daniela makowski

July 27 to July 28, 2013 19 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night

Yocum Ridge was awesome! The hike description from Portland hiker's field guide is very helpful however I would say that this hike (backpacking) should not be rated difficult.. It was long very long but not steep (enough to say difficult) at any given point. The first four miles are packed with the usual 'im hiking with sandals' type of people all heading to...

July 20, 2013 8.5 miles 3,500 feet gained

Wow did not expect this hike to be that hard! We had to climb up a boulder field wish wouldn't have been as bad if we had not taken our two mini australian shepherds who just couldnt do the boulder field. My husband and I had to carry them up to the trail. The views were amazing, on such a clear day we could see Rainier, Adams, St Helens, and Hood. The Gorge...