Stacey

November 23, 2012 9.5 miles 3,250 feet gained

Decided to do a repeat of the Four Mile Trail the day after Thanksgiving. The past two weeks (since our last attempt) has been warm and dry, so we thought that this might be the last chance for awhile to visit Glacier Point without the mammoth size Yosemite crowds (unless we ski or snowshoe 24 miles). We arrived at a full TH at 10am. We drove to the next par...

November 12, 2012 6 miles 2,000 feet gained

We got a late start (noon) on the Four Mile Trail. With icy, snowy conditions and an early sunset, we spent a little under 4 hours hiking the 6 mile RT to Union Point.

September 29, 2012 12.5 miles 2,250 feet gained

Hiked the Paradise Park loop from Timberline Lodge, with a side trip up Zig Zag Canyon to the waterfall. Lots of gorgeous fall color. Avoid the crowds by hiking the loop clockwise.

September 3, 2012 5 miles 0 feet gained

Short hike for the dog. Hiked RT from the Frisbee golf area to the Butteville store. Lots of blackberries along the bike path.

August 30 to September 1, 2012 23.5 miles 5,500 feet gained 2 nights

We had originally planned for this to be a 4 day / 3 night trip, but after encountering holiday weekend crowds and few campsites along Goat Ridge decided to cut it a day short. None the less, it was a fantastic weekend, with sunny warm days and miles of trails through endless fields of wildflowers. Day 1 (Thursday) - Walupt Lake to Sheep Lake Started our tri...

August 25, 2012 12.5 miles 5,000 feet gained

Left Portland on Friday at 3:45pm, arriving at the Devil's Lake TH / campground shortly before 8pm. We were lucky enough to get the last half campsite. (Thanks again to the wonderful folks who were gracious enough to share!) Despite the cool night temperatures, it hasn't gotten cold enough to frost, so the mosquitos were out in force. I think I got about a d...

August 18, 2012 8 miles 2,750 feet gained

Another fantastic day on Mt. Hood! The forecast on Saturday left open the possibility of rain and thunderstorms, so we left the trailhead, with a watchful eye to the sky. As luck would have it, there was only one good and extremely short down pour the entire day; and it occured right after we had ducked into the the Cooper Spur shelter. After the rain ended,...

August 12, 2012 10.5 miles 2,250 feet gained

We got a late start on this hike, arriving at the trailhead shortly before noon. I was hoping we'd be able to snag a decent parking spot from one of the backpackers getting off the trail. As luck had it, a truck pulled out of a spot in the top spur TH lot, shortly before we arrived. :) As usual the trail to McNeil point was busy as it usually is on warm week...

July 29, 2012 13 miles 2,000 feet gained

This hike followed the Boundary Trail to above St. Helens Lake and then continued to Coldwater Peak. The trail is easy and wide for the first mile or so, from that point, the trail follows an exposed ledge (which may scare unexperienced hikers) for about 1/4 mile. After, that, its back to easy hiking until past the junction to Harry's Ridge. After Harry's Ri...

July 28, 2012 8 miles 2,250 feet gained

Beautiful day for a hike up to Cairn Basin along the Mazama Trail. The last time I was up in this area was last year, one day after the Dollar Lake Fire started. It was interesting to see how the fire changed the look of the mountain. There is still some snow in areas, and we did have to cross a snow bridge to get into Cairn Basin. I'm expecting that the sno...

July 8, 2012 11.5 miles 2,000 feet gained

Went out to hike Siouxson Creek and decided to add on some extra milage by taking the Horseshoe Ridge Trail.

July 1, 2012 6.5 miles 1,500 feet gained

Foggy day on Silver Star. Lots of wildflowers out. This one is going on the list of hikes to repeat on a clear day.

June 23 to June 24, 2012 8.5 miles 2,000 feet gained 1 night

First backpacking trip ever! It's not that I've been avoiding it, in fact I've been collecting backcountry gear for 5+ years (to the point where I've starting upgrading gear). The issue was always finding someone to go with. So when I told a friend I was coming down to Central CA for a few days and I wanted to backpack the Sierras, we threw together a quick ...

June 20, 2012 4.5 miles 500 feet gained

To celebrate summer solstice, I hiked the 4T trail (4T - trail, tram, trolley and train) after work with a co-worker. Started at the Oregon Zoo around 6pm. The trail is very well marked. Made it up to Council Crest at 6:30pm, where we sat down for a potluck dinner. We headed down the trail to OHSU at 7:45pm and got to the aerial tram at 8:45pm. The view from...

June 10, 2012 3.5 miles 500 feet gained

Another short hike for my ever loveable mutt, Gordy. We hiked a loop that covered Firelane 1, Wildwood, Chestnut, Nature, and Morak Trails. Total hiking time ~1.5 hours.

June 9, 2012 7 miles 1,000 feet gained

Arrived at the trailhead around 9am. I was leading a group of 8 hikers today. We were the second and third cars in the parking lot. We set out in the morning drizzle, for a quick hike up to Ramona Falls. We arrived at the falls around 10:30am, taking the southern side of the loop in, and had the area all to ourselves. We didn't see anyone else until we were ...

June 3, 2012 7 miles 2,750 feet gained

Today was the day for my second annual hike up Dog Mountain. We got to the parking lot at around 8:30am and got a spot near the start of the second row. As we were getting our boots and packs on, we watched the steady stream of cars pulling into the parking lot. I was almost like parking at Disney Land, complete with the Forest Service setting up cones and d...

May 28, 2012 3.5 miles 500 feet gained

Gordy, my 6.5 year old dog (lab / bassett mix), loves to hike. The only problem with that is that he was born with a genetic deformity in this front left leg that causes him to hyper-extend his wrist, which in turn is causing his wrist joint to break down as he gets older. He used to join me on my hikes when he was younger, but now, he can't manage more than...

May 27, 2012 4.5 miles 1,500 feet gained

Most of my normal hiking group couldn't hike this week due to other commitments over the holiday weekend. We are planning on hiking Dog Mountain next weekend, and the one person who was able to hike this week hasn't hiked anything with any significant elevation gain. With that in mind, we went to Angel's Rest. Enough elevation to give her some exposure in hi...

May 20, 2012 9 miles 2,000 feet gained

Today's overcast skies and slight drizzle made for an almost perfect day on Coyote Wall. We arrived at the trailhead around 9:40am, and found about 20 cars parked in the dirt lot next to the trailhead and along the road. It seemed that there were more hikers on the trails today than mountain bikers. The lower meadows had some wildflowers. The upper meadows w...

May 13, 2012 6 miles 250 feet gained

Beautiful day for a recliner hike to Jawbone Flats. Lots of folks on the trail with small children and strollers, but all the old mining / milling equipment gave me many opportunities to geek out. Operational Pelton wheel? Oh yeah....

May 6, 2012 6 miles 1,000 feet gained

April 21, 2012 11.5 miles 2,750 feet gained

January 1, 2012 5 miles 1,000 feet gained