JM

62 trips 572.5 miles logged 23 nights out in 2015

February 13, 2015 River Forest Lake 3 miles 0 feet gained

George Rogers Park (afterwork)

After work jaunt along lovely riverside road. Cool old artifacts and historical photos at the park.

February 8, 2015 Fish Creek Campground/Day Use 10.5 miles 1,250 feet gained

Clackamas River Trail & Alder flat

Point to point w/ bike shuttle. Couple of side trips to see waterfalls.

February 8, 2015 Butte Creek Falls 1.5 miles 500 feet gained

Butte Creek & Abiqua Falls

One easy, one hard.

February 6, 2015 Powell Butte 4 miles 500 feet gained

Powell Butte (after work)

After work stroll up to Powell Butte. Another nice one.

January 31, 2015 South Dickey Peak 8 miles 2,250 feet gained

Another wonderful Saturday in January. Temps in the mid 50's at the height of the day, partly cloudy, but plenty of sun & blue sky. Followed the PH Field Guide directions & summary. No snow to be found, really. We could see all the way to Mary's Peak in the West, the 3 sisters, 3FJ, the entire Cascade range for 100 miles N & S. The lookout was boarded up. Pa...

January 25, 2015 South Fork Salmon River 12.5 miles 3,250 feet gained

Salmon Butte

Superb day, high 60's, clear skies and views of Portland to the Coast range. We thought we would finish after dark, but we made it back just after 5pm and it was still light out. Spent about 30 mins at the top eating lunch and taking pictures. The entire hike is mostly through lush and thick forest, with a nice ridgeline walk towards the top through plenty o...

January 24, 2015 Carty Lake 2.5 miles 0 feet gained

Ridgefield NWR

Lovely Saturday evening stroll through the WR. It took several years to get here, but I finally made it happen. Many interesting and different species of birds all along our walk. We even took a slight detour through the marshy area and got our feet wet, but the trails were so muddy that it didn't really matter too much. Spotted a large Egret stalking prey o...

January 10, 2015 Aldrich Butte 14.5 miles 4,250 feet gained

Table mountain & Hamilton Creek

First recorded expedition to seasonal fall #774. Spent the better part of the day on unknown bushwhacks and near vertical ascents fighting cobras and tarantulas. There was even a celestial abnormality at the beginning of the day that portended a momentous occasion...the infamous "Double Rainbow", nearly a "Triple Rainbow" in the Northern sky on the 10th day ...