4 miles / 1,000 feet gained / 1 night
New Year's Eve blizzard condition hike. A bit drastic of a start to 2017.
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Hikes by runandsew in 2016
5.5 miles / 500 feet gained
Quick out and back hike with my sons.
6 miles / 500 feet gained / 1 night
Hiked into Trillium Lake with our entire adult family of five carrying firewood. My daughter and I did the daunting task of locating the fire pit by the pavillion. We succeeded and had a wonderful fire with bench seating around.
9 miles / 1,750 feet gained
Rain-free hike in Forest Park with Kevin.
5 miles / 2,500 feet gained
The first out of six other people was Larry from Grocery Outlet. Pretty cold and windy at the top, but what I love about this hike is that it's the best bang for your buck hike. Gone from the house for six hours and got a lot of elevation in five miles.
9 miles / 3,000 feet gained / 1 night
Gumjuwac Trail for a quick overnight since Kevin has to work tonight.
7.5 miles / 2,000 feet gained
Multnomah Falls to the Basin on a drizzly Oregon day.
4 miles / 1,000 feet gained
Nice morning hike before fabric shopping and work.
15.5 miles / 3,500 feet gained / 1 night
Fourth time this year to Paradise Park, third time up the Kiwanas Trail (778), first time completely snow free. Windy and cold. We were glad to have layers and raincoats (for warmth, but lousy as pillow).
17.5 miles / 3,750 feet gained / 1 night
Saw "the goat", two bucks, frogs, Sandy Guard Station and fellow Portland Hiker, Guy.
10 miles / 3,000 feet gained / 1 night
Short overnighter to a splendid spot with ten volcanos visible.
8 miles / 3,250 feet gained
Road Trip with my son from Portland to Seward, AK via Canada. Hiked to the hut on Exit Glacier with limited visibility and rain, but incredibly beautiful.
46 miles / 11,000 feet gained / 3 nights
Epic trip with my son counter clockwise around Mt. Hood on the Timberline Trail. Great weather, flowers, tough river crossings and incredible views. My husband and other son joined us at Paradise Park for the night and last few miles out.
36 miles / 8,000 feet gained / 2 nights
Beautiful few days with my son. Glad he was with me to route find. Bugless and cloudy.
5 miles / 2,000 feet gained
The most beautiful day at Saddle Mountain #nowind #norain #onlyclouds
8.5 miles / 3,250 feet gained / 1 night
Got a late start on the trail ~ as in 5:30pm, but had a bug free and more important, WIND - FREE and sand free backpack. There were three other parties camped near the shelter. One trio was heading from Timberline around the mountain. They looked like hearty souls and will likely succeed.
3.5 miles / 1,000 feet gained / 1 night
Father's Day backpack with our three adult kids. Full moon going into the Summer Solstice. Short and SUPER SANDY because the wind kicked up a lot. Our backyard looks like a triage area with all the stuff drying out after being hosed down.
9.5 miles / 2,750 feet gained / 1 night
Incredible afternoon hike after our son's PSU graduation in the morning. Starry night. Front clouded us in this morning.
4.5 miles / 1,250 feet gained
Gorgeous day with my son. Years ago, when he was in Sea Scouts, they would dock nearby and hike to the top of Beacon Rock.
16.5 miles / 3,250 feet gained / 1 night
Nice overnight with our son on a sweltering day in Portland. Snow and a fair amount of bugs above 5,000'.
12.5 miles / 3,000 feet gained / 1 night
Gnarly snow crossing nearing Gnarl Ridge. Beautiful, starry night.
8 miles / 1,250 feet gained
I got stuck and couldn't make it to the top of the first spot. Oh, so close, but I sat for an hour while Charles headed up.
5.5 miles / 1,500 feet gained
Beautiful couple of hours in the Gorge mid-week.
8 miles / 3,000 feet gained / 1 night
We handed out candy to all moms (three) on our hike up on Mother's Day and dog treats to two dogs. EXTREME sustained wind at the shelter. The shelter on the Timberline Trail is full of snow, but it may have been better to sleep on the snow inside rather than have our tents pelted with sand and wind. Gorgeous morning!
3.5 miles / 1,250 feet gained / 1 night
Starry, starry night on snow, but the sand blew the whole hike in. Opted to stay low instead of heading up higher and to more exposed areas. Watched climbers on Hood in the early morning hours.
5.5 miles / 1,750 feet gained / 1 night
And another beautiful night at 5,000' with a morning hike to 5,900'. Lots of climbers' lights in the wee morning hours heading to the summit.
15.5 miles / 3,500 feet gained / 1 night
Well that was tough! I was on the 30 steps, stop, 30 steps, stop program in the snow.
4.5 miles / 1,250 feet gained / 1 night
Started night hiking at 11pm. Beautiful star filled night.
7.5 miles / 250 feet gained
Beautiful morning spent passing out Easter chocolate to other hikers.
6 miles / 750 feet gained
6.5 miles / 1,750 feet gained / 1 night
Possibly one of the toughest route finding and difficult snow-stepping on the way up. Incredible moring views of Hood and easy hike back to car.
13.5 miles / 3,500 feet gained
Snow past 2000'. We packed snow balls down to pass out to needy children on the 11 switchbacks close to the Multnomah Falls Lodge.
5 miles / 2,500 feet gained
Early morning hike on fabulous trails and no rain. Tiny snow falling at the summit.
5 miles / 1,000 feet gained
Muddy muck, but we were in between rain showers.
5.5 miles / 500 feet gained / 1 night
Brutally cold as in 5 degrees with a windchill of -7 overnight.