November 10, 2013 Elsie Lookout Mountain 10 miles 3,000 feet gained
Lookout Mtn via Gumjuwac Saddle. Very nice trail and fantastic views all day. Very surprised by lack of snow, considering Hood has been dumped on this past week. Despite clouds and some haze, had view of peaks all around, from Rainier to Bachelor.
November 10, 2013 Karl Hamilton Mountain 9 miles 2,750 feet gained
No Discovery Pass required at State Parks this weekend, and the day was looking pretty nice, so I decided to do a quick test run with some new equipment on the classic Hamilton Mountain loop. Even though it's November, I sure seemed to run into a lot of folks out there.
November 10, 2013 Mileage Mike 10.3 miles 1,000 feet gained
Beautiful hike in Forest Park! We hiked a small loop with our daughter-in-law and grand-daughter, and then set out for a longer hike on the Wildwood trail. Very few people on the trail on this perfect day in November; lucky us!
November 9, 2013 Debbi Jeff Creek 8.5 miles 500 feet gained
November 9 to November 11, 2013 Chris Kalmia Lake 22.5 miles 4,750 feet gained 2 nights
A trip down to Trinity Alps. 3.75 hours from Grants Pass, taking Rt. 3. Left Saturday morning, arrived at 10:30a. This was a nice leisurely trip up to the lakes. The next morning, we did some exploring up the canyon that leads to Thompson Peak. The second night we camped lower. The trout were spawning. Went FR 17 to Weed to I-5 to get home and got a picture ...
November 9, 2013 Ken Olympic National Forest 8.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Ah, the glorious wonder that is the Olympic National Forest. On a day the weather prognosticators deemed but little chance for precipitation free skies, the clouds kindly withheld dispensing their offerings until a trio of tired city dwellers had enjoyed a stress-relieving day traipsing through a moss carpeted sylvan sanctuary that willingly yielded to soft ...
November 9, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 4.84 miles 1,000 feet gained
November 9, 2013 Mileage Mike Elliott Creek 8.8 miles 1,750 feet gained
This is an excellent loop trail and it was a perfect cloudy cool day for the hike! There's plenty of nice streams and a beautiful waterfall on the trail. A work party was replacing a bridge, so the main Gales Creek parking lot was full, and they were actively cutting wood. Besides this work party, only four other people were seen on the entire trail! We did ...
November 7, 2013 Jen 9.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
I was on vacation with my family in Spain, and was granted a day to go off on a hike. I chose El Trevenque ,located in Sierra Nevada National Park, just south of the Andalusian city of Granada.
November 3, 2013 Nat Turner Elowah Falls 3.5 miles 750 feet gained
Rain. We hid under the cool overhangs along the cliff trail. Elowah always impresses, even on a rainy grey day.
November 3, 2013 Ken Gem Lake 10 miles 3,000 feet gained
Today's original destination was Bare Mountain but downed power lines resulted in closing the access road so a quick decision was made to head to Snow and Gem Lakes. In hindsight, I think God was telling me to change destinations so I could see the winter wonderland awaiting those of us living in western Washington. It was an absolutely incredible day for hi...
November 3, 2013 scotty Nasty Rock 10 miles 500 feet gained
November 3, 2013 RenegadePilgrim Robins Island 10.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
With a 70% chance of rain today I will be honest. I was not looking forward to this hike! It all ended up working out great in the end, with only about 2 miles of rain. We arrived at the Wahclella Falls TH around 8:45a, and returned around 2p. The first two miles to the Tanner Butte TH were a combination of trail and old logging road, and went rather quickly...
November 3, 2013 Mileage Mike Pine Creek 8.1 miles 1,000 feet gained
Nice cool & cloudy day which makes for nice hiking in this area! Nobody was on the trail system, and we were afforded amazing solitude! Investigated a research area on the southern end of the trail system called "Aquila Vista". We hiked up there and found most of the views were gone due to tree growth, but some glimpses indicated it was probably nice at one ...
November 2 to November 3, 2013 isaac 12.6 miles 2,250 feet gained 1 night
Did a loop of Lake Shore Trail, Lost Cove Trail, and then back down to the parking lot via the Appalachian Trail. Weather was perfect. Slight rain on the way into campsite 90, but cleared up to reveal bountiful stars. The next morning was the climb up to Shuckstack Firetower that produced limitless views in all directions.
November 2, 2013 Debbi 4 miles 750 feet gained
November 2, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Point Defiance 7.52 miles 1,500 feet gained
November 2, 2013 Mileage Mike Robins Island 11.2 miles 3,250 feet gained
What a blustery cold day, with a thunderstorm show overhead just when we reached the Dublin Lake & Wauna Point Intersection! The thunderstorm brought 1/4" hail, and dumped quite a bit at that. Thought we saw a smidge of snow, but it was quite cold at about 3000ft. Saw a trail runner go by, with his dog, but were just off trail near a viewpoint when he passed...
November 2, 2013 Bosterson North Lake 17.5 miles 5,500 feet gained
Rain, snow, wind, thunder and lightning.
November 1, 2013 Allison Mississippi Head 12.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
November 1, 2013 JM Observation Peak 15 miles 4,750 feet gained
Hiked up to Observation Peak under rainy and gray skies, lots of freezing rain, high winds, hail and even some thunder. No views, but several waterfalls and large trees.
November 1, 2013 Roman Tygh Creek Cut Away 12.3 miles 3,000 feet gained
The whole loop is 13.85 miles and 3350' EG, but I biked the 1.5 miles of the road in between the 2 trailheads. This trail is not known for many viewpoints (although there are a couple of big views to the east), but it goes through very narrow "transition zone" east of the Cascades - in just 5 miles you pass through oak savannas (still a lot of fall color the...
November 1, 2013 Karl Mississippi Head 12.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Managed to snag the last bluebird day in daylight savings time for a magnificent loop from Timberline Lodge, over to Paradise Park, then up, up, up and over Mississippi Head where the 1949 wreckage of a B-26 is still scattered over the mountainside at about 7100'. Then it was up to 8000' in order to get across the top of Zigzag Canyon, before descending alon...
November 1, 2013 Ken North Lake 5.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
When the rains did not materialize today I decided to head out for a quick hike up to Independence and North Lakes off the Mountain Loop Highway. Fog was lingering at about the 4000 foot mark but there was no rain, and the sun even made a few brief appearances. Heading along the trail one is struck how aged and peaceful it is here. The trees were clearly eld...
October 30, 2013 JM Cedar Island 2.5 miles 250 feet gained
October 28 to October 29, 2013 Allison Game Lake 5 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
Off-trail exploring in the Game Lake area of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness
October 28, 2013 Ken Red Mountain 12 miles 1,500 feet gained
Dibs, my 13 1/2 yo Dachshund/Chihuahua mix, decided he wanted to go for a stroll in the woods today and suggested we head out to the North Fork Sauk River Trail, which happens to be one of his favorite sylvan sauntering sites. After a late start, we arrived at the trailhead just before noon, finding but one other car there. We immediately set out beneath clo...
October 28, 2013 RenegadePilgrim 6.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Went out for a nice hike with no one else on the trail today with a few friends. The wind was a little annoying, otherwise clear skies, a bit of sun and all around great time exploring places new to us. The lookout is amazing and I would love to go back and spend a night there next Spring or Summer. We also went to Rooster Rock (had no idea where the trail w...
October 28, 2013 Elsie 6.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Took a stroll out in the sun and air with some girlfriends. Parked at Rooster Rock and made our way up to Pechuck Lookout. Pechuck is super cute and interesting, if bit on the small side and lacking mountain views. Nice trail, bonus that we were the only ones out there. After Pechuck we went back towards the first junction and took a side trip to Rooster Roc...
October 27, 2013 Debbi Restoration Creek 4 miles 500 feet gained
October 27, 2013 Mileage Mike Tillicum Beach Campground 8.1 miles 750 feet gained
I'm not sure how the software calculated 750ft of elevation gain, but oh well? We started from our motel at Deane's Oceanfront Resort (very nice people and clean room), and headed north toward Waldport. The weather started out blustery but had some sun break through, typical of the coast. It was fun crossing Big Creek! Almost nobody on the beach, and it was ...
October 26 to October 28, 2013 B-Dog Little Annapurna 14 miles 5,250 feet gained 2 nights
New Summit - 15 of 20 for the Year 2013 Last big trip of the year and I was hoping to go big. My goal was to tackle at least (3) Summits this trip, but given the conditions to get up and over Asgard Pass we burned a lot of extra energy and time. We were able to sneak in one trip up Little Annapurna and the conditions on Dragontail looked iffy, so we bailed o...
October 26 to October 27, 2013 JM Wauhaukaupauken Falls 15 miles 3,000 feet gained 1 night
Overnighter @ Indian Bar on the Wonderland Trail. Stayed at the shelter, only saw one mouse. Deep snow and ice on North facing slope into the valley, made it tricky finding the trail and descending down to the bar. Could've used microspikes. Beautiful stars at night, but awoke to low clouds, low temps and snow. Very little visibility, but about 1 inch of new...
October 26, 2013 scotty Lower Shellburg Falls 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
October 26, 2013 Chris 6 miles 750 feet gained
Very cool redwoods; it's hard to capture the magnitude of these puppies. Definitely worth a trip if you're in the area. Also went up to Brookings and wandered around a bit on the beaches in Boardman SP.
October 26, 2013 Ken Grass Camp Tie 8.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Another beautiful day for a hike and the thinking was to head over to Mount Lillian and the site of the 2012 Tabletop Fire to see the last hurrah of this year's larches. With sunny skies and a brisk temperatures, we started out from the Ken Wilcox Horse Camp, across from Haney Meadow. Following FR 9712 for a short walk we turned onto the Naneum Meadows Trail...
October 26, 2013 Mileage Mike Strawberry Hill 12.3 miles 2,500 feet gained
The road to the Cummins Ridge Trail is exceptional and an easy drive. At the end of the road is a parking area, and the wilderness sign is viewable from the parking lot! The first 3 miles of the trail are up the abandoned road, and it is gently graded and grass covered the whole way. At about 3 miles, you turn right, and the remainder of the hike is on a rea...
October 26, 2013 Karl Mount Margaret 21.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Really great hike from Johnston Ridge Observatory over to Mount Margaret and back. Had a bit of time to kill on return so we went up Coldwater Peak too. Full [trip report](http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=17408) now up on [PortlandHikers](http://www.portlandhikers.org/).
October 25, 2013 Mileage Mike Cape Cove 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Exceptional hike on a clear day! Plenty of old growth, but only one person seen on trail! We didn't have long to hike as we arrived late, and would have done the larger loop instead of the shorter Gwynn Creek loop. The Spouting Horn wasn't very active, but we watched a nice sunset (no colors due to fog out at sea)!
October 25, 2013 Nat Turner Hamilton Mountain 7.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Planned on Table, but my partner was tired from the overnight shift and we got a late start. Settled for another lap up Hamilton Mt. A sneaky alder grabbed my fleece from my pack, and I had to backtrack to get it. So I hit the summit twice. Extra stairmaster.
October 25, 2013 Nat Turner Vista Point 5.5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Trail Closed. LANDSLIDE!!! but really only 10 ft of mud. kept most of the crowd away.
October 25, 2013 Father Guido Sarducci Mount Ellinor 7.14 miles 3,250 feet gained
It was almost balmy once you got above the fog & clouds.
October 24, 2013 Ken Sperry Peak 8 miles 3,000 feet gained
Another incredible day in the Pacific Northwest. Hard to believe it is the last week in October and the weather in the mountains continues to be spectacular. Bright sunshine, temps in the 50s, and clear blue skies greeted me when I arrived at the trailhead this morning. Not a soul in sight as I started out. A chipmunk greeted me almost as soon as I hit the t...
October 23, 2013 Jack North Lake 12 miles 250 feet gained
Rather boring hike but was mainly done for the exercise value and fishing anyhow. Would have driven to the trailhead but my car is not designed for off roading so I took pity on it. No fish for me but the weather was outstanding and a walk in the woods beats working any day. Only saw 4 people all day but did see the many remnants of people in the form of lit...
October 22, 2013 Allison Lamberson Spur 10.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
On the hunt for a large patch of Western Larch on the east side of Mt. Hood. Started/ended from the Tamawanas Falls trailhead.
October 22, 2013 Roman Divide 10.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Went from Lookout Mtn to Flag Point & back on my day off today. The larches are still nice on the lower trail, but it's probably the last week to see real color. The rock formations along this trail are superb; I couldn't tell which of the viewpoints is the Palisade (no real "best" viewpoint). It's amazing how few people hike in October, didn't see anyone af...
October 20, 2013 Debbi Mantel Lake 4 miles 0 feet gained
October 20, 2013 Roman Mount Margaret 9.21 miles 2,250 feet gained
Boundary trail, this time with my brother. We stopped about 1 mile short of Margaret (this really isn't "destination" hike, it has views 100% of the time), at unnamed summit with great views of Mt. Whittier to the N and the lakes to the NE. Could see: Adams, Rainier, Goat Rocks, St. Helens, Hood, and Jefferson (which it turns out 114 miles away!). No goats, ...
October 20, 2013 Ken Island Lake 12 miles 2,750 feet gained
Hit the trifecta today with a third consecutive day of outstanding weather (am getting concerned about the payback, however). Planned to hike the Pratt Lake Trail to the lake itself but, after seeing the sun shining from the southwest decided to head to Island Lake instead. After escaping the coolness of the forest and attaining a saddle we were presented wi...
