March 8, 2015 Mileage Mike 8.3 miles 2,000 feet gained
With our dog at the kennel for the weekend we felt free to drive a bit further than we normally do for a day hike! We decided on the Rampart Ridge and Wonderland Trail Loop as I thought this would have some great views of Mt. Rainier, and it didn't disappoint! There are plenty of switchbacks going up Rampart Ridge and so the elevation gain was fairly easy. T...
March 7, 2015 Keevon 1 miles 1,750 feet gained
March 7, 2015 Mountainkat 9.16 miles 3,500 feet gained
We hiked up to the top of Table Mountain from the Hot Springs. We went up and returned via the Heartbreak Ridge Trail. This is one of those hikes we had just never gotten around to doing, for whatever reason, so it was a first for us. It was interesting to see the landslide from the vantage of Table Mountain. We saw a good amount of people on the trail, more...
March 7, 2015 JM 10 miles 4,000 feet gained
March 7, 2015 Roman 6 miles 750 feet gained
Absolutely gorgeous day at Lewis River, sunlit waters took on green, opal, deep blue colors - so different from rainy hike there in the fall. The river is running surprisingly low right now, which made waterfalls take on different shapes (rather than looking like sheer walls of water), very nice. We didn't go to Upper Falls overlook this time, just hanged ou...
March 7, 2015 Pablo 10 miles 4,000 feet gained
West side approach to Wauneka Pt from Upper McCord creek Falls. Visited the Kelly Diversion dam. Returned on Nesmith Pt trail.
March 7, 2015 Mileage Mike 8.9 miles 1,000 feet gained
We took our son and his wife around the Silver Falls Waterfall Loop. As you would expect on a warm sunny day, this place was a zoo, with 100's of people! We typically avoid these crowds but my it was my son's idea to spend this day here for his birthday, and who am I to argue. Very crowded but the waterfalls here are nothing short of awesome!
March 7, 2015 acorn woodpecker 3 miles 500 feet gained
Week 5 of my bird survey. Watched the sunrise from the summit. Calm beautiful morning with lots of birdsong filling the air and forest. The most birds I've seen and heard so far.
March 6, 2015 Chris 5 miles 750 feet gained
March 6 to March 7, 2015 Joseph Subasic 10 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night
Should have had snow shoes
March 6, 2015 Mountainkat 9.52 miles 1,500 feet gained
We hiked to Indian Racetrack from the PCT and up to Red Mountain. The trail had a few inches of snow, for the most part. There was some deeper snow on the higher parts of the trail up Red Mountain. However, there was basically no snow on the summit. The racetrack area had a bit of melting ice and was really soggy. We attempted to tread lightly in the area an...
March 6, 2015 BeaverDawg 8.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Started at the Equestrian TH and did the loop with ridge walk to Phlox Point
March 6, 2015 acorn woodpecker 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Took my son and started from the Marquam Shelter. Took a left at the shelter and went up the old road before connecting with the main trail system to Council Crest. Lovely views from the summit. Even lovelier underneath the road crossings deep in the canyon where one forgets they're in the middle of the city. I wish there were longer options down there as I ...
March 6, 2015 Karl 25 miles 5,500 feet gained
The day started out with a simple plan. Try the Cinnamon Ridge loop trail, as described in the Portland Hikers field guide (see link), starting at Kalama Horse Camp. But we found ourselves at the Red Rock trailhead, roughly the halfway point, at 10:30am. So... In a major "WTH?!" moment, we decided continue up past Butte Camp Dome, to the Loowit Trail for a b...
March 5, 2015 scotty 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
March 3, 2015 Jen 11 miles 3,500 feet gained
Our plans were a bit overambitious for the late start. A few inches of fresh snow remaining on some of the shaded areas above 3000 ft. We left bikes near the northern TH and drove back down near Oklahoma Campground to begin our traverse on the Monte Carlo Trail. The northern section of this traverse over Monto Carlo and Monte Cristo is lovely. Moonlight snow...
March 3, 2015 Jim 9 miles 3,000 feet gained
Starting just below Huffman peak down N Siouxon trail (#126) to creek bottom then east to saddle N of Siouxon peak. Eventually connected to Huffman Peak trail (#129) at Siouxon peack then back to start. Lots of bushwacking and trail finding. Tough hike for just 9 miles.
March 3, 2015 Woodswalker 10.2 miles 1,000 feet gained
An easyish flu recovery hike today for me. Beautiful day and beautiful colors in the water and moss right now. Just a few flowers are starting to open.
March 1, 2015 Chris 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
March 1, 2015 Water (Matt) 6 miles 5,500 feet gained
March 1, 2015 Mountainkat 11.92 miles 3,500 feet gained
We hiked toward Augspurger Mountain from the Dog Mountain Trailhead. Time limitations kept us from reaching the summit and the viewpoint on the other side. We estimated we were within 500 feet elevation and .5 mile or so from the summit before turning around. We enjoyed the views achieved after first cresting the ridge near the power lines. The trail appeare...
March 1, 2015 JM 5 miles 500 feet gained
March 1, 2015 Megan 5 miles 0 feet gained
March 1, 2015 Bosterson 19.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Amazing weather, only a light dusting of snow on the beargrass from the storms last week. Sunbathed for an hour up top. Slight detour to see some Indian pits on the way back. First time ever starting at Tooth Rock!
March 1, 2015 Elsie 12 miles 2,250 feet gained
Ventured out to McNeil Pt - no snow on the road the whole way to Top Spur. A lot of people out heading up to the snow caves - they took the climbers route, but my friend and I are still nursing knee injuries, so we took the classic, longer way. Made it within 1/4 mile from the Point (even heard other hikers chatting), but the final traverse was just too expo...
March 1, 2015 Kevin M 1 miles 750 feet gained
Started at a busy trailhead along the Ridge Trail. Took a spur to Borel Hill before circling around on the Charquin Trail, taking a brief side spur down the Alder Spring Trail, and then looping back on the Ancient Oaks Trail. After a rainy Saturday, a cloudless Sunday afforded beautiful views from Borel Hill of the Pacific, far East Bay hills, Marin Headland...
March 1, 2015 Rich 5 miles 1,250 feet gained
March 1, 2015 scotty 1 miles 250 feet gained
March 1, 2015 Roman 7.4 miles 1,500 feet gained
Did north half of Dog R trail out-and-back, nice well-graded forest hike with a great viewpoint of Mt. Hood. We hit patches of fresh snow around 2600' elevation in shaded areas, and consistent coverage on the road at 3650' and decided it was a good point to turn around. This trail was rerouted in the past and connects to old alignment 2.5 miles in, it would ...
March 1, 2015 Pablo 8 miles 4,000 feet gained
Leg stretcher up Ruckel Ridge. No snow on the Benson Plateau.
March 1, 2015 BeaverDawg 2 miles 0 feet gained
We took the opportunity to bike the gated road from the Marble Mountain Sno Park to Lava Canyon and enjoy the beauty of Lava Canyon minus the crowds. By the time we returned to the Sno Park there were a ton of cars but we did not see a single person on our adventure past the gate. We even had a small bear cross the road in front of us as we made our way towa...
March 1, 2015 Mileage Mike 11.7 miles 500 feet gained
Beautiful sunny day and we decided to hike this wonderful canyon. We only saw about eight people the entire day. Swale creek was gorgeous and many photo ops were had!
March 1, 2015 Father Guido Sarducci 5.44 miles 1,000 feet gained
February 28, 2015 Chris 10 miles 1,500 feet gained
February 28, 2015 Keevon 4 miles 1,250 feet gained
February 28 to March 1, 2015 B-Dog 11.5 miles 5,000 feet gained 1 night
Had a great birthday weekend with Keetaan and Jason. All I wanted for my B-Day was a chance to go camping with my son and try to squeeze in a good Alpine Climb. We got to do all that and some sun bathing =) It's crazy how little snow there is, but the Alpine start made for some fun climbing on mixed terrain. We even got a few glissades in on the way down !!!
February 28, 2015 acorn woodpecker 6 miles 750 feet gained
Week 4 of bird count on Powell Butte. Nice morning, but a bit breezy. Saw a Pileated Woodpecker! Also ran into a homeless camp off trail where the occupiers said they had been there for 8 months! They were very nervous around me and must have assumed I was a ranger due to my appearance. Later in the day, I went to Mt. Tabor with the kid for a nice circumnavi...
February 28, 2015 Mountainkat 9.78 miles 1,500 feet gained
This was a nice leg stretcher to the falls under Greenleaf Falls. The sign at the falls called it Cave Falls.
February 28 to March 1, 2015 Kyle Meyer 20 miles 4,500 feet gained 1 night
An out-and-back via the Tanner Butte Rail from Eagle Creek. It was absolutely lovely out until we got to the top of the Butte—an inch of snow, strong winds, and an overnight low in the 20s made the night up high somewhat miserable. So pretty, though.
February 28, 2015 Rich 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
February 28, 2015 Roman 4 miles 1,750 feet gained
(due to FS opposing hikers in that locale I don't want to name it online) Did a short loop on less-used trails with Don's map in hand, found a nice spot and read book for couple of hours. I was able to follow new path all the way up, but then got a little lost on familiar way down, bushwhacked half way then was able to pick the thread with the help of flashl...
February 28, 2015 Rhonda 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Had a great family day. Did a casual loop hike from Wonderland Trail and around Ramparts Ridge. Then spend rest of afternoon seeing the sights up to Paradise.
February 28, 2015 Mileage Mike 10.1 miles 1,250 feet gained
Beautiful day for hiking, so we headed up to Capitol State Forest in the Porter Creek Campground area. When we arrived there was a large group of people filming a video, and they said it was for an Amazon movie. The whole thing was quite strange and one of them told me I couldn't take pictures. Everything about this spelled amateur, and we started the hike A...
February 26, 2015 Chris 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
February 26, 2015 Jim 11.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
North Siouxon Creek seemed like a perfect rainy day hike to shake off 9 straight days at work. Still suffering from the lingering effects of an annoying cold, I was looking for a place not too steep and not too long. Eventually, I plan to figure out a loop option connecting this trail with the Huffman Peak trail but I wasn't feeling it today. About 2.5 miles...
February 24, 2015 scotty 8.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
February 24, 2015 Karl 14.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Seeing a change in weather coming soon, it was entirely worth taking a vacation day to go hit up Jefferson Park in February! The conditions could not have been better. We chose the most direct route possible, from the Whitewater trailhead. It was clear, driving up the access road, that the windstorm earlier this week had done some damage. But we had no issue...
February 24, 2015 Roman 6 miles 750 feet gained
Hiked with my grandmother to a place I never thought I'll be able to show her, because she only visits us in winter. But this winter is "a bit" unusual and we not only made it to Top Spur Trailhead, but only saw one patch of snow off trail the entire day. The trail was in notably good shape, pretty much clear of blowdown (I expected some after Sunday's winds...
February 23, 2015 Stacey 2 miles 500 feet gained
Quick hike down to Tuolumne Grove.
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