December 31, 2017 Lion Rock 8 miles 0 feet gained
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December 13, 2017 Cannon Beach 6 miles 0 feet gained
December 10, 2017 Look Lake 7.1 miles 1,750 feet gained
November 29, 2017 Fall Creek 7 miles 0 feet gained
Netarts to Oceanside, and beach north of Cape Meares. Big waves, pillows of foam on the shore - nice day in between the storms.
November 24, 2017 Riverside 9 miles 1,000 feet gained
We hiked from Rainbow gate to Riverside Camground and back. Lots of water everywhere, some of the trail near Oak Grove Fork was flooded. Awesome trail, need to head to Clackamas River more often.
November 23, 2017 Hewlett Point 2.5 miles 0 feet gained
November 18, 2017 Chapman Beach 6.5 miles 0 feet gained
Cannon & Chapman Beach, Hug Point
November 11, 2017 Chatfield Hill 4.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
November 1, 2017 58 miles 8,750 feet gained
Mostly sightseeing trip, lots of driving, but we did try to fit in 2 short hikes/scrambles each day. Some really spectacular places out there.
October 26, 2017 Lake Branch Cascades 4.3 miles 250 feet gained
It was awesome day up there! No I didn't retire early, just swapped days & worked through last rainy weekend.. With a couple tries we found the start of trail #618A (@ marker on map), better than starting the hike on paved road. Fall colors almost gone at the lake but views of Hood were hard to beat. Great autumn colors in Hood River and the Gorge.
October 24, 2017 Butte Camp 8 miles 1,750 feet gained
Some observations: 1. Snow starts at 4600' (2-3'' deep in the trees and 50-60% coverage). However, once above the treeline and exposed to the sun, it becomes mostly snow-free. 2. Butte Camp trail is remarkably good shape after last storm, but I met other hikers who tried & couldn't follow Sheep Canyon trail earlier in the day, and had to switch plans... inte...
October 15, 2017 Chatfield Hill 4.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
We were going to another area, but having already started late we got stuck in dead traffic east of Cascade Locks. This little hike helped to save the day. There;s one lane each way on I-84 around MP 51-52, I would take SR 14 for anything in Hood River or east until they fix the freeway. On the way back we took SR 14 and could see traffic on 84 stretch for 1...
October 14, 2017 Rock Lake 4.5 miles 750 feet gained
October 6 to October 8, 2017 Mt. Hood National Forest 24.75 miles 4,000 feet gained 2 nights
Figure 8 "loop" with side trip to Ramsey Creek (track at the link). Fall colors along 15-mile Creek were very nice in places, but in most places maples are still green - the area will look great for the next 2-3 weeks.
October 6, 2017 Bonney Meadows Campground 5.8 miles 1,250 feet gained
September 28, 2017 Butte Camp 8.1 miles 1,750 feet gained
Last summer-like day, couldn't stay at work.
September 16 to September 17, 2017 Blast Line 12 miles 2,250 feet gained 1 night
Made a loop around "Sheep Ridge" with closed road, that used to go to upper trailhead. Also visited little summit on the ridge, old favorite in the area. Only the last couple miles were in the rain, glad I decided to extend the hike as the rain held off. GPS track is in Hillmap link.
September 10, 2017 Chapman Point 7.5 miles 0 feet gained
Chapman to Crescent Beach (around Chapman Point in low tide), then Cannon Beach.
September 2 to September 5, 2017 Capitol Lake 23.5 miles 6,000 feet gained 3 nights
Wild. Rugged. Scenic. Remote.
August 26 to August 27, 2017 Placid Lake 6 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
Placid, Chenamus Lake, and a couple offtrail ponds. Found hunters' hidden wildlife cam, got a few selfies. Lakes were a bit cold - great with the hot weather. Little did I know it was last weekend to camp in IHW in 2017, hope to see these places intact next year...
August 20 to August 21, 2017 Gray Butte 3 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Eclipse viewing from Gray Butte in Central Oregon
August 17 to August 20, 2017 Jordan Basin 17.7 miles 3,750 feet gained 3 nights
Drove in Thu night after work; did a variation of classic loop, about 1/2 off-trail but never far from it. Finally nice temps, low 60's during the day, low 40's at night (almost cold!) with some clouds - it really felt great for a change. Still plenty of water/streams but flowers only left in a few places.
August 12, 2017 Umbrella Falls 7 miles 1,250 feet gained
Timberline Trail from ski resort (yes, again!)
August 5 to August 6, 2017 Umbrella Falls 5.63 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Had a busy Saturday, so trip near town worked perfect - started at 8:15 pm, up ski lift road by moonlight (no flashlight needed), camped in the same location. It was awesome night, so clear and bright! On Sunday woke up to smoke and it quickly became hot, I explored more ridges, then found a shady spot to sit and read, with great view of the mountain. Amazin...
August 2 to August 3, 2017 Hug Point 10 miles 0 feet gained 1 night
Cannon Beach, Arcadia Beach, Hug Point, Arch Cape, Cove Beach, and camping in offbeat location! Cool temps - in the low 70's in the middle of the day, but a bit smoky.
July 29 to July 30, 2017 Umbrella Falls 7 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Covered some new terrain Saturday afternoon (track of 3 last trips <a href="http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u530/RNV837/All%203_zpszqphzdrd.jpg">here</a> - still a lot of gaps in between but now I scratched the surface ;), found new meadows and viewpoints, everything looks really good right now in peak bloom. The mountain was very nice in moonlight; saw ...
July 23, 2017 Umbrella Falls 6.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Next day - hike alone - some in depth exploration of the area
July 22, 2017 Umbrella Falls 7.3 miles 1,250 feet gained
Hiked with my mom to Clark Creek and back. Lots of flowers, saw a colony of marmots, kind of unexpected for this place - very cool.
July 15, 2017 Butte Camp 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
July 1 to July 4, 2017 Sunrise Peak 31.31 miles 7,750 feet gained 3 nights
Jumbo, Sunrise, Juniper Peak & back, from south trailhead mentioned on OH. Trails were rutted from motorcycles and brushy in parts (esp. part near Dark Mtn), but high points of the hike were spectacular. Saw many goats on Jumbo Peak. Still some snow around - once it melts most of the trail will have no water, and will be challenging for camping. Only met 1 g...
June 24 to June 25, 2017 Gifford Peak 9.5 miles 1,750 feet gained 1 night
Escaping from heat in Snowy Heaven.
June 18, 2017 Hood River Mountain 4 miles 500 feet gained
June 17, 2017 Grassy Knoll 4.2 miles 1,250 feet gained
Trail is in good shape (a couple short brushy spots, only 1 blowdown); flowers were just starting, maybe at 20%. Should be really good by July 4th. The road had some deep water-filled potholes, especially the last 2 miles - but made it ok in a Corolla so almost any car can too...
June 10, 2017 Devils Rest 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
June 6, 2017 Paradise Park Loop 12 miles 3,000 feet gained
Got a chance to free up Tuesday and went to Mt Hood, to beat the heat and try to reach Paradise Park from Twin Bridges campground. The trail was in good shape up to about 4300', then blowdown and snow started so I went straight up. There was not much snow overall, 1-2 feet deep before 5000' elevation (ridges are already melting out), then about 3-5 feet abov...
June 3 to June 4, 2017 Little Badger 9 miles 2,250 feet gained 1 night
Really nice conditions this last weekend - sunny and cool, I don't think there was warmer than 65F. Lots of flowers, but they are on the decline. In a couple weeks there will be lots of strawberries, especially along Little Badger. The trail was in good condition, couple of large trees on upper trail I had to crawl under, but overall a lot fewer blowdown tha...
May 27 to May 29, 2017 Forest Lake 16.5 miles 3,000 feet gained 2 nights
Explored the lakes and area to the NE, was thinking this is public land as maps show it. Saw property sign on the hike in odd location (well within NF boundary), so did an after-hike research. Turned out this area was in National Forest long ago, then was privatized by Weyerhauser, then sold to a smaller investor in 2007 (& got closed to the public), then su...
May 22, 2017 Hug Point 6 miles 0 feet gained
May 20, 2017 Oak Ridge 5.2 miles 1,750 feet gained
May 6, 2017 Hood River Mountain 3 miles 500 feet gained
Came back with my parents and brother, it was perfect day to be out there. Flowers were near their best on the hills, though orchards in Hood River were mostly done. And nice to finally see that view of nearest volcano against blue sky.
April 29, 2017 Hood River Mountain 5.8 miles 1,250 feet gained
[GPX link added] Still very nice hike despite some recent logging. Lots of flowers right now, more than I ever seen there. Hood River's gardens are in white, too. Tried to find straight way from summit down to Hood River, but it all seems to go into private land. Also checked a little summit east of Elder Rd, owned by same logging company, open to hikers. P....
April 22, 2017 Look Lake 9.6 miles 2,250 feet gained
Bike trails through private pastures/timberland in Coyote Wall area.
April 9, 2017 Hood River Valley 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Favorite hike for my parents, they want it to stay off the forums. Grass widows were almost out, but balsamroot started in earnest at about 800-1000', will be better in the coming weeks. Lupine is showing up too, no flowers yet.
March 31, 2017 Coldwater Lake 11.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Lower trail along the lake was good, but about 300-500' up on far side of the loop there's still 2-4 feet of snow (mixed with slide alder laying at different angles). Worst 3 miles took about 4 hours of deep postholing. Returned to car shortly before midnight. It gets amazingly dark in those parts - if I just followed the trail with flashlight it would be ea...
March 19, 2017 Hood River Valley 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
First wildflowers, really nice...
March 16, 2017 Angels Rest 7 miles 2,000 feet gained
March 12, 2017 Mitchell Point 4 miles 1,750 feet gained