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July 17, 2011 14.5 miles 4,000 feet gained
offtrail kinda near horsetail creek. what an amazing hike! Eric Peterson had the secret locations of several of the old shelters and campsites. very cool horsetail creek crossing. iphone lens got all foggy towards the end due to prolific rain... on JULY 17th! connected to horsetail creek trail and headed back down to oneonta. we then bushwacked, literally, n...
July 9 to July 10, 2011 16 miles 7,000 feet gained 1 night
second attempt at rock of ages/nesmith point. hiked from ainsworth (safe parking) to just within view of ponytail falls. hiked up the rock of ages use trail. that trail is... insane. not only the steepest i've ever done in the gorge, but has a bit of poison oak scattered about right where it's hard to keep your balance. i hiked up towards the horsetail creek...
June 25, 2011 6.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
My girlfriend's brother was in town visiting so we went on a fairly mellow hike after showing him the highlights of the gorge. We had to be out in hood river to meet up with some friends anyway, so we wanted a mellow hike with outstanding views nearby. Oak Ridge Trail to Bald Butte seemed like a good idea given other recent trip reports and the state of the ...
May 28 to May 29, 2011 21 miles 8,500 feet gained 1 night
I originally planned to hike from oneonta up towards larch until the snow then cut east/north back to nesmith point. plans don't always work out... terrific day, albeit a bit crowded for a late start from ainsworth, past horsetail falls, and triple falls. I camped at "e" just off Multnomah spur, trail 446. nice site, but it's right on the trail. less travele...
May 14 to May 15, 2011 19 miles 5,750 feet gained 1 night
I was trying to find an offroad route from alex barr rd. to ne toll/ne brower (basically to get to Palmer Mill Rd from the west). first picture is my theoretical route. second picture is what it actually looks like (it's all private property, and looks like regularly used logging roads surrounded by clearcuts). i decided to investigate the logging roads to t...
May 7 to May 8, 2011 10 miles 4,500 feet gained 1 night
got a really late start, so i needed something close to town with a campsite just a few miles in. angels rest. got to the TH at about 6pm and started booking it uphill. i've never been up there. sign at the main parking says "day use only" but that's the state park rules, no signs pertaining to overnight parking. i got off without a ticket at the overflow pa...
