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May 28, 2011 12.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
Didn't have a lot of time today, so I picked something close and quick. Got to Herman TH at about 11a with about 35 cars in the lot. I think everyone thought - It's Memorial Day Weekend, Eagle's gonna be packed, lets do Herman. Went past Indian Point and Deadwood Camp to about 3500 where the snow started, so I turned around, went back down to Deadwood and up...
May 23 to May 24, 2011 7 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Super quick overnighter. Got to the trailhead at about 7:30p and to the falls at 8:45p or so. Having not been here before and remembering all the damage done earlier this year, I immediately thought the first sighting of the river meant crossing, forded and wandered around for about 5 minutes or so before realizing my mistake. The trail was mostly clear from...
May 20, 2011 7 miles 2,500 feet gained
I wanted to take advantage of all the great weather before the forecast turned ugly again. I started at Dick Thomas trailhead with intentions of doing Table, but my legs decided against it after all the hiking in the past few days, and since I started too late, it was going to be pushing daylight by the time I would get back to the car. So I quit around wher...
May 19, 2011 18.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
I had my eyes on Beachie Saddle. I've never been up that way before, but it looked interesting on the map, so I thought I'd give it a try. Started at the Opal lot around 9:30, did the road side of the creek into town, then did Battle Ax trail past the old abandoned mines and up towards the saddle. I was thinking this hike was going to be possible, because ev...
May 12 to May 13, 2011 26.5 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
I just finished the last of my law school finals on Thursday, and thought I would make for a quick overnight before I had to get back to work. This trip was something that I had planned on doing earlier this March, but when I drove up to the trailhead, despite the NWS forecast calling for lows of 40 at elevation, it was already snowing. It would have been an...
May 9, 2011 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
This is what happens when you skim trip reports for instructions but don't read carefully because "eh, you'll just figure it out when you get there" Originally intended to do Kings via Kings Jr. Started up the old jeep road and I guess I was on the right track but turned back too soon because things were looking untrodden so I thought I went too far. After f...
May 6, 2011 8 miles 2,000 feet gained
Parked at the recently renamed Alexander Hamilton Trailhead. Pretty windy and rainy so I went up and back the back side just to the ridge - a good call as it was cold, wet and gale-r-ific at the top.
May 2, 2011 12 miles 2,750 feet gained
Wish I had a real camera with me - the gorge was looking super awesome today with the sun breaks.
April 30, 2011 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
If you had 1 hr... (and another 15 min of procrastination time to upload photos and make a wenthiking entry...)
April 23, 2011 4 miles 750 feet gained
Four wheeling and target shooting country today. Met an old guy on the gravel road, drinking a bud, propped up against his truck tire, who though my trekking poles were a shotgun, then was passed by another truck full of hooligans who thought they were fishing poles. "Any trout down there?"
April 22, 2011 17.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
The plan was to go start at the Tarbell picnic area and head up to Silver Star, but I had to leave by 2p to get some work done. Started in at around 8a and much of the ground was frozen at Tarbell TH (1800ft). Saw two horses, two deer and heard an owl that just wouldn't quit. Snow starts around 2800 ft. When I got to the Silver Star trail from Chinook the sn...
April 16, 2011 10.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
A quick Saturday morning hike turned into an out-and-back-and-out-and-back-and-out-and-back. (Lost the map! - wasn't lost, just didn't want to spend another $12.95) The Trapper trailhead lot has about a foot of snow sitting in it, at 1200 ft. Most of the trail has about 2-5 inches here and there, and it got super postholey around 2600ft. Panther creek falls ...
April 13, 2011 4.5 miles 750 feet gained
ATC meets baby hailstorm.
April 8 to April 9, 2011 28.5 miles 4,000 feet gained 1 night
April 6, 2011 8 miles 1,000 feet gained
Knocking off more of the ATC.
April 3, 2011 11.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
Saw: A quadrillium! And, of course, hoards of people (I'm gonna bring a hotdog cart up there and sell for $5 a dog) Heard: 2 grouse thump sessions Hat tip to Vanmarmot for the idea.
April 1, 2011 20.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
Saw: Owl (Spotted?), Elk, Rough Skinned Newt After seeing the report last week, I had to make it up there. I highly recommend going tomorrow or Sunday if you can, as the recent temps and melt have made the waterfalls super great! Just be careful of the trail/creek/waterfall just before the Chinook bridge, should you go in the next two days - it's best to cro...
March 29, 2011 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
March 26, 2011 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
March 25, 2011 3 miles 500 feet gained
I knew, after looking at current conditions in the Olympics, that I may not get too far on my goal of the Enchanted Valley on the East Quinault River. Hat tip to Kyle for the recommendation. On paper everything looked good. Sure, there were 40 blowdowns between the trailhead and mi 13. Sure, there was snow at higher elevations. But what I didn't know is how ...
March 23, 2011 4.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
March 20, 2011 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
March 5, 2011 4 miles 1,000 feet gained
February 26, 2011 6 miles 500 feet gained
February 19, 2011 5 miles 750 feet gained
Perfect snow for snowshoeing down at Santiam Pass yesterday. The squeaky kind. Seeing clear skies in the forecast, I thought I'd head down and enjoy the weather. Needless to say, no clear skies, but some great new snow. My nerves were rattled when, after missing the turn and passing the 20/22 intersection, amidst strong winds and blowing snow, a Ford Explore...
February 12, 2011 3 miles 1,000 feet gained
February 12, 2011 5 miles 2,000 feet gained
February 5, 2011 3 miles 750 feet gained
February 5, 2011 4 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 29, 2011 8 miles 2,750 feet gained
January 22, 2011 3 miles 750 feet gained
January 22, 2011 4 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 17, 2011 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
January 8, 2011 10 miles 1,250 feet gained
January 4, 2011 12 miles 2,000 feet gained
