July 18, 2022 Woodswalker Herman Bridge 15.4 miles 3,000 feet gained
Great day hiking up the Herman Creek Trail through Cedar Swamp to the East Fork Crossing.
Recent Hikes
July 14, 2022 Father Guido Sarducci Point Success 7 miles 3,000 feet gained
July 12, 2022 Woodswalker Sturgeon Rock 8.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
The bloom is on! I hiked up from Grouse Vista to the top, then came down and walked the ridge line north paralleling Ed's Trail to see the bloom out there. Beautiful!! Dead calm, so the bugs were out but not too bad. Excellent day with a great crew.
July 9 to July 10, 2022 runandsew Timberline Trail 3.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Quick night out after work. Hiking at dusk was outrageously gorgeous in all directions and the Milky Way was visible later in the night.
July 9 to July 13, 2022 Jen Bear Lake 42 miles 7,000 feet gained 4 nights
Wallowas awesome! Hiked Washbaord Ridge and Bear Creek trail for a wonderful loop. Only saw one group back country on day 2. Fun ridges, steep meadows and rock gardens. Snow navigation in higher elevation, but fine summer weather to enjoy it. The meltout feels so alive. Bugs only noticeable at night. We are so fortunate!
July 9, 2022 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Walker 4 miles 2,000 feet gained
July 3 to July 4, 2022 runandsew Eliot Glacier 7.5 miles 3,000 feet gained 1 night
Everything was more perfect than we anticipated. A friend joined us, beautiful weather, no clouds, the Milky Way and best was spotting the Northern Lights over Hood River.
July 3, 2022 Jen Mount Defiance 12.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
2nd time this year, why? It did seem easier, but still it is a tedious hike. Will train elsewhere from now on.
July 1, 2022 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Townsend 8 miles 3,000 feet gained
July 1, 2022 Woodswalker Pct: Mt Hood 9.4 miles 3,000 feet gained
Early morning outing to the red rock viewpoint up the PCT on the way to Benson Plateau. Marvelous
June 29, 2022 Woodswalker Multnomah Falls 13.4 miles 3,250 feet gained
Beautiful day but definitely an adventure. We parked at Multnomah Falls. 400 trail over to Oneonta. Amazing views of the upper gorge. Up to Franklin Ridge. Once we got into the burn on Franklin Ridge it was crazy amounts of six foot plus brush covering the trail. Once you start descending from the ridge it started clearing up. Then we took the Larch Mountain...
June 26, 2022 Father Guido Sarducci Tiger Mountain 3.71 miles 1,750 feet gained
June 26, 2022 Jen Pinnacle Peak 3 miles 1,750 feet gained
Fun climb. Escaped the heat. Got a little bit of everything- steep snow, rock climbing, rapelling, glissading and bushwacking! I would call that a perfect day.
June 25 to June 26, 2022 runandsew Timberline Trail 8 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
Beautiful clear night, but in a sandstorm. We found a spot to tuck into out of the high winds and saw the entire Milky Way Arch. In the morning, we hiked up to Marmot Rock and then back down to White River. The TT has mounds of snow, but it's passable ~~ even by
June 25, 2022 Woodswalker Sheepshead Rock 12.2 miles 3,500 feet gained
Fantastic five peak day. No snow on the trail except one small patch. The rhodies were blooming further down but the big rhodie alley is a few weeks away from bloom. Saw a geo cache up there for the first time and signed the summit register. Beautiful clear day!!!
June 21, 2022 Woodswalker Angels Rest 6.4 miles 1,500 feet gained
Happy Solstice Hikers! Great day taking a quick hike up in the Angels Rest area.
June 18 to June 20, 2022 Jen Misery Hill 13.5 miles 8,750 feet gained 2 nights
Came down early to acclimate, and our climb was again pushed back another day , hoping for a weather window. So I did a little hiking around the mountain on Saturday, then we started our climb on Sunday. Weather was great, and 8 out of 10 of us summited.
June 17, 2022 Jen Mount Eddy 12 miles 2,750 feet gained
Started at Park Creek summit and took the PCT to Deadfall Lakes. Loved the alpine parkland with Jeffrey Pines, Shasta firs and cool serpentine rocks all around. Was surprised to find big meadows of Darlingtonia at 8000 ft elevation. Mt Eddy is a former LO site, with some remnants, a very nice mountaintop with cool ridges to explore. I wandered along one of t...
June 12, 2022 runandsew Franklin Ridge 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Rain held off until the last mile. Great hike and visit with our son and his girlfriend.
June 12, 2022 Woodswalker Falls Creek Falls 6.1 miles 1,250 feet gained
Had a lovely easy day hiking out to the falls. Super full and beautiful.
June 11, 2022 Jen Low Divide Creek 7.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Stayed mostly dry despite the forecast! Trail is in great shape.
June 9, 2022 Woodswalker Clinger Spring 18 miles 1,250 feet gained
Did the south end of Surveyors, which is always quieter. The blooms are just getting started. A couple of weeks, I think, if the weather stays cool. We started at the Clinger Springs area, where the trail comes next to Rd 44. We generally headed north, scrambling up a few small peaks on the way and going past Shellrock mountain. There are mountain bikers out...
June 7, 2022 Father Guido Sarducci Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest 5 miles 4,000 feet gained
Took the old trail up and down. Forgot how tough this one is.....accent is 4000' in 2.5 miles. Apparently the new trail is much more gradual but twice as long.
June 6, 2022 Jen Dog Mountain 6.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Little weather window! Balsamroot is bangin.
June 1, 2022 Jen Table Mountain 11 miles 3,500 feet gained
Came up via south scree fields and shimmied up a notch to gain Heartbreak Ridge. What a hoot!
May 30, 2022 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Teneriffe 8.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
May 26, 2022 Jen Knebal Springs Campground/Day Use 9.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Found a few morels.
May 26, 2022 Father Guido Sarducci Tiger Mountain 6.42 miles 3,500 feet gained
Hiked it twice. Chirico trail.
May 25, 2022 Jen Laurelwood Reservoir 10 miles 1,000 feet gained
Exploring new park. The drive was so lovely, so bucolic! Nice trails.
May 23, 2022 Woodswalker Indian Lake 6.8 miles 1,250 feet gained
Beautiful day amongst the wildflowers. Two easy hikes and ice cream to finish
May 22, 2022 Woodswalker Archer Mountain 8.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
No snow, beautiful views, and Glacier Lilies. Tanner Butte was looking amazing in the distance. Wonderful day!
May 21 to May 22, 2022 runandsew Alpine Campground 4 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
Just another night under the stars.
May 21, 2022 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Rose 5.7 miles 3,500 feet gained
Hiked the loop clockwise. Still lots of snow on the upper 1/3 of the trail.
May 21, 2022 Jen Sedum Point 10.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Nice day in the woods. Passed a PCT crew logging out this section.
May 18, 2022 Jen Oak Ridge 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Came up via the Oak Ridge Trail. Found some morels.
May 12, 2022 Jen Step Creek 3 miles 250 feet gained
Finally tried the Triple C trail, plus a little out and back on Gales Creek, didnt last too long today. Soggy day, mucky trails, but the many hues of green were soothing.
May 10, 2022 runandsew 6.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Last minute decision to hit the Grand Canyon before a late night flight home. We revisited the same trail we did when our youngest was 5 years old and the others 8 and 9. We are so glad we started them out early because they still all love the outdoors.
May 10, 2022 Jen Wyeth 12.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
What a slog! But weather was decent for once. Snow above 3500 ft, good consolidated boot tracks to follow today.
May 9, 2022 runandsew 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
First hike in Sedona for both Kevin and me.
May 9, 2022 Father Guido Sarducci West Tiger Mountain 5.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
May 8, 2022 Woodswalker Molitor Spring 10 miles 1,750 feet gained
Did a lesser know area of Catherine Creek up at the top of Tracy Hill to an old Adirondack two-seater in a meadow. The lupine on the east side and higher up still hasn't bloomed. but al the mini flowers are at peak. Fantastic day and good company.
May 5 to May 7, 2022 Jen Lambert Rocks 17.5 miles 3,250 feet gained 2 nights
Had a trip to SE Oregon with several stops. I had a volunteer project with ONDA monitoring cattle impacts on BLM land near Juntura. Struggled with the weather, high winds, hail, rain, wet tent and stayed in hotel for two of the 4 nights. I went down to Chalk Basin, which is just magnificent. Stopped on my way home to hike Nine Mile Ridge east of Pendleton( s...
May 4, 2022 Woodswalker 8.4 miles 0 feet gained
I walked from my house to join Keri Sprenger to do an urban loop while her wife got some dentistry done. We saw a goose tending an egg, multiple dragon boats, and lots of Portlanders worshipping the sun. Awesome afternoon.
April 30, 2022 Jen Indian Pits 6 miles 2,250 feet gained
All kinds of weather and trudging through wet snow. After gaining the south ridge near the vision pits, we decided that was enough. Got some of that sideways hail that stings your face on the way down.
April 25 to April 26, 2022 Jen Sheep Mountain 17.5 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
Explored Spring Basin Wilderness near Clarno. We carried full backpacks but couldn't find a running spring, so circled back to car and camped near the trailhead. 13.5 mi 3000 ft. Next day explored bluffs above the river near Kent. 4 miles 500 ft.
April 23, 2022 Woodswalker Stanley Spring 8 miles 1,000 feet gained
I'd say the bloom is at peak below the ranch. Both Lupine and Balsam going well with some Phlox blooming. Super crowded which was to be expected, but lovely.
April 23 to April 24, 2022 runandsew Timberline Trail 1.5 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
Started backpacking at 9pm and had a tired husband after a long week at work so we only hiked 3/4 mile in snowshoes to set up our tent. Stars were out, but not totally brilliant. Smoke from AZ? High thin clouds? With so much snow and a clear day, Timberline was packed to the brim and turning away people coming up at 9am. We vacated a spot for someone.
April 23, 2022 Jen Cook Hill 8.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
With the Alpenhounds. Snow above 2200 ft
April 23, 2022 Woodswalker Huskey Flat 8 miles 1,750 feet gained
New route for me with a little offtrail. Balsam root still is going strong and will be for a while. Lupine is just starting. Great hike.