Recent Hikes

December 25, 2015 Mileage Mike 2.6 miles 250 feet gained

A short but sweet family hike with my son's family! Not many people on the trails but it was getting busier when we returned to the car. My grandchildren really enjoyed the hike and we watched a couple MAX trains pull in to the station, and waived!

December 24, 2015 Stacey 9.7 miles 2,250 feet gained

Annual hike to the Ornament Trail and Nesika Lodge

December 24, 2015 Mileage Mike 6.5 miles 1,250 feet gained

We decided to get out to see some white stuff and get a view of the gorge. We had no idea how much snow there was and at what elevation, so we decided to head from the horse camp to the saddle. As we gained elevation the snow started to appear and become constant on the trail. There was as much as 3"-6" in places before we reached Hardy Creek, which was flow...

December 23, 2015 Mileage Mike 9.2 miles 0 feet gained

This section of the Springwater Corridor Trail was much nicer than we expected. There was a nice parking area off Hogan Road, and we headed SE towards the end of the trail at Boring Station. Actually, we had intended on reaching the Cazadero Trail, but instead went to the end of the Springwater Trail at Hwy 212. We decided to hike the Cazadero Trail at anoth...

December 22, 2015 Mileage Mike 9.6 miles 0 feet gained

We knew this trail is a work in progress but decided to head out to Pe Ell Washington to see if this particular section was hikeable. The parking area for the trail was closed, so we just looked for a street intersection with the trail and parked there. First we headed south, and it wasn't long before we reached a large unimproved bridge over the Chehalis Ri...

December 20, 2015 Rich 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained

December 20, 2015 JM 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained

Sunday jaunt around the trails behind Gov't Camp. Always enjoyable, no views, but the nice snow. Lots of other skiiers/snowshoers too. <iframe src="http://my.viewranger.com/track/widget/2225092?locale=en&amp;m=miles" width="440" height="440" marginwidth="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>

December 20, 2015 Mileage Mike 8.8 miles 1,000 feet gained

This is a nice easy hike and fit the bill for what we wanted. At about 2400 feet, near the intersection with Hwy 26, the trail was covered with a constant few inches of snow! The first mile of the trail had a few large downed trees, that were easily bypassed, and plenty of streams and standing water (easily gone around). We only saw a couple people on the tr...

December 19, 2015 Karl 6 miles 250 feet gained

Sick of the rain, but bogged down in one family thing after another, Harleigh and I just made an escape the other day for a brisk one up and down the greenway. Salmon Creek was flowing large! In places, right up to the trail. It was the only time in the last three years I didn't bring a spare camera battery, and of course the one that was in it died only a m...

December 19, 2015 Roman 7.5 miles 2,250 feet gained

Interesting how the S side of the hill was virtually snow-free to 2200', but once I started descending to the river the snow lasted to Angels Rest trail jct at 1700'. Lots of paths between Palmer Mill Rd and Foxglove Way, was confusing to follow even though I've been there before.

December 19, 2015 Father Guido Sarducci 7.94 miles 1,750 feet gained

December 19, 2015 Rhonda 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained

Quick run up to see the ornaments.

December 18, 2015 Mileage Mike 5.3 miles 1,250 feet gained

I somehow spun this into a much longer hike by first taking the loop trail counter-clockwise from Mather Rd. to Sunnyside Rd. There's a nice steel grated bridge over the raging Mt. Scott Creek. I then continued the loop and then took the summit trail to the Ridge Trail, and then counterclockwise on the loop trail again! Only a few people on the trail and ver...

December 16, 2015 BeaverDawg 8 miles 1,250 feet gained

Skied from Skyliner Snowpark to Clear Lake Butte Lookout and back. Saw no people except for a group that rented the LO. Very nice return, though a little steep near the top.

December 16, 2015 Mileage Mike 6.4 miles 500 feet gained

I was late getting out the door and wanted to stay close to home to avoid traffic. It's amazing how much this trail avoids traffic on this segment of the trail! I took some wrong turns heading out to Leveritch Park, which caused me to walk busy streets; which I won't repeat. On the way back I found the real trail and it pleasantly avoided all of the busy str...

December 15, 2015 Mountainkat 9.9 miles 1,750 feet gained

I had an ankle injury from a previous day's cross country skiing, and just about every step of this hike was painful for me. Still, it was a great time spent in beautiful country.

December 15, 2015 Mileage Mike 7.1 miles 1,250 feet gained

Very nice hike and not very crowded!

December 15, 2015 Roman 7 miles 1,750 feet gained

Trip report: http://www.oregonhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23058&p=175148#p175148

December 14, 2015 Mountainkat 2.93 miles 500 feet gained

A shorter than expected snowshoe... but, it was nice to be out in the freshly fallen snow.

December 14, 2015 JM 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained

Didn't make it to the top. The snow was so deep, probably only 0.5 mph pace on the way up. Huge powder.

December 14, 2015 Woodswalker 5.4 miles 1,250 feet gained

I wanted to get up in those nice falls on Multnomah Creek today. Winter creek just before the HIghwater trail junction turned me around. I was pretty sure it would. People crossed easily while I was there, but none of them with dry feet. It was just that inch and a half above boot top depth that decided me. Short hike but a great day.

December 13, 2015 Mileage Mike 7.3 miles 750 feet gained

A very wet day and thankfully we were prepared. We only saw one person (and his dog) on the way back to the car. Harmony Creek was flowing well but no flooding!

December 13, 2015 Father Guido Sarducci 8 miles 2,000 feet gained

Trail Is in excellent condition when you consider the weather we have been having. Waterfall was pretty spectacular, biggest I have ever seen it. Turned around when all I could see was the dogs head & tail sticking out of the snow, which was a bit after the 2nd overlook. Saw nary a human, nor beast, the entire day,

December 12, 2015 Mileage Mike 6.3 miles 250 feet gained

My wife and I are feeling a bit better and so decided to go on a tame hike close to home! Because of all the rain we wanted to avoid areas with potential flooding or possible landslides, so we headed out to the Sellwood Riverfront Park near Oaks Amusement Park. We walked around the riverfront park and looked at the high water from the Willamette River and ho...

December 12, 2015 B-Dog 3.5 miles 2,250 feet gained

Had a pow fest up on Summit East today. Most of the runs at Snoqualmie opened today, but we found no lift lines at Summit East !!! We toured around the whole mountain and took 3 laps as the snow continued to pile up. Today was my buddy Tyson's 1st time out with his back country gear. He held his own and hung in there like a champ. The last run of the day was...

December 9, 2015 Mileage Mike 2.5 miles 0 feet gained

I needed to get out and get some fresh air, and also wanted to stay close to home as my neck wasn't feeling great. The Salmon Creek Greenway is only a mile from my home, so it fit the bill! I got there and was a bit surprised that so many people were out given the heavy rain was flooding all the creeks/rivers. My first impression was that Salmon Creek was wa...

December 6, 2015 Mileage Mike 9.4 miles 250 feet gained

We wanted to get away from the wind and ice so decided to head south to this interesting, and large (~900 acres) city park. There was no wind and it only rained lightly for the first half of the hike. We hiked the entire peripheral trail around the park and were surprised it ended up being over 9 miles! This park is nice, for what it is, but half the trail s...

December 6, 2015 Mountainkat 7.25 miles 2,250 feet gained

We escaped the rain for a moment, and hiked two loops in the Catherine Creek area.

December 6, 2015 Roman 5.75 miles 2,250 feet gained

Went to Mitchell Point and Mitchell Spur - great views but pretty short hike so I wanted to extend it. After hiking a bit on forest roads stumbled upon MTB trail, wide and very well maintained. I followed it for about a mile but had to turn back because I didn't take a flashlight. Will come someday to see where it goes.

December 6, 2015 B-Dog 1 miles 750 feet gained

Finally got out and got rid of my itch to ski !!! I tried to get out over Thanksgiving weekend, but had some plans fall through with another buddy of mine and decided to just be lazy. I spent all week in Southern California and all they kept talking about on the news was how Big Bear was open and operational. I saw it as we were flying in and wondered how mu...

December 5, 2015 Father Guido Sarducci 4.5 miles 1,000 feet gained

December 4, 2015 Mileage Mike 7.8 miles 500 feet gained

I wanted a little bit longer hike after recovering from last Sunday's bail-out at Elk Creek. Antibiotics seem to have resolved the issue, but I'll be checked out more thoroughly with an endoscopy in a couple weeks. I felt pretty good and am hoping to ramp up on distance and elevation in the near future.

December 4, 2015 Mountainkat 22.5 miles 4,250 feet gained

A fun day hiking in the rain!

December 4, 2015 Karl 22.5 miles 4,250 feet gained

The forecast said it was supposed to stop raining at 8am. HA! 10 hours later, it really hadn't let up at all, but we'd wandered pretty considerably. The initial plan was to tackle Ruckel Ridge, cross the plateau, and return via the PCT. However, right around 1000' elevation, we started running into 1" thick ice on the rocky 45°+ trail. If there wasn't anothe...

December 3, 2015 Mileage Mike 5 miles 0 feet gained

Looking for a nice short hike in the area. This is really a nice local hike if you don't have much time and want some fresh air.

December 1, 2015 Mileage Mike 3.5 miles 500 feet gained

A nice little short hike in a nice area!

December 1, 2015 Woodswalker 4.4 miles 1,000 feet gained

I just had a few hours, so I did a walk to the Triple Falls bridge. The scenic highway was a sheet of ice and on the way back there was a bad rollover that had not been there that morning. It was sporadically icy so I got to use my microspikes a lot. Many beautiful icicles and a quiet day.

November 29, 2015 Roman 7 miles 1,000 feet gained

Hiked to canyon overlook. Wow this trail is really getting crowded - but for a good reason.

November 29, 2015 Mountainkat 11.4 miles 1,500 feet gained

It was one of those days where we thought things were just going to go wrong, but, it ended up being a fantastic day! We planned on hiking on the east side of the Gorge, but, once on the freeway, we saw clouds in that direction. By the time we reached Hood River, the clouds were thick. We decided not to do our planned hike. We drove up highway 35 to Mt. Hood...

November 29, 2015 BeaverDawg 8.1 miles 1,500 feet gained

We wanted to get in a hike while the skies were still blue. St. Helen's was a perfect choice. We saw zero people until we were just about back to the trail head on the return and then we only saw a couple and their dog. We enjoyed our time above treeline where is was a little breezy but not too cold. A small group of elk crossed the trail in front of us on t...

November 29, 2015 Rhonda 12 miles 2,750 feet gained

Went to Zig Zag via Burnt Lake today. It was a brisk 19 degrees at the trail head but warmed as we climbed. Trail was anywhere from dry and clear to patchy snow and ice up to Burnt Lake. There was one nasty section of ice to maneuver through but manageable with spikes. Once we headed up to Zig Zag, it became all snow, anywhere from just a few inches to aroun...

November 29, 2015 Mileage Mike 2.3 miles 750 feet gained

Got out late as we were visiting my oldest son in Portland. I felt okay and thought some fresh air would do us good. It was bitterly cold at the TH due to the high winds, but we were well prepared. This was a very short but spectacular hike! We stopped before the bridge over McCord Creek due so an ice coating on the rocks and bridge. We watched two men comin...

November 28, 2015 Roman 2.5 miles 0 feet gained

Lunch break hike.

November 28, 2015 Stacey 8 miles 3,000 feet gained

Snow hike in Yosemite along the Pohono Trail from Tunnel View to Stanford Point. Not enough snow for snowshoes until after Stanford Point, but microspikes were very useful.

November 28, 2015 Mileage Mike 7.4 miles 1,500 feet gained

A beaufiful day in an awesome area turned out to be a death march! A few miles into the trail I started having stomach pains, and thought it was just indigestion. We kept going but the pain was only getting worse, so we turned around and headed back to the TH. I showed my wife how to send an SOS on our Delorme In-Reach Explorer in case I couldn't go further ...

November 28, 2015 Rich 16.5 miles 3,500 feet gained

November 28, 2015 Father Guido Sarducci 6.67 miles 3,250 feet gained

Summer route used. Traction devices advised.

November 27, 2015 JM 10 miles 3,250 feet gained

Hike w/ Roman...see TR http://www.oregonhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23001

November 27, 2015 Roman 10 miles 3,000 feet gained

Hike with Jeremiah and Rich. We started at Hwy 35 with dusting of snow on the ground and 15F temps (didn't feel really cold - no wind and probably very low humidity). After about 2 miles the snow started to increase but only got to 6-8 inches near the top, more in drifts. Lots of views on the last leg of the trail. There was pretty good wind on the top but b...

November 27, 2015 Mileage Mike 5.6 miles 1,250 feet gained

It was somewhat late until we got out of the house but our daughter-in-law had never been close up to Mt. St. Helens. In fact, we found out she had never hiked in the snow (grew up in the San Francisco Bay area)! We parked at the Kalama Horse (light dusting of snow on the ground) Camp and headed up the Cinnamon trail, where there is a nice view of Mt. St. He...