September 8, 2011 10 miles 4,500 feet gained
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Hikes by Stacey in 2011
August 28, 2011 10 miles 2,250 feet gained
Arrived at the Top Spur trailhead at about 9:40am. Trailhead parking was packed, so we went past the trailhead and parked on wider area on the side of the road. We took our time hiking to McNeil point. Awesome views of Mt. Hood, lots of huckleberries, lots of wildflowers, and still a small amount of snow. Wildflowers included paintbrush, lupine, avalanche li...
August 21, 2011 6 miles 1,000 feet gained
August 12, 2011 17 miles 4,750 feet gained
A few weeks back we were lucky enough to score permits both the Half Dome permit area and a campsite in Yosemite Valley. Since both of these are rare finds in August, there was no way I was going to say no, despite the mild cold I had gotten a few days before. We started from Upper Pines shortly before 6:30am, taking the John Muir trail to above Nevada Falls...
August 7, 2011 10.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Perfect day for a day hike in the central California Sierras. This hike was an out and back, starting at the Potter Pass Trailhead (8400' elevation) along the road to Kaiser Pass. I figured it would be a good hike to get in some acclimitizing, while breaking in a new set of boots before hiking in Yosemite later this week. Lots of late season wildflowers (lup...
July 17, 2011 9 miles 1,000 feet gained
Joined up with three others to with the intent to hike to Chinidere and Tomlike Mountains. The trail to Tomlike Mtn past the junction of the PCT and Herman Creek Trail still had a 6"+ cover of hard packed snow. Most of our group consisted of recent transplants to the Pacific NW, and since none of us are very experienced with trail-finding in the snow, we tur...
June 26, 2011 11 miles 4,250 feet gained
Hiked up the Starvation Creek Trail past Warren Lake to the junction to the Defiance trail. Did not summit Defiance.
June 5, 2011 7.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
Hiked up the Augsperger trail and down the Old Dog Mountain Trail.
May 28, 2011 8 miles 750 feet gained
Hiked the Wildwood Trail from Oregon Zoo to the Japanese Gardens and then Pittock Mansion.
April 24, 2011 11.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
April 2, 2011 11 miles 1,000 feet gained
February 13, 2011 7.5 miles 250 feet gained
Snowshoe from Badger Pass to Dewey Point on a beautiful sunny day