Eva Rees

September 28 to October 7, 2014 Longmire Meadow 97 miles 23,000 feet gained 9 nights

September 19 to September 21, 2014 Stuart Lake Trailhead 20.5 miles 6,750 feet gained 2 nights

September 14, 2014 Cable Drop 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained

Short dayhike to test out some new shoes. This was one of my first hikes when I first moved to the PNW, and I've gotten much more capable since. I remember being completely overwhelmed the first time a few years ago, ha! Still a good climb, though. Less dirt and more rocks than I recall. Lake was totally melted out, but Lunch Rock was in the shade at 2:40 wh...

September 7, 2014 Barlow Pass 12 miles 2,750 feet gained

Started late, around 1pm. Done by 7:45. Quite a workout! Just wanted to get some outdoors time during the weekend, and we sure got it. After walking down the gravel road and making it to the trailhead the hike wanders around for a mile or so before starting in earnest. The first half is under the trees on mostly soft dirt. There are multiple switchbacks, som...

August 30 to September 1, 2014 Wallowa Falls 36.5 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights

August 8 to August 10, 2014 Skeeter Creek 39.5 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights

July 12 to July 14, 2014 Hidden Lake 22.5 miles 4,250 feet gained 2 nights

June 28 to June 30, 2014 Oneonta Gorge 1 miles 0 feet gained 2 nights

Total touristy car-camping weekend. We stayed at Beacon Rock. Visited a bunch of places around Hood River, like the breweries, Bonneville Dam (from both WA and OR sides) and Vista House. While we were there we couldn't pass up the opportunity to explore Oneonta Gorge. Water was higher this time than shortly earlier in the season. Not too cold, and we were sa...

June 14 to June 16, 2014 Buck Point 20 miles 4,250 feet gained 2 nights

Arrived at the Gorge later in the day, and car camped at Beacon Rock. Took off on this hike the next morning. Lots of cars at the trailhead, got the last spot before cars had to go to overflow. The trailhead isn't the clearest to find, but we asked some folks heading the same direction. Not a lot of people on the trail itself. Passed a group of 3 on the way ...

June 8 to June 9, 2014 Esmeralda Peaks 6 miles 2,250 feet gained 1 night

Short day hike, with a good vertical gain challenge. Hiked with a big group, including two dogs. Lots and lots of snow on the trail in June. Finding the trail was basically impossible, and the area is too heavily trod to follow tracks. Basically you can see the pass and you aim for it as best you can. I'm sure we made it much harder for ourselves by not doin...

June 7 to June 8, 2014 11 miles 2,750 feet gained 1 night

Good day hike! Not terribly long, but a good workout. Early in the season there was still quite a bit of snow above Yellow Hill. We also encountered some dirt motobikers lower on the trail. The trail is rough, and steep. Took us longer to get to Yellow Hill than expected. Yellow Hill isn't all that spectacular, we actually didn't even realize we were there u...

April 6 to April 7, 2014 Fryxell Overlook 4 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night

Going down to the bottom of the falls isn't officially a trail. We spoke with a ranger who explained some ways of doing it, but you're responsible for yourself, and it's not 100% safe. We walked along the tracks and then turned left to scrambled down a rough pile of rocks. At the bottom, we had to push through some brush to make it to the edge of the river. ...

April 5 to April 6, 2014 Badger Mountain 4 miles 250 feet gained 1 night

Spent the night close to Vantage, then drove out here for a little hiking. Trails are very unclear, but the area is easy to explore. Expansive views, tumbleweeds, and sand.