January 5, 2014 Father Guido Sarducci 11.18 miles 1,750 feet gained
Snowshoed to the Copper Creek Hut & to Rainier Vista
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January 5, 2014 Mileage Mike 8.2 miles 1,750 feet gained
This is quite a nice area to hike from ..... if you don't mind hearing gun shots and listening to OHV's all day! But seriously, the trail was in great condition, and was quite empty the entire day. The low lying areas were quite cold and everything in these areas were white frosted and the ground frozen solid. We only met one hiker, but saw 6+ mountain biker...
January 4, 2014 acorn woodpecker 18 miles 5,000 feet gained
Larch Mt. from Multnomah Falls. At Multnomah Cutoff trail we went west to make a balloon loop. Went cross country northeast of Larch and ascended its rugged east ridge to Sherrard Point. Took standard route back down until Wahkeena junction where we dropped into Wahkeena Creek and completed the loop via an extremely fun detour at sunset!
January 4, 2014 Team Reynolds 8.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Amazing traverse around another section of the 24 mile Wilson River Trail. Climb up one the Pinnacle if you dare (not me) and the near scramble up to King Mtn Jr at the end was a workout. Good for those intermediate hikers like us. Good gravel road access to OHV trailhead where the hike starts, and don't miss the waterfall .2 miles down the trail off to the ...
January 4, 2014 Jen 5 miles 500 feet gained
Took a friend and kids up to the Mazama Lodge for the weekend. Visited Flag Mountain on the way, and White River Snow Park the next day. Not much snow for sledding, but it was a gorgeous day.
January 4, 2014 Allison 9 miles 3,500 feet gained
Birthday hike to the summit of Silver Star via the South Ridge (Indian Pits). Got a little turned around with all of the logging road options, but eventually found the old jeep track that ascends the ridge. Gained the ridgeline and waded through beargrass and talus to the top of the Indian Pits ridge before summiting Silver Star and having a little party. Gl...
January 4, 2014 Debbi 5 miles 500 feet gained
January 4, 2014 Karl 8 miles 1,750 feet gained
Did the classic loop around Cape Horn before they close the lower section to preserve the sensibilities of some nesting falcons. Wanted to see how badly WTA had messed things up with re-routes and viewpoint closures. I guess it's not as bad as may have been feared, but it's still rather disconcerting at times. :-/
January 4, 2014 Bosterson 18 miles 5,000 feet gained
Multnomah Falls to Multnomah Creek Way, then jumped off trail at the pond due north of Sherrard Point. Climbed the NE ridge, which was sketchy and covered in a thin layer of snow, and possibly loose rocks were glued together with ice. Lovely weather up top. Then down the normal trail with a detour over to Wahkeena and then back up to the top of the falls via...
January 4, 2014 Krysti Lesch 10.2 miles 4,000 feet gained
There was too much ice on the Eagle Creek Trail, so Trail #400 was chosen as an alternate. This route is not recommended.
January 4, 2014 Chris 10 miles 3,250 feet gained
This trip was intended as an overnight backpack, but the cold temps (I was guessing it would get down to the mid-teens) had me change my mind once I got up there. Started up the trail around 1p and made it back to the car around 6p. The lake ice was making incredible sounds. Eventually I want to get up to little Bear Lake. No snow, but ice covering the trail...
January 4, 2014 JM 17 miles 5,000 feet gained
Great day for my first hike up to Larch Mountain. It just isn't as satisfying to go there in a car! Awesome views, good trail conditions and good company made for an enjoyable day. Began at Multnomah Falls, and used every sliver of daylight to complete a loop around the crater and a return along Wahkeena Falls.
January 4, 2014 Mileage Mike 11 miles 1,000 feet gained
Very nice hike with a friend! We found a multi-tiered (5-6 levels) beaver pond on Harmony Drive. Nice cool weather on a sunny day. Nobody on trail except for initial outbound hike.
January 3 to January 4, 2014 Kyle Meyer 23 miles 5,500 feet gained 1 night
Slept on the summit of Chinidere. Snow drifts in the wind walls made for a tiny little place to pitch a tarp. It was snowing and dark when we got to the top, but clear for the morning. Definitely a leg burner.
January 3, 2014 Mileage Mike 8.6 miles 2,250 feet gained
This is a very obscure and unknown trail that I found one day several years ago when looking for the Skyway trail to Silver Star! The single parking spot is just down the road from the trail. We didn't see the sign posted next to the road, and found it thrown off to the side of the trail! The sign looked in excellent shape, but wasn't concreted. It didn't ta...
January 2, 2014 Team Reynolds 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
Short trip on this weird little park next to the freeway. Could have made it longer and more climbing if we explored the hillside by the camp sites. Nice up and down semi-technical trail along the river and a disk golf course with obvious signs of beaver population too... we will go explore further later.
January 2, 2014 Nat Turner 8.25 miles 1,000 feet gained
Standard Fare. The only cool thing was that the calm day and dewpoint/humidity made the waterfall spray/mist hover like frozen steam over Punchbowl and Metkalo Falls. TRIPPY. Props to Jesus, Sadie, Allison for the join.
January 1, 2014 Team Reynolds 4 miles 0 feet gained
A nice walk with the whole family around this flat forested nature park. Pretty creeks and lakes are the centerpiece.
January 1, 2014 Pablo 9.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
Hike up Aldrich Butte, Cedar Mtn, Table Mtn west ridge and back down the regular way. Parked at the hot springs.
January 1, 2014 scotty 8.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 1, 2014 Chris 1 miles 250 feet gained
Did this little "tourist" hike when the road up to Kerby Peak was iced over. Just outside the Kalmiopsis Wilderness.
January 1, 2014 Nat Turner 46.76 miles 2,500 feet gained
Just an entry to hold the conditioning miles.. No Hearts and No Comments should keep it off the top of the feed. 12/17/13 - Reed Canyon - 4.24 miles / 250' 12/18/13 - Crystal Springs - 3.92 miles / 200' 12/29/13 - Eastmoreland - 3.16 miles / 150' 1/3/14 - Errol Heights - 3.8 miles 25o' 1/4/14 - Errol Heights 2.1 Miles 250' 1/7/14 - Reed Canyon 4.1 miles 250'...
January 1, 2014 Nat Turner 8.5 miles 250 feet gained
Loaded up the Big pack, and took the Hound for a walk. Awesome Coyote Encounter!! Came around a corner north of Hardesty Creek and there was an adult coyote frozen staring at me in the trail. about 20-30 yards away. Aero was on point, Alert, Silent, Ready. Looked away to grab my phone after 20 secs, Coyote Disappeared. poof. Scanned the entire drainage looki...
January 1, 2014 Woodswalker 8.2 miles 1,250 feet gained
I had planned on doing a hike with a meetup group from Multnomah fallls to Nesika Lodge, however circumstances intervened and I found myself unable to make the meetup time, so I went to my bucket list and pulled one out. As I drove through the thick fog out of Portland I wondered if I would be able to see anything other than the tree in front of me. But no! ...
January 1, 2014 JM 2.5 miles 750 feet gained
New Years Day hike down the the edge of the Deschutes River. Great weather and scenery.
January 1, 2014 Karl 14.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Rang in the new year with a "new favorite" loop through Beacon Rock State Park, tagging both Phlox Point (on Hardy Ridge) and Hamilton Mountain along the way. Good friend, good weather, good views, great hike.
January 1, 2014 Allison 14.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
The perfect start to 2014 - sunny skies, warmish temps, and no snow or mud on the trails. Started at the Hamilton trailhead and wandered over to Little Beacon Rock before heading cross-country to the "cabin" and then up the ridgeline to gain the Hardy Ridge trail system. Climbed up the west side to Phlox Point (cold, windy, beautiful!) and descended on the e...
January 1, 2014 Mileage Mike 8.1 miles 1,250 feet gained
For the first hike of the new year we decided to explore the Hospital Hill area to see if there is a way to avoid the recently logged area. We were successful in finding a trail that went above and past the logged area, and will use this in the future to access other trails in this area! We saw no people on the way out, but bumped into three hiking groups an...
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December 31, 2013 Allison 9 miles 1,000 feet gained
The last hike of the season. A nice ramble through the woods. We were the only ones at Ramona Falls! Met Jane and Bob from Parkdale, the only other hikers out on this misty, cloudy day. Hedgehogs!
December 30, 2013 JM 3 miles 1,250 feet gained
December 30, 2013 Karl 9 miles 1,250 feet gained
Really great walk through the woods, mostly along the northern section of the loop, to an absolutely devoid-of-people Ramona Falls. Had some nice breaks along the way, to just enjoy the beauty of that little creek and the cliffs above, while *one* of our party was almost completely lost in a world all her own due to the the discovery of some apparently delec...
December 30, 2013 Jen 3 miles 250 feet gained
Another little hike with an awesome labradoodle.
December 29, 2013 Allison 10 miles 3,000 feet gained
Took advantage of a really low snow year and the inversion to hike / ice climb / snowshoe up to Lamberson Butte via Elk Meadows and the ridge to the south of Newton Creek. Essentially no snow until the Timberline Trail, but the trails are covered with packed sheet ice. Microspikes or similar were essential. 2-6 inches of snow in Elk Meadows. We used snowshoe...
December 29, 2013 Mileage Mike 10.1 miles 2,250 feet gained
This was the last hike of the year for us. This is a great hike from Reehers camp south on the Gales Creek trail! We had originally intended to hike the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad, but it is so overgrown in this area that we ended up turning around. So instead, we hiked up past Bell Camp Rd, and turned around only when we needed to get back before sunset...
December 28, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci 4.6 miles 1,750 feet gained
There are a few steep tricky sections where I was glad I had on the micro spikes.
December 28, 2013 Allison 7 miles 0 feet gained
A cloudy, muddy romp on Sauvie Island. They are currently working on some trail restoration and churning up some foul-smelling muck that adds 2 pounds to your shoes. Saw three eagles (one juvenile), a sea lion, mergansers, geese, a variety of sparrows, and a bold spotted towhee. Lots of active hunting right now, so it sounds a bit like a war zone with the gu...
December 27, 2013 Jen 4.5 miles 500 feet gained
Brought a friend and the kids to this amazing wonderland. The area is huge, the views dramatic, and the whole place is covered with thick soft bright green moss. We counted at least 6 vision quest pits.
December 27, 2013 Roman 4.6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Quick training hike. No crowds. Time up 0:53
December 26, 2013 Nat Turner 2.4 miles 500 feet gained
Maps and Course notes for free at the Mazamas Website. Check it out. http://www.mazamas.org/
December 26, 2013 Karl 12.5 miles 5,250 feet gained
Most awesome way possible to work off all those holiday treats! Allison and I climbed a vertical mile up to the highest point in the Columbia River Gorge, even though last night's (delicious) lasagna was weighing me down like a boat anchor, and enjoyed the wonders of an temperature inversion and magnificent views in all directions. Along the way, we walked a...
December 26, 2013 Allison 12.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Up, up, and away - out of the fog and into the sunshine! 71 degrees and sunny on the top of Mt. Defiance, a great place to stop for peanut butter and jellies and some Christmas cookies. No snow or ice until about 4300'. A constant ice sheet above made us happy that we brought microspikes. Warren Lake was completely frozen - perfect for ice skating had we hau...
December 25, 2013 Jen 4 miles 250 feet gained
Out for a romp with the dog we are babysitting. Might have been her first real hike. She was a boundless bundle of joy.
December 25, 2013 JM 2.5 miles 0 feet gained
Hike along the east side above and below the cliffs past many homeless camps and piles and piles of garbage. It's a real shame that it's like that, I wish parks would fund a cleanup or something. The trail sort of faded at the southern end at a homeless campsite so I bushwhacked straight up the butte to the road and back to the car. I'll have to look at the ...
December 25, 2013 Mileage Mike 8.6 miles 750 feet gained
It was on the cool side but a nice holiday hike! We only saw two couples the entire day. We were trying to get to the Big Hollow trail from the Dry Creek TH, but got stopped by some water crossings that we didn't want to make on such a cold day. This is a very nice, and fairly level, forest hike with many opportunities to visit Big Hollow Creek.
December 25, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci 10 miles 3,000 feet gained
Hiked to all 3 ledges and the East Peak. Very little snow @ the summit.
December 24, 2013 Mileage Mike 7.7 miles 750 feet gained
The road to this hike was glazed over by the freezing fog, and at about 2500ft there was ice all over the road! We wore our micro-spikes for the entire hike as the trail was very slippery and we didn't want to risk slipping. We didn't actually know where Kalama Falls was located, so we kept taking trails that we thought led to it. However, they only led to t...