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December 14, 2014 7 miles 1,750 feet gained
Clear skies, lots of wind, lots of friendly hikers. After reaching Angels rest, I continued east on the trail towards Wahkeena, Headed south east on the Foxglove trail and looped around back to the Angels rest trail. I didn't go much further east because the temperature was dropping so I headed back down. Caroling hikers and many happy dogs with their humans...
December 2, 2014 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
The weather report was calling for sleety mix and high winds in the gorge, but it was high thin clouds all day with some sunshine. I followed the Herman Creek trail to just past Casey Creek. The wind was calm once I got away from the trailhead. A thin sprinkle of snow and ice dusted the trail. But not slippery at all. Great day out.
November 30, 2014 9.1 miles 1,500 feet gained
Great snow day. parked a ways down from the gate and walked up the road. Then cut over to the Larch Mountain trail to the top. Snow and ice starting at about the 8 miles on the road. Powdery snow once we got off the road.
November 25, 2014 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Quiet out and back. Nice water falls
November 16, 2014 8.2 miles 750 feet gained
Doing recovery hikes still. Great wind free clear hike today. Mostly fine. Some black ice along Balch creek in spots. Sadly someone slipped and it seemed like they had a broken leg. Fire truck and ambulance crews had to take him out on a stretcher. No easy task going downhill with a stretcher on ice.
November 3, 2014 3 miles 250 feet gained
Lower half is icy but there is room to walk on the grass. Great views today.
October 27, 2014 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
I'm still doing recovery hikes, but wanted to make it up onto the mountain another time this year before the snows. The road was still accessible. Ran into some snow but it was melting fast. The mountain looks great.
October 6, 2014 3 miles 1,000 feet gained
I'm starting to make some headway on a back injury, so I went up with a couple friends to see a little bit of Cooper Spur before the snows. We made it a little ways past the stone shelter on a beautiful clear day. Very few people, big views!
September 22, 2014 2.5 miles 500 feet gained
I'm still recovering from a back injury so , I did three easy hikes, Old Maid Flats, Little Zigzag falls, and up above Timberline Lodge towards Silcox Hut.
August 16, 2014 7 miles 1,000 feet gained
The weather was beautiful on the second day of my trip. No bugs and amazing rock formations on the cliffs and under my feet.
August 15, 2014 8 miles 1,250 feet gained
It hailed and rained and thundered, but it was beautiful. No bugs.
August 4, 2014 10 miles 2,250 feet gained
Very hazy but a perfect day. Some snow still, flowers really going for it starting at the switchbacks. Some of the heather is done some is at peak, some still budding. False hellebore just starting. The black flies were biting though even when I was moving between the upper viewpoint and the tarns. Still around everywhere else but fine if you are moving. I a...
July 31, 2014 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Went on a fun meetup hike. Good views and still some wildflowers in the meadows.
July 28, 2014 7.25 miles 1,250 feet gained
Lupines full on at the little meadow just beyond where Newton Creek trail meets the Timberline trail.
July 25, 2014 3.2 miles 250 feet gained
Beautiful river and some amazing old growth trees.
July 24, 2014 2.6 miles 0 feet gained
Great level stroll, with good moss and trees.
July 17, 2014 2.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Quick afternoon leg stretcher up to Silcox hut from Timberline parking lot. Still some snow up there in spots. Phlox blooming like crazy. Also the most large wildfires I've seen at one time. At least 3 near Jefferson and 4 or 5 to the east in the Warm Spring and Maupin areas.
July 16, 2014 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
Shortish hike with great views to the east through the ski runs, nice babbling brooklets and good wildflower blooms. Took a quick walk over on the way back to Newton creek to see how the crossing to Elk Meadows was doing this year.
July 7, 2014 4 miles 0 feet gained
Easy lake day in the sun. Stopped by Little Crater lake, then walked from the dam to Meditation Point on Timothy Lake. No bugs, level hike, beautiful lake views.
July 1, 2014 8.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
I've been seeing lots of reports on the scramble trail up to Mcneil Point, but I was curious how the regular trail was doing. I went to where the Mazama trail hits the Timberline trail and the went up that little canyon for awhile. The trail had been drifts alternating with trail but at that point it was solid snow. Great blooms a bit lower down and the bugs...
June 22, 2014 5.6 miles 1,250 feet gained
Hazy, but the views were still fantastic. Helens, Adams, Rainer, Hood, Jefferson, and Mt Washington. The bloom is full on right now for everything except bear grass. A bit slower above where Ed's trail and Sturgeon trail join up just below the summit.
June 14, 2014 8 miles 1,750 feet gained
Went up with the Trail Club meetup to see the open house at Nesika. Very wonderful trip and an impressive legacy of lodge tending.
June 2, 2014 12 miles 1,250 feet gained
Great day! Perfect weather! The little seasonal waterfalls are mostly wet rock but the big ones like Tunnel Falls are still going strong of course.
May 30, 2014 2 miles 250 feet gained
Just a quick trip out on a busy work day to have lunch at the falls. Relatively quiet. Beautiful sunny day, Rosy plectritis full on right now.
May 21, 2014 7 miles 2,750 feet gained
Balsam root still going strong with fields of yellow. A few places where the larkspur, phlox etc made an amazing rainbow mix. Lupine and paintbrush still not quite open most places.
May 15, 2014 7 miles 2,500 feet gained
Nice day, a bit hazy. A surprising number of people at the top. Paid my respects to the gnomes and paid the toll with a yellow agate cabochon.
May 8, 2014 1.6 miles 500 feet gained
Short sprint in the rain to enjoy the green and a friends birthday.
April 20, 2014 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 12, 2014 7 miles 750 feet gained
Drifts of camas, death camas, shooting stars and lots of other blooms and even some chocolate lily in the shade west bank above Catherine creek. Beautiful!
April 10, 2014 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
Great day! Calypso orchids and trilliums are blooming along the trail right now.
April 7, 2014 12 miles 1,250 feet gained
Great hike,crazy amount of water and seasonal and otherwise Lady slippers blooming near Eagle Benson Jct. Lots of other blooms.
April 2, 2014 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
Beautiful views, a multitude of seeps/ mini springs and flowers still a bit sparse at the higher elevation. Nice lower.
April 1, 2014 6.4 miles 1,500 feet gained
Great day, misty mountains, roaring creeks and enjoyable April fools day tales from chance met hikers along the way.
March 17, 2014 4 miles 500 feet gained
It was the day of waterfalls to numerous to count
March 11, 2014 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
The spring frog chorus is at it's peak at Carpenter Lake.
March 7, 2014 2.2 miles 500 feet gained
January 25, 2014 2.5 miles 750 feet gained
Great short snowshoe. Headed up towards Silcox Hut then cut over to the rim of White River canyon.
January 17, 2014 3 miles 750 feet gained
Great views! Great snow shoe. Snow a bit thin at the trailhead but better higher up.
January 6, 2014 2.2 miles 250 feet gained
Fun short stroll with a couple of gorge newbies up to the falls. Made it before the rain and took a little extra stroll to check out the new McCord Creek Bridge next to the highway.
January 1, 2014 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! ...
