December 31, 2013 9 miles 1,000 feet gained
The last hike of the season. A nice ramble through the woods. We were the only ones at Ramona Falls! Met Jane and Bob from Parkdale, the only other hikers out on this misty, cloudy day. Hedgehogs!
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Hikes by Allison in 2013
December 29, 2013 10 miles 3,000 feet gained
Took advantage of a really low snow year and the inversion to hike / ice climb / snowshoe up to Lamberson Butte via Elk Meadows and the ridge to the south of Newton Creek. Essentially no snow until the Timberline Trail, but the trails are covered with packed sheet ice. Microspikes or similar were essential. 2-6 inches of snow in Elk Meadows. We used snowshoe...
December 28, 2013 7 miles 0 feet gained
A cloudy, muddy romp on Sauvie Island. They are currently working on some trail restoration and churning up some foul-smelling muck that adds 2 pounds to your shoes. Saw three eagles (one juvenile), a sea lion, mergansers, geese, a variety of sparrows, and a bold spotted towhee. Lots of active hunting right now, so it sounds a bit like a war zone with the gu...
December 26, 2013 12.5 miles 5,000 feet gained
Up, up, and away - out of the fog and into the sunshine! 71 degrees and sunny on the top of Mt. Defiance, a great place to stop for peanut butter and jellies and some Christmas cookies. No snow or ice until about 4300'. A constant ice sheet above made us happy that we brought microspikes. Warren Lake was completely frozen - perfect for ice skating had we hau...
December 21, 2013 16 miles 3,750 feet gained
A long foggy, wet hike on the shortest day of the year. Made a quick visit to the Christmas Ornament Trail and Nesika Lodge before climbing up Franklin Ridge and then back down to Oneonta.
December 19, 2013 7 miles 2,000 feet gained
My first time to Mirror Lake, which was frozen solid and covered in a paper thin layer of snow. Trail was ostensibly ice with a tiny bit of snow over it, making for some slippery conditions. Beautiful weather.
December 15, 2013 8.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
A quick morning hike up to Indian Point. Dramatic weather on the point.
December 11, 2013 15 miles 3,250 feet gained
December 9, 2013 5 miles 500 feet gained
December 5, 2013 8 miles 2,500 feet gained
A cold, snowy hike up Silver Star from Grouse Vista. Made a loop of it via Sturgeon Rock and the Tarbell Trail.
November 29, 2013 8.5 miles 3,500 feet gained
Post-Thanksgiving hike up Table Mountain to burn off some of the excess calories. Great lenticular clouds over the river and Mt. Hood.
November 23, 2013 9.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
A beautiful and cold hike up to Burnt Lake and East ZigZag Mountain. Great views of Mt. Hood and great company. Found a couple of frost flowers near the trailhead.
November 1, 2013 12.5 miles 4,250 feet gained
October 28 to October 29, 2013 5 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
Off-trail exploring in the Game Lake area of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness
October 22, 2013 10.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
On the hunt for a large patch of Western Larch on the east side of Mt. Hood. Started/ended from the Tamawanas Falls trailhead.
October 17, 2013 10.5 miles 3,000 feet gained
Started from the Fret Creek trailhead. Traversed the ridgeline looking for Western Larch. Great views all around!
October 13 to October 14, 2013 18 miles 4,500 feet gained 1 night
An overnight trip to scope out how the Western Larch are progressing.
October 9, 2013 10.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
A lightly snowy loop hike from HRM to Elk Meadows and back via the Timberline Trail.
October 4, 2013 12.5 miles 2,500 feet gained
We did a fun 12-mile loop on the southwest side, starting at the Redrock Pass trailhead, ascending north up the Butte Camp Dome trail, and tromping through snow on the Loowit to the Loowit re-route. From there, we did a short bushwhack south along the drainage to meet up with Trail 237 (Toutle Trail) and then floundered to find Trail 231 (Kalama Ski Trail) b...
September 26 to September 27, 2013 16 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night
My original plan was to start at the Vista Ridge trailhead, climb to the Timberline Trail and then head south to McNeil Point, where I would camp. I would return along the Timberline Trail the following day and make a day-visit to Elk Cove. What ended up happening was that I day-hiked to the ponds just beyond the McNeil Point trail, warily eyed the fresh sno...
September 20, 2013 7 miles 2,250 feet gained
A quick hike with friends and some early chanterelle mushrooms.
September 15, 2013 10 miles 1,250 feet gained
A weekend at Lost Lake with some hiking, paddling, and swimming.
September 10, 2013 5 miles 250 feet gained
A quiet stroll along Gales Creek looking for mushrooms.
September 7 to September 10, 2013 34 miles 6,000 feet gained 3 nights
Full report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/09/tank-you-come-again/" title="Tank You, Come Again"> on the blog</a>.
August 29 to August 31, 2013 20 miles 4,000 feet gained 2 nights
Full trip report on <a href="http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16921"> Portland Hikers</a>.
August 25, 2013 3 miles 0 feet gained
A short hike to granite slabs you can slide down into water-filled potholes.
August 13 to August 17, 2013 52 miles 11,000 feet gained 4 nights
Full trip report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/09/you-me-and-dog-makes-three/"> on the blog</a>.</p>
August 8 to August 10, 2013 16 miles 3,750 feet gained 2 nights
Beautiful flowers, sunsets, animals, and scenery. Rode out an epic thunderstorm on the second night. Found Equestria Lake.
August 4 to August 6, 2013 35 miles 6,000 feet gained 2 nights
Beautiful trip into the Goat Rocks for peak wildflowers, animals, and sunsets. Full report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/10/join-the-herd/"> on the blog</a>.
July 30 to July 31, 2013 22 miles 3,000 feet gained 1 night
Full report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/09/cod-skins/"> on the blog</a>
July 22, 2013 6 miles 2,000 feet gained
Fun scramble to the top of a former lookout tower location in the Idaho Selkirks. A small portion of this hike was on-trail; the vast majority was off-trail.
July 6, 2013 17 miles 5,250 feet gained
A mistake at the beginning of the hike put us on the wrong foot. We spent 3 hours bushwhacking up the Box Camp ridgeline before intersecting the PCT and then swinging around to the Marble Valley. Full report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/07/losing-our-marbles/"> on the blog</a>.
June 30 to July 2, 2013 30.5 miles 6,000 feet gained 2 nights
A very hot hike around Mt. St. Helens. The full report is <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/07/unseasonably-warm/"> on the blog</a>.
June 22, 2013 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
A quick, beautiful hike to Grassy Knoll.
June 15, 2013 7.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
A clear, beautiful day for a hike with friends.
June 9, 2013 8.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
A vision quest pit, a geocache, an eagle, beargrass, and perfect weather.
June 7, 2013 6 miles 1,750 feet gained
No days for views, but a great display of wildflowers. Full report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/06/saddle-mountain/"> on the blog</a>.
May 31 to June 1, 2013 10.5 miles 3,000 feet gained 1 night
A perfect night out in the Badger Creek Wilderness in the spring.
May 13, 2013 9 miles 2,000 feet gained
A climb up the highest peak in Virginia (5,729') with the bonus of seeing many, many ponies. Full trip report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/05/the-ponies/"> on the blog</a>.
May 12, 2013 3 miles 500 feet gained
A very beautiful waterfall near my parent's house in east Tennessee.
April 13 to April 14, 2013 30 miles 500 feet gained 1 night
A good early season leg stretcher with good friends, good bourbon, and clear skies. Full trip report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/04/delta/"> on the blog</a>.
March 29 to March 31, 2013 13.5 miles 2,000 feet gained 2 nights
A wonderful early (early) season backpack exploring game trails and the geology of the Deschutes River canyons.
March 23 to March 24, 2013 8 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night
Overnight snow camp on the pumice plains above Butte Dome Camp. Full trip report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/03/a-gentle-reminder/"> on the blog</a>.
February 23, 2013 8 miles 1,500 feet gained
A sloggy march to the quarry below Termination Point in the Wind River range. Beautiful snow and solitude.
February 10, 2013 8 miles 2,500 feet gained
Excellent sunny day on the mountain. Full trip report <a href="http://allisonoutside.net/2013/02/tilly-jane-cloud-cap/"> on the blog</a>.
