May 4, 2016 pizza pal 10.78 miles 0 feet gained
Recent Hikes
May 2, 2016 Woodswalker 15.2 miles 1,250 feet gained
Beautiful sunny day. Lots of blooms and relatively quiet on the trail. The side creeks are getting pretty low already.
May 2, 2016 pizza pal 4 miles 0 feet gained
May 1 to May 2, 2016 runandsew 3.5 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
Starry, starry night on snow, but the sand blew the whole hike in. Opted to stay low instead of heading up higher and to more exposed areas. Watched climbers on Hood in the early morning hours.
May 1 to May 2, 2016 Roman 16.47 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
Made a loop around Timothy Lake on Sunday-Monday, last minute change in plans but it turned out very nice hike. In between 6 campgrounds saw only 2 groups camping (and a half dozen backcountry backpackers), of course it will be different story in the summer.
May 1, 2016 Karl 3 miles 1,250 feet gained
Wonderful way to end any day out! Dog Mountain was beset with flip-floppers, cars parked up and down SR-14. Only four cars at this trailhead, though! Got our exercise in, and quickly came back down. Again, flying bugs were beyond the point of irritation, and the legendary wind just didn't help. Still, as good a late-day view as the Gorge offers! <iframe widt...
May 1, 2016 Karl 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
An unexpectedly pleasant surprise! Hadn't been here before, but this trail offers a really quick jaunt through some pretty nice balsamroot meadows and scrub oak. Very short, only taking two hours even with lots of photos. All uphill, and very exposed, so hitting it on an 85° day - one of the first of the year - took a bit of a toll. Lots of really irritating...
May 1, 2016 Outside + Stuff 7.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
The road was closed so we had to hike 1.5 miles to get to the base of the mountain. And then it was 4,440 feet of bushwhacking and scrambling till we reached the summit. Amazing views, but definitely never going to do this hike again. It's a complete thrasher.
April 30, 2016 Stacey 6 miles 0 feet gained
Muddy fun at Willamette Mission State Park
April 30, 2016 Rich 20 miles 5,250 feet gained
April 30, 2016 B-Dog 5 miles 4,750 feet gained
Pics and More Details to come..... Snow conditions were great and was able to ski car to car.
April 30, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci 6 miles 3,500 feet gained
April 29, 2016 Karl 24 miles 6,000 feet gained
Totally wore ourselves out yesterday! Began the day with the always fun, and frequently spooky Ruckel Ridge climb. I will definitely call this stretch a climb rather than a hike. Frequent need to use hands. Peril abounds with a single slip. Helluva workout! Truly, one of those "the journey is the destination" places. By the time we pushed through 3700', we w...
April 28, 2016 Roman 4.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
April 28, 2016 pizza pal 10.1 miles 0 feet gained
April 27, 2016 B-Dog 3.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
This is going to be an ongoing entry that will capture my stats for this after work training hike. The stats for this hike are as follows: 3.8 Miles Round Trip w/ 1,690' of Elevation Gain. This is the Chirico Trail to Poo Poo Point. ............................ April 27, 1st time slaying da poo this year. It was sad to see that they have started the wussific...
April 26, 2016 Woodswalker 3.5 miles 750 feet gained
Just a very short. sweet stroll, catching up with some old friends. The Bitteroot is blooming so profusely and the bicolor lilies and lupines are still going strong
April 25, 2016 pizza pal 6.85 miles 0 feet gained
April 24, 2016 Karl 16 miles 3,250 feet gained
When it rains, embrace the rainforest! Wonderful walk in the woods with good friends and the faithful companion. The forest is literally Spring'ing back to life. Lots of little forest flowers, and every conceivable shade of green. The thick canopy protected our heads from most of the rain, and the soft humus floor protected our feet - impossible to beat. We ...
April 24, 2016 Woodswalker 15 miles 2,750 feet gained
The weather was the perfect mix for this hike. Alternating misty cloud wisps and light showers over the canyon rocks with brilliant bursts of sun that made everything glow. Although the trailhead was absolutely packed when I arrived, we saw only a few people on the trail. We even knew some of them. Not a great photo day for me, but it was a wonderful first t...
April 24, 2016 Mogtrekker 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
April 23, 2016 B-Dog 1.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Yesterday I had half a day to kill and when I checked the web cams from home... the pass looked nice and dry. That would soon change during the drive up, but just after exit 47 it started to get nice again and things looked promising. At first I drove by Summit West and was surprised at home much coverage was still left, but things only got worse further dow...
April 23, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci 6.05 miles 3,500 feet gained
Lake is fairly unremarkable & mostly still covered by snow. There is a fairly large steep snowfield which must be crossed just prior to the lake.
April 22, 2016 Rhonda 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Took a short jaunt on the Wilson River Trail today. Was thinking a nice low elevation, river hike on a rainy day fit the bill, except for there was no river and it had quite a bit more elevation than I had anticipated lol. Isn't that how it usually works though? Tons more out here I want to explore and I anticipate I'll be back here soon to do so.
April 21, 2016 pizza pal 7.42 miles 0 feet gained
April 20, 2016 pizza pal 5.75 miles 0 feet gained
April 18, 2016 Woodswalker 8.2 miles 3,000 feet gained
After working all weekend, I needed some time with the forest. My first time up this loop. Recent trail work had cleared the blowdown on the Gorton, so it was an easy if slow cruise up. Larkspur is looking great in the hanging meadows on Nick Eaton. Lots of anemone. The lupines were looking a bit wilted even though they haven't bloomed yet. Did bit more dist...
April 17, 2016 Rich 9 miles 2,500 feet gained
April 17, 2016 Rich 9 miles 2,500 feet gained
April 17, 2016 Mogtrekker 8.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
April 17, 2016 Rhonda 8.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Went to visit the wildflowers of Dalles Mountain Ranch for the first time. Absolutely beautiful. Busy, but a great day for this hike even if I got a tad red from it.
April 17, 2016 Stacey 3.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
April 17, 2016 JM 9.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
It's a good year for flowers. I'm lovin it.
April 16 to April 17, 2016 Roman 9.5 miles 1,250 feet gained 1 night
Not many views or landmarks on this trail, but Badger Creek itself is nice (more like a river right now - lots of water) and shady forest was perfect for the hot weekend. Cleared about 10 blowdowns in the first 4.5 miles, smaller trees where my bow saw was practical; cut branches off the bigger trees.
April 16 to April 17, 2016 B-Dog 5 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
Last weekend Jason Cline and I spent the weekend camping and skiing in the Tatoosh Range. Stevens Canyon road was plowed, but not open yet. So it made for a long approach in ski boots. I was really glad to have packed my trail running shoes. They proved to be a life saver on the long road walk out !!! Snow conditions were prime up high, but down low was heav...
April 16, 2016 BeaverDawg 9.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
April 16 to April 17, 2016 runandsew 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
And another beautiful night at 5,000' with a morning hike to 5,900'. Lots of climbers' lights in the wee morning hours heading to the summit.
April 16, 2016 Father Guido Sarducci 9.23 miles 4,750 feet gained
Picture perfect day for this climb. Could clearly see Adams, St. Helens & Hood. Last mile on the way down was a postholing mess though due to the warm temps.
April 15, 2016 Karl 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Third of three "little" hikes today, also to somewhere I'd heard of but never been. This one seems like a real gem. The trail is nicely graded, with just a slight rise up Marsh Hill. Lots of flowers scattered amongst the oaks, and pastoral tranquility atop that first rise. Stumbled across a baby rattler sunning himself on the trail, there. Dude was all attit...
April 15, 2016 Karl 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Second of three "little" hikes today, which included two places I'd heard of many times, but never been to before. It was a fun drive along the historic US-30, through the (in)famous Rowena curves, coming over from [Sevenmile Hill](http://wenthiking.com/users/295-karl/hikes/5899-sevenmile-hill), too. I'd been warned how crowded this place might be, but was p...
April 15, 2016 Karl 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
First of three "little" hikes today, to a place I'd only learned of the day before! I am basically tongue-tied. The beauty of the bloom here is incomparable to anything I've seen anywhere. Getting here is made more difficult by the inaccurate directions in the Oregon Hikers' Field Guide. (Use those in Curious Gorge, instead.) And once here, you're on your ow...
April 13, 2016 pizza pal 2.53 miles 0 feet gained
April 10, 2016 Roman 17.57 miles 4,500 feet gained
April 10 to April 11, 2016 runandsew 15.5 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
Well that was tough! I was on the 30 steps, stop, 30 steps, stop program in the snow.
April 10, 2016 Outside + Stuff 8 miles 2,500 feet gained
We heard this is a best kept secret, mostly because of all the bushwhacking and wayfinding that needs to happen. But when we got up there, it seems like it's become a bit more popular. We downloaded a GPS track, and even with that, we had to do a bit of bushwhacking. But otherwise it was a lot of fun making the way up there! As a bonus, there is a kayak and ...
April 10, 2016 Karl 15.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
Knocked two off "The List" in a single hike. Been wanting to go up Mitchell Point for a long time, but it never seemed to offer enough to make it stand alone. So, found another hike up to Wygant Point leaves from the same trailhead! Bingo. We did our best to make it as loopy as possible, but our pre-trip investigations indicated the Chetwoot Trail was impass...
April 10, 2016 Rich 8 miles 1,000 feet gained
April 10, 2016 Mogtrekker 5.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
April 10, 2016 Rhonda 5.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
This is a calf burner of a hike and I really needed one. What I did not need was the vertigo episode to happen this morning. I have been suffering with it for a month and it really showed it's ugly head today. Cancelled my plans of doing the full loop. The Backside of King's is very steep and was wet and slippery. Decided best not to try that while I wobbly....