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Hikes by Jen in 2018
20 miles / 2,500 feet gained
Family Trip to LA and our first time to Joshua Tree NP. Had fun climbing, hiking and running in the desert.
6.5 miles / 2,250 feet gained
Quiet day up there, flowers emerging, ticks are jumping, and poison oak is waking up!
18 miles / 2,000 feet gained
We attempted to do the traverse from Dutchman Flat to Three Creeks, but had to start in a snow storm, temp in the low teens, visibility poor. After 3 miles and 3 hours of breaking trail in knee deep powder, we knew we were not going to make the first hut before nightfall. We turned back and regrouped at a hotel. The next day the hut owners gave us a snowmobi...
9 miles / 4,500 feet gained
Gorgeous day, tons of people on the mountain, including many skiers, snowboarders and dogs! Seemed like a tourist trail and quite a few plodders not very well prepared. Above 6000 feet the temp dropped and snow was very icy, crampons needed. At 7000 ft we saw a scary accident. A fellow tried to glissade a very steep and icy section, he quickly lost control a...
3.5 miles / 1,000 feet gained
We have an exchange student from Germany who recently joined our family. I wanted to show him the gorge.
8 miles / 1,500 feet gained
We rented some Forest Service cabins at this historic site on the Santiam Wagon Road. Has been around for 100 years as a waypoint for pack trains. Really delightful cabin with a great porch overlooking the lake. First two days were rainy, had to drive further up to Santiam Pass to get some snow action. On the third day we woke to a magical new layer of snow ...
12 miles / 2,250 feet gained
Trying to reach the special spot. Haven't made it yet.
8 miles / 1,750 feet gained
First hike of the year! Did not hit persistent snow until 2600 ft.
