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Hikes by Jen in 2018
March 30, 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.
March 7, 2018 Catherine Creek Loop 6.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Quiet day up there, flowers emerging, ticks are jumping, and poison oak is waking up!
February 21, 2018 Mount Tabor 5 miles 250 feet gained
Someday I will run it again
February 19, 2018 Three Creek Meadow Horse Camp 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...
February 10, 2018 Swift Glacier 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...
January 28, 2018 Archer Mountain 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.
January 25, 2018 Fish Lake 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 ...
January 16, 2018 Sedum Point 12 miles 2,250 feet gained
Trying to reach the special spot. Haven't made it yet.
January 8, 2018 Sedum Point 8 miles 1,750 feet gained
First hike of the year! Did not hit persistent snow until 2600 ft.
