miles 2,250 feet gained 1 night
With a nice Saturday forecast, drove Friday straight from work and spent night at the trailhead, to make the most use of daylight. The Park got some snow and everything looked wintry, but at the same time the lakes are only starting to freeze. Great views, nice to see some sun and blue sky - it's been awesome day up there!
October 16, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
October 11, 2016 Woodswalker Umbrella Falls 5 miles 750 feet gained
Quick trip along the Timberline. Beautiful but icy near water. Once I got to Heather Canyon I had planned to head up it. But it was way too icy and the water was moving a bit fast towards that big waterfall. Great day even though it was short.
October 10, 2016 Roman Kahneeta Hot Spring 3.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
October 10, 2016 runandsew City of Portland Reservoir Number 3 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Nice morning hike before fabric shopping and work.
October 9 to October 10, 2016 Roman Gray Butte 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Hiked/camped 1st night on the E aide of Grey Butte, but rain arrived by mid-morning so I drove west to more sunny area.
October 9, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci Copper Creek 5 miles 2,500 feet gained
October 6, 2016 pizza pal 2.5 miles 0 feet gained
October 5, 2016 pizza pal Swale Canyon 6 miles 0 feet gained
October 2, 2016 Roman Palmer Glacier 4 miles 2,000 feet gained
Took advantage of 6...7K snow levels to get out of the rain at Timberline. Didn't count on any views on a cloudy day, but there was some, and after a quick blizzard the weather really calmed down by sunset.
September 30, 2016 pizza pal South Prairie Lake 5.5 miles 0 feet gained
September 25, 2016 Roman Thomas Lake 9.25 miles 1,250 feet gained
More abandoned trails... (this was in September, didn't have time to post)
September 25 to September 26, 2016 Roman Horseshoe Meadow 17.5 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
Hiked to Horseshoe Meadow on PCT, and then off-trail to about 7,250' on the mountain. Real summer weather, almost too warm - a nice change after a few rainy weeks. Ran into a group of 3-4 mountain goats rounding a corner onto a snowfield, but they really afraid of hunters up there, immediately ran behind the rocks and scattered each other way - only could ta...
