May 3, 2014 acorn woodpecker Horsetail Falls 11 miles 4,250 feet gained
Went up a gully east of ROA arch from Horsetail Falls TH, gained ROA Ridge Trail, climbed further and dropped to Mt. Kiesano for astonishing Gorge views. Then, checked out another sub ridge off of ROA Ridge higher up before staying on ROA Ridge route to Horsetail Creek Trail and descended back via Horsetail Ridge. At the terminus of the ridge, we descended w...
May 3, 2014 Father Guido Sarducci Lower Maynard Burn 14.18 miles 2,750 feet gained
Hiked to Camp Handy & Boulder Shelter. Spotty snow began @ approx. 4200' @ continued on & off until Boulder Shelter. Trail in good shape.
May 3, 2014 Bosterson Horsetail Falls 11 miles 4,250 feet gained
Found the Whatchamacallit. Then continued up ROA, detoured to explore the upper part of Sanford's Ridge, up to Horsetail Creek trail, and back down Horsetail Ridge. Went off the west side of the ridge into a thicket of poison oak. East side it is.
May 2, 2014 Pablo Council Crest 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Exerciser from the work place -> down Conner Trail to Marquam Shelter then up to Council Crest and back. All the big mtns were visible through the haze. I'm pretty burned out on hiking to Council Crest.
May 1 to May 3, 2014 Kyle Meyer Timothy Lake - Meditation Point Campground 5 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights
Recliner backpack to enjoy the obscenely good weather. Meditation point is gorgeous, but the water is fairly mucky.
May 1, 2014 Karl Rim 14.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
Made another attempt at Observation Peak. Snow is still incredibly deep up there, especially on the formal trail around the north side. The south side has an unmaintained trail that looked more promising, so we followed that for a while only to end up again on a snow-covered plateau with no sign of a trail anywhere. Bombed down the Sunshine "trail" back to T...
May 1, 2014 Jen Coldwater Peak 13.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
Glorious day with Loowit watching over us. We were going to summit MSH, but the extreme avy danger put us off. Instead we decided to just look at her all day from the north. Our original hike plan was to start at JRO and take the Boundary Trail, but the gate was locked at Coldwater Lake. Instead, we walked up the road and took the Coldwater Ridge Trail appro...
May 1, 2014 Pablo Council Crest 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Exerciser from the work place -> down Conner Trail to Marquam Shelter then up to Council Crest and back. All the big mtns were visible. Trail is less muddy than yesterday. Very warm.
April 30, 2014 Jen Donahue Creek 4 miles 750 feet gained
April 30, 2014 Pablo Council Crest 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Exerciser from the work place -> down Conner Trail to Marquam Shelter then up to Council Crest and back. All the big mtns were visible. Trail is less muddy than yesterday. Warm.
April 29, 2014 Team Reynolds Mosier Creek 3 miles 500 feet gained
I liked this better than McCall Point. Very nice waterfall and a gradual climb up above Mosier. Complete solitude today, and of course wildflowers all over the place. We took the gravel road down and followed the road back to town to make a loop. Any hike that ends with ice cream is a good hike...
April 29, 2014 Team Reynolds Rowena Crest 3.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
What a great day! 85 degrees and lots of views, since we were just over at Catherine Creek last week it's cool to see it from this side. The Lupine, Paintbrush and Balsam Root are EVERYWHERE. Good ROI for the distance...
April 29, 2014 Pablo Council Crest 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Exerciser from the work place -> down Conner Trail to Marquam Shelter then up to Council Crest and back. All the big mtns were visible. Trail is less muddy than yesterday.
April 29, 2014 Woodswalker Little Herman Creek 7.4 miles 1,250 feet gained
Nice hike! Quiet day. Woodswalker
April 28, 2014 Team Reynolds Short Sand Beach 5 miles 750 feet gained
Gorgeous weather, incredible huge old growth Spruce and gnarly Cedar, great views, suspension bridge, fording a small creek on the beach minimal mud, all good, except I was jealous of all the surfers.
April 28, 2014 Team Reynolds Neahkahnie Mountain 1 miles 250 feet gained
Short walk down to a rock out cropping between two cliffs. Watching the water tear into the rock all around while birds fly by and a little waterfall drops to the ocean. Little do you know that the underneath side of the rock your on is all carved out as well. More people should do this it was so cool. The trail is almost invisible from the parking lot. Just...
April 28, 2014 Team Reynolds Neahkahnie Mountain 3 miles 1,000 feet gained
Mid seventies at the beach, what could be better? This was not our favorite hike of the day...
April 28, 2014 JM Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area 6.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
So nice, I did it twice! Visited Bridal Veil Falls (fireweed, camas), Mosier Plateau (lupine, balsamroot, vetch, bachelor buttons, wild cucumber, Audubon's Warblers), Memaloose Overlook, Rowena Plateau, Dalles Mountain Ranch
April 28, 2014 Pablo Council Crest 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
Exerciser from the work place -> down Conner Trail to Marquam Shelter then up to Council Crest and back. All the big mtns were buried under clouds. Trail is muddy. Will try to do this every day this week.
April 27, 2014 Mileage Mike Step Creek 11 miles 1,750 feet gained
April 27, 2014 Stacey Shitike Creek 10 miles 0 feet gained
Avoided a rainy day in PDX by heading east for a run!
April 27, 2014 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 5.17 miles 1,000 feet gained
April 27, 2014 Karl Falls Creek Falls 7.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Very pleasant day in the woods, walking along beautiful Falls Creek, and enjoying a most beautiful triple-decker waterfalls. Mostly misty-rainy, with a few snow flurries at about 2400'.
April 26, 2014 Mileage Mike McIlroy Saddle 10.3 miles 2,750 feet gained
April 26, 2014 Debbi Couch Lake (historical) 6 miles 0 feet gained
April 26, 2014 Allison 9.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Super fun slab hiking to two sandstone knobs that provide 360-views of the park and beyond. We were racing a rain/snow storm the entire hike and it was very blustery. Beautiful!
April 26, 2014 JM McCall Point 13 miles 3,750 feet gained
All-day wildflower ramble in the Eastern Gorge, beginning w/ Mitchell Point trail. A ew hike to me, interesting flowers included Fairy Slippers, Howell's brodeia, lots of Desert Parsley. Next was another new hike to me, Mosier Plateau. Arrived at same time as a large Friends of the Gorge group. Interesting flowers included lots of lupine, balsamroot, Bachelo...
April 26, 2014 acorn woodpecker 3 miles 750 feet gained
Did a short family hike in Forest Park. Started from Linnton trailhead and ascended to Fire Lane 10 and continued to the Wildwood Trail intersection. Descended via a short lollipop loop and intersected the fire lane lower down and returned the same way. Temperate damp weather with nice bird life, filtered views, some spring flowers, nettle harvesting, and ba...
April 26, 2014 B-Dog Divide Lake 1 miles 1,000 feet gained
Took my touring gear out for a test run today. It felt great to be skinning up the mountain. Can't wait to keep practicing and improve on my technique. The ski down was enjoyable as well, but I need to get more time on the slopes. Up until February of this year, it had been about 20 years since I last strapped on some skis. So glad that I invested in a touri...
April 25, 2014 Jen Columbia Hills 7 miles 1,750 feet gained
I got up early and took a little hike up to Stacker Butte. Spent the rest of the day climbing at Horsethief
April 24, 2014 Allison 7 miles 1,750 feet gained
A quick jaunt up to see the Golden Throne and then over to see The Tanks, some water-filled potholes, in Capitol Reef National Park. The hiking is fun all throughout the Capitol Reef!
April 24, 2014 Team Reynolds Catherine Creek Shortcut 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
A perfect second trip to Catherine Creek area. Climbed up Rowland Ridge all the way up to the upper trail and back down Catherine Creek. Watch out for the poison oak everywhere along the creek. We took the time to loop the Arch this time and also did the 1 mile paved loop across from the trailhead. Flowers everywhere and vultures and hawks followed us the wh...
April 22 to April 23, 2014 Allison 26 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
We were dispersed car camping on BLM land about a mile from the Little Death Canyon trailhead, so we did this backpacking loop from there. It's all cross-country travel, down the Little Death Canyon drainage to Horse Canyon, up Horse Canyon to Wolverine Canyon, up Wolverine Canyon (and its various drainages) back to camp. The geology in this area is stunning...
April 22, 2014 Allison 8.5 miles 500 feet gained
Hike 2 of the Utah Hiking Week - Little Wildhorse Canyon - Bell Canyon. Super fun slots, no technical sections, really interesting geology. Popular!
April 21, 2014 Allison 2 miles 0 feet gained
We stayed the night at the Goblin Valley State Park, which was a very cool experience. Quiet, desolate area. After we set up camp and had some dinner, we walked around the Goblin Rocks for an hour or so and watched the sun set. This area got some attention a few months back after a few Boy Scout troop members toppled one of the goblins and posted the video o...
April 21, 2014 Allison 6 miles 500 feet gained
Hike 1 of the Utah Hiking Week! Crack Canyon - three sections of slots, some fun little boulder problems, beautiful canyon walls.
April 21, 2014 Elsie Wildcat Mountain 11 miles 2,000 feet gained
April 20, 2014 Mileage Mike Upper Falls Creek 10.1 miles 750 feet gained
April 20, 2014 Elsie Duncan Butte 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
April 20, 2014 B-Dog Guye Peak 5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Woke up Easter morning and heard about some fresh snow... Checked the avy conditions and it looked like they posted a special bulletin for the weekend. We had originally planned on doing the East Gulley, but given the conditions we made a backup plan just in case. After watching stuff pinwheel off the East Face during the approach, we decided to play it safe...
April 20, 2014 The Angry Hiker Thompson Lake 6 miles 4,000 feet gained
A great hike for a rainy Saturday.
April 20, 2014 Father Guido Sarducci Tirzah Peak 10.68 miles 1,750 feet gained
Hiked to Ranger Falls & Green Lake.
April 20, 2014 Woodswalker Munra Point 4.8 miles 1,000 feet gained
Took the #400 from Wahclella up to closed rd#777 up to jct with Tanner Butte Trail. Nice combo of urban and woodland herbs and flowers. Smith's Fairy Bell, Star Solomon Seal, Yellow Violets, Trilliums and some Daffodils were blooming.
April 20, 2014 Pablo Devils Rest 6.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Took the Primrose Path to Devils Rest where I lost the trail in the usual place - in the brushy part below Devil's Rest. Not so bad this time as I went east and followed a boulder field below a cliff to get back on the flagged trail. Nice views from the boulder field. I'll try again going downhill.
April 19, 2014 Mileage Mike Lucia Falls 10.3 miles 1,250 feet gained
April 19, 2014 scotty Eagle Creek Trail 13 miles 1,750 feet gained
April 19, 2014 Jen Deadmans Hollow 5 miles 500 feet gained
Spent a couple nights in a yurt at this nice state park with a great variety of outdoor amsuements. Ambulations were mostly beach walking with the family, but I also had a chance to hike an inland trail with massive sitka spruce, colossal ferns and slugs as big as my arms(jk)! Saw lots of eagles and even some bear poo. Super high tide this morning washed awa...
April 19, 2014 Karl Upper Labyrinth 12.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
Spent about eight hours, just wandering aimlessly around the syncline area. Started at Catherine Creek, took a new (to me) ridgeline up to the upper level, then followed the twistiest-turniest far-off-the-beaten-trail down towards the Labyrinth. Looped back up Coyote Wall, met some new trail friends along the way, crossed over the high-line again, before fin...
April 19, 2014 acorn woodpecker Munra Point 4 miles 2,000 feet gained
Didn't have much time so I went for a quick burn with rewarding scrambling, wildflowers, and views. The top ridge of Munra above the chimney is COVERED in avalanche lilies! No distant views of high volcanoes, but great immediate views. Munra never fails to disappoint, regardless of conditions or season.
April 18, 2014 JM Fish Creek Campground/Day Use 6.5 miles 500 feet gained
After work exploration of the CRT. I've never had the opportunity to do it, so decided to check it out. Made it to the trailhead at Fish Creek about 5pm and headed upstream. The trail is "Closed" at some pretty hairy washouts at mile 2. Someone has placed a helpful rope along the bank, but I wouldn't recommend crossing the washouts. They are very unstable an...
