February 16, 2015 Karl Coldwater Peak 17.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Another beautiful day in the blast zone! Albeit extremely windy. Started at the Hummocks TH, where SR-504 is (needlessly) gated, and followed the Boundary Trail up to JRO and on towards Harry's Ridge. The trail out around Devil's Elbow is horribly washed out, so we detoured across that ridge using ready-made elk trails instead, and cut a mile or so off the d...
February 16, 2015 Chris The Lieutenants 14 miles 4,000 feet gained
February 15, 2015 Water (Matt) Saddle Mountain 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
February 15, 2015 Mountainkat Salmon Butte 12.14 miles 3,250 feet gained
We hiked up to the old lookout site on Salmon Butte. No snow anywhere on the trail or at the summit. Great views of Mount Hood, the northern volcanoes, and Mt. Jefferson.
February 15, 2015 Megan Munra Point 2.5 miles 0 feet gained
February 15, 2015 scotty 8.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
February 15, 2015 Debbi Spencer Butte 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
February 15, 2015 Roman Bull of the Woods 7.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Took my grandmother and Pepper on a classic loop to lookout. Very warm, sunny day - forecasted wind didn't materialize. There was even less snow than in January - only 1-2 old patches left on N side trail, some fresh snow on top will be gone in a few days. Pansy Lake (pic 2) and Big Slide Lake (pic 6) are 100% thawed, huckleberry plants look like they're rea...
February 15, 2015 Tree Spirit Hillockburn 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
Gorgeous 180 degree view: viewable peaks included St. Helens, Rainier, Adams, Hood, Three-Fingered Jack and all Three Sisters. After a short jaunt to the top, and braving the windy ridge out to the edge of Table Rock for lunch, we were in awe over the visibility and beauty that spread out before us.
February 15, 2015 Mileage Mike 12.6 miles 750 feet gained
We've been to this Wilderness before and love its solitude and beauty! The parking area was full (about 8 vehicles) and we saw most of the people in the first hour on the way out. We started out going north on the Ancient Juniper trail and then turned left and continued on the Flatiron Trail. At about 3 miles out from the TH there is a raised bed of lava. Th...
February 15, 2015 Woodswalker Birth Of A Lake 9.6 miles 2,000 feet gained
Totally glorious day, views at every step and scarily small amounts of snow. We only saw a few patches on the back of Coldwater peak in the distance, besides what was on Adams and Helens. Nice views of Coldwater, Castle and Spirit Lakes. We went from the Hummocks trailhead up to the Loowit viewpoint.
February 15, 2015 Jim Pcnst 8 miles 2,250 feet gained
February 15, 2015 JM Mount Talbert 1.5 miles 500 feet gained
February 15, 2015 JM Saddle Mountain 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Wonderful weather dayhike to a coastal favorite. Great views, from Hood to Coast!
February 15, 2015 Father Guido Sarducci Jefferson Ridge 7.25 miles 2,500 feet gained
Jefferson Ridge is a short but steep hike to a former fire lookout site. The remains of the old lookout are present. The FS road to the trailhead is very rough & a high clearance 4 x4 is recommended. Elk Lake was a pleasant hike but I found the lake to be unimpressive.
February 15, 2015 Bosterson Silver Star Mountain 12.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
Started at Grouse Vista. Up to Pyramid Rock, then up the right side trail to SS. We continued on the Bluff Mtn trail and then up a talus slope to Little Baldy. Sustained winds on the summit of at least 50mph - I had to hide in the windbreak, where it was bearable. Back on the talus use path halfway down, I went around the east side and almost got knocked off...
February 14, 2015 Roman Raptor 5.12 miles 1,250 feet gained
Looking at my list just realized I forgot to post this hike. Probably my first loop in that area in a while staying 100% on non-closed trails ;)
February 14, 2015 Mountainkat Twin Lakes 10.17 miles 1,000 feet gained
We hiked to lower twin lake, then to upper twin lake. Both lakes had a bit of ice on them. We then proceeded to Palmateer Point and then took the cut off trail to junction with the PCT and returned by the PCT. The only people we encountered were on the trail around the lower twin lake. There was no snow at Palmateer Butte and only a few small patches on the ...
February 14, 2015 Mileage Mike Smith Rock 8.3 miles 1,500 feet gained
My wife and I decided to get away for the long weekend to the Central Cascade area since it was going to be warm and sunny! Our first stop was to Smith Rocks State Park. We had never been here before and didn't know what to expect. When we drove in from the west on Wilcox Avenue and then turned left on Crooked River Drive we were astounded. There were litera...
February 14, 2015 Chris Big Bear Lake 10 miles 3,500 feet gained
A perennial favorite, and we had great weather!
February 14, 2015 BeaverDawg Tamanawas Falls 11 miles 1,000 feet gained
February 14, 2015 Karl Archer Mountain 13.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
Spent a wonderful day exploring the area around Cruzatt Rim and Archer Mountain, with Brad acting as a most willing tour guide. First time up there, but won't be the last. Much of the day was spent off trail (so don't follow our track!). Ran into a fresh hatch of ticks on the way down -- they're out there in force, already.
February 14, 2015 Pablo Rodney Falls 6.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
First visit to the decaying cabin north of the powerlines. Looked around for the South Hardy Ridge Trail and found trail but too overgrown for me to want to uphill it all the way to the end. I'll try it again from the top down.
February 14, 2015 acorn woodpecker Mount Talbert 2 miles 500 feet gained
Today was my son's 1st birthday so the family went up with mother in law for a short but enjoyable jaunt to the forested summit of Mt. Talbert. Great restored Oregon White Oak open forest on the southern slopes. The park (part of Clackamas County Parks) has some of the strictest rules compared with Portland Parks & Rec, which is a good thing: no dogs, no mou...
February 14, 2015 Rich Herman Bridge 19.5 miles 5,250 feet gained
February 13, 2015 JM River Forest Lake 3 miles 0 feet gained
After work jaunt along lovely riverside road. Cool old artifacts and historical photos at the park.
February 13, 2015 acorn woodpecker Powell Butte 3 miles 500 feet gained
Week 2 of 8 for bird survey. Beautiful morning. Lots of birds. Very few people. Had a more experienced birder friend with me, which was bonus welcomed company and knowledge. The fog broke at 136th avenue and the sunshine was beautiful. Portland was still socked in later in the morning at I-205 on my way back west.
February 13, 2015 Rhonda Marion Lake Outlet 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
Had a nice family hike into Marion Lake and Marion Falls today. Not many out on the trail, but I did see a forest ranger for the first time on the trail as we were heading out. He was heading in with a ticket book in hand.
February 13 to February 14, 2015 Kyle Meyer Tanner Butte 24 miles 5,000 feet gained 1 night
My friend Kevin and I kicked off 2015 training by going up and sleeping on top of Tanner Butte. It's absurd that, in the middle of February, we didn't even see a patch of snow the entire hike. We started from Eagle Creek and did the creek crossing to get up to the backside of Tanner Butte. I'm not sure I'd really recommend that crossing right now; the water ...
February 13, 2015 Jen Mount Saint Helens 11 miles 5,500 feet gained
Well when we finally got to the snow at about 5600 feet, conditions were perfect.
February 13, 2015 Jim Ridge 12 miles 2,000 feet gained
February 12, 2015 Roman Oneonta 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
4 to 6 pm hike/run to the next bridge after Triple Falls Bridge, I forgot it's "that" far but with good pace made it back shortly before dark. The trail is still closed by landslide 1/3 mile before Triple Falls, but getting around was not a big deal (the washout was trickier going back).
February 12, 2015 Jim Sedum Point 11.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
Apparently I don't pay much attention to nor learn from others' experiences. After several dead end attempts to find the Sedum Ridge trailhead, I eventually bushwacked straight up the ridge for several miles before bisecting the actual trail which I had by now assumed was lost to time. In hindsight, a prior trip report from Pablo mirrored my same findings/fr...
February 12, 2015 Woodswalker Catherine Creek Loop 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Did a mini hike and went for a small loop up Tracey hill and over to Catherine creek and down. Grass widows are full on. especially lower.
February 11, 2015 Roman South Coldwater 11.3 miles 2,250 feet gained
Overcast, but exceptionally warm day. Saw no other hikers, 2 boats, about 15 elk, numerous birds. Half of the lake is clean and clear, other half (upstream side) was very green, almost like algae bloom - I am curious why now? Mount St Helens was all white with fresh snow, looks like it got a good amount & not just a trace.
February 8, 2015 Water (Matt) Mount Hood 5.5 miles 5,250 feet gained
base of PG. sketch snow, so beer and ski
February 8, 2015 Mountainkat Talus Ridge 8.93 miles 3,250 feet gained
We hiked up Gorton Creek Trail and dropped down on to Indian Point. It was windy and we witnessed some rock falling off the ridge, so we did not stay there long. We then cutover to the Nick Eaton Trail and returned to the trailhead.
February 8, 2015 Debbi Lacamas Lake 7.5 miles 500 feet gained
February 8, 2015 BeaverDawg Lower Falls 6.5 miles 250 feet gained
Lower Falls to Taitnapum Falls. Amazing amount of water on the Lewis River right now.
February 8, 2015 Roman Deer Creek 10.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Link to Miah's trip report: http://www.oregonhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=21014
February 8, 2015 JM Fish Creek Campground/Day Use 10.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Point to point w/ bike shuttle. Couple of side trips to see waterfalls.
February 8, 2015 JM Butte Creek Falls 1.5 miles 500 feet gained
One easy, one hard.
February 8, 2015 Chris Castle Dome 5.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Finally, a real, if not still short, hike this year! This time in the rain, but a good time to go to an otherwise busy place.
February 8, 2015 Stacey Moody Island 21.8 miles 500 feet gained
Needed to get a 20 miler in today, so we headed east to get a break from the rain in PDX. We ran an out and back to the Harris Homestead. We were on the trail at 9:30am, and didn't see any others until we were a few miles from the TH on our return. Skies stayed overcast, but it was perfect running weather. Not sure what the correct EG is, since my GPS watch ...
February 8, 2015 Mileage Mike 9.6 miles 750 feet gained
In keeping with hiking on knee friendly trails, we went to Stub Stewart State Park. We've only been there once and all I remembered was being on a paved trail. This trail was the Banks to Vernonia trail. It turns out that this trail system is quite extensive and will take many visits to complete. Plenty of hikers on the Banks to Vernonia Trail but nobody on ...
February 8, 2015 Father Guido Sarducci George Lake 8.15 miles 2,000 feet gained
Hiked to the 2nd viewpoint
February 7, 2015 acorn woodpecker Powell Butte 3 miles 500 feet gained
Spent the morning doing my "winter" weekly bird survey (week 1 of 8) volunteering with Portland Parks & Rec. Conditions were blustery with showers, but not cold. Full rain gear necessary, especially when I was off trail.
February 7, 2015 Mileage Mike Garret Creek 11.3 miles 250 feet gained
My wife and I are having knee issues from last weeks hike and so we decided to take it easy for a while. We really enjoy this rails to trails hike and decided to hike for a second weekend. The trail in this region is primarily surrounded by trees with many views of the Chehalis River. The river was muddy and quite high but definitely not at flood stage. We h...
February 7, 2015 Rhonda Ferry Springs Canyon 12.5 miles 500 feet gained
We ran away from the rain this weekend and took a 12 mile stroll on the Deschutes River Trail to the box car. Only had showers the first 35 mins of walking and then it turned into beautiful sunshine. There was crazy wind from about mile 3.75 on. Didn't see another soul until on our way back. Ran into a small group around mile 8 and a couple more at mile 10. ...
February 6 to February 7, 2015 Joseph Subasic 9 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
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